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09 Jul

Kerala on high alert after 14 confirmed Zika virus cases

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Cases of Zika virus in Kerala went up to 14 on Friday with the National Institute of Virology (NIV) confirming 13 more cases. Following this, the State has been put on alert. Among the infected was a 24-year-old pregnant woman who was diagnosed with the mosquito-transmitted disease on Thursday. Hers was the first case of the virus in the State. According to the State government, of the 19 samples sent to the institute, 13 were found to be positive for Zika. The symptoms are similar to dengue and they include fever, rashes and joint pain. Health Minister of the State Veena George…

09 Jul

Final trial data for Covaxin looks good, WHO nod soon

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With the vaccine trial data looking good, Covaxin is likely to get a nod from the World Health Organisation very soon. Chief scientist at WHO, Soumya Swaminathan told a news organisation that the final trial data for Covaxin looks good and mets the safety profile of the international public health agency so far. She told CNBC-TV that the data packet is currently being assembled, while adding that Covaxin's efficacy against the Delta variant of COVID-19 is a bit low. The overall efficacy is quite high she also said. “We keep a close eye on all vaccines which have received emergency…

09 Jul

India logs 43,393 new COVID-19 cases, recovery rate at 97.19%.

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India has recorded 43,393 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, as per the Union Health Ministry. India’s active caseload stands at 4,58,727. The active cases constitute 1.49% of total cases. The recovery rate has risen to 97.19%. 2,98,88,284 people have recovered across the country so far. 36.89 crore vaccine doses were administered so far under a nationwide vaccination drive. The weekly positivity rate remains below 5%, currently at 2.36%. The daily positivity rate is at 2.42%, less than 3% for 18 consecutive days. The testing capacity has been substantially ramped up –42.70 crore total tests have been conducted.

09 Jul

Yogi Adityanath expected to return to power in UP despite Covid failures

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There is good news for Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath as majority feels he will win the upcoming state assembly elections in 2022. As per the IANS-CVoter Snap Poll, 52 per cent say Adityanath will win the UP elections despite his failure to handle the Covid pandemic in the state, while 37 per cent said Adityanath will not be able to win the elections. The BJP has recently registered a big victory in the Zila Parishad elections in Uttar Pradesh. It has has won 65 out of 75 seats in the Uttar Pradesh Zila panchayat polls. BJP’s thumping victory…

08 Jul

Ganga is now free from COVID

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The Ganga River has been declared Covid free. The BSIP scientists had earlier found traces of the SARS-CoV2 virus in the water of Gomti river in Lucknow. After two-month research by medical and genetic experts of Banaras Hindu University (BHU), Varanasi and Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeosciences (BSIP), Lucknow, it has been found that the Ganga river has no trace of the pandemic causing coronavirus. BSIP scientist Niraj Rai, head of the Covid Lab at the institute, said: "Our team extracted RNA and performed an RT-PCR test for all the samples with a true positive and negative sample. Surprisingly, none…

07 Jul

Sputnik V trials among 12-17 years starts in Moscow

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Early trials of Sputnik V vaccine from Russia among children aged 12 to 17 have started in Moscow. 100 volunteers have been recruited who haven't been infected with coronavirus and don't have health issues that would prevent them from getting the disease. Deputy Mayor Anastasia Rakova said the youths will receive a small dose of Sputnik V than what is usually given to adults. The new trial comes as Russia faces a good flow in coronavirus infections and struggles to ramp up its low vaccine uptake. Last week, only 23 million people, of the country's 146-million population, have received at…

06 Jul

Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine ‘less effective against Delta variant: Israel

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Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine was less effective in stopping people from getting infected with the Delta variant of coronavirus in the country in recent weeks, the Israeli government has said. According to Bloomberg, data from Israel’s health ministry showed the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine protected 64 per cent of the country’s people against the virus between June 6 and early July, down from the earlier 94 per cent. This decline has been observed amid the emergence and rise in cases of Delta variant in the country, the data revealed. Moreover, the surge in Delta variant cases also coincided with the lifting of…

05 Jul

Mega vaccination camp in siliguri helps over 600 people to get their jab

editor0 CommentsCovid19, Health, India, West BengalCOVID VACCINE, Rotary Club, Siliguri

Over 600 people were vaccinated at the Mega vaccination camp which the Rotary Club of Siliguri organised. The camp was inaugurated by RK Jain and Dr Rajeev Trehan. They said to the media that more and more people should get vaccinated very soon at this difficult hour. Subhomoy Mitra from Neotia Getwel said they are glad to give vaccination to the common people at places that are near heir homes. Rotary Club members Rakesh Garg , Sanjay Sharma, Rajesh Agarwal along with other members were present to make the camp a successful one. After the disastrous effect of covid-19 we…

05 Jul

In a survey suggest that plastic ban has not been successful across 11 states and two Union territories

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A survey across 11 states and two Union territories across the Himalayan region in the country works on the issue of waste suggests that while most people were aware of the existence of plastic bag ban in their areas, most believe the ban has not succeeded. The report published by Roshan Rai, Priyadarshinee Shrestha and Rajendra P. Gurung, suggests that only 19 per cent felt the ban was highly effective , while 82 per cent of the respondents were aware of the existence of the plastic bag ban in their region. In Bengal, plastic carry bags are banned in Darjeeling…

03 Jul

Covishield Should Be Recognised in Travel Schemes: UK PM Johnson

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The Union Kingdom Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Friday, 2 July, said that there was no reason why people who received Covishield – the Indian-made AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines, should be left out of vaccine passport schemes, reported Reuters. This comes after the European Union did not recognise the vaccine for travel purposes. About 5 million people in Britain are thought to have had the vaccine made by Serum Institute in India, known as Covishield. "I see no reason at all why the MHRA-approved vaccines should not be recognised as part of the vaccine passports and Im very confident that that…