Covid-19 – Page 7 – The Purbottar

20 Sep

How Parents Can Keep Their Children Safe From Covid-19

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Children are the heart of the concerns for an anticipated third wave of Covid-19 in India. A child with a COVID-19 infection may be asymptomatic, mildly symptomatic, moderately sick, or severely ill. The symptoms for children are similar to those for adults including fever, cough, shortness of breath and fatigue among others. is an ayurvedic syrup that helps in improving appetite and mothers can easily give home-cooked nutritious food to their children. It contains nine natural ingredients including Giloy, Amla, Pippali, etc. That is even recommended by Ayush Mantralaya to help children strengthen their natural immune system. Making sure that…

17 Sep

Long Covid in kids rarely last beyond 12 weeks

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Long Covid symptoms rarely persist beyond 12 weeks in children and adolescents unlike adults, suggests a review. The review, published in the Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, analysed 14 international studies involving 19,426 children and adolescents who reported persistent symptoms following Covid-19. The findings showed that long covid among children is less common than feared. The most common symptoms reported four to 12 weeks after acute infection were headache, fatigue, sleep disturbance, concentration difficulties, and abdominal pain. “It is reassuring that there was little evidence that symptoms persisted longer than 12 weeks suggesting long Covid might be less of a concern…

26 Aug

WhatsApp to help vaccination slot booking

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It is now easy to locate a vaccination centre and book a vaccine-appointment. The Ministry of Health and MyGov announced that the MyGov Corona Helpdesk on WhatsApp now allows users to locate their nearest vaccination centre and book their vaccine-appointment. Ctizens can save the WhatsApp number +91 9013151515 on their phones to contact MyGov Corona Helpdesk chatbot, start a chat by typing ‘Book Slot’ and send it to the number. This will generate a 6-digit one-time password on the respective mobile phone number. Users then choose a preferred date and location, based on the pincode and vaccine type. All users…

21 Aug

‘Pride of India’: Glenmark’s world record

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For the largest pin badge sentence 'Pride of India', Glenmark Pharmaceuticals successfully achieved a world record on 18 August in Mumbai. This achievement is aimed to honour the healthcare warriors, who have been on the frontlines of the nation’s battle against COVID-19, safeguarding countrymen’s lives whilst risking theirs. A total of 22,373 Indian flag pin badges were used to create the sentence. Over 15,000 diabetologists, cardiologists and physicians from across the country participated and supported this unique initiative honouring the frontline warriors. In the Diabetes Care segment in India, Glenmark Pharmaceuticals is a pioneer and it is the first company in…

20 Aug

Lupin’s Aptivate to help children

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There is still no approved vaccine available for children in India, though children are most susceptible to Coronavirus among the unvaccinated. During the peak of the second wave, almost 80,000 kids had tested positive across five states according to government data. In view of all these developments, immunity for the kid below 18 becomes a matter of paramount importance. Lupin’s Aptivate is an ayurvedic syrup that helps in improving appetite and mothers can easily give home cooked nutritious food to their children. It also contains nine natural ingredients like Giloy, Amla, Pippali, etc., that help in building a strong immune…

07 Aug

India sees single-day rise of 38,628 Covid-19 cases, 617 deaths

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India recorded a single-day rise of 38,628 new coronavirus cases, taking the infection tally to 3,18,95,385, while the death toll climbed to 4,27,371 with 617 fresh fatalities, the Union health ministry said on Saturday. The active cases in the country have declined to 4,12,153 and comprise 1.29 per cent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate was recorded at 97.37 per cent, the ministry data updated at 8 am showed.A decrease of 2,006 cases has been recorded in the active COVID-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours, it said. The ministry also said that 17,50,081 tests…

07 Aug

J&J’s single-dose Covid vaccine gets Emergency Use approval in India

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Johnson & Johnson’s single-dose Covid-19 vaccine has been given Emergency Use approval in India, Union Health minister Mansukh Mandaviya said on Saturday. He said this will further boost the country’s collective fight against the novel coronavirus infection. “India expands its vaccine basket! Johnson and Johnson’s single-dose COVID-19 vaccine is given approval for Emergency Use in India. Now India has five EUA vaccines. This will further boost our nation’s collective fight against #COVID19,” the minister tweeted. “The US-based pharmaceutical company had applied for Emergency Use Authorisation for its jab on Friday and was granted the approval the same day by the…

03 Aug

UAE lifts ban on transit flights from India, Pakistan, other countries

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The United Arab Emirates will lift the ban on entry of passengers from India and five other countries from 5 August, the National Emergency and Crisis Management Authority (NCEMA) said on Tuesday. While restrictions on travel from India to UAE are still in place, those Indians who have a valid residency permit and are fully vaccinated -- at least 14 days prior to the travel -- are included in the exempted category. The UAE, a major international travel hub, has banned passengers from many South Asian and African countries for several months due to the coronavirus pandemic. NCEMA said on…

27 Jul

Krunal Pandya tests Covid positive, 2nd T-20 postponed

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The second T20 International between India and Sri Lanka in Colombo on Tuesday was postponed after all-rounder Krunal Pandya tested positive for Covid-19. Krunal, who tested positive on Monday, has been quarantined and the entire contingent's RT-PCR test reports are awaited. "Yes, Krunal has tested positive and today's T20 international has been postponed. The RT-PCR test reports of others in the Indian contingent are awaited," a senior BCCI official told PTI on conditions of anonymity. The match was to be played at the R Premadasa Stadium. India won the first T20 international by 38 runs and it is quite baffling…

27 Jul

Over 75,000 children lost either one or both parents in COVID-19 pandemic: NCPCR tells SC

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The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) has informed the Supreme Court that over 75,000 children have either lost one parent or became an orphan during the Covid-19 pandemic and are in need of care and protection. In an additional affidavit, the child rights body said the number of children who have lost either their mother or father or both parents between April 1, 2020, to July 23, 2021, is based upon the information uploaded on “Bal Swaraj” portal up to July 23. The child rights body said a total of 75,320 children have become orphans or lost…