LOS ANGELES: The commonly prescribed antibiotic for Covid-19, azithromycin, is no more effective than a placebo in preventing the viral disease among non-hospitalized patients, and may in fact increase their chance of hospitalization, a study has found.
Dr. Samiran Panda, Head of Epidemiology and Communicable Diseases, ICMR, says the third wave is a distinct possibility although not inevitable as it is dependent on the scale and quality of appropriate public health measures.
India faced a severe second wave of Covid-19 infections starting February. The seven-day average of daily new infections rose 36 times between February 11 and May 9, which is when the second wave peaked. Daily new cases have since fallen sharply, but the latest statistics underline the need for caution. This is all the more important given the anecdotal accounts of Covid-inappropriate behaviour from many places, especially tourist destinations. Here are four charts that explain this.
Hyderabad: A portable device developed by researchers at BITS Pilani, Hyderabad will help reduce the time taken for DNA amplification or polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test to 15-30 minutes and make it accessible to even those living in remote areas.
Covid-19 deaths and cases are on the rise again globally in a dispiriting setback that is triggering another round of restrictions and dampening hopes for a return to normal life. The WHO reported on Wednesday that deaths climbed last week after nine straight weeks of decline. It recorded over 55,000 lives lost, a 3% increase from the week before. Cases rose 10% last week to nearly 3 million, with the highest numbers recorded in Brazil, India, Indonesia and Britain, WHO said.
It’s 2030, you feel unwell, your body hasn’t felt like itself for a few weeks now. You’re worried it could be something concerning. You head to the nearest hospital and they wish to run a few tests. A decade ago, perhaps, you would be worried about whether your insurance covers the series of tests and machines you’re about to be put through. Instead, all that the doctors require are some basic samples and the next thing you know, the display in front of you has text and graphics running across the screen, showing all possible areas of concern.
Pradip and Kumkum Ghosh Family Foundation donates 350 oxygen concentrators
CHANDIGARH: Most of the Covid patients with mild to moderate infection have been found to have a new onset of endocrine dysfunction following Covid-19 infection. This has been published as a observational study in international journal ‘Frontiers in endocrinology’.
NEW DELHI: The Union health ministry on Tuesday expressed concern over the gross violation of Covid-19 norms and said that people are treating third wave warning like a “weather update”.
Addressing a press briefing, Lav Agarwal, joint secretary, health ministry said approximately 73.4 per cent of the new Covid-19 cases reported in July were from Kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Odisha.
He further informed that central teams have been sent to 11 states/UTs including Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Assam amid rising cases.
Geneva, July 12 (ANI): Mixing and matching COVID-19 vaccines from different manufacturers is a “dangerous trend” and could lead to chaos as there is limited data on it on the practice, World Health Organisation (WHO) chief scientist Soumya Swaminathan said on Monday.