Delhi: 80% drop in Covid-19 home isolation cases in last two weeks

Delhi: 80% drop in Covid-19 home isolation cases in last two weeks

On February 14, the home isolation cases count stood at 2,361, registering a fall of 80 per cent in the figures in the last two weeks. Amid a decline in daily Covid cases in Delhi, the number of patients under home isolation here has gradually fallen to 2,361, a steep drop of 80 per cent … Read more

International Youth Day: A holistic approach to health, fitness and evolution of a robust food system

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30 minutes exercise regularly and healthy eating will take you a long way and help you dodge a visit to the doctors clinic By Rohit Kumar International Youth Day: The past year has altered nearly every aspect of our life and brought this fast-moving world to a standstill. The pandemic inflicted a lockdown, which restricted … Read more

Covid-19: Check out the quarantine rules for domestic and international travellers to Gujarat

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Travellers to Vadodara without a negative RT-PCR report will have to remain in home isolation till their reports arrive. (Picture courtesy: IE) Gujarat will continue to conduct RT-PCR tests at Ahmedabad and Surat for all travellers from Europe, the United Kingdom, and the Middle East. Travellers arriving from Brazil, South Africa, and the United Kingdom … Read more

Johns Hopkins-supported app to guide Covid patients at home in India – ET HealthWorld

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Bengaluru: A team of developers in India has created a new app that is supported by Johns Hopkins University in the US and designed to guide people isolating at home after testing Covid-19 positive, right on their smartphones. The Vee+ Svasa app — developed by Bengaluru and New York-headquartered IT services company Vee Technologies, and … Read more

Andhra Pradesh ropes in 4K docs for virtual consultation of Covid patients – ET HealthWorld

andhra pradesh ropes in 4k docs for virtual consultation of covid patients

Visakhapatnam: With more than 1.5 lakh Covid-19 patients in home isolation, the Andhra Pradesh health department is focusing on providing virtual consultation to patients under home care through constant monitoring of their vitals. The nearly 4,300 doctors registered with the 104 call centre are currently making outgoing calls to about 15,000 to 25,000 patients every … Read more

Need to take telemedicine to villages: PM – ET HealthWorld

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In an interaction with doctors on Monday, PM Narendra Modi drew attention to the importance of telemedicine, how it has played a big role for patients in home isolation and asserted that it needs to be expanded in rural areas as well. The PM also urged doctors to include oxygen audits in their daily routine. … Read more

Home Minister Amit Shah says he has tested negative for coronavirus

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NEW DELHI: Union Home Minister Amit Shah, who was undergoing treatment for coronavirus, on Friday said he has tested negative. Shah, 55, also said that on the advice of the doctors, he will be in home isolation for the next few days. “Today, my corona test report has come and it is negative. I thank … Read more

COVID-19 positive Union minister Shripad Naik shifted to hospital

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PANAJI: Union AYUSH minister Shripad Naik, who was under home isolation after testing positive for COVID-19, has been shifted to a private hospital here, his family said on Friday.I The 67-year-old BJP MP from North Goa was shifted to the hospital on Thursday night. He had tested positive for COVID-19 on Wednesday along with his … Read more

Covid-19: Nearly 2,800 opt for home isolation in a week of Uttar Pradesh offering it as option

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Lucknow: Nearly 2,800 asymptomatic Covid positive patients have gone under home isolation in Uttar Pradesh since the state notified the rule on July 20 while it reported the highest single-day increase of 3,260 cases on Sunday. Health minister Jai Pratap Singh told ET that with 85% cases reported being asymptomatic, home isolation is also expected … Read more

Bihar orders home isolation for asymptomatic Covid patients, UP orders for SOP to be prepared

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NEW DELHI: Amidst rising coronavirus cases and the resultant pressure on the availability of beds, Bihar has decided to allow home isolation of asymptomatic patients on the basis of an undertaking by the patient and a district official’s approval. Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday also ordered for a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) … Read more