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13 May

WHO says “resurgence” of COVID-19 in India caused due to “religious and political mass gathering”

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The World Health Organisation has said a recent risk assessment of the situation in India found that “resurgence and acceleration” of COVID-19 transmission in the country had several potential contributing factors, including “several religious and political mass gathering events which increased social mixing”. The WHO, in its COVID-19 Weekly Epidemiological Update, published Wednesday, said that viruses in the B.1.617 lineage were first reported in India in October 2020. “The resurgence in COVID-19 cases and deaths in India has raised questions on the potential role of B.1.617 and other variants (e.g., B.1.1.7) in circulation,” the update said. “A recent risk assessment of the…

12 May

Study crushes myths: Says Covid Vaccines can be safe in pregnancy

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COVID-19 vaccines may be safe during pregnancy, suggests a study that found no evidence of injury to the placenta in pregnant women who received the preventive. The first-of-its-kind study, published on Tuesday in the journal Obstetrics & Gynecology, adds to the growing literature that COVID-19 vaccines are safe in pregnancy. “The placenta is like the black box in an airplane. If something goes wrong with a pregnancy, we usually see changes in the placenta that can help us figure out what happened,” said Jeffery Goldstein, assistant professor at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine in the US. “From what we can tell,…

12 May

‘State of Healthcare in India’ report by Housing.com

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Kolkata lags in terms of delivery of health care services, sanitation and solid waste management compared to other cities, shows a recent report by leading online real estate firm Housing.com, titled “State of Healthcare in India: Indian cities through the lens of healthcare”. The city of joy has been ranked at the 7th spot on ‘Housing.com City Health Card’, which is a part of the report by the Elara Technologies-owned company. According to the report, Kolkata, which currently has a 15.7 million population, has 2 beds per 1,000 people, including private and government hospital beds and the additional beds currently…

12 May

International Nurses Day 2021

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With the increase in the cases of Covid19, hospitals are loaded with patients who need tremendous care and help. At this time, the role of the healthcare workers including doctors, health experts and nurses has increased way too much. Nurses are the first to come and the last to leave. They are working beyond what their duty is. They have been there with the patients, not just to heal their wounds but also to fill in positivity in them during this hard times. As per World Health Organization (WHO), 9 million more nurses and midwives are to be required by 2030…

12 May

Israel announces emergency as riots continue

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Israel has declared a state of emergency in the central city of Lod after rioting by Israeli Arabs, as conflict between Israeli forces and Palestinian militants intensified. Cars were set alight and a father and daughter -both Israeli Arabs - died when a rocket hit their car. Palestinian militants fired hundreds of rockets deep into Israel, while Israel carried out heavy air strikes on Gaza. At least 40 people have died in some of the worst violence in years. Israel's military says it is targeting militants in Gaza in response to rocket attacks on Jerusalem and other areas. More than…

12 May

Almost hundred dead bodies found floating in the Ganga

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At least 96 unidentified bodies – many of them decomposed and bloated – have been found floating in the Ganga over the past couple of days, triggering fears among local residents in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh that bodies of Covid victims were being dumped in the river. While 71 of the bodies have been fished out in Bihar’s Buxar district, at least 25 bodies were found in neighbouring Uttar Pradesh’s Ghazipur district. While authorities in both districts are yet to confirm if the bodies were of Covid victims, saying samples have been sent for tests, police in Buxar said they suspected the…

11 May

Seven children killed in a School Shooting in Russia

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Seven children and two adults have been killed in a shooting at a school in the Russian city of Kazan, officials say. Twenty-one other people, mostly children, were injured. A 19-year-old suspect was detained. The attack happened in the capital of the republic of Tatarstan, 820km (510 miles) east of Moscow. Russian PM Mikhail Mishustin spoke of "great sorrow" while Tatarstan's leader Rustam Minnikhanov described the attack as a "major tragedy". "We are deeply saddened that this has happened," he said. Responding to the shooting, Russian President Vladimir Putin said he would review the country's gun control laws. School shootings…

11 May

US man arrested as pet tiger goes loose

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A murder suspect in Texas who was out on bail has been taken back into custody after neighbours called the police to alert them to a pet tiger wandering around a Houston neighbourhood. When officers arrived on Sunday, the man put the Bengal tiger in an SUV, and drove off, police said. Victor Hugo Cuevas, 26, now faces a separate charge of evading arrest, police said. The tiger is still on the loose. Footage shared on social media appeared to show a tiger on the leafy suburban streets. Houston Police confirmed that Mr Cuevas had been arrested for evading arrest…

11 May

India Doctors Warn Against Cow Dung as COVID-19 Cure

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Doctors in India are warning against the practice of using cow dung in the belief it will ward off COVID-19, saying there is no scientific evidence for its effectiveness and that it risks spreading other diseases.The coronavirus pandemic has wrought devastation on India, with 22.66 million cases and 246,116 deaths reported so far. Experts say actual numbers could be five to 10 times higher, and citizens across the country are struggling to find hospital beds, oxygen, or medicines, leaving many to die for lack of treatment. In Gujarat, some believers have been going to cow shelters once a week to…

11 May

Can Covid-19 be the reason for long-lasting injury to heart?

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With the surge in Covid19 cases, the world is rising up again to fight against the Covid-19 virus, and it begins with healthy lifestyle and strong immune power. Many peoples are getting more careful about their immune system using homegrown plants, 'kadhas', and a nutrient-rich diet. The government has been sharing many safety protocols, guidelines and tips to fight against the coronavirus infection as the second surge turns out to be more devastating than the previous one. To fight against coronavirus we need to do daily exercises, eat healthy foods and maintain a proper diet.