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14 Jul

Vaccination leads to reduced ICU stay, treatment cost

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A cohort study on the impact of vaccination among Covid-19 patients by Star Health and Allied Insurance has unveiled the significant impacts of vaccination among individuals 45 years and above, IndiaMedToday reported. The study concluded that there was a marked reduction in the total hospitalisation expenses by approximately 24 per cent, the average length of stay (ALOS) by a mean of 2.1 days, ICU requirement by 66 per cent and a reduction of approximately 81 per cent in mortality among patients who had completed two doses of vaccination. The report said the study was conducted during the second wave (March…

14 Jul

Rajasthan reports 11 cases of Kappa variant of Covid-19

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Eleven cases of the new Kappa variant of COVID-19 have been detected in Rajasthan, Health Minister Raghu Sharma said on Tuesday. Of these, four cases each are from Alwar and Jaipur, two from Barmer and one is from Bhilwara, he said. The minister said reports of nine samples have been received from Delhi and two from the Sawai Mansingh (SMS) Hospital. The Kappa variant is a moderate form of the coronavirus as compared to its delta variant, Sharma said. On Monday, Rajasthan reported 33 new Covid-19 cases which pushed the state's infection tally to 9,53,159.The death toll from the pandemic…

13 Jul

Third Covid wave hits world, join hands to avoid it in India: V K Paul

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The third wave of the Covid-19 pandemic, NITI Aayog member V.K. Paul on Tuesday appealed to Indians to join hands to avoid its spread in India, warning that a “majority of cases will be reported if the next wave comes”. “The world is witnessing a third wave (of Covid-19). We have to join hands to ensure that the third wave doesn’t hit India. The Prime Minister today clearly said that we should focus on keeping the third wave at bay, instead of discussing when it would come in India,” Paul said. Citing data that mentions 3,90,000 Covid cases in the…

13 Jul

1st COVID-19 Patient of India Tests Positive again for the Coronavirus

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Today in Kerala's Thrissur health authorities said that the woman who was tested positive for corona virus has tested positive again. she told to the press she tested for corona virus as she was prepared to go to New Delhi for study purposes. Then the test came out as positive. The woman is currently at home and she is good. It was on January 30, 2020 the third year medical student from Wuhan university tested positive for COVID-19, becoming India's first COVID-19 patient, and after that she had returned home following semester holidays. After nearly three weeks of treatment at…

13 Jul

KFC India pledges Covid-relief and support

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KFC India strengthens its efforts to provide support to team members and communities in need through the ongoing Covid wave. As part of its ‘KFC Care’ campaign, the brand has undertaken various relief initiatives. Supported by the Yum! Foundation, KFC Care pledges to provide medical supplies & essentials to hospitals, food relief kits and home care Covid kits to underprivileged families. To safeguard the safety and well-being of its team members, the brand has extended a Vaccination Drive for its team members across 480+ KFC restaurants in the country. In association with partners as ResponseNet and Smile Foundation, KFC Care…

12 Jul

Hip & Knee replacement surgeon Dr. Nishikant

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The patients of Cooch Behar will get benefit from the expertise and experience of Dr. Nishikant, a renowned Hip and Knee Replacement Surgeon, one of the 50 stalwarts of the country by performing nearly 10,000 successful knee and hip surgeries in the last decade. Patients will get Dr. Nishikant's service at Care Pharma in Cooch Behar on July 15 & 16. At present Dr. Nishikant is the Director of Orthopedics and Joint Replacement at Mediversal Multi Super Specialty Hospital, Patna. Dr. Nishikant Kumar, a gold medalist in MBBS and MS (Ortho) both, has got world-class recognition and obtained several major…

12 Jul

India reports over 37K new Covid cases, recoveries cross 3 crore-mark

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India recorded 37,154 new Covid-19 cases in the past 24 hours and 724 deaths, said the Union Health and Family Welfare Ministry on Monday, adding that the total recovery from the virus also crossed the three crore-mark. This is the 34th consecutive day when India reported less than one lakh new coronavirus cases. The active cases have now come down below 5 lakh. The country has 4,50,899 active cases presently and has witnessed a total of 4,08,764 deaths so far. According to the Union Health Ministry, a total of 39,649 people have been discharged in the last 24 hours, taking…

10 Jul

Centre caps 20% of Covaxin supply for first dose beneficiaries, via CoWIN

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Easing the restriction over immunisation by Bharat Biotech’s Covid-19 vaccine Covaxin, the central government has now allowed the vaccination centres to administer the vaccine’s first dose to all the age group although with a cap of 20 per cent. As per the officials, the capping of 20 per cent is in place considering the limited supply of Covaxin. “The government vaccination centres may restart administration of the first dose of Covaxin. However, considering the limited vaccine supply, to begin with, the first dose slots may be limited to up to 20% of the total session capacity,” the order read. The…

10 Jul

Tamil Nadu lockdown extended with relaxing few restrictions

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Today coronavirus lockdown extended in the state of Tamil Nadu by the government till July 19, although there will be relaxation to a few restrictions, Schools, colleges, theatres, swimming pools, bars and zoos are ordered to remain shut and Political events and Cultural events with huge public participation too cannot be held. Shops can remain open for an hour longer and need to shut only by 9 pm. With 50 percent customers allowed Restaurants, tea shops, bakeries, roadside eateries, etc can also stay open till 9 pm with following all the Covid protocols such as having hand sanitizers in the…

10 Jul

ICMR notified Corona Virus will stay forever

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The Corona virus will not get easily,after a while, just like influenza, and vulnerable populations may have to take the vaccine shot annually. On friday , Head, Division of Epidemiology and Communicable Diseases, ICMR, Covid-19, is expected to gradually become an endemic. According to Head Division of Epidemiology Centre Samiran Panda said 100 years ago the influenza changed as pandemic. There should minor changes in the vaccine formulations simultaneously. Experiments at the ICMR have proved that the vaccines presently available in India are effective against the new Covid variants as well. However, the efficacy may differ for different strains.