Health

22 Sep

Multiple disease cases are increasing every day

Priyanka BhowmickCovid19, Health, Indiaindia

According to the latest report of the Union Health Ministry, the country has reported more than 30,627 cases of dengue and 12 deaths this year till the end of August. on the other hand, Over 1,455 cases of swine flu have been reported in India this year and 30 have died. Maharashtra has the highest number (512 cases, 16 deaths), followed by Karnataka (283), Gujarat (205), Rajasthan (125), West Bengal (81), Goa (61), Telangana (38) and Delhi (12). . The Union Health Ministry has directed all states and Union Territories to take surveillance measures to report cases, provide timely treatment…

19 Sep

West Bengal logs 267 new COVID-19 cases, 1 death

Priyanka BhowmickCovid19, Health, West Bengalindia

As per the report of the health department bulletin, west Bengal recorded 267 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday, 16 less than the earlier day, taking the tally to 21,11,057. One more person died of the disease, taking the death toll from COVID-19 to 21,489, it said. The bulletin said active COVID-19 cases in west Bengal is 2,283, Where in a day 20,87,285 people recovered from the disease including 188 people. The recovery rate for COVID-19 is now 98.87 percent. 283 new COVID-19 cases and one death were reported in the state on Saturday.

14 Sep

West Bengal reports 229 new Covid-19 infections, One fresh fatality

Priyanka BhowmickCovid19, Health, India

West Bengal on Tuesday recorded 229 new Covid-19 cases taking the tally to 21,09,677, the state health department informed in its bulletin. One more death due to the virus infection was reported during the day as the total death toll reached 21,484, the bulletin said. As per the bulletin, the state now has 1,885 active coronavirus cases, with 86 of them hospitalized. 7,548 samples were tested in the last 24 hours. The bulletin said the state now has 1,885 active coronavirus cases, with 86 of them hospitalized. 7,548 samples were tested in the last 24 hours. The rate of positivity…

11 Sep

WHO makes BIG claim, says Covid-19 ‘kills a person every 44 seconds globally’

editorHealthWHO

As the world was once transferring closer to normalcy putting up the Covid-19 pandemic amid declining cases, the World Health Organisation (WHO) warned that one person with Covid-19 is nonetheless dying every forty-four seconds globally. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director General, stated that this virus would no longer just fade away. “The international decline in pronounced instances and deaths is continuing. This is very encouraging. But there is no warranty these tendencies will persist. The most hazardous component is to anticipate they will,” he said in his modern-day remarks. “The wide variety of weekly mentioned deaths may additionally have dropped…

06 Sep

India’s first intranasal Covid-19 vaccine by Bharat Biotech gets DCGI approval

editorCovid19, HealthBharat Biotech

India's first intranasal Covid vaccine by Bharat Biotech received DCGI approval on Tuesday for major immunization against the infection for human beings above the age of 18. Lauding the achievement, Health Minister Dr Mansukh Mandaviya said, it is a ‘Big Boost to India's Fight Against COVID-19’. Mandaviya tweeted, Big Boost to India's Fight Against COVID-19! Bharat Biotech's ChAd36-SARS-CoV-S COVID-19 (Chimpanzee Adenovirus Vectored) recombinant nasal vaccine permitted via @CDSCO_INDIA_INF for primary immunization against COVID-19 in 18+ age group for confined use in emergency situation.

29 Aug

‘Celebrate Ganesh Chaturthi with care’: Swine flu scare in Maharashtra; 2,337 cases till Aug 28

editorHealthMumbai

Maharashtra has recorded 2,337 swine flu active cases and 98 deaths between January 1 and August 28 this year, prompting the country fitness branch on Monday to enchantment people to exercise warning whilst taking part in Ganesh festivities. It said these cases have been recorded in 19 districts, led by Pune with 770 cases along with 33 deaths. Mumbai has accounted for 348 cases and three deaths, while the figures are 474 and 14 for neighboring Thane, respectively, an official said. Kolhapur recorded 159 cases and thirteen deaths during this period. “From January 1 to August 28 this year the…

28 Aug

Mann Ki Baat: PM Narendra Modi urges people to join fight against malnutrition

editorHealth, PoliticalPM Modi

PM Modi in the course of his Mann ki Baat radio programme Sunday insisted people to get together to combat against malnutrition and use social consciousness in their efforts to eradicate it. Modi said states like Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand, and Assam have come up with special and various thoughts to handle the trouble of malnutrition. “Better use of science and public participation has also grown to be an vital section of ‘Poshan Abhiyan’. The Jal Jeevan mission is going to have a large have an effect on in making India malnutrition free,” stated Modi at some point of the 92nd…

26 Aug

Comedian Raju Srivastava Health Update: Minor improvement as comedian continues to be on ventilator

editorEntertainment, Health

As per contemporary reports, veteran comedian Raju Srivastava has proven minor imprivement. Although he continues to be on a ventilator, his condition is secure as he is recovering gradually in the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Delhi. He got admitted to the health center on August 10 after he experienced chest pain and collapsed whilst working out at the gym.

24 Aug

PM Modi inaugurates Homi Bhabha Cancer Hospital & Research Centre in Mohali, Punjab

editorHealth, IndiaPM Modi, Punjab

PM Modi on Wednesday (August 24, 2022) dedicated the “Homi Bhabha Cancer Hospital and Research Centre” to the country in Mohali, Punjab. The Hospital has been constructed at a value of over Rs 660 crore by Tata Memorial Centre, an aided institute beneath the Department of Atomic Energy, Government of India. It is a tertiary care health center with a 300-bed capability and is geared up with modern services to treat all types of cancers with the usage of each and every available therapy modality like Surgery, Radiotherapy and Medical Oncology – Chemotherapy, immunotherapy and Bone marrow transplant. After inaugurating…

22 Aug

Tomato fever is misleading name for Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease, say experts

editorHealthKerala Health Minister

A few days after a document in The Lancet issued an alert on the rising instances of tomato fever or tomato flu in India, docs and health experts have known as it a misleading colloquial name for Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease (HFMD). Tomato fever is now not a scientific name. It has been loosely used to describe a common mild viral sickness referred to as Hand Foot and Mouth disease, as per the experts. “Unfortunately, a recent guide in The Lancet claims that the lesions gradually increase to the measurement of a tomato, which is absolutely wrong, deceptive and…