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12 May

‘City Health Card’ by Housing.com

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A recent report by leading online real estate firm Housing.com, titled “State of Healthcare in India: Indian cities through the lens of healthcare” shows that Kolkata lags in terms of delivery of health care services, sanitation and solid waste management compared to other cities. Kolkata has been ranked at the 7th spot on ‘Housing.com City Health Card’, which is a part of the report by the Elara Technologies-owned company. The ‘Housing City Health Card’ was prepared by benchmarking the top-8 cities against important parameters. For the City Health Card methodology, hospitals with more than 100 beds have been considered. Housing.com’s…

12 May

Happy International Nurses Day 2021

editor0 CommentsHealthhealth workers, international nurseday, nurses, sdg, WHO

With the increase in the cases of Covid19, hospitals are loaded with patients who need tremendous care and help. At this time, the role of the healthcare workers including doctors, health experts and nurses has increased way too much. Nurses are the first to come and the last to leave. They are working beyond what their duty is. They have been there with the patients, not just to heal their wounds but also to fill in positivity in them during this hard times. As per World Health Organization (WHO), 9 million more nurses and midwives are to be required by 2030…

12 May

Israel declares Emergency: Conflict between Israeli forces and Palestinian militants intensifies

editor0 CommentsHealthemergency, israel, riots, world

Israel has declared a state of emergency in the central city of Lod after rioting by Israeli Arabs, as conflict between Israeli forces and Palestinian militants intensified. Cars were set alight and a father and daughter -both Israeli Arabs - died when a rocket hit their car. Palestinian militants fired hundreds of rockets deep into Israel, while Israel carried out heavy air strikes on Gaza. At least 40 people have died in some of the worst violence in years. Israel's military says it is targeting militants in Gaza in response to rocket attacks on Jerusalem and other areas. More than…

12 May

Nearly 100 Decomposed floating bodies found in Ganga

editor0 CommentsHealthbihar, Covid-19, dead bodies, ganga, UTTARPRADESH

At a time when the two most populous states of the country Bihar and Uttar Pradesh are trying to do their best to mitigate the Covid crisis, At least 96 unidentified bodies, many of them decomposed and bloated and have been found floating in the Ganga over the past couple of days, triggering fears among local residents in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh that bodies of Covid victims were being dumped in the river. While 71 bodies have been recovered in Bihar’s Buxar, 25 bodies have been found in Uttar Pradesh’s Ghazipur district. Union Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat has…

12 May

96 unidentified dead bodies wash up on the shores of ganga in UP and Bihar

editor0 CommentsHealthbihar, Coronavirus, dead bodies, ganga, India, UTTARPRADESH

At least 96 unidentified bodies – many of them decomposed and bloated – have been found floating in the Ganga over the past couple of days, triggering fears among local residents in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh that bodies of Covid victims were being dumped in the river. While 71 of the bodies have been fished out in Bihar’s Buxar district, at least 25 bodies were found in neighbouring Uttar Pradesh’s Ghazipur district. While authorities in both districts are yet to confirm if the bodies were of Covid victims, saying samples have been sent for tests, police in Buxar said they suspected the…

11 May

9 killed, 21 injured in a shooting at a school in Russia

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Seven children and two adults have been killed in a shooting at a school in the Russian city of Kazan, officials say. Twenty-one other people, mostly children, were injured. A 19-year-old suspect was detained. The attack happened in the capital of the republic of Tatarstan, 820km (510 miles) east of Moscow. Russian PM Mikhail Mishustin spoke of "great sorrow" while Tatarstan's leader Rustam Minnikhanov described the attack as a "major tragedy". "We are deeply saddened that this has happened," he said. Responding to the shooting, Russian President Vladimir Putin said he would review the country's gun control laws. School shootings…

11 May

Pet tiger wanders around in neighbourhood: Owner arrested, again

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A murder suspect in Texas who was out on bail has been taken back into custody after neighbours called the police to alert them to a pet tiger wandering around a Houston neighbourhood. When officers arrived on Sunday, the man put the Bengal tiger in an SUV, and drove off, police said. Victor Hugo Cuevas, 26, now faces a separate charge of evading arrest, police said. The tiger is still on the loose. Footage shared on social media appeared to show a tiger on the leafy suburban streets. Houston Police confirmed that Mr Cuevas had been arrested for evading arrest…

11 May

In Uttar Pradesh Human corpses float, piles up at Ganga bank

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On Tuesday some unidentified corpses of some patients were washed up on banks of Ganga in Bihar's Buxar, found floating in the Ghazipur district of Uttar Pradesh. Ghazipur's District Magistrate MP Singh has said that Our officers are present on the spot to investigate that where they came from. The local people of Ghazipur is in the trauma that the corpses of the patients found floating on the banks of Ganga ,spreading of diseases in the area. The incident of floating and piling up of corpses in Bihar sparked fears about the scale of the COVID-19 crisis in the country.…

11 May

Doctors Warn Against Cow Dung As Covid Cure, Point To “Health Risks”

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Doctors in India are warning against the practice of using cow dung in the belief it will ward off COVID-19, saying there is no scientific evidence for its effectiveness and that it risks spreading other diseases.The coronavirus pandemic has wrought devastation on India, with 22.66 million cases and 246,116 deaths reported so far. Experts say actual numbers could be five to 10 times higher, and citizens across the country are struggling to find hospital beds, oxygen, or medicines, leaving many to die for lack of treatment. In Gujarat, some believers have been going to cow shelters once a week to…

11 May

Can Covid-19 be the reason for long-lasting damage to heart?

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With the wave in Covid19 cases, the world is waking up again to fight against the Covid-19 virus, and it begins with healthy lifestyle and strong immune system. Peoples are getting more careful about their immune system using homegrown plants, 'kadhas', and a nutrient-rich diet. The government has been sharing many safety protocols, guidelines and tips to fight against the coronavirus infection as the second surge turns out to be more devastating than the previous one. To fight against coronavirus we need to do daily exercises, eat healthy foods and maintain a proper diet.