Where did malaria originate? Although the etymology is Italian in origin, this million years old disease is believed to originate in Africa. Its transmission across continents was probably facilitated by human movement, given that many malaria-infected farmers from North Africa migrated to the Italian island of Sardinia in 502 B.C.E…

While most educational institutions began online teaching in March or April due to worsened COVID19 situation, my university started earlier. After fulfilling the third semester of my degree in January, I flew home to Bangka Belitung for a month-long holiday. The airlines were still on business at that time and…