Category Archives: covid 19

COVID-19 is a disease caused by a new coronavirus called SARS-CoV-2.  WHO first learned of this new virus on 31 December 2019, following a report of a cluster of cases of ‘viral pneumonia’ in Wuhan, People’s Republic of China.

Why are coronavirus cases falling in India

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On September 16 last year, India reported a record 97,894 coronavirus cases. Nearly four-and-half months later, on February 2, the country registered 8,635 new cases. The drop in coronavirus numbers assumes significance as several countries across the world are experiencing a second and in some cases even third wave of Covid-19 virus. “It’s not that […]

Coronavirus: Pregnant women can transfer antibodies to their babies, study claims

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A recent study published in the journal JAMA Pediatrics claims that mothers who were infected with COVID-19 during their pregnancy could transfer antibodies to their unborn child through the placenta. The research took blood samples from more than 1,470 pregnant women at Pennsylvania Hospital between April and August 2020, of which they found and analyzed COVID-19 antibodies […]

Covid-19: 45% of health workers vaccinated in 18 days, India fastest to reach 4m mark

NEW DELHI: India has inoculated around 45% of healthcare workers across the country against Covid-19 in 18 days since the launch of its vaccination drive on Jan 16, becoming the fastest country to vaccinate over 4 million, official data till February 2 shows. On Wednesday, 2,48,662 beneficiaries were vaccinated taking the total to over 43.9 […]

Coronavirus in Kids: More Than One-Third COVID Kids Show no Symptoms

COVID Kids Show no Symptoms

For the study, published in the journal CMAJ, the research team analyzed results for 2,463 children who were tested during the first wave of the pandemic–March to September–for Covid-19 infection. The Coronavirus has badly impacted each and every one of us. The deadly COVID-19 has claimed more than 153K lives globally. People with underlying diseases […]

Vaccination drive: India’s one million shots in 6 days is world’s fastest rollout

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NEW DELHI: The six days that it took India to administer more than one million doses of vaccines against Covid-19 makes it the fastest rollout of a million vaccine shots against the pandemic among countries that have placed their inoculation data in the public domain. A week into India’s vaccination drive, which began on January […]

Covid-19 Vaccine: How to register for corona vaccination in India: Your step-by-step guide

Covid 19 Vaccine

Covid-19 Vaccine Latest Update, Corona Vaccine Registration in India: Here’s everything you need to know about India’s biggest vaccination drive and how to register yourself as a beneficiary How to Register for Corona Vaccine in India: The government started with the dry run for Covid-19 vaccination in most of the states. Soon a section of the […]

Covid-19 crisis: Mapping the coronavirus footprint across states in India

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Check the spread of the coronavirus pandemic across states in India in this interactive map Here’s a look at the footprint of the coronavirus pandemic across Indian states in terms of the number of confirmed cases, deaths and recovery among those previously tested positive for the virus. The numbers are based on official data released daily by […]

Nearly 2 lakh receive COVID-19 vaccine shots, adverse events reported from Delhi and Rajasthan

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India on Saturday successfully conducted the first day of the first phase of nationwide COVID-19 vaccine drive, toutued as the world’s largest vaccination drive so far. New Delhi: India on Saturday successfully conducted the first day of the first phase of the nationwide COVID-19 vaccine drive, which is being called the world’s largest vaccination drive […]

COVID-19 Vaccination Live Updates: PM Modi Launches Coronavirus Vaccination Drive

Coronavirus Vaccination Drive

Coronavirus Vaccination Live Updates: The vaccination program, aimed at inoculating 3 crore health and other frontline workers first, will use shots manufactured in India New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi launches one of the world’s biggest coronavirus vaccine programmes today. The vaccination programme, aimed at inoculating 3 crore health and other frontline workers first, will use shots […]

Study: Depression, stress could dampen efficacy of COVID-19 vaccines

Study: Depression, stress could dampen efficacy of COVID-19 vaccines

Washington [US], January 14 (ANI): Decades of research show that depression, stress, loneliness, and poor health behaviors can weaken the body’s immune system and lower the effectiveness of certain vaccines. A new report suggests that the same may be true for the new COVID-19 vaccines that are in development and in the early stages of […]

India to launch world’s biggest coronavirus vaccination programme from January 16, details here

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Coronavirus vaccination in India LIVE updates: The decision was taken after a crucial meeting that was chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. India has finally set a date with the coronavirus vaccination drive – January 16, 2021. After several training sessions and two pan-India mock drills, the Narendra Modi government on Saturday announced the date of the drive, which […]

COVID-19 may deepen depression, anxiety, and PTSD among pregnant, postpartum women

COVID-19 may deepen depression, anxiety, and PTSD among pregnant, postpartum women

COVID-19 may deepen depression, anxiety, and PTSD among pregnant, postpartum women Boston [US], December 2 (ANI): In a new study published in Psychiatry Review, researchers from Brigham and Women’s Hospital surveyed pregnant women and those who had recently given birth, finding concerning rates of depression, generalised anxiety, and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms, which were found to be exacerbated […]

Can children get Covid-19 vaccine yet?

Can children be vaccinated yet?
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Can children get Covid-19 vaccine yet? There’s a lot of debate going on in the world about vaccination. Whereas most of the countries have started with the first wave of vaccination and other countries are on the verge of starting the vaccination, the world is confronted with the big question: Can we give the […]

Night curfew announced on New Year’s Eve

New Year Party and cerfew

Night curfew announced in Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, Chennai & Kerala on New Year’s Eve We all are ready to be dazzled with blazing hot New Year eve parties in Delhi, Mumbai, Banglore, Kolkata and Chennai with foot-tapping music by renowned DJs, gourmet dining, unique performances, and much more! But Safety First… State authorities have issued […]

Coronavirus lockdown: 20 Things Indians are searching for the most

Coronavirus lockdown: Things Indians are searching for most on Google

15 Things Indians are searching for the most on Google People have been spending a lot of their time online getting information related to coronavirus. We looked into the Google search trend data to see what Indians have been searching for on coronavirus. Here are the top 15 searched items on Google in India: Coronavirus […]