J&K EXTENDS COVID CURBS TILL 31 JANUARY, CONFUSION ON GROUND IRKS PARENTS, STUDENTS

31 Dec 2020

SRINAGAR: Covid-19 restrictions in Jammu & Kashmir’s containment zones have been extended up to 31 January 2021, as per the latest communication of the administration.However, people have no fresh information about containment and red zones in Jammu and Kashmir as such notification has not been issued for a long time...

INDIA’S COVID RECOVERY RATE ALMOST REACHES 96%

31 Dec 2020

India recorded 20,549 fresh infections in the last 24 hours, taking the Covid-19 caseload to 1,02,44,852. The recoveries crossed 98 lakh on Wednesday. The death count increased to 1,48,439 with 286 new fatalities. The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 978,34,141 pushing the national recovery...

12 WINDIES PLAYERS DECLINE TO TOUR BANGLADESH DUE TO COVID, OTHER REASONS

30 Dec 2020

ST JOHN’S: Twelve players, including Test captain Jason Holder, ODI captain Kieron Pollard, and Darren Bravo, have declined to go to Bangladesh with the West Indies team on next month’s short tour due to Covid-19 related concerns or personal fears. The Cricket West Indies (CWI) selection panel on Tuesday named...

WHY NOVEL CORONAVIRUS IS SO ‘SUCCESSFUL’ AT SURVIVING

30 Dec 2020

“There are very few hosts left to infect; let’s slow it down a notch” was a message that the infamous SARS-CoV-2 had sent to its brethren some time back in August this year. Then came a deluge of various investigational treatments—repurposed antivirals, convalescent plasma, steroids, and the list continues. “What...

Covid vaccination dry run test held in Gandhinagar

30 Dec 2020

Gandhinagar: A dry run test was conducted for corona vaccination in Gandhinagar city on Tuesday. The dry run test was held at five places decided in Gandhinagar Municipal Corporation area. In the dry run test, 125 beneficiaries were called for vaccination at different places. Through this dry run, all the...

INDIA RECORDS 16K NEW CASES, LOWEST IN 6 MONTHS

30 Dec 2020

New Delhi: The daily new coronavirus infections in India dipped below 20,000 for the third time this month taking the Covid-19 caseload to 1,02,24,303, while the recoveries crossed 98 lakh on Tuesday. A total of 16,432 new infections were reported in a span of 24 hours, the lowest in a...

6 persons arriving from UK test positive for mutant strain

30 Dec 2020

Six cases of a mutant Covid-19 strain, which first surfaced in the UK, have been detected in the country. The six patients have recently returned from the UK, where cases have spiralled within days. The new strain is believed to be 70 per cent more infectious, but hardly more lethal....

HEALTHCARE FIRMS GET INNOVATIVE IN COVID TIMES

29 Dec 2020

Healthcare companies across the country are developing affordable ventilators, monitoring solutions, manufacturing PPE kits, face masks and delivering medicines; they have done their bit to fight the unprecedented situation this year. PerSapien developed a mini robot Minus Corona UV Bot to sterilise hospital premises. Big Bang Boom created a remotely-operated...

COVID-19 HAS EXPOSED FAULT LINES IN INDIA’S HEALTHCARE SYSTEM

29 Dec 2020

The Covid-19 pandemic has brought into sharp focus the need for healthcare reforms that promote universal access at an affordable price. Although all aspects of the Indian healthcare system have faced—and will continue to face—incredible challenges in the coming months (maybe years), the patchwork way our healthcare system is governed...

MoS Health tests Covid positive as India’s tally crosses 1.2 crore mark

29 Dec 2020

New Delhi: Union Minister of State (MoS) for Health and Family Welfare, Ashwini Kumar Choubey tested positive for coronavirus on Monday evening. Choubey took to micro-blogging website Twitter to announce his health condition. He informed via a tweet that he underwent a test after he exhibited initial symptoms of Covid....