Healthcare

In a study, nearly 3 in 4 Indians who were surveyed said masks are history and rarely anyone wears them now, even when COVID cases are spiking in the country.

In response to an increase in COVID-19 cases, AIIMS-Delhi has announced plans to establish a dedicated screening OPD within its emergency department.

Another official, while giving more details of the first JN.1 case, said the patient was a 52-year-old woman, who was admitted to a hospital three to four weeks ago.

A convention on Gita: A Remedy for Mental Health Problems was organised by Mumbai based Bhaktivedanta Hospital And Research Institute Tuesday.

The World Health Organization director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus had declared an end to Covid-19 as an international public health emergency in May.

“We must wait and see how this new virus expands in India. It is good to be vigilant, but we should not panic. The virus is mild and it is not leading to hospitalisations,” he added.

In recent weeks, Covid-19 and its new sub-variant JN.1 was reported in multiple countries, including India, and its prevalence has been rapidly increasing globally.

The number of people recuperated from the disease has increased to 4,44,71,212, and the national recovery rate stands at 98.81 per cent, according to the health ministry's website.

The number of new deaths decreased by 8 % as compared to the previous 28-day period, with over 3,000 new fatalities reported, the World Health Organization (WHO) said in its latest press release.

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Our feet take the burden of our daily lives. Just as we need to keep our face and hair nourished, we also need to keep our feet moisturised.

Though the centre has issued an advisory to states and union territories to step up testing only a few states, like Kerala, have ramped up testing.

According to the agreement, an expert team from AIIA will collect tea samples from the AYCL tea estates for undertaking necessary lab research.

The officials also said that for now there is no push from the government for vaccination.

The country recorded 614 Covid cases, over 500 from Kerala alone, in the last 24 hours, the highest since May 20 this year when 756 cases were reported.

"It is anticipated that this variant may cause an increase in SARS-CoV-2 cases amid a surge of infections of other viral and bacterial infections, especially in countries entering the winter season."

The Centre on Monday issued an advisory to states to monitor and keep a vigil, as India has recorded an uptick of respiratory illness cases and a spike in Covid-19 cases.

The government report revealed that there is no national coordination mechanism for drowning prevention and no data systems that capture the exact numbers.

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