Corona Strain
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UK study finds long-term lung damage after COVID
World | May 26, 2021, 04:22 PM ISTThe study, conducted by Sheffield and Oxford researchers using a cutting-edge method of imaging, said the damage was not detected by routine CT scans and clinical tests, and the patients would consequently normally be told their lungs are normal.
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Madhya Pradesh constitutes group of ministers to combat COVID
India | May 26, 2021, 03:55 PM ISTThis group will submit its recommendations to the state govt in consultation with the District Crisis Management Committee, Development Block Crisis Management Committee as well as Village and City Crisis Management Committees as and when required.
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No reason to believe Covid will disproportionately affect children in next wave: N K Arora
India | May 25, 2021, 11:22 AM ISTThere is no reason to believe that children will be disproportionately affected by the coronavirus in the coming weeks and months or the next wave, the head of a government working group said but stressed the need for additional resource inputs to improve the pediatric Covid services.
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COVID: Team of engineers in Madhya Pradesh provides free technical service related to ventilators
India | May 23, 2021, 07:12 PM ISTThe team, popularly known as 'Ventilator Express' on social media, not only installs new ventilators sent under the Central government's PM Cares Fund, but also repairs old ones and makes them operational once again.
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Deputy commissioners authorised to utilise all staff for COVID-related work in J&K
India | May 23, 2021, 06:06 PM ISTIt also stated that ASHA and Anganwadi workers would be trained and empowered to assist in Covid mitigation efforts in Union territory, while the health department would ensure establishment of telemedicine arrangements in all districts to enable patients to call and consult doctors.
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Youngest coronavirus patient discharged from Hyderabad hospital
Good News | May 23, 2021, 04:39 PM ISTDescribed as one of the youngest Covid survivors, the baby was discharged last week, doctors at KIMS Cuddles said on Sunday.
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Tamil Nadu records marginal dip in daily new COVID cases, deaths
India | May 22, 2021, 11:38 PM ISTOn Friday, the State reported an all-time high of 36,184 new infections besides adding 467 fatalities on a single day.
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Uttarakhand government to provide allowance, education and job quota to children orphaned by COVID
India | May 22, 2021, 11:02 PM ISTSuch children will be given a monthly allowance of Rs 3,000 under the scheme named Mukhya Mantri Vatsalya Yojana up to the age of 21, an official statement said.
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COVID-19 variant identified in Louisiana, spread more easily than original virus
World | May 22, 2021, 12:05 PM ISTBritain and the World Health Organisation consider it a variant of concern because experts think it may spread more easily than the original virus, LSU Health Shreveport said in a news release Friday.
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Lord Jagannath's chariot construction begins in bio-bubble
India | May 21, 2021, 11:44 PM ISTWith 10 more persons testing positive for COVID, the number of such servitors increased to 18. However, none of the COVID positive servitors had so far entered into the Ratha Khala, Puri district collector Sarthak Verma told reporters.
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India will be in a position to vaccinate its adult population by end of 2021: Harsh Vardhan
India | May 21, 2021, 11:05 PM ISTAt a meeting to review the pandemic situation in nine states and union territories, the minister said, "Between August and December 2021, India will have procured 216 crore vaccine doses, while by July this year, 51 crore doses will be procured."
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Government to import 3,63,000 vials of Black Fungus medicine Amphotericin-B
India | May 21, 2021, 04:23 PM ISTSeveral states and UTs have reported an increasing number of patients suffering from Covid complications in the form of Mucormycosis.
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COVID: Indian Railways delivers 1,118 MT of medical oxygen in a single day
India | May 21, 2021, 04:00 PM ISTRailway ministry officials said that 208 Oxygen Expresses have completed their journey so far and brought relief to various states.
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COVID: Cipla launches 'ViraGen' RT-PCR test
Business | May 20, 2021, 03:40 PM ISTViraGen is Cipla's third offering in the Covid testing segment. Cipla already has partnerships for antibody detection kit and antigen test kits.
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Maharashtra reports 34,031 fresh COVID cases, 594 fatalities, recovery rates near 91 per cent
India | May 19, 2021, 08:46 PM ISTAs many as 594 deaths were reported in the state today, taking the total tally of fatalities to 84,371 in Maharashtra.
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Rajasthan govt to employ 1000 'corona health consultants' to strengthen fight against COVID
India | May 19, 2021, 07:55 PM ISTThe State Civil Defence Department will also select and appoint 'corona health assistants'.
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Gurugram deploys teams for door-to-door COVID screening in rural areas
India | May 19, 2021, 07:14 PM ISTHealth officials said that more than 36,000 people in the rural areas will be been covered by these teams which have been deployed by the district health department.
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139 inmates in Gopalganj jail infected with COVID
India | May 19, 2021, 05:03 PM ISTGopalganj jail Superintendent Amit Kumar said 86 prisoners were confirmed to have tested positive for Covid on Monday.
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COVID: Global record, India conducts 20 lakh tests in one day
India | May 19, 2021, 04:00 PM ISTThe achievement was registered at a time when the daily Covid recoveries outnumbered daily new cases for the sixth consecutive day.
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Doctors to get online training for treating black fungus cases in Uttar Pradesh
India | May 16, 2021, 04:13 PM ISTUP govt has directed authorities to immediately connect all medical colleges, CMOs and other physicians involved in treatment with SGPGIMS to facilitate necessary medical training for them.