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China Is Building 6,000-Bed Hospital In Six Days Amid Surge in Cases

China Is Building 6,000-Bed Hospital In Six Days Amid Surge in Cases

As China faces its gravest Covid outbreak in two years, the authorities are working round-the-clock to construct a makeshift clinic Jilin city. The facility, which will supply 6,000 beds, is expected to be finished within six days, stated Xinhua. Jilin province, in the country's northeast, recorded over 1,000 new cases for the 2d day in a row, on Monday. China mentioned 3,393 new Covid-19 cases Sunday, the National Health Commission said, extra than double the previous day, as the u . s . a . faces its gravest virus outbreak in two years. The nationwide surge in cases has seen…
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Barack Obama tests Covid positive

Barack Obama tests Covid positive

Former US President Barack Obama said on Sunday that he had tested covid positive, though he’s feeling relatively healthy and his wife, Michelle, tested negative. Obama encouraged more Americans to get vaccinated against the virus. There were nealy 35,000 infections on average over the past week, down sharply from mid-January when that average was closer to 800,000. “I’ve had a scratchy throat for a couple of days, but am feeling fine otherwise. Michelle and I are grateful to be vaccinated and boosted.” Obama tweeted. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday wished a quick recovery to Barack Obama. The PM tweeted,…
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Free Heart Surgery for Children of below poverty line families

Free Heart Surgery for Children of below poverty line families

Dr. Bhaba Das Foundation of Guwahati has launched a free heart surgery scheme for the children below 14 years of age below poverty line families in a press meet on 10 March in Guwahati. Medical Director Dr. B.P. Chakrabarty, Dr. Atanu Barthakur, Dr. Hemjit Talukdar, Dr. Biju Choudhury, Dr. Supriya Choudhury and Dr. Yasin Ali attended the press meet.  Besides the free heart surgeries the foundation also gives importance for cancer treatments, medical education, nursing education and scientific research etc. The foundation also provides financial help to orphans, infrastructure improvement in differences medical organization. Dr. Bhaba Das Foundation was started…
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Delhi  AIIMS  takes new initiative for booster dose

Delhi AIIMS takes new initiative for booster dose

Delhi AIIMS is going to start a booster dose trial of Indian firm Bharat Biotech’s Intranasal Covid-19 vaccine from this week. This booster dose is for those who got vaccine shots of Covaxin or the Covishield atleast five months ago. The objective of the trial — titled as ‘Phase 3, Randomized, Multi-Centric, Open-labeled Study to Evaluate Immunogenicity and Safety of BBV154 Booster Dose in Participants Previously Vaccinated with EUA Vaccines’ — is to comprehend the best mix of heterologous helping. The purpose of this  is to evaluate the safety of three vaccines as a booster dose in individuals previously vaccinated…
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Medica conducts Robotic Surgery on 74yr old kidney cancer patient

Medica conducts Robotic Surgery on 74yr old kidney cancer patient

Medica Superspecialty Hospital, the largest private hospital chain in Eastern India, through their newly set up Oncology Department, providing world-class cancer treatment at Kolkata, achieved yet another momentous feat on a 74-year-old Kidney Cancer patient who could not be operated on in traditional method due to various complications, by conducting robotic surgery with the help of 4th generation Da Vinci X Surgical Robot available at the facility. This minimal invasive, challenging, yet successful operation of a critical patient adds another feather in the cap of the Medica Oncology team led by Dr. Sourav Dutta (Director, Medica Cancer Hospital). 74-year-old, septuagenarian…
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Supreme Court may order probe into ‘fake’ Covid death cases

Supreme Court may order probe into ‘fake’ Covid death cases

The Supreme Court Monday expressed situation over pretend Covid loss of life certificates being issued by means of medical practitioner for ex-gratia compensation and found that it may order a probe into the issue.A bench of Justices M R Shah and B V Nagarathna additionally stated that there should be some time restrict for claims in search of compensation. “What is demanding is the fake certificate given by using doctors… It is a very serious thing", the bench observed. The top courtroom stated that there have to be some time limit, otherwise, the technique will go endlessly. "Please suggest how…
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Indian women prefer snacking on almonds

Indian women prefer snacking on almonds

According to a recent survey conducted between 7th to 22nd December by a research consulting firm YouGov, 72% of women in India find healthy dietary changes as an important step for beautiful looking skin. The quantitative survey aimed to assess the correlation between beauty and snacking, and understand women’s snacking patterns for beauty benefits. It was conducted amongst a sample size of 3,959 women. 80% of women in India are of the opinion that beauty shines through by being healthy rather than using topical skincare products. The majority of the females prefer to snack on healthy and nutritious food items…
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Centre tries to make Kolkata Homeopathy institute a world-class centre

Centre tries to make Kolkata Homeopathy institute a world-class centre

The focal special objectives to make the National Institute of Homeopathy (NIH) in Kolkata a-list focus with expanded accentuation on innovative work, Union Ayush serve Sarbananda Sonowal expressed here on Thursday. He additionally presented that a Rs 300-crore satellite unit of the Kolkata-based focus of greatness in homeopathy beneath the Ministry of Ayush will be opened and operationalised at Narela in Delhi soon. The declaration used to be made while the Union pastor alongside senior authorities of the Ministry of AYUSH visited the NIH for an assess get together in Kolkata, a service articulation said. "We decide to make the…
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Delhi Ends All Covid Curbs, Schools Offline From April 1

Delhi Ends All Covid Curbs, Schools Offline From April 1

As Covid energy cost in the city continues to drift cycle 1% or less, the Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) not permanently set up to lift all impediments constrained in the public capital. It has likewise allowed assets to end on the web/cross variety representations for real bearings from April 1. Sources expressed the new pointers are most likely to come into sway from Monday, February 28. The authority has moreover decreased the fines forced for veil infringement and non-adherence to social separating to Rs 500 from Rs 2,000. The city will be freed from all constraints like evening check…
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Pfizer’s support to Tata Trusts Cancer Care Programme

Pfizer’s support to Tata Trusts Cancer Care Programme

Pfizer reported that its help to Tata Trusts Cancer Care program beginning around 2020 has helped in enlisting and evaluating 70,000 individuals for non-transmittable sicknesses (NCDs) and Cancer across Assam, Jharkhand and Andhra Pradesh. Pfizer cooperated with Tata Trusts' Special Purpose Vehicle, Alamelu Charitable Foundation (ACF) for their Cancer Care Program to help set up wellbeing and health booths, work with local area screening and a virtual patient helpdesk, and aid the preparation of ASHA and Anganwadi laborers in Diphu and Silchar in Assam and, also, in Ranchi, Jharkhand, and Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh. Assam has probably the most elevated pace…
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