Daily coronavirus cases and deaths in Russia remained at their highest numbers of the pandemic Wednesday as more regions announced extending existing restrictions in an effort to tame the country’s unrelenting surge of infections. Russia’s state coronavirus task force reported 40,443 new confirmed cases from a day earlier. It was the fifth time in seven … Read more
World Health Organisation Chief Scientist Soumya Swaminathan World Health Organisation (WHO) chief scientist Soumya Swaminathan on Thursday warned that the next pandemic was not an “if” but a “when”, and it could be waiting to happen anytime. The pandemic has shown that a health security threat can be as bad as any other kind of … Read more
India: AI–powered EMR software developer HealthPlix technologies reported a 42% surge in adoption of its platform by doctors in a span of nine months since January. The platform is currently being used by over 6000 active doctors across the country to provide better medical treatment to patients with the help of technology. It recorded a … Read more
Power cuts and even blackouts have slowed or closed factories across China in recent days, adding a new threat to the country’s slowing economy and potentially further snarling global supply chains ahead of the Christmas shopping season in the West. The outages have rippled across most of eastern China, where the bulk of the population … Read more
Chief Economic Adviser, KV Subramanian, argues why economic fallout of a third wave, if it strikes, will be marginal, also adding that if there had been no second wave, the Q1 growth rate would have been close to 30%. Here are the excerpts of a free-wheeling interview with Shantanu Nandan Sharma: Q1 GDP number has … Read more
‘It is also encouraging that the Government has taken positive steps in formulating the telemedicine guidelines and developing training and certification programs for healthcare professionals.’ Telemedicine has grown considerably since the advent of pandemic in India and is playing a major role in making healthcare accessible and affordable. It is playing a pivotal role in anticipating … Read more
Most people who were infected by SARS-CoV-2 developed antibodies. The study revealed that antibody production was based on severity of symptoms A new study has found that those with severe and long-lasting Covid-19 symptoms are likely to have higher levels of antibody which is needed to fight against future infections. This new study from Rutgers … Read more
Ganesh Festival in Pune (IE Image) Ganesh Chaturthi, one of the biggest festivals of Maharashtra that attracts huge crowd is just around the corner and the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) to avert the risk of the increasing spread of Covid-19 infections has banned processions during the festival. Ganesh mandals were given permission to erect pandals … Read more
Country is gearing up to open international and domestic travels. By Mr Amit Sharma, Of all the industries trying to sustain the pandemic crisis, the tourism industry suffered the most over the past two years. The tourism industry is a significant contributor to a country’s economy in terms of GDP, foreign exchange earnings, and employment. … Read more
It is important to take a positivity break every day and remind oneself that this too shall pass. By Reya Mehrotra When 2021 rang in, there was hope, joy and relief among people at surviving the worst year in lived history. But then the second wave of the virus unleashed itself, shattering families and dashing hopes. … Read more