Covid India Updates: Health Ministry shares new guidelines for Covid patients in home isolation

The National Students Union of India (NSUI) on Wednesday launched a helpline to assist people to get themselves registered for Covid-19 vaccination. The NSUI will also provide pick and drop facility for senior residents who are staying alone in the city.

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Delhi on Wednesday reported 3,846 cases, the lowest since April 5, and 235 fatalities while the positivity rate dipped to 5.78 per cent, according to the latest health bulletin released by the state government. This is the third day on the trot that the number of cases has remained below 5,000.

Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope on Wednesday infromed that at least 90 people have died after getting infected with Mucormycosis (Black Fungus) so far in the state.

Doctors have raised an alarm about Mucormycosis, also known as black fungus, which can turn dangerous if left untreated, amid reports of re-emergence of the rare deadly fungal infection among Covid-19 patients across hospitals in Delhi, Pune and Ahmedabad.

Amid the rising cases of coronavirus pandemic, Maharashtra recorded as many as 34,031 COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, taking the total tally of infections in the state to 54,67,537. As many as 594 deaths were reported in the state today, taking the total tally of fatalities to 84,371 in Maharashtra.

51,457 patients were discharged from hospitals, taking the number of recovered patients to 49,78,937. The number of active cases stands at 4,01,695.

Mask to mask kiss -- a new trend popularized by celebrities. Recently Kamala Harris, Vice President of the US and second gentleman Doug Emhoff kissed before heading their separate ways on flights with their masks on. Actor Varun Sood kissing his girlfriend Divya Agarwal at the Mumbai airport with a mask on before leaving for Cape Town, South Africa raised many eyebrows.

The question that rises: Is it safe? Let's see what experts have to say about it in a world that is partially vaccinated. 

The World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday listed the Moderna coronavirus vaccine for emergency use, adding another shot to its arsenal in the fight against the coronavirus. According to The Hill, the shot from Moderna joins shots from Pfizer-BioNTech, AstraZeneca-SK Bio, Serum Institute of India and Janssen on WHO's list of emergency use vaccines.

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Mucormycosis is an uncommon, opportunistic invasive fungal infection that occurs in immune-suppressed patients. Uncontrolled diabetes is emerging as a major factor in acquiring black fungus infection or mucormycosis, which is surfacing in Covid-19 patients after recovery and is leading to further complications. 

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Health experts have claimed that 'misuse of steroids' or consuming steroids during covid treatment is the major cause of black fungus infection or mucormycosis. But can you get both covid and black fungus infection? Know everything you need to know here.

India on Wednesday recorded 2,67,334 new cases of the novel coronavirus, along with 4529 deaths due to the infection. According to the data shared by the Union Health Ministry, the country saw a total of 3,89,851 discharges in the last 24 hours, taking the total recovery to 2,19,86,363. The total cases of COVID-19 in India have now mounted to 2,54,96,330, with 32,26,719 active cases, the data showed. The total death toll in the country is now at 2,83,248. A total of 18,58,09,302 people have so far been vaccinated against COVID-19 in India.

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The government lays out new guidelines for people with mild to moderate symptoms of covid and staying in home isolation. It states that there is no need to buy or apply Remedecivir injection without a doctor's consultation for those staying at home. This injection will be administered only in hospitals. According to the new guideline, patients have to gargle with hot water twice a day and also take steam. Along with this, the medicines will have to be consumed on time along with being in contact with the doctor.

PM Narendra Modi, while interacting with State & District Officials on the #COVID19 situation, emphasized that the fight is to save every single life for which the relief material must be easily accessible to the rural population.