Navaratri festival draws huge crowds at many places in Vizianagaram

Navaratri festival draws huge crowds at many places in Vizianagaram

It’s devotion time in the city, thanks to the celebrations of Durga Navaratri Utsavalu in public places such as Newpoorna junction, railway station, Bobbadipeta and Kottaduppada. People who could not celebrate the nine-day festival in public due to the impact of COVID-19 in 2020 and 2021, gathered in huge numbers to offer special prayers to … Read more

Do You Socially Distance? Your Income Might Matter

By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, Jan. 19, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Do you you keep 6 feet apart from others to help stop coronavirus spread? New research shows that the wealthier you were at the start of the pandemic, the more likely it is you’ll maintain social distance. The new study looked at … Read more

Supersreaders Spur Record New U.S. COVID Cases

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Oct. 30, 2020 — The big coronavirus numbers keep piling up — and so do the superspreader events. The Johns Hopkins University Coronavirus Resource Center reported that 88,521 new coronavirus cases were recorded Thursday in the United States — the most in a single day since the start of the pandemic. Less than a … Read more

Swelling Puja crowds in Bengal may lead to Covid disaster, warn doctors

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With Durga Puja celebrations only days away, West Bengal’s medical fraternity, already working tirelessly for six months, is now worried about massive crowding that may trigger a spike in Covid-19 cases across the state. Senior cardiac surgeon Kunal Sarkar said, “We are very worried. The situation was, more or less, under control a month ago. … Read more