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01 Dec

Delhi identifies 34 fresh Covid-19-infected persons

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Delhi identified 34 fresh Covid-19-infected persons following 46,800 tests conducted for the purpose, according to the Delhi government’s latest health bulletin. The positivity rate dipped to 0.07 per cent from 0.08 per cent yesterday. There were no deaths attributed to the coronavirus during the past 24 hours. Thirtytwo patients who got cured were discharged by different health care facilities. There were 125 patients who were getting treatment under the home isolation system. The number of active cases of the virus was 287. The health bulletin showed that in all, 1,32,967 persons were jabbed in Delhi and 10,408 were those who…

26 Nov

Delhi records 30 cases of Covid-19

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Delhi recorded 30 fresh cases of Covid-19 out of 55,930 tests conducted for the purpose, according to the Delhi government’s latest health bulletin. The national capital has been identifying less than 50 positive cases of the virus for the past many days, showing that the coronavirus situation remains well under control. The positivity rate stood at 0.05 per cent. The recovered patients, discharged by different hospitals, numbered 32. As many as 9,041 hospital beds were reserved for coronavirus patients, but only 144 beds were occupied. The number of virus-infected persons getting treatment under the home isolation system was 131 and…

22 Nov

212 people test positive for COVID-19 in Mizoram

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Mizoram's COVID-19 tally raised to 1,31,897 as 212 people including 80 students in Aizawl tested positive for novel coronavirus in the last 24 hours, an official statement said on Monday . The statement issued by the state Information and Public Relations department said that two more persons from Aizawl district succumbed to the infection on Sunday night, taking the COVID-19 death toll to 479. Of the 212 new cases, Aizawl district reported 149 cases, Champhai (24), Khawzawl (14), Lunglei (10), Mamit (6), Serchhip (4), Kolasib (3) and Lawngtlai (2), it said. The single-day positivity rate increased to 19.31 per cent…

11 Nov

Covid: Booster dose of vaccine required if virus gets mutated, says Bharat Biotech Chairman

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In view of COVID-19 and the ongoing vaccination drive, on November 11, Chairman and Managing Director of Bharat Biotech, Dr Krishna Ella stated that people will need a COVID-19 booster dose of the vaccine if SARS-CoV-2 mutated. In addition, he validated that vaccine manufacturers are working on strategies that can be contained. On India surpassing the 100-crore vaccination milestone, the Bharat Biotech CEO said, "India has done an amazing job. I think that is significant and we appreciate the commitment of the government and healthcare workers. Honestly, I salute the citizens of this country and who believe in Indian science…

02 Nov

Sharp fall in single-day Covid-19 cases in Delhi

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The number of fresh Covid-19 cases in the national capital identified on Monday came down sharply to 18 from 45 yesterday following 40,990 tests conducted across the city, according to the Delhi government’s latest health bulletin. The positivity rate fell to 0.04 per cent from 0.08 per cent the day before. There were 317 active cases of the virus and 150 patients were being taken care of under the home isolation system. There was no loss of life due to Covid-19 and 49 patients who recovered after remaining hospitalised were discharged by their doctors. The health bulletin showed that the…

18 Oct

Former US secretary of state Colin Powell dies of Covid complications: Statement

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The former top military officer died on Monday morning, his family said. He rose to become the first African-American secretary of state in 2001 under Republican President George W Bush. Powell, who was fully vaccinated, later prompted controversy for his role in garnering support for the Iraq War. "We have lost a remarkable and loving husband, father, grandfather and a great American," the family said in a statement, thanking the staff at the Walter Reid Medical Center "for their caring treatment". As a four-star Army general, he was chairman of the military's Joint Chiefs of Staff under President George H.W.…

20 Sep

India to restart COVID vaccine exports to COVAX, neighbours

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The Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare Mansukh Mandaviya on September 20 said the government will resume exports of COVID-19 vaccine under the Vaccine Maitri initiative from October. Mandaviya told the media that India will resume vaccine exports to fulfil the country's commitment towards the world in the collective fight against COVID. This announcement has come just a day before Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to the US where the issue of vaccine export was likely going to be raised by US President, Joe Biden. Addressing the media, Mandaviya said that this is an effort to restart the 'Vaccine…

20 Sep

How Parents Can Keep Their Children Safe From Covid-19

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Children are the heart of the concerns for an anticipated third wave of Covid-19 in India. A child with a COVID-19 infection may be asymptomatic, mildly symptomatic, moderately sick, or severely ill. The symptoms for children are similar to those for adults including fever, cough, shortness of breath and fatigue among others. is an ayurvedic syrup that helps in improving appetite and mothers can easily give home-cooked nutritious food to their children. It contains nine natural ingredients including Giloy, Amla, Pippali, etc. That is even recommended by Ayush Mantralaya to help children strengthen their natural immune system. Making sure that…

17 Sep

Long Covid in kids rarely last beyond 12 weeks

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Long Covid symptoms rarely persist beyond 12 weeks in children and adolescents unlike adults, suggests a review. The review, published in the Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, analysed 14 international studies involving 19,426 children and adolescents who reported persistent symptoms following Covid-19. The findings showed that long covid among children is less common than feared. The most common symptoms reported four to 12 weeks after acute infection were headache, fatigue, sleep disturbance, concentration difficulties, and abdominal pain. “It is reassuring that there was little evidence that symptoms persisted longer than 12 weeks suggesting long Covid might be less of a concern…

13 Sep

Vaccination is the medicine to boost economy, says Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman

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Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday said vaccination was the only medicine to boost the economy as it allows people to conduct businesses regularly or farmers to carry out farming activity. “Vaccination programme has been going on smoothly in the country and so far 73 crore people have already received jabs free of charge. Today, through vaccination programme, people were able to conduct business, traders were able to procure products to run businesses, (thereby) boosting economy, or farmers were able to do farming…So, vaccination is the only medicine (to combat the virus, to boost economy)…,” she said. Sitharaman made those…