Coronavirus – World Health Organisation lauds India’s COVID19 response World Health Organisation (WHO), on Wednesday, lauded India over its handling of coronavirus situation and said that the country is responding “with utmost urgency” to COVID-19 from the beginning. Dr Poonam Khetrapal Singh, WHO Regional Director, South-East Asia further said that India has been regularly strengthening…
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Should we use face masks while exercising? Here’s what Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan suggests
Should we use face masks while exercising? Here’s what Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan suggests Do you wear a face mask during exercise? Perhaps that isn’t a good idea in the first place! The scientific guidelines and research related to Covid-19 have constantly evolved since the onset of the lethal virus from the Chinese…
Tom Hanks Reveals His Bones Felt Like Soda Crackers After Being Diagnosed With COVID-19
Tom Hanks Reveals His Bones Felt Like Soda Crackers After Being Diagnosed With COVID-19 Hollywood actor Tom Hanks recently made an appearance on Stephen Colbert’s The Late Show. While he was on the show, he spoke about his experience while fighting against the coronavirus. Tom Hanks and his wife, Rita Wilson were found positive for…
Other members of Bachchan family test negative for coronavirus
Other members of Bachchan family test negative for coronavirus Everyone else in the Bachchan family, except Amitabh Bachchan and son Abhishek, have tested negative for coronavirus. Amitabh Bachchan and Abhishek Bachchan were shifted to the Nanavati Hospital in Mumbai on Saturday evening after testing positive for coronavirus. The rest of the Bachchan family – Jaya…
Breaking – Abhishek Bachchan too tests positive for COVID-19
Breaking – Abhishek Bachchan too tests positive for COVID-19 Shortly after the news of Amitabh Bachchan being tested COVID-19 positive broke, new reports are coming in suggesting Abhishek Bachchan has also contracted the virus. In the video clip showing Big B being taken to the hospital, Abhishek Bachchan can be seen accompanying his father in their personal…
Coronavirus – Uddhav Thackeray wants better coordination for ambulances in Mumbai
Coronavirus – Uddhav Thackeray wants better coordination for ambulances in Mumbai Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Thursday asked a team of IAS officials to concentrate on the availability of ambulances for COVID-19 patients. He also suggested them to display the availability of hospital beds in ambulances. Thackeray held a meeting of IAS officials appointed…
COVID19 – WHO to review evidence of airborne transmission
COVID19 – WHO to review evidence of airborne transmission Announces plans to evaluate world response By Chioma Obinna The World Health Organisation, WHO, on Thursday, said it would be reviewing the transmission mode of the ongoing COVID-19 as new evidence indicates that airborne transmission of the virus may be possible indoors even as it announced…
Covid is airborne. What does it mean? WHO chief scientist Dr Soumya Swaminathan explains
Covid is airborne. What does it mean? WHO chief scientist Dr Soumya Swaminathan explains Ever since a group of over 230 scientists from 32 countries across the world claimed they have evidence to suggest that Covid-19 is airborne, and urged the World Health Organisation (WHO) to update its guidelines, there have been growing concerns among…
8 states account for 90% active Covid-19 cases, 86% deaths in 6 states – Govt
8 states account for 90% active Covid-19 cases, 86% deaths in 6 states – Govt Eight states, including Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Delhi, Karnataka and Telangana, account for around 90 per cent of the active Covid-19 cases in the country and 80 per cent of the active cases have been reported from 49 districts, the Group…
Chest Pain, Diarrhea, Severe Acid Reflux, Unbearable Nausea – Covid-19 Patient Lists ‘Terrifying’ Experience
Chest Pain, Diarrhea, Severe Acid Reflux, Unbearable Nausea – Covid-19 Patient Lists ‘Terrifying’ Experience A coronavirus patient on Saturday tweeted about her experiences with the deadly virus, saying she has been incapacitated for almost three months and while “it’s not enough to not die, you don’t want to live through this either”. In a Twitter…
India gets world’s largest COVID care centre in Delhi, 10000-bed facility named after Sardar Patel
India gets world’s largest COVID care centre in Delhi, 10000-bed facility named after Sardar Patel New Delhi: Amid the rising number of coronavirus confirmed cases in the national capital, the 10,000-bed Sardar Patel COVID care centre will provide a huge relief to the Delhiites. It is reportedly one of the largest COVID-19 care centre in…
Kalaburagi reports youngest coronavirus death in Karnataka
Kalaburagi reports youngest coronavirus death in Karnataka Kalaburagi reported the youngest COVID-19 fatality in Karnataka on Tuesday. A 17-year-old girl (P5900) from Kalaburagi district who had fever, headache and breathlessness was admitted on June 4 to a designated COVID-19 hospital but died on the same day. She was suffering from demyelinating disease. It is a…
Coronavirus will push over 6 crore people into extreme poverty, says World Bank
Coronavirus will push over 6 crore people into extreme poverty, says World Bank The bank has announced emergency operations worth $160 billion in 100 developing countries to fight the coronavirus. The World Bank on Tuesday said that the coronavirus pandemic will push over 6 crore people into extreme poverty, even as it announced emergency operations…
A peek into WHO’s role in the coronavirus pandemic
A peek into WHO’s role in the coronavirus pandemic AFP, The World Health Organization has been at the heart of the battle against the new coronavirus since the first reported outbreak in China. As the WHO’s World Health Assembly gathers on Monday to plot the path ahead, here is a timeline covering the key moments…
No proof from US on claims about coronavirus Covid-19 originating from Chinese lab, says WHO
No proof from US on claims about coronavirus Covid-19 originating from Chinese lab, says WHO The ongoing war-of-words between the World Health Organization (WHO) and the US intensified on Monday (May 4) with the WHO claiming that no evidence had been provided by Washington to support “speculative” claims by US President Donald Trump that the…
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