A 61-year-old doctor contracted both the Alpha and Delta variants at various stages The Heart Care Foundation of India (HCFI) Dr KK Aggarwal Research Fund has documented severe SARS-CoV-2 breakthrough reinfection with Delta variant after recovery from a breakthrough infection by Alpha variant in a fully vaccinated healthcare worker.
COVID-19 and the fear of stepping out forces patients to adopt at-home therapies The looming threat and fear of coronavirus has pushed people back inside their homes. The year 2020 showed us limitations in the healthcare infrastructure, unable to support critical healthcare issues. The lockdown affected
The two waves of Covid-19 that have inflicted India so far have seen us scrambling for resources and medical supplies. Be it smaller medical establishments, or large hospitals, stock-out situations have plagued the Indian healthcare infrastructure regularly. The adaption of technology and robust real-time, agile, prediction models
The government on Tuesday cautioned that people roaming in hill stations and markets without following COVID-19-appropriate behaviours can nullify the gains made in the management of the pandemic so far. Stressing that the pandemic was not yet over, an official described the images of large
There is no scientifically validated evidence to support the theory that the coronavirus leaked from a laboratory in China, and more recent, peer-reviewed studies strongly suggest that the virus evolved in nature, a group of scientists wrote in The Lancet journal. The report published on Monday
The use of face masks as protection against coronavirus will become a matter of “personal choice” as the UK lifts legal lockdown measures in place later this month, a Cabinet minister said on Sunday. Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick said there will be a move towards greater
Breakthrough cases and COVID-19 recovered individuals with one or two doses of vaccine have relatively higher protection against Delta variant in comparison to those administered either one or two doses of Covishield, a study stated. Prior vaccination results in less severe disease against subsequent infection provide
The Union government on Friday stressed on vaccination and following COVID-19 protocols as it noted that the second wave of the pandemic is not over yet and people should not lower their guard. Though daily new CPVOD-19 cases continue to show a declining trend, 71 districts
The Centre on Friday deputed multi-disciplinary teams to Kerala, Arunachal Pradesh, Tripura, Odisha, Chhattisgarh and Manipur in view of the high number of COVID-19 cases being reported by these states. Teams will be supporting the states in their efforts to carry out a targeted Covid
Pregnant women in India are now eligible to get vaccinated against Covid with the union health ministry Friday giving the approval based on recommendations of the National Technical Advisory Group on Immunization (NTAGI). The decision empowers pregnant women to make an informed choice on taking the
