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06 May

There will be complete Covid-19 lockdown in Kerala from May 8 to 16

editor0 CommentsHealthCovid-19, Kerala

According to official sources , necessitated by the current wave of the coronavirus, the Kerala government on Thursday announced a complete lockdown , would come into force on May 8 morning and extend up to May 16 . The 9-day strict lockdown-like restrictions are already have taken in the southern state and the Pinarayi Vijayan government decided to band the complete shutdown in the wake of a severe spike in the positive cases. Kerala had reported the highest-ever single day spurt in positive cases on Wednesday adding 41,953 infections.

06 May

Russia is dispatching another batch of 150,000 Sputnik V vaccines to India

editor0 CommentsHealthINDIA, Russia, Sputnik V vaccines

According to diplomats based in New Delhi and Moscow, Russia is sending at least four medium oxygen generating trucks, which can feed a 200-bed hospital after being plugged into the power supply. Apart From this , In the end of May another three million doses will be landing in Hyderabad with partner Dr Reddy’s Laboratories while in the next two days Russia is sending another 150,000 doses of Sputnik V vaccines . Moscow has decided to ramp up Sputnik V doses to more than five million next month and more than 10 million vaccines in July. The first batch of 150,000…

06 May

US travel advisory: “Do not travel to India due to COVID-19”

editor0 CommentsHealthCovid-19, Health, INDIA, USA

The US has reissued its travel advisory on India, urging its citizens not to travel to the country due to an unprecedented surge in the COVID-19 cases there. India is struggling with a second wave of the pandemic with more than 3,00,000 daily new coronavirus cases being reported in the past few days, and hospitals are reeling under a shortage of medical oxygen and beds. “Do not travel to India due to COVID-19. Exercise increased caution due to crime and terrorism,” the State Department said on Wednesday in its latest travel advisory that looked identical to the one issued on April 28. Both the travel advisory…

05 May

West African woman gives birth to nine babies at once

editor0 CommentsHealthafrica, international, nine babies

Halima Cisse gave birth to the nonuplets in Morocco. Mali's government flew her there for specialist care. "I'm very happy," her husband told the BBC. "My wife and the babies [five girls and four boys] are doing well." A woman who had eight babies in the US in 2009 holds the Guinness World Record for the most children delivered at a single birth to survive. Two sets of nonuplets have previously been recorded - one born to a woman in Australia in 1971 and another to a woman in Malaysia in 1999 - but none of the babies survived more…

05 May

50% occupancy in Metro, limited gatherings for Bengal’s new Covid-19 curbs

editor0 CommentsHealthCovid-19 curbs, METRO

West Bengal on Tuesday reported its highest single-day deaths of 107 Covid-19-affected patients, which took the state's death toll to 11,744, the health department said in a bulletin. In view of the worsening coronavirus disease (Covid-19) crisis in the state, West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday announced some restriction to tackle the pandemic. The suspension of local train services, the limited activity of market spaces, and 50% occupancy in public transport services including the Kolkata Metro. Passengers coming in west Bengal via long-distance trains and inter-state buses must enter with an RT-PCR negative report not older than 72…

04 May

Why did the Victoria falls stand silent in 2019? Read:

editor0 CommentsHealthafrica, climate, victoria falls, world

In our monthly feature, Then and Now, we reveal some of the ways that planet Earth has been changing against the backdrop of a warming world. Here, we look at the effects of global heating on Victoria Falls, one of the natural wonders of the world - and how Sub-Saharan Africa is learning to cope with the climate crisis. In full flow, Victoria Falls easily qualifies as one of the natural wonders of the world. Spanning 1.7km at its widest point and with a height of more than 100m, locals refer to Africa's greatest waterfall as "the smoke that thunders".…

03 May

Young generation’s calls for climate Justice: A new wave.

editor0 CommentsHealthclimate, environment, world

Young activists are breathing new life into the long-running debate over climate justice - the framing of global warming as an ethical issue rather than a purely environmental one. When world leaders took to the (virtual) stage at President Biden's climate summit, they were given a gentle telling off by 19-year-old climate activist, Xiye Bastida. "Solutions must be aligned with the fact that climate justice is social justice," she said, echoing the words of Greta Thunberg. The Mexican-born teenager is among a new generation of climate activists drawing attention to environmental and social injustices they say are blighting lives worldwide.…

30 Apr

Television journalist Rohit Sardana passes away due to a heart attack.

editor0 CommentsHealthaaj tak, Covid-19, Death, heart attack, INDIA, journalist, Rohit Sardana

Television journalist Rohit Sardana, who tested positive for coronavirus recently, passed away Friday due to a heart attack. Many Union ministers, led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and his colleagues in the media expressed condolence over the demise of Sardana who was associated with Aaj Tak news channel. “Rohit Sardana left us too soon. Full of energy, passionate about India’s progress and a kind hearted soul, Rohit will be missed by many people. His untimely demise has left a huge void in the media world. Condolences to his family, friends and admirers. Om Shanti,” PM Modi tweeted. “Pained to learn about Shri…

30 Apr

Indian-American non-profit body Sewa International, dispatches 2,184 oxygen concentrators.

editor0 CommentsBusiness, HealthCovid-19, INDIA, oxygen, USA

Houston-based Indian-American non-profit body Sewa International, which has raised nearly $8 million towards Covid-19 relief efforts in India, has dispatched the first batch of 2,184 oxygen concentrators from Atlanta. The organisation has also ramped up its social media fund-raising goal from the earlier $5 million to $10 million now. Sewa said the oxygen concentrators left Atlanta for New Delhi by air on Thursday. United Parcel Service (UPS) Foundation is carrying the cargo free of cost, it added. (Photo: Twitter/Sewa_Intl) “Thanks to UPS Foundation for carrying our cargo free of cost, making all arrangements, and giving full cooperation to move the material. India team has…

29 Apr

Shortage of COVID-19 supplies? Make your own Hand Sanitizer at home, here’s how:

editor0 CommentsHealthCovid-19, DIY, INDIA, Sanitizer

With concerns about COVID-19 running high, supplies of hand sanitizer at local stores may start to run low. If they run out, is it safe to make your own, and will DIY hand sanitizer protect you against coronavirus infection? But can homemade hand sanitizer do the job? Possibly, but you have to use the right recipe, experts say. Handmade hand sanitizers can also curb microbe exposure — but only as long as they have the correct ratio of alcohol(60% to 95%) to other ingredients, according to CNN. Adding an emollient such as aloe vera gel or glycerin will prevent the hand sanitizer from drying out your skin,…