Tag: covid
Rapper Raftaar Tests Covid-19 Positive
Rapper Raftaar has tested Covid-19 positive. The singer is asymptomatic and currently living in isolation at home. Confirming the news on Wednesday, Raftaar however said there might be a technical error in the testing because he feels fit and fine. ....
Decoding 'Post COVID-19 Syndrome'
The effect of the ongoing pandemic has rippled through the whole healthcare ecosystem; and healthcare workers continue to battle on the frontlines to treat as many patients as possible. Many patients with Covid-19 needed intensive care, and with great support and impeccable clinical acumen, patients have emerged victorious. However, those who have been critically ill, and those who were treated for prolonged periods in intensive care units may need a few more months to recover fully, despite completing treatment for Covid-19.....
COVID-19: Centre Issues New Guidelines For Conducting Exams
The Health Ministry on Thursday issued fresh standard operating procedures to conduct examinations amidst the coronavirus pandemic, which involves following precautionary measures.....
Covid Hasn't Impacted Women's Cricket More Than Men's, Feels Smriti Mandhana
Ace Indian batswoman Smriti Mandhana believes the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, which has claimed lakhs of lives across the world, has not impacted women's cricket more than that of men. ....
TV Star Sara Khan Tests Positive For Coronavirus
Television actress Sara Khan has tested coronavirus positive. The actress confirmed the news on Instagram, adding that doctors have advised her to quarantine at home.....
Covid Put Strain On Mental Health: AIIMS Director
Director of All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Randeep Guleria, has said that coronavirus pandemic, lockdown, and communicating through technology rather than physically is straining mental health of people. ....
COVID Patients On Ventilators Can Have Permanent Nerve Damage: Study
Severely ill Covid-19 patients on ventilators are placed in a prone (face down) position because it's easier for them to breathe and reduces mortality. However, a new study shows that life-saving position can also cause permanent nerve damage in these vulnerable patients.....
Ajay Maken Moves SC Seeking Rehab Of Delhi's Slum Dwellers Before Eviction
Senior Congress leader Ajay Maken has moved the Supreme Court seeking rehabilitation of the inhabitants of close to 48,000 slum dwellings along the railway tracks in Delhi. On August 31, the Supreme Court had ordered removal of around 48,000 slum dwellings across railway tracks in Delhi within three months and said no political interference will be entertained in the matter.....
Coronavirus: States, UTs Asked Not To Restrict Movement Of Oxygen Supplies
The Health Ministry on Friday said that few states are trying to curb the free inter-state movement of oxygen supplies by exercising provisions under various acts and also mandating the manufacturers and suppliers located in the state to restrict their oxygen supplies to only the hospitals of the state. ....
Biden Calls Trump's Handling Of Pandemic 'almost Criminal'
Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden has called US President Donald Trump's handling of the coronavirus pandemic "disgusting" and "almost criminal", after it was revealed that the latter had downplayed the virus' threat earlier this year, the media reported on Friday. ....
