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New Covid cases dip below 26k in Karnataka; deaths 626
Reversing the trend, new Covid cases dipped below 26,000 in a day across Karnataka, while a record 626 patients succumbed to the infection in the last 24 hours, said the state health bulletin on Sunday."With 25,979 new cases registered on…
Calls to probe Wuhan lab as source of Covid grow louder after latest investigative report
The suspicion that a lab leak from a Chinese facility in Wuhan was the root cause of the Covid-19 pandemic continues to gather momentum with an investigative report by a leading US daily pointing out that three researchers working at the…
Deloitte and the Government of Haryana launch innovative initiative to ‘expand the hospital ward’ in…
The Government of Haryana, with support from Deloitte, today launched “Sanjeevani Pariyojana” (or ‘the life project’), a supervised, virtual home care initiative to help people quickly access health care for mild to moderate symptoms of…
All you need to know about home testing Covid-19 kits
In view of the second wave of Covid-19 that has put extreme pressure on diagnostic path labs, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) recently approved Covid-19 home testing using Rapid Antigen Tests (RATs). The self-use test can be…
US CDC examines heart problems in young adults post Covid jab
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is investigating reports of heart inflammation in teenagers and young adults after taking mRNA vaccinations against the Coronavirus disease, the media reported.According to the…
Always on duty: He helps Covid patients even as he battles virus
At the Sardar Patel Covid Care Centre, Radha Soami Beas in Delhi's Chhatarpur, many patients wait for Amar Nath Verma to kickstart the day for them.A Covid patient himself, Verma takes his medicines and then quickly starts moving, finding…
Samsung Biologics signs vaccine production deal with Moderna
Samsung Biologics, a South Korean biopharmaceutical firm, has signed a deal to manufacture Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine at its local factory.Under the agreement, the biotech unit of Samsung Group will provide the U.S. drugmaker with contract…
Pfizer, AstraZeneca jabs effective against ‘India variant’: Study
Two doses of either Pfizer and AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine are highly effective against the B16172 variant, first identified in India, a new study has found.The vaccines were also found to give a similar level of protection against…
Why and how face masks are effective in limiting Covid spread
Researchers have found under which conditions and in which ways, masks actually reduce individual and population-average risks of being infected with Covid-19 and help mitigate the coronavirus pandemic.The study, led by researchers from the…
Don’t belive in prescriptions available on social media for Covid: Doctor
Even as recovery rate in India is improving, doctors advise people to take proper care of their body post Covid-19. They also urge that people should not believe on prescriptions available on social media and should consult doctors before…