The second wave of coronavirus in India has started waning, and in the last 24 hours, the country witnessed 41,506 fresh cases and 895 deaths. However, test results coming out from Kerala is still alarming, and it strongly indicates that the state is choking with the rising number of fresh infections and mounting deaths. In the last 24 hours, the state reported 12,220 fresh coronavirus cases and 97 Covid-related deaths.
People who have previously caught COVID-19 are now more likely to be reinfected thanks to the Delta variant, a study has found.
The Centre claimed that India is closely monitoring the Lambda COVID-19 variant, affirming that no case of the has been found in India so far.
Quick, quality research has been key to fighting Covid, which was unknown to science when it hit the world. Why did India, though not lacking in research talent, achieve so little, and can this change?
July 6, 2021 Share : Facebook Linkedin Twitter Pinterest
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ASSURES MORE SUPPORT DURING THE PANDEMIC
KOLKATA, 30th JUNE: Dr. Pradip Ghosh, an American NRI, an educator, philanthropist and founder of Pradip and Kumkum Ghosh Family Foundation in USA and India and the Chairman of International Institute of Innovation and Technology (I3T), a premiere research institute working towards implementing innovative solutions for public health in partnership with Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health of USA has donated a total of 180 oxygen concentrators to Department of Health, Government of West Bengal, ESI Hospital at Manicktala, Bharat Sevashram Sangha and other social welfare organisations, safe homes in the constituency of Newtown Rajarhat and Gopalpur Rajarhat, Kamarhati and Barrackpore and to several housing societies in and around Salt Lake, Newtown and Rajarhat in order to keep them ready in case the third wave of the pandemic hits the State again.
SARS-nCoV-2 can spread from symptomatic patients with COVID-19, but also from asymptomatic individuals mandating a robust surveillance for possible timely interventions. It is essential for the control of virus spread within the community, for which the frequency of testing and speed of reporting, also keeping in mind the test sensitivity and specificity rate, play a crucial role.
I3T had the honour of donating 80 Oxygen Concentrators to the Health Department, Govt of West Bengal ; received by Ms, Mahua Banerjee, IAS, Commissioner- Health & Family Welfare, West Bengal.