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TopicCoronavirus

Topic: Coronavirus

In UP’s Jhansi, rising Covid cases have created ‘ICU fear psychosis’ among hospitalised patients

Doctors say Covid patients are developing fear psychosis, witnessing all the death & gloom around them. One patient died by suicide in the district's biggest hospital after developing this condition.

What are CT scans, the radiation risk from them & do they cause cancer

While some studies indicate a high risk of radiation exposure from CT scans, others show this might not be the case. However, experts say CT scans must not be prescribed indiscriminately.

India to administer 51.6 crore vaccine doses by July-end, says health minister

Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said vaccine production was being ramped up to cater to the increased demand. India has so far administered over 18 crore jabs to eligible beneficiaries.

Plasma therapy not effective, likely to be dropped from clinical management guidelines

This comes in the backdrop of some clinicians writing to the Principal Scientific Advisor cautioning against the "irrational and non-scientific use" of convalescent plasma.

SpiceJet crew spends 21 hours inside aircraft at Zagreb airport over RTPCR test rule change

On arrival in Zagreb on Tuesday, the crew, including four pilots, as well as cabin staff, was told that the orders have changed.

Delay in giving second shot of Pfizer vaccine boosts immune response in elderly: Study

The study, led by the University of Birmingham in collaboration with Public Health England, found that extending the 2nd dose interval to 12 weeks increases antibody response 3.5-fold.

Govt, administration, public — all dropped guard after first Covid wave: Mohan Bhagwat

Addressing a lecture series, Bhagwat said the country should stay united and work as a team in these testing times, instead of pointing fingers at each other.

Congress leader Kumari Selja accuses Haryana govt of hiding Covid-19 case, death numbers

The Haryana Congress unit chief also said black marketing of medicines, which are required for treatment of coronavirus patients, and oxygen cylinders has "broken all records"

BJP alleges links between Congress & Navneet Kalra, accused of hoarding O2 concentrators

Congress MP Abhishek Manu Singhvi is lawyer of all such "criminals" and black-marketeers, BJP MP Meenakshi Lekhi said, hitting out at the opposition party.

Banned ULFA (I) outfit announces ceasefire for 3 months due to Covid-19

United Liberation Front of Asom (Independent) Commander-in-Chief Paresh Barua made the statement in an e-mail to the media. Assam currently has a caseload of 3.15 lakh.

On Camera

Worker exploitation powers the firework industry in Tamil Nadu’s Sivakasi

For an industry globally classified as hazardous, protections such as health insurance and a provident fund for workers are necessities. In Sivakasi, they remain elusive.

172 countries & counting, India looks to hit new record in rice exports. But there’s a flip side

The industry forecasts exports are set to grow 16% in 2025-26, boosted by surplus domestic production and a drive to push into 26 underserved global markets with strong potential.

India and France to jointly manufacture HAMMER air-to-surface missile

Indigenisation level will progressively increase up to 60 percent with key sub-assemblies, electronics and mechanical parts being manufactured locally.

A tribute to Tejas. India’s delay culture is the real enemy in the skies

It is a brilliant, reasonably priced, and mostly homemade aircraft with a stellar safety record; only two crashes in 24 years since its first flight. But its crash is a moment of introspection.