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Covid fuelled substandard medical products in Indian markets: Report
New Delhi : While the menace of substandard and falsified (SF) medical products is not new in India, such incidents saw a significant increase during the Covid-19 pandemic - rising by 47 per cent from 2020 to 2021, according to a report.…
Covid not only infects human retina, but can also replicate in it
London : Though SARS-CoV-2, virus causing Covid-19, majorly causes infections of the respiratory tract, it also affects other organs of the human body such as the eyes and brain.While there is growing evidence to show that coronaviruses can…
India logs 1,270 new Covid cases, 35 deaths in 24 hrs
New Delhi : India reported 1,259 fresh Covid cases and 35 deaths in a span of 24 hours, the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said on Tuesday.With the new deaths, the total number has reached 5,21,070 in the country.Following the…
Global Covid caseload tops 481.9 mn
Washington : The global coronavirus caseload has topped 481.9 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 6.12 million and vaccinations to over 10.89 billion, according to the Johns Hopkins University.In its latest update on Tuesday…
Is there a link between Covid brain fog, chemo brain & Alzheimer’s?
New York : Several researchers have found a common link between people who have undergone chemotherapy for any life-threatening disease and previously healthy people who have had a relatively mild Covid infection, and are now facing brain…
Lifestyle changes during Covid behind rise in liver disease
Tokyo : Lifestyle changes triggered rise in liver disease during the first year of the Covid-19 pandemic, according to a new study. The retrospective study led by researchers at Osaka City University in Japan revealed that cases of…
Centre may stop pre-call Covid announcements
New Delhi : The Covid-19 announcements, being played before connecting phone calls across the network, may stop soon amid the declining fresh Corona infection.According to a source, the Department of Telecommunications has written to the…
India logs 1,270 new Covid cases, 31 deaths
New Delhi : In the last 24 hours, India logged 1,270 new Covid-19 cases and 31 deaths, the Union Health Ministry said on Monday. The new fatalities increased the overall death toll to 5,21,035..Due to a continuous downward trend, India's…
Global Covid caseload tops 480.8 mn
Washington : The global coronavirus caseload has topped 480.8 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 6.12 million and vaccinations to over 10.87 billion, according to the Johns Hopkins University. In its latest update on Monday…
Global Covid caseload tops 480 mn
Washington : The global coronavirus caseload has topped 480 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 6.12 million and vaccinations to over 10.86 billion, according to the Johns Hopkins University.In its latest update on Sunday…