The pandemic in India has progressively worsened as new daily cases of COVID-19 have risen above 300,000. Adding to the ever-growing list of issues are the emergence of several new mutant strains. The total number of new cases on Wednesday rose to 315,802 according to Worldometers.com. This total now places India as the record holder …
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UK Health Secretary Matt Hancock has announced the “vital but difficult” decision to add India to the UK travel “red list”, following the surge in cases of COVID-19 and detection of a new variant first identified in the country. The decision has, however, been criticised as being taken too late. “These decisions are almost inevitably …
As cases of COVID-19 surge across India, some doctors have claimed “Pandora’s box” has opened. India’s second wave is underway, and figures now dwarf the peaks in September that saw speculation that India would rise to the most-affected nation. Such a severe second-wave is a shock considering that in early March, India’s Health Minister Dr …
In the 42 days since the first shipment of vaccines through the COVAX facility arrived in Ghana, the World Health Organization (WHO) has announced in a statement that more than 100 countries have been reached. India, meanwhile, has reaffirmed its commitment to COVAX after it suspended exports amidst an ongoing surge in cases. The COVAX …
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Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, India has established ten state-run laboratories in order to test samples to identify the presence of mutant strains. Despite the establishment of the laboratories, fewer than one percent of all samples have thus far been tested. India has only studied 11,064 of its samples according to the Union Ministry of Health …
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Malaria cases in Mangaluru have continued to decline thanks to malaria control system (MCS) technology that has helped to aid efforts, alongside active source reduction exercises taken in recent years against the spread of vector-borne disease. Mangaluru, a coastal city known for having endemic malaria issues for three decades, has seen malaria incidence significantly reduced …
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Just a few short weeks ago, experts and media outlets speculated as to whether a resurgence of COVID-19 was likely to take place in India. These fears were proven more than true as daily case counts have now reached their highest point since the start of the pandemic. A total of 103,790 new cases of …
A total of 771 mutant variants of COVID-19 have been detected in India with many being deemed a “double-mutant”. While fears of external strains entering the country have been of great concern in recent weeks, the new strain is thought to have originated in India. COVID-19 cases are currently surging in India. As Health Issues …
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World Tuberculosis (TB) Day 2021 is observed today and while the Indian Government remains optimistic, COVID-19 has presented huge challenges that could see years of work undone. Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare Dr Harsh Vardhan delivered an address at the India TB Summit via video conference call highlighting the importance of India’s continued …
Research has shone a light on “long COVID” symptoms, identifying stroke, chest pain, and blood clot-related complications as among the most serious adverse effects patients experience after recovery. Review authors of the study, published in Nature Medicine, highlighted the plight of so-called ‘COVID long-haulers’. “We felt that a review of all these possible issues would …
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