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19 May

231 deaths in just 24 hours in Punjab: Fatality rate reaches 2.40%

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Earlier, 217 deaths were reported twice — on May 11 and 15. With 231 fresh deaths, the Covid toll in Punjab now stands at 12,317 while the case fatality rate (CFR) has reached 2.40%, higher than the national CFR of 1.10%. The number of patients ‘on ventilator support’ stands at 422 while those on oxygen support 8,202. The total confirmed cases in the state was pegged at 5,11,652 and active cases are 72,277, as per the bulletin. For the second consecutive day on Tuesday, the fresh recoveries (8,174) exceeded fresh cases (7,143). As per the district-wise break up of 231…

18 May

Former national president of the Indian Medical Association, Dr KK Aggarwal passes away at 62

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Dr KK Aggarwal passed away after a long battle with Covid at New Delhi’s All India Institute of Medical Sciences on Monday. The 62-year-old was admitted to AIIMS for the past several days and was on ventilator support since last week. Dr Aggarwal was a cardiologist and the head of the Heart Care Foundation of India. He received the Dr BC Roy Award in 2005 and the Padma Shree in 2010. He did his schooling in Delhi and completed his MBBS from Nagpur University. Over the past year, he had been posting videos on the Covid pandemic and talking about…

18 May

US President Joe Biden announces USD 100 million worth of COVID-19 assistance to India

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President Joe Biden, who has announced a USD 100 million worth of COVID-19 assistance to India, is deeply engaged with the assistance program, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki told reporters at her daily news conference. “The President is, of course, kept abreast of the COVID pandemic – how it’s impacting different regions in the world, including our important partners in India. And he has been deeply engaged as we’ve made determinations about the type of relief and assistance that we can and should provide,” Psaki said. Responding to a question on India’s COVID-19 situation, Psaki said the United States…

17 May

India has 26 cases of blood clotting after Covishield vaccination: HealthMin

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The government on Monday said it identified 26 potential cases of bleeding and blood clotting in India due to the administration of the AstraZeneca vaccine in India.Serum Institute of India is producing Covishield vaccine in India in partnership with AstraZeneca. The Union Health Ministry said in a statement on Monday that over 23,000 adverse events have been reported since the vaccination drive involving Covishield and Covaxin vaccines started in the country and of these 700 cases were reported to be serious. The ministry is separately issuing advisories to healthcare workers and vaccine beneficiaries to encourage people to be aware of…

17 May

Mahindra’s M-Protect Covid plan for farmers

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Mahindra & Mahindra’s Farm Equipment Sector, a part of the USD 19.4 billion Mahindra Group has rolled out ‘M–Protect Covid Plan’, a new customer centric initiative committed to support Indian farmers in these testing times. Mahindra’s M-Protect Covid Plan aims to safeguard new Mahindra tractor customers and their families against the eventuality of contracting COVID-19. Under the M–Protect Covid Plan, Mahindra will provide customers – (1) A health cover of Rs 1-lakh through a unique COVID Mediclaim policy, (2) Financial support by providing pre-approved loans to support medical expenses incurred during COVID-19 treatment and (3) Insurance of customers’ loan under…

17 May

Use of convalescent plasma not effective against Covid: To be dropped from clinical management guidelines

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In a meeting of the ICMR-National Task Force for COVID-19 on Friday, all members were in favour of removing the use of convalescent plasma from the Clinical Guidance for Management of Adult COVID-19 Patients citing its ineffectiveness and inappropriate use in several cases, they said.The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) will issue an advisory on the matter soon, they said. The present guidelines allows “off label” use of plasma therapy at the stage of early moderate disease, that is, within seven days of the onset of symptoms and if there is availability of a high titre donor plasma. The…

17 May

Consignment consisting of 60,000 doses of Russia’s Sputnik V reaches India

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As many as 60,000 doses of the second batch of Russia’s COVID-19 vaccine Sputnik V on Sunday landed at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport here, Dr Reddy’s Laboratories said on Sunday. “Pleased to share that the consignment that arrived today in Hyderabad contains 60,000 doses of the second dose component of the #SputnikV vaccine. Samples from the consignment will be sent for release to the Central Drugs Laboratory,” the drug maker tweeted. Dr Reddy’s Laboratories on May 14 soft launched imported COVID-19 vaccine Sputnik V vaccine which is priced at Rs 948, with five per cent GST per dose (retail price). “Given the…

17 May

Cyclone Tauktae closes in on Gujarat: Takes at least seven lives

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Authorities in Maharashtra and Gujarat, where the cyclone is expected to make landfall late Monday or early Tuesday, sounded an alert and evacuated thousands from low-lying areas to safer places. Fifty-four teams of the National Disaster Response Force and State Disaster Response Force have been deployed in Gujarat for relief operations. Till Sunday evening, authorities in Gujarat were in the process of evacuating an estimated 1.5 lakh people, while Maharashtra evacuated 5,000 people. According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), Tauktae is likely to intensify further in the next 24 hours and reach the Gujarat coast. Strong winds with speed…

15 May

AIIMS Chief Cites Misuse of Steroids as Black Fungus Cases Rise Among Covid-19 Patients

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AIIMS chief Dr Randeep Guleria on Saturday said cases of Mucormycosis - commonly known as Black Fungus has suddenly increased and is causing more mortality.During a press briefing Guleria said that 23 patients are being treated for the fungal infection at AIIMS and out of them, 20 are still Covid-19 positive. "Many states have reported more than 500 cases of Mucormycosis. This disease can affect the face, infecting nose, orbit of eye, or brain, which can cause even vision loss. It can also spread to the lung," he said To prevent the mucormycosis infection, misuse of steroids must be stopped,…

15 May

Dhani starts distribution of free Covid Care medicines

editor0 CommentsHealth, BusinessDhani app, Health kit, medicine

Dhani app has started distribution of 25-Lakh free Covid Care health kits worth Rs. 90-crore that will benefit 50-Lakh adults. Each COVID Care Health kit has preventive medicines for 2 persons. Dhani is a digital app based business of healthcare by the Indiabulls Group. This kit has been packaged as per the recommendation by the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare and will be helpful in the initial preventive care of Covid 19. The kit consists of a monthly course of medicines that help boost one's immunity through Vitamin C, Vitamin D3, Zinc and Paracetamol in case of fever or…