By Robert Preidt HealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, May 11, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Maintaining adequate social distance from strangers — a key COVID-19 preventive measure — can be tough when you’re drinking alcohol, researchers say. In a new study, the researchers put more than 200 young social drinkers in different social situations in laboratory settings. … Read more
Amid rising coronavirus cases, the Election Commission on Friday flagged instances of star campaigners and political leaders not wearing masks while campaigning, and asked them to follow in all seriousness the guidelines on COVID-appropriate behaviour issued by it last year. In a letter to leaders of all recognised political parties, the poll panel said, “It … Read more
Delhi is encountering the fourth wave of COVID-19 infection but imposition of a lockdown is not being considered yet, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said on Friday and urged the Centre to allow states to undertake mass-level vaccination. If there is a need for a lockdown in the future, a decision will be taken after consultation, … Read more
Indian Institutes of Science Education and Research (IISER) Bhopal innovators have developed a low-cost ‘Crowd and Mask’ Monitoring System, to prevent the spread of Covid-19. Wearing masks is among the primary precautions adopted to prevent Covid-19 spread along with social distancing. With the Institute commencing the process of bringing students back to campus in phases, … Read more
THURSDAY, Feb. 11, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Fully vaccinated Americans can now skip quarantines if they are exposed to someone infected with COVID-19, new federal guidelines say. “Fully vaccinated persons who meet criteria will no longer be required to quarantine following an exposure to someone with COVID-19,” the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and … Read more
By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter MONDAY, Feb. 8, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Wearing masks, frequent hand-washing and avoiding large crowds may not have been part of the American culture before the coronavirus pandemic began, but those habits are likely to stick around for a while, new research suggests. A national survey from Ohio State … Read more
Feb. 5, 2021 — Though Super Bowl Sunday is not a national holiday, it is often treated as one — a daylong celebration full of friends, family, and food. But this year will be different. At least, that’s what doctors are hoping. Medical professionals are pleading with the public to stay physically distanced and … Read more
Chef Vikas Swadesh Seth, Culinary Director, Embassy Leisure Dine-in still sees the most demand! For many Indian families, eating out had become a way of life, a celebration of small and happy moments, professional and personal triumphs or simply a way of enjoying life’s finest moments over food. Indeed, looking back, one can sense that … Read more
‘It will be suicidal if we say the risk is less,’ says CCMB director Rakesh Mishra. (Reuters file photo) If you are finding more people seeming careless and confused about COVID-19, you probably are not alone. Despite experts pointing out repeatedly that masks and social distancing are the only hope at the moment, many, it … Read more
By Dennis ThompsonHealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, Dec. 31, 2020 — A new and more infectious variant of the COVID-19 virus has shown up in separate cases in Colorado and California, weeks after it first emerged in the United Kingdom. Doctors on the pandemic‘s front line say people shouldn’t panic, but should definitely adhere even … Read more