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26 May

Surat sees rise in Covid-19 cases in Children: No deaths reported

editor0 CommentsHealthchildren, covid, Health, INDIA, Surat

In Surat, more than 560 children, all up to 10 years, tested positive for the virus in the first wave of Covid-19, while the cases increased nearly three-fold with around 1,700 children being affected during the second wave. However, no fatality was reported among the age group. The data comes amid apprehensions that children would be severely infected during the third Covid-19 wave. AIIMS Director Dr Randeep Guleria, however, recently stated that the fears were not based on facts. According to the data shared by Surat Municipal Corporation’s (SMC) health department, between April and December 2020, the first wave of…

25 May

Akshay to help in providing monthly rations to junior choreographers and background dancers

editor0 CommentsEntertainmentAkhshay, covid

The COVID-19 pandemic and the second wave have once again left many in trouble, jobless. In the film industry, shootings have been either shifted to different cities or shoots have come to a halt owing to the surge in cases. Amid this, Akshay Kumar has stepped up to help 3600 dancers with monthly ration amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Choreographer Ganesh Acharya said that for his 50th birthday, Akshay Kumar had asked him what he wanted and Acharya requested him to help 1600 junior choreographers and aged dancers and about 2000 background dancers with a month’s ration. Acharya revealed that Akshay…

16 May

Dhani starts distribution of free Covid Care medicines

editor0 CommentsBusinesscovid, DHANI, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare

Dhani app has started distribution of 25-Lakh free Covid Care health kits worth Rs. 90-crore that will benefit 50-Lakh adults. Each COVID Care Health kit has preventive medicines for 2 persons. Dhani is a digital app based business of healthcare by the Indiabulls Group. This kit has been packaged as per the recommendation by the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare and will be helpful in the initial preventive care of Covid 19. The kit consists of a monthly course of medicines that help boost one's immunity through Vitamin C, Vitamin D3, Zinc and Paracetamol in case of fever or…

07 May

Anushka Sharma and Virat Kohli join the fight against the spread of Covid-19

editor0 CommentsHealthcovid, Health, INDIA

Anushka Sharma and Virat Kohli have joined the fight against the spread of Covid-19 as the power couple has started a fundraiser to help people in this time of crisis. The development came two days after IPL 2021, in which Virat was leading RCB, was suspended. The couple aims to raise Rs. 7 crore for Covid relief and have donated Rs. 2 crore in the fundraiser #InThisTogether, they said in a statement. Anushka Sharma shared a video on Twitter wherein she and Virat pledged their support towards the Covid-19 relief work. She wrote, “As our country battles the second wave of Covid-19, and our…

29 Apr

The United States will be sending supplies worth $100 million as Covid relief to India.

editor0 CommentsBusiness, Healthcovid, Health, INDIA, USA

The United States is sending supplies worth more than $100 million to India to help it fight a surge of Covid-19 cases, the White House said in a statement on Wednesday. The supplies, which will begin arriving on Thursday and continue into next week, include 1,000 oxygen cylinders, 15 million N95 masks and 1 million rapid diagnostic tests, the statement said. The United States also has redirected its own order of AstraZeneca manufacturing supplies to India, which will allow it to make over 20 million doses of Covid-19 vaccine, according to the White House. “Just as India sent assistance to the United…

27 Apr

With over 3 lakh covid cases every day, India accounts for the highest share of Covid cases.

editor0 CommentsHealthcovid, Health, INDIA

India, which has been recording over 3 lakh covid cases every day since the last four days, now accounts for 38% of worldwide infections — the highest share reached by an country at any stage of the pandemic. A month ago, this number stood at 9%, data from the John Hopkins University showed. On Tuesday, the country recorded 3,23,144 fresh cases and 2,771 related deaths as the second wave of the novel coronavirus continued to wreak havoc. India’s cumulative case count stands at 1,76,36,307 while its death toll has climbed up to 1,97,894. Experts, however, believe that this number is far from the…

22 Mar

Sudden spike in the number of covid cases in the country, 212 deaths in the last 24 hours.

editor0 CommentsHealthCorona, covid, Health, INDIA

212 people die in 24 hours due to increasing number of deaths in the country The number of cases of corona in the country has stood at 46,951 in the last 24 hours. 212 people died. 21,180 people have recovered. The number of corona active case stands at 25,559. According to the Union Health Ministry on Monday, the number of cases of corona in the country has stood at 116,46,081 so far. 159,967 people died. 111,51,468 people have recovered. There are 334,646 active case.Maharashtra tops the list in terms of number of cases of corona in the country. The number…

14 Sep

For high-risk groups, the government thinks to fast-track vaccine

editor0 CommentsHealthcovid, Vaccine

Human clinical trials for a vaccine for Covid-19 have been initiated in the country with approximately 1,000 volunteers participating in the exercise for each of the two indigenously developed vaccine candidates, the ICMR said on Tuesday. Since India is one of the largest vaccine producers in the world, it is the country's "moral responsibility" to fast-track vaccine development process to break the chain of coronavirus transmission, ICMR Director General Dr Balram Bhargava said, referring to the two vaccine candidates developed indigenously. The Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) has permitted two vaccines - one developed by Bharat Biotech International Limited in collaboration with the Indian…