Pradip and Kumkum Ghosh Family Foundation donates 350 oxygen concentrators
Covid-19 may cause new onset of endocrine dysfunction: Study
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’.
Covid: People treating third wave warning like weather update, not taking it seriously, says govt
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.
‘Caution folks’: Top WHO scientist flags ‘dangerous trend’ of mixing Covid-19 vaccines
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.
Serum Institute to Start Production of Sputnik V in September: Russian Manufacturer
Pune: The Serum Institute of India (SII) will begin production of Russia’s Sputnik V in September and it is intended to produce over 300 million doses of the vaccine in India per year, said Kirill Dmitriev, CEO of the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF, Russia’s sovereign wealth fund). Earlier in the day, RDIF and SII also announced their cooperation to produce the Russian Sputnik vaccine against coronavirus.Also Read – US Says it’s Ready to Ship Pfizer, Moderna Vaccines, But Waiting for India’s Green Light
Global Covid-19 caseload tops 185.9 mn; UK reports 35K cases in 24 hrs
The overall global Covid-19 caseload has topped 185.9 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 4 million and vaccinations soared to over , according to the Johns Hopkins University.
Bone Death, New Post Covid 19 Complication: Symptoms, Causes And Treatment Explained
What is Avascular Necrosis or Bone Death: While our country has just started recovering from the deadly second wave of coronavirus pandemic, preparations are already in process for the expected third wave. Two months after the country started reporting the cases of Mucormycosis (Black Fungus) which is a severe post Covid-19 complication, Doctors now fear that Avascular Necrosis also known as ‘Bone Death’ could be the next possible devastating post Covid-19 condition. At least 3 cases of AVN have been recorded in coronavirus survivors in Mumbai. They reportedly developed necrosis between 45 days to 58 days after COVID-19 treatment.Also Read – What is Bone Death And Why More COVID Patients Are Succumbing to it – All You Need to Know
COVID-19 Lambda strain in India? Here’s what the Centre has to say
New Delhi: The Centre on Friday (July 9, 2021) claimed that Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genomics Consortium (INSACOG) is closely monitoring the Lambda COVID-19 variant, affirming that no case of the Lambda variant of SARS-CoV-2 has been found in India so far.
Zydus’ vaccine for kids above 12 to come up for approval this week
New Delhi: The drug regulator will consider emergency use approval for Covid vaccines developed by Zydus Cadila for children above 12 this week. The regulator’s subject expert committee (SEC) will examine data submitted by Cadila, reports Sushmi Dey.