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Indian cities report massive new cases even as deaths remain low
30 Dec

Indian cities report massive new cases even as deaths remain low

editor0 CommentsCovid-19, Health, India, world
As the daily spike rates increase globally, in India, cases have begun to surge with even record cases in many European countries, the fatalities have remained low. Delhi recorded zero deaths while Mumbai recorded one fatality due to Covid-19. Countries across the world including Europe and US are seeing a fresh surge in Covid-19 cases fulled by the highly infectious Omicron variant, which was detected in South Africa last month.  The new variant has also resulted in high hospitalisation, even in countries with high vaccination numbers.
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There in wake of the Omicron outbreak, Goa has recently enacted law that requires full vaccination or a Covid-19 negative report before attending a party
29 Dec

There in wake of the Omicron outbreak, Goa has recently enacted law that requires full vaccination or a Covid-19 negative report before attending a party

editor0 CommentsBreaking News, Health, India
For attending parties or entering restaurants in Goa, Pramod Sawant, the state's chief minister, announced on Wednesday that a person must provide either a negative Covid-19 report or a double vaccination certificate. Sawant told reporters that the state government would issue a detailed order to this effect on Wednesday evening. Despite the fact that several states have restored night curfews in reaction to the Omicron warning, the state government has decided to skip it for the time being in order to protect the tourism industry during the Christmas-New Year festive season. Sawant has assured that his government is checking up…
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Third wave of the Covid-19 pandemic has started in Bihar
29 Dec

Third wave of the Covid-19 pandemic has started in Bihar

editor0 CommentsCovid-19, Health, India, ,
The third wave of the Covid-19 pandemic has started in Bihar. Inaugurating the 96th National Conference of the Indian Medical Association (IMA), Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar appreciates the role of doctors in saving the lives during the last two waves of the epidemic. He also informed the House about the work being done by the government for the improvement of health facilities in Bihar.  He said, "Patna Medical College and Hospital (PMCH) is being developed as a world class facility with more than 5,400 beds. The number of beds is also being increased in NMCH and some other medical…
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Vaccination will starts for those who aged 15 years and above
28 Dec

Vaccination will starts for those who aged 15 years and above

editor0 CommentsCovid-19, Health
Vaccine sites will be set up for children aged 15 years and over. On Tuesday, Union Health Secretary has taken this decision in a meeting with states. It was also decided that those above 60 years of age could get a precautionary dose without a certificate from the doctor. However, they must consult with their physicians before taking that. On 25th December, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced that for children between the ages of 15 to 18 will begin vaccination from 3rd January 2022. The Health Secretary Rakesh Bhushan said, "All those who aged 15 years or more will be…
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Delhi issues Yellow Alert to control increasing cases of COVID-19
28 Dec

Delhi issues Yellow Alert to control increasing cases of COVID-19

editor0 CommentsBreaking News, Covid-19, Health, India
Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal issues Covid-19 guidelines to control increasing Covid-19 cases. As per the guidelines, the central government offices in Delhi will follow the government orders, however, the private firms will function with 50% of the staff. Multiplexes and cinema halls will shut till further orders. Only weekly one market per zone with 50 % of vendors will be allowed. Restaurants can operate  with 50%  capacity from 8 am to 10 pm. With that bars can also operate with 50% capacity from 12 noon to 10 pm.
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Sourav Ganguly, has tested COVID positive
28 Dec

Sourav Ganguly, has tested COVID positive

editor0 CommentsCovid-19, Health, Sports,
BCCI president Sourav Ganguly, has tested positive with COVID-19 on December 26. Ganguly had a minor fever on Sunday (December 26) and got the covid positive report on Monday evening, Ganguly was admitted to Woodlands Hospital shortly after his COVID-positive report came in, after undergoing treatment for a cardiac issue earlier this year. According to family sources, the hospitalisation was merely a precaution and there was no reason to be concerned. Medical specialists recommended the 49-year-old cricketer-turned-administrator not to isolate at home due to a pre-existing heart issue.
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Delay UP Elections, Ban Rallies: Court Urges Poll Body, PM Over Omicron
24 Dec

Delay UP Elections, Ban Rallies: Court Urges Poll Body, PM Over Omicron

editor0 CommentsCovid-19, India, Political,
The Allahabad High Court on Thursday requested the Election Commission to postpone the upcoming Uttar Pradesh Assembly Elections 2022 by a month or two, reported news websites. The court also urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the EC to immediately ban rallies and public meetings of political parties in the state amid the rising fears of the highly contagious Covid variant Omicron. "If rallies are not stopped, results will be worse than the second wave," Justice Shekhar Yadav said. The court made the observations while hearing an unconnected bail petition. The observation comes on the same day when PM Modi…
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31 out of 54 Omicron patients discharged in Maharashtra
21 Dec

31 out of 54 Omicron patients discharged in Maharashtra

editor0 CommentsCovid-19
31 patients out of 54 who were infected with the new coronavirus variant Omicron in Maharashtra till now  have been discharged from hospitals  on Monday. No new cases of Omicron by the WHO, was reported in the state on Monday, keeping the newly discovered strain's tally constant at 54, he said. Of these, the highest 22 cases were from Mumbai. According to the health department, 31 of the 54 patients infected with Omicron so far have been discharged from hospitals after they returned negative RT-PCR test reports. Since 1st December, as many as 1,36,400 travellers have arrived from overseas, including…
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Affordplan Swasth prepaid card
20 Dec

Affordplan Swasth prepaid card

editor0 CommentsHealth, India,
Affordplan Swasth and Sebabrata Hospital have announced their collaboration for a healthcare savings card to make hospital facilities more affordable and accessible to patient families in and around Kolkata. Affordplan Swasth is a YES BANK prepaid card with a digital wallet that enables OPD (Outpatient Department) services, lab tests, purchase of medicines and goal-based EMI savings for all IPD (Inpatient Department) treatments.
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Omicron in 89 countries, cases doubling in 1.5 to 3 days: WHO
19 Dec

Omicron in 89 countries, cases doubling in 1.5 to 3 days: WHO

editor0 CommentsCovid-19, Health
The Omicron variant of coronavirus has been reported in 89 countries and the number of cases is doubling in 1.5 to 3 days in areas with community transmission, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Saturday. Omicron is spreading rapidly in countries with high levels of population immunity, but it is unclear if this is due to the variant’s ability to evade immunity, its inherent increased transmissibility or a combination of both, the WHO said in an update. “There is consistent evidence that Omicron has a substantial growth advantage over Delta. It is spreading significantly faster than the Delta variant…
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