COVID-19 cases are beginning to rise more rapidly in India as the overall case count surpasses 46,000. The new case count comes on the back of the single biggest daily increase in cases since the outbreak began in the country, with 3,900 cases registered over a 24-hour period. The COVID-19 curve has been described by …
The seventh edition of our weekly video podcast PandemiCast can be viewed here. This week, we discuss the importance of healthcare communications. Our panellists – Erik Sass, Raquel Cruz, Marta Dourado, and Aman Gupta – discuss Examples of responsible health communications during COVID-19 and any particularly irresponsible ones Communications as a source of both unity …
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For some, herpes is a badge of shame. However, there is no need for this to be the case. Herpes, in fact, is relatively common. Globally, there are billions of people living with the diseases according to research by the University of Bristol, the World Health Organization (WHO), and Weill Cornell Medical College-Qatar. Herpes refers to …
Active COVID-19 cases now number at 2,041,688 worldwide, with the total number of confirmed cases thus far numbering at 3,329,453. In India, confirmed cases of COVID-19 – the disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), typically referred to just as the coronavirus – number at 35,043 to date. The number of active …
The antiviral drug remdesivir could have a “significant, positive effect” in the treatment of COVID-19 patients according to a U.S. official. However, the Union Health Ministry is cautious. A trial of the drug, developed by Gilead Sciences, showed promising results in the United States according to the National Institute of Health (NIH). For those with …
UNICEF has issued a stark warning about children missing out on vital vaccinations due to disruption to immunisation schedules as a result of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. “South Asia could face yet another health emergency if children across the region do not receive their life-saving vaccine shots,” the agency warned. It went on to note …
The majority of Karnataka’s COVID-19 cases are asymptomatic, reports suggest. Between April 17th and April 28th, the state reported 205 cases of COVID-19, the disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) or coronavirus. Of these, 93 percent were asymptomatic. Of 520 cases assessed as of April 29th, 72 percent are asymptomatic. Of …
The coronavirus pandemic in India saw a record number of cases confirmed in a single day, with infections crossing the 30,000 mark and deaths surpassing 1,000. Tuesday saw 1,840 new infections with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), popularly known simply as the coronavirus. This marked the single-highest number of new infections recorded in …
The term pandemic is virtually ubiquitous in the public consciousness right now. The world is arrested in the grip of COVID-19, the disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) – more popularly known simply as the coronavirus. Yet COVID-19 is one of two pandemics the world is grappling with – as a …
The sixth edition of our weekly video podcast PandemiCast can be viewed here. This week, we discuss sexual and reproductive health (SRHR). Our panellists – Sara Seimes, Mona Bormet and Ashok Row Kavi – look at how coronavirus affects SRHR issues. Mark Chataway moderates. To watch the other editions of PandemiCast, click here.
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