Tag: corona
A Closer Look At Mental Health During Coronavirus Pandemic
The lockdown witnessed an increase in the number of cases of substance use like alcohol, nicotine, sleep disturbances, anxiety episodes, depressive symptoms and more, says an India-based medical expert. ....
Centre To Delhi: Improve Testing, Healthcare To Fight 3rd Corona Wave
In view of the third wave of Covid-19 infection underway in the national capital, the Centre has advised the Delhi government to increase targeted testing and build medical care capacity to control the surge of patients incoming, informed the union health ministry in a press conference on Tuesday. ....
Social Distancing Increasing Loneliness In Old People: Study
A new research adds to the growing body of evidence that social distancing introduced in response to Covid-19 is increasing feelings of loneliness in the older population and impacts their well-being. ....
India Needs 1.7 Billion Covid Vaccine Doses For Adult Population
The key vaccines India is banking on are from Oxford/AstraZeneca, Novavax and J&J and the earliest efficacy data is expected by the end of November-December 2020 and in the best case, vaccines can be rolled out in January 2021. ....
AIIMS Director: Herd Immunity May Come Before Covid Vaccine Goes Off The Shelf
AIIMS Director Randeep Guleria in an interview to IANS said we may reach a stage down the line where we may have a good amount of immunity, and the people may feel that there is now good immunity and the utility of the vaccine is not there. He added, if the virus doesn't mutate or does not cause changes then people may not think to again vaccinate themselves and then, there will be less utilization of vaccine down the line. ....
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky In Hospital With Coronavirus
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and the head of the President's Office Andriy Yermak, who on Monday were diagnosed with the coronavirus, are currently in isolated wards at the hospital, the media reported on Thursday. ....
Better Future Doesn't Exist Without Healthcare For All: Harsh Vardhan
Addressing the 147th session of the World Health Organization (WHO), Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan, who also happens to be a chairperson of the WHO, said on Monday that better future does not exist without healthcare for all. ....
Luis Suarez Tests Positive For Coronavirus
Striker Luis Suarez will miss Uruguay's home 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Brazil after testing positive for novel coronavirus, the Uruguayan Football Association (AUF) has informed. ....
More Than 1 Million US Children Infected With Covid, 11.5% Of Total Cases
As Americans exhausted by the deadly blow of coronavirus pin their hopes on new vaccines on the horizon, fresh data show that more than a million US children have tested positive for the virus, with the highest surge coinciding with the election week in the US. ....
Bengal Ranji Captain Abhimanyu Easwaran Tests Positive For Coronavirus
Bengal cricket captain Abhimanyu Easwaran, who played the Ranji Trophy final against Saurashtra in March, has tested positive for Coronavirus, the Bengal Cricket Association (CAB) announced on Wednesday. ....
