A man wearing a protective mask sits at an entrance to a government-run Covid Care Centre set up at a boarding school in Boisar, Maharashtra, India. (Photographer: Dhiraj Singh/Bloomberg)
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Sep 09, 2020
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60% of the total cases are recorded only in 5 states. Of the total 89,706 new cases, which have been reported in the last 24 hours, Maharashtra has alone contributed more than 20,000 and Andhra Pradesh has contributed more than 10,000: Ministry of Health pic.twitter.com/0Ab5xilXf9
Community spread of the novel coronavirus has been witnessed in Himachal Pradesh's capital Shimla, a senior health official said Wednesday.
In a statement, Shimla Chief Medical Officer Surekha Chopra said the recent data of Covid-19 cases established community spread of the virus. The coronavirus cases are increasing day by day and neither their index cases nor travel history is being found which establishes its community spread, she added.
The coronavirus cases are increasing day by day and neither their index cases nor travel history is being found which establishes its community spread, she added.
"That was why, the monthly meeting of doctors with ASHA workers was held under the open sky in Shimla on Sept. 7 as open air and sunlight help in reducing the spread of the virus," she said.
The health and family welfare department of Shimla district has launched a campaign to hold routine meetings and workshops of the health department in the open in hospital premises and the Sept. 7 meeting was a part of this campaign, she added.
Supreme Court agrees to examine a plea, seeking the re-opening of religious places in the country of all faiths that have remained closed or restricted for access due to the COVID-19, and issued notice to Centre and State governments on the plea pic.twitter.com/rETnd19UDr
Convalescent plasma therapy appears to be a safe and possibly effective treatment for children with life-threatening cases of Covid-19, according to a small study.
The research, published in the journal Pediatric Blood and Cancer, is the first report of convalescent plasma in children with life-threatening Covid-19.
Researchers from Children's Hospital of Philadelphia in the U.S. noted that no therapies have been yet proven safe and effective for children who develop life-threatening complications from contracting the SARS-COV-2 virus.
One possible treatment that has been explored in adults is the use of convalescent plasma, which is derived from patients who have recovered from Covid-19, they said.
The therapy can be administered in currently ill patients to generate an antibody response that renders the virus inert, according to the researchers.
Early positive results were observed in adults who received convalescent plasma, but the treatment had not been studied in children, they said.
Delhi: As part of stage-I of resumption of metro services, Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) resumes operations on Blue and Pink lines today; visuals from Rajouri Garden metro station. pic.twitter.com/yqdVkrOKnu
Frontrunners in the race for a Covid-19 vaccine pledged to avoid shortcuts on science as they face pressure to rush a shot to market. AstraZeneca Plc put its Phase 3 study on hold after a suspected adverse reaction, STAT reported.
Europe’s fears of a virus resurgence are becoming reality with France’s health minister calling the surge in infections “worrisome.” Prime Minister Boris Johnson is poised to announce bans on social gatherings of more than six people in England.
Globally, the virus has infected over 27.4 million people with over 8,94,000 dead as of this morning.
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