Cases of the novel coronavirus (2019 n-CoV) outbreak continue to surge, with the world’s youngest 2019 n-CoV patient being reported as an infant born earlier this month in China’s Hubei province’s capital city Wuhan – the epidemic’s epicentre. At the time of writing, the death toll in China due to 2019 n-CoV has reached 563. […]
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Coronavirus screening across Indian airports
Coronavirus screening is underway across Indian airports, with more than 11,000 people being screened at Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport in Mumbai alone as the disease continues to ignite panic worldwide. Coronavirus screening in Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport has covered 11,093 people, as of February 3rd. Other states are undertaking precautionary measures to avert a potential […]
Novel coronavirus outbreak continues to spread
The novel coronavirus outbreak – which made landfall in India in recent weeks – has continued to grow by leaps and bounds, spreading across borders and engendering panic. In India, the third confirmed case of the disease has been confirmed in the state of Kerala which subsequently declared a state of emergency. Death toll hits […]
Novel coronavirus makes landfall in India
India has witnessed its first confirmed case of novel coronavirus, the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has announced. The novel coronavirus outbreak originated in Wuhan, the capital city of China’s Hubei province. The disease has spread throughout mainland China and resulted in 7,771 infections and 170 deaths at the time of writing. Outside […]
Homoeopathy to treat coronavirus? AYUSH Ministry interjects
The Union Ministry of Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha, and Homoeopathy (AYUSH) has spoken out about the coronavirus outbreak, suggesting that homoeopathic and unani remedies could be effective in preventing the disease. The Ministry advised that symptoms of coronavirus could be managed utilising traditional Indian medicine. “At the instance of Ministry of AYUSH, Central […]
Coronavirus outbreak: Vardhan urges calm
Dr Harsh Vardhan, Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare, has urged India to respond calmly to the novel coronavirus outbreak in China. At the time of writing, more than 6,000 individuals are infected and the death toll exceeds 100. The coronavirus outbreak has sparked global panic, with the Government of India planning evacuations of […]
Siddha medicine to cure coronavirus?
As Chinese authorities outline treatment regimens to treat the novel coronavirus and the global push for a cure is underway, a Tamil Nadu-based practitioner of alternative medicine claims to have found a cure in the form of siddha medicine. “We have formulated medicine from an extract of herbs,” claims Thanikasalam Veni. “It is very effective […]
Wuhan evacuation plans amidst coronavirus outbreak
The Union Ministry of External Affairs is preparing for an evacuation of Indian citizens from Wuhan, the Chinese city beset by an outbreak of novel coronavirus which has infected thousands. The novel coronavirus, or 2019-nCov, has led to more than 4,000 infections at the time of writing with a death toll of 106. The Government […]
Indian teacher contracts coronavirus in China
As fears of the novel coronavirus present in China — as well as multiple other nations at the time of writing — spread, an Indian teacher working in the country has been announced as the first non-Chinese individual to contract the condition. The World Health Organization (WHO) has stepped back from declaring the situation […]