Coronavirus Awareness
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COVID 19: Harsh Vardhan to hold virtual review meetings with AIIMS officials, state health ministers
India | Apr 16, 2021, 06:23 PM ISTUnion Health Minister Harsh Vardhan will hold a virtual Covid 19 review meeting with health ministers of states with maximum cases on Saturday.
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Coronavirus (COVID-19) frequently asked questions answered by WHO
Health | Apr 15, 2021, 04:09 PM ISTThe doctors shared that there are 99 ways to do the wrong but only a handful of things to stay safe and healthy which must be practised at all cost.
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COVID-19 pandemic lays bare social inequality, warns UN chief
World | Apr 06, 2021, 09:29 AM IST"Within countries, illness and death from Covid-19 has been higher among people and communities that contend with poverty, unfavourable living and discrimination," said Guterres.
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Covid-19 not necessarily the big one, it’s a wake-up call: WHO warns crisis may get worse
World | Dec 29, 2020, 05:03 PM ISTThe World Health Organisation have warned that the Coronavirus is not necessarily the big one, and that there is a real chance of another, more serious pandemic spreading across the world and urged the world to get "serious" about preparedness. "This is a wake-up call," WHO emergencies chief Michael Ryan told reporters at a briefing.
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Men have 30% higher risk of dying from COVID-19 than women: Study
World | Dec 20, 2020, 01:26 PM ISTMen have a 30 per cent higher risk of dying from COVID-19 compared to women of the same age and health status, according to a new study which analysed the link between common patient characteristics and the risk of dying from the novel coronavirus infection.
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COVID-19 prevention: WHO recommends wearing masks indoors if ventilation is poor
World | Dec 03, 2020, 11:07 AM ISTThe World Health Organization recommended wearing face masks when indoors with other people, if the ventilation has been deemed inadequate. In its beefed-up guidance, WHO advised that the general public should wear a non-medical mask in indoor (eg shops, shared workplaces, schools) or outdoor settings where physical distancing of at least one metre cannot be maintained.
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Sex steroids play protective role against Covid-19: Study
Health | Nov 25, 2020, 02:28 PM ISTThe study, published in the journal Trends in Endocrinology and Metabolism, analysed existing research to look at reasons why Covid-19 symptom severity and mortality are more frequent in men than in women and in older people.
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Ministry of Railways shares video, warns people of COVID infection: 5 safety precautions to take
Health | Nov 23, 2020, 02:38 PM ISTMinistry of Railways shared a video warning people of COVID danger. If you are stepping out, follow these 5 tips to keep coronavirus infection at a bay.
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Mouthwash can kill coronavirus: Indian experts believe otherwise
India | Nov 20, 2020, 02:28 PM ISTAs we go through studies claiming that widely-available mouthwashes can kill the deadly novel coronavirus, health experts in India cast doubts on such studies, stressing that people should not treat mouthwash as a prevention method from Covid-19 unless proven in clinical settings.
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COVID-19 patients are most infectious in first week of contracting virus, new study reveals
Science | Nov 20, 2020, 11:23 AM ISTAlthough the genetic material of the novel coronavirus may still be detected in the respiratory or stool samples of COVID-19 patients for several weeks, no infectious virus particle was found beyond nine days of symptom onset, a new study says.
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Plasma treatments can quickly kill Covid virus on surfaces
Health | Nov 11, 2020, 02:44 PM ISTThe new findings, published in the journal Physics of Fluids, show great potential for the use of plasma in the fight against the spread of Covid-19.
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Synthetic mini-antibody identified to combat coronavirus
Science | Nov 04, 2020, 07:05 PM ISTIn a significant development, scientists have identified a synthetic mini-antibody that turned out to be particularly effective in blocking the new coronavirus from entering human cells.
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This blood type is at a lower risk of COVID-19 infection | Read to know
Science | Oct 15, 2020, 09:06 PM ISTPeople with blood type O may have a lower risk of infection from the SARS-CoV-2 virus, that causes COVID-19, and reduced likelihood of severe outcomes, including organ complications, if they develop the disease, two new studies suggest.
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We have to be more careful about COVID-19 during winter: NITI Aayog
India | Oct 13, 2020, 09:41 PM ISTThere is a stabilization in the impact of COVID-19 in the country, but we have to be more careful in our hygiene practices as it is a respiratory virus and most respiratory viruses escalate during winter, said Dr VK Paul, Member (Health), NITI Aayog on Tuesday. COVID prevention NITI aayog says people have to be more careful during winters, VK Paul, COVID-19 during winter
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Cloth masks my protect from COVID-19 only if washed daily at high temperatures: Study
Science | Oct 12, 2020, 04:52 PM ISTCloth masks may reduce the transmission of viruses such as SARS-CoV-2, which causes COVID-19, only if they are washed daily at high temperatures, according to a study.
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PM Modi to launch Jan Andolan for COVID-19 appropriate behaviour today
India | Oct 08, 2020, 07:59 AM ISTThe aim of the campaign is to encourage people's participation and a Covid-19 pledge will be taken by everyone. It endeavours to be a low-cost but high-intensity campaign with the key messages to 'wear mask, follow physical distancing, maintain hand hygiene'.
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India far from achieving herd immunity against COVID-19: Harsh Vardhan
India | Sep 27, 2020, 06:51 PM ISTIndian population is still far from achieving herd immunity against COVID-19 as shown by Indian Council of Medical Research's (ICMR) second Sero Survey, the Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said on Sunday.
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Can you get infected by coronavirus twice? Here’s what ICMR DG had to say
India | Sep 16, 2020, 06:46 PM ISTWhile admitting that reinfection of COVID-19 is possible, ICMR Director General Dr.Balram Bhargava on Tuesday revealed that it is a very rare occurrence.
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COVID spreads through saliva, respiratory secretions of infected people: Health Minister
India | Sep 15, 2020, 04:50 PM ISTMinister of State for Health Ashiwni Choubey on Tuesday informed the Rajya Sabha that current evidence, according to WHO, suggests that transmission of coronavirus occurs primarily through direct, indirect, or close contact with infected people through saliva and respiratory secretions.
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Antibodies may not guarantee COVID-19 protection, say scientists
Health | Sep 07, 2020, 07:37 PM ISTAs the country added 90,062 COVID-19 cases on Monday taking the number past the 42 lakh mark, scientists are grappling with the pivotal issue of antibodies. They are trying to understand how antibodies impact on the progression of the disease.