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16 Jul

Will the third wave of coronavirus enter the state through North Bengal, experts fear

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Corona infections are on the rise in northeastern India. And that is why the health camp of Bengal is seeing clouds in vermilion. Their only concern now is, 'Will the third wave enter the state through North Bengal?' State health officials met Thursday with the Global Advisory Committee on Corona. According to the source, this fear has been raised again and again. The members of the advisory committee of the world have also warned the health department of the state. Because, to reach any part of India by road and rail from North East India, you have to cross North Bengal. It is also possible to…

16 Jul

Spirit of America Donates Oxygen Concentrators In Naharlagun

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Spirit of America, a US-based nonprofit organization that engages citizens in strengthening relationships with friends, partners, and allies to preserve the promise of a free and better life, is delivering 100 oxygen concentrators to rural health facilities in Naharlagun District in Arunachal Pradesh. The International Association of Human Values (IAHV) and the American India Foundation (AIF) - Spirit of America is sending 320 oxygen concentrators to medical facilities on the front lines of the pandemic. These include 28 districts across 10 Indian states. This contribution will add to the recently announced package to strengthen health infrastructure amid the second phase…

16 Jul

Spirit of America Donates Oxygen Concentrators In Lunglei

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Spirit of America, a US-based nonprofit organization that engages citizens in strengthening relationships with friends, partners, and allies to preserve the promise of a free and better life, is delivering 10 oxygen concentrators to rural health facilities in Lunglei district in Mizoram. The International Association of Human Values (IAHV) and the American India Foundation (AIF) - Spirit of America is sending 320 oxygen concentrators to medical facilities on the front lines of the pandemic. These include 28 districts across 10 Indian states. This contribution will add to the recently announced package to strengthen health infrastructure amid the second phase of…

16 Jul

Spirit of America Donates 60 Oxygen Concentrators In Tripura

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Spirit of America, a US-based nonprofit organization that engages citizens in strengthening relationships with friends, partners, and allies to preserve the promise of a free and better life, is delivering 60 oxygen concentrators to rural health facilities in Khumulwng District in Tripura. The International Association of Human Values (IAHV) and the American India Foundation (AIF)-Spirit of America is sending 320 oxygen concentrators to medical facilities on the front lines of the pandemic. These include 28 districts across 10 Indian states. This contribution will add to the recently announced package to strengthen health infrastructure amid the second phase of the COVID-19…

14 Jul

Kappa variant of Covid-19: 11 cases detected in Rajasthan, says health minister

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Eleven cases of the new Kappa variant of COVID-19 have been detected in Rajasthan, Health Minister Raghu Sharma said on Tuesday. Of these, four cases each are from Alwar and Jaipur, two from Barmer and one is from Bhilwara, he said. The minister said reports of nine samples have been received from Delhi and two from the Sawai Mansingh (SMS) Hospital. The Kappa variant is a moderate form of the coronavirus as compared to its delta variant, Sharma said. On Monday, Rajasthan reported 33 new Covid-19 cases which pushed the state's infection tally to 9,53,159.The death toll from the pandemic…

14 Jul

Vaccination leads to reduced ICU stay, treatment cost

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A cohort study on the impact of vaccination among Covid-19 patients by Star Health and Allied Insurance has unveiled the significant impacts of vaccination among individuals 45 years and above, IndiaMedToday reported. The study concluded that there was a marked reduction in the total hospitalisation expenses by approximately 24 per cent, the average length of stay (ALOS) by a mean of 2.1 days, ICU requirement by 66 per cent and a reduction of approximately 81 per cent in mortality among patients who had completed two doses of vaccination. The report said the study was conducted during the second wave (March…

13 Jul

Death toll from Iraq Covid hospital fire rises to 66 as anger mounts

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The death toll from a fire that tore through a coronavirus hospital in southern Iraq rose to 66, health officials said on Tuesday, as authorities faced accusations of negligence from grieving relatives and a doctor who works there. More than 100 others were injured in Monday night's fire in Nassiriya, which an investigation showed began when sparks from faulty wiring spread to an oxygen tank that then exploded, police and civil defence authorities said - the second such tragedy in three months. Rescue teams were on Tuesday using a heavy crane to remove the charred and melted remains of the…

13 Jul

Third Covid wave hits world, join hands to avoid it in India: V K Paul

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The third wave of the Covid-19 pandemic, NITI Aayog member V.K. Paul on Tuesday appealed to Indians to join hands to avoid its spread in India, warning that a “majority of cases will be reported if the next wave comes”. “The world is witnessing a third wave (of Covid-19). We have to join hands to ensure that the third wave doesn’t hit India. The Prime Minister today clearly said that we should focus on keeping the third wave at bay, instead of discussing when it would come in India,” Paul said. Citing data that mentions 3,90,000 Covid cases in the…

13 Jul

1st COVID-19 Patient of India Tests Positive again for the Coronavirus

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Today in Kerala's Thrissur health authorities said that a women who was tested positive for corona virus has tested positive again. she told to the press she tested for corona virus as she was prepared to go to New Delhi for study purposes. Then the test came out as positive. The woman is currently at home and she is ok. It was on January 30, 2020 the third year medical student from Wuhan university tested positive for COVID-19, becoming India's first COVID-19 patient, and after that she had returned home following semester holidays. After nearly three weeks of treatment at…

12 Jul

Renowned surgeon Dr. Nishikant in Cooch Behar

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Expert services of a renowned Hip and Knee Replacement Surgeon, Dr. Nishikant will be available in Cooch Behar on July 15 & 16. He is one of the 50 stalwarts of the country by performing nearly 10,000 successful knee and hip surgeries in the last decade. Patients will be able to get Dr. Nishikant's service at Care Pharma in Cooch Behar. A gold medalist in MBBS and MS (Ortho), Dr. Nishikant Kumar has got world-class recognition and obtained several major fellowship degrees like FAR, FTR, FJS, FJR, FRJS. He has extensive expertise of more than 15 years in performing Knee…