Category: Covid 19
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36594 new cases in India
(Pooja Dubey, Intern Journalist) The number of infectives crossed 95.71 lakh on Friday after 36,595 new cases of Covid-19 were reported in the country. With over 90 lakh people becoming infection-free, the national rate of recovery of infectives rose to 94.20 percent. According to the data released by the Ministry of Health at 8 am,…
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More than 1 lakh people already vaccinated against COVID-19: Russia
(Riya Singh, Intern Journalist): Russian Health Minister Mikhail Murashko said that more than one lakh people have already been vaccinated against COVID-19 in the country. He made the statement while presenting the Sputnik V vaccine to the United Nations over a video link. Russia became the first country to register the world’s first COVID-19 vaccine…
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Those who do not wear masks will have to do cleaning, kitchen, and other work at Covid Center
(Deepshikha Gautam, Intern Journalist) Ahmadabad: Without moving the mask at public places in Gujarat, one may have to go to the covid-19 center to do cleaning, cooking, housekeeping, and other service work. The High Court has ordered the government to issue a notification to send those violating the Corona Guidelines for service. The High Court…
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Corona virus attacks your brain like this, know the symptoms!
(Deepshikha Gautam, Intern Journalist) New Delhi: Infection with SARS-COV-2 covid-19 is more than just a respiratory virus, which can attack your body and cause serious health conditions. To put things clearly, the coronavirus can also affect your brain, which is an important part of our functioning, and the effect of which can be quite profound.…
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Bihar slashes COVID-19 RT-PCR test rate at private labs from Rs 1,500 to Rs 800
(Riya Singh, Intern Journalist) Patna: The Bihar government on Tuesday slashed the cost of RT-PCR tests for COVID-19 conducted at private laboratories from Rs 1,500 to Rs 800 per test. The RT-PCR test would cost Rs 1,100 if the sample is collected from home. The state government also fixed the cost of COVID-19 rapid antigen…
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Wear masks indoors if ventilation is poor: WHO
(Riya Singh, Intern Journalist): In new guidelines issued on mask-wearing, WHO has recommended wearing face masks when indoors with other people, if the ventilation has been deemed inadequate. “WHO advises that the general public should wear a non-medical mask in indoor or outdoor settings where physical distancing of at least one meter cannot be maintained,”…
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The government never spoke about vaccinating the entire nation – says Rajesh Bhushan
Jagriti Rai (intern journalist) New Delhi: The government has said that its priority will be to first vaccinate a critical mass of the population and break the chain of transmission of the virus indicating that the entire population may not be mandatorily vaccinated. “The government never spoke about vaccinating the entire nation. I just wanted…
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Maharashtra reports 4,930 Covid cases, tally reaches 1,828,826
(Riya Singh, Intern Journalist) Mumbai: The state-reported under 5,000 Covid-19 cases for the second day in a row after 4,930 fresh infections and 95 new deaths were recorded on Tuesday. The state tally reached 1,828,826, while the toll touched 47,246. Authorities said that although cases in the state are still under control, the state could…
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Corona vaccine will not be available to all people in the country,
(Aditya Shaw, Intern Journalist): If you are waiting that you will get Corona vaccinated after it is made, then you are thinking wrong. You may not get vaccinated. Actually, not everyone in the country will get corona vaccine. The government made it clear on Tuesday that it had never said that the entire population would…
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Bird flu wreaks havoc on Japan among Corona
(Pooja Dubey, Intern Journalist) The world is already bearing the brunt of the coronavirus and now bird flu is spreading rapidly in Japan. It has also been found in the fourth province of the country. Japan’s Ministry of Agriculture said on Tuesday that a wave of infection has started in the country’s poultry farms, which…