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18 Jun

Covid-19 spreads easily among people who live together

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COVID-19 spreads easily among people who live together and other family members, even before an infected person shows any symptoms, according to a modelling study that is the first-of-its-kind to quantify symptomless transmission. The research, published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases journal on Wednesday, also suggests the SARS-CoV-2 that causes COVID-19 may spread more easily in households than severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) or Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS). The analysis, based on contact tracing data from 349 people with COVID-19 and 1,964 of their close contacts in Guangzhou, China, found that people with COVID-19 were at least as infectious…

17 Jun

BUZZ | Social Science Research Community (SSRC), India organized a National Webinar on the theme ‘COVID-19 and Assam: Challenges to the Economy and Social Security’.

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GUWAHATI: Social Science Research Community (SSRC), India, a self sponsored platform constituted by the researchers and scholars of social scientists from all across the country organized a National Webinar on 16 June 2020 on the theme ‘COVID-19 and Assam: Challenges to the Economy and Social Security’. Addressing the Colloquium Prof. Binod Khadria, former faculty of Economics, Education and Migration, Jawaharlal Nehru University, after presenting a comprehensive analysis on migration from global to the local, suggested to make Assam a hub of higher education to retain students migrating out of the state for higher studies and to raise the labour productivity of…

17 Jun

State government takes over Salboni Hospital

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Kolkata/ Salboni, June 17: JSW Foundation, the social development arm of JSW Group, is currently in the process of handing over the Salboni’s Super Specialty Hospital (SSH) and its assets to the State Government. In 2018, Government of West Bengal handed over the Operations & Total Management of this hospital to JSW Foundation under a unique Public-Private-Partnership (PPP). Salboni’s Super Specialty Hospital is one of the hospitals established in West Bengal under the Government initiative to provide affordable and effective medical services to public. Now, the State government decided to take over the Salboni’s Super Specialty Hospital so that it…

17 Jun

Pernod Ricard India Foundation’s initiative

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Itanagar, June 2020: Pernod Ricard India Foundation extended its support towards strengthening Arunachal Pradesh’s Government Hospital ICUs and public Healthcare Infrastructure. As the number of COVID-19 cases accelerate with lockdown restrictions easing across the country, it has become imperative for healthcare systems to be prepared for an exponential surge of cases on a war footing. In such time of distress, Pernod Ricard India Foundation is humbled to join hands with Excise Department, Government of Arunachal Pradesh to provide preventive health care supplies such as 5 ICU ventilators, 10 ICU fowler beds and 5000 surgical masks for Arunachal Pradesh. Pernod Ricard…

17 Jun

Elderly people with diabetes are more vulnerable to COVID-19

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Kolkata, June 2020: In Kolkata, up to 12% of the population is known to have diabetes and the average level of HbA1C was as high as 8.07% during January to March 2020 according to a report by India Diabetes Care Index. These findings clearly indicate that people with diabetes should be more vigilant about their glucose level and take proper medication to manage their condition. The risk of Coronavirus among people with diabetes is up to 50% higher and they are more likely to experience severe symptoms and complications when diagnosed with COVID-19. Diabetes patients should focus on a healthy…

17 Jun

Max Life’s Claims Paid Ratio at an all-time high

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Achieving an all-time high individual death claims paid ratio of 99.22% in the company’s last five-year performance, Max Life Insurance Co. Ltd. today announced that it has paid 15,342 death claims amounting to Rs. 563 crore in FY 2019-20. In FY 19-20, out of a total 15,463 death claims received, only 120 were rejected and 1 case was pending for closure at the end of the financial year. The Company has consistently improved its claims paid ratio in the last 5 years to breach the remarkable 99% mark this financial year, thereby reiterating its commitment towards cementing customer trust. Since…

16 Jun

The virus isn’t going anywhere, say experts

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‘This pandemic will not rest until it infects 60% to 70% of the population’ Leading infectious disease experts in the US are warning that the coronavirus will be making life difficult for the foreseeable future. And as strict social distancing wanes, some leaders in New York and Texas are threatening renewed lockdowns in an effort to get people to take the persistent threat of the virus seriously. “This virus is not going to rest” until it infects about 60 percent to 70 per cent of the population, said Dr Michael T. Osterholm, director of the Center for Infectious Disease Research…

13 Jun

Health Ministry Adds Two New Symptoms To COVID-19

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In a major update on Saturday, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) has added two new symptoms of COVID-19 to the list of those identified earlier. These include Anosmia - Loss of Smell, and Ageusia - Loss of taste. The Health Ministry added that these symptoms have been reported preceding the onset of respiratory symptoms in several cases. Other symptoms of the COVID-19 include: FeverCough Fatigue Shortness of breath Expectoration Myalgia Rhinorrhea, sore throat, diarrhoea

13 Jun

PM MODI TO TALK TO CMS NEXT WEEK

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Over two days next week, June 16 and 17, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will interact As Covid cases surge in India, epidemiologists, both within the government and outside, say the key metric to watch now may be the death toll — a crucial marker both of the course of the epidemic and the success of state governments in tackling it. Over two days next week, June 16 and 17, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will interact with state chief ministers, with the second day of the video-conferencing set aside for CMs from states such as Maharashtra, Delhi, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat and others, which…

12 Jun

Covid-19 patients treated worse than animals, bodies found in garbage

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NEW DELHI, Jun 12, 2020: The Supreme Court on Friday took a strong view of the treatment meted out to Covid-19 patients and dead bodies in government hospitals across the country, describing the situation as deplorable and worse than what animals would have to suffer. Taking cognisance of media reports, a three-judge bench sought detailed status reports from four states - Delhi, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal - regarding the conditions in hospitals. “Covid-19 patients are treated worse than animals. In one case, a dead body was found in garbage,” the bench headed by justice Ashok Bhushan remarked. The…