Tag: Health
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In case of respiratory problems…
(Riya Singh, Intern Journalist): The lung is first to be affected by the covid-19 infection. Lungs become swollen when the infection is severe, it gets filled with fluid and becomes difficult to breathe. When the normal functioning of the lungs is disturbed, they are not able to exchange oxygen and carbon dioxide which might cause…
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Covaxin trials: Screening begins in Karnataka
(Riya Singh, Intern Journalist): The clinical human trials of the indigenous Covid-19 vaccine Covaxin are expected to begin shortly at Jeevan Rekha Hospital. The hospital ranks among 12 hospitals listed to study the vaccine in 12 cities around the country. Trials have begun at five of these hospitals including AIIMS Delhi. Jeevan Rekha Hospital will…
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Chikungunya Fever: Does spread by touch?
Chikungunya Fever: Chikungunya is a dangerous global epidemic. Chikungunya is a viral disease that is transmitted to humans by infected mosquitoes. It is spread by Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus mosquitoes. Chikungunya virus is a mosquito-transmitted alphavirus. The global distribution suggests that chikungunya is growing at a dangerous rate. The virus has the potential to…
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Trump to break all ties with the WHO
(Sandhya Jha, Intern Journalist): On Friday, US President Donald Trump once again brought China and WHO into the dock with respect to the worldwide corona epidemic. The US has already stopped funding of WHO. Now Trump has spoken of ending all relationships with the World Health Organization. He said that we will give WHO quota…
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Corona patients in country cross 1.58 lakh, 67,691 cured
Work is progressing rapidly on finding vaccines and cures to fight the Coronavirus Vaccine Coronavirus. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), there are 124 potential vaccines for Covid-19. 10 of which are at the clinical trial level. While in India it is expected to start in 6 months. Countries such as China have few…
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USS Theodore Roosevelt Ship Ready to Return
(Sandhya Jha, Intern Journalist): Washington, After being sidelined with an outbreak of the Coronavirus in Guam for two months, the USS Theodore Roosevelt ship Roosevelt has gone to sea for training, preparing to return to duty in the Pacific. The ship was intercepted in Guam from 27 March. Because more than 1000 crew members had received…
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62 countries, 73rd meeting of the World Health Assembly
(Sandhya Jha, Intern Journalist): Australia and the European Union (EU) Corona have called for an unbiased investigation into the World Health Organization (WHO) response to the pandemic. 62 countries including India have supported it. A resolution to this will be placed at the 73rd meeting of the World Health Assembly. This meeting will start from…
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Chinese researcher shot dead near-critical discovery on Coronavirus
(Sandhya Jha Intern Journalist)New York: A Chinese medical researcher was shot and killed in Pennsylvania, USA. He was researching coronaviruses and was close to an important discovery. Police say no evidence has been found that he was killed due to being Chinese. Professor Bing Liu (37) of the University of Pittsburgh was found dead at…
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After WHO, America’s leading health expert Anthony Fossey said – Corona evolved from nature, not from a lab
Geneva (Sandhya Jha Intern Journalist): After the World Health Organization, America’s leading health expert Anthony Fauci has also said that coronavirus has evolved from nature (nature), not from a lab. He has rejected President Donald Trump’s claim that the virus originated from Wuhan’s lab. Earlier on Monday, the WHO said that the US has not…