-The Hindu No sample was found COVID-19 positive, but most of the patients had influenza B and respiratory syncytial virus. Kolkata: Hundreds of children across several districts of north Bengal have been hospitalised with symptoms of viral infection. Reports that at least six children have died in the past few days — three in Jalpaiguri, two in Malda and one in Uttar Dinjapur — have spread fear and panic in the State. Chief...
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Vaccine: Single dose offers same protection as two, claims govt -GS Mudur
-The Telegraph At the same time, health officials iterated that people need two doses for full immunisation The Union health ministry on Thursday claimed the Covid-19 vaccines used in India offered nearly the same protective effect against death after the first dose as after the second dose, baffling experts who said the claim contradicted research and observations. At the same time, health officials iterated that people need two doses for full immunisation. An exercise...
More »171 Children Admitted In UP Hospital Due To Chronic Diseases, Viral Fever: Official
-ANI/ NDTV.com As the floodwater is receding in the flood-affected areas, multiple cases of chronic diseases and viral fever are being observed among children. Prayagraj (Uttar Pradesh): Over 170 children have been admitted to Motilal Nehru Hospital of Prayagraj in Uttar Pradesh due to chronic diseases and viral fever like encephalitis and pneumonia where they need oxygen support are admitted here, Prayagraj CMO Dr Nanak Saran said on Sunday. "A few days back, when...
More »Pigs, ponds and platelets: A UP hospital’s tumultuous ride through the dengue outbreak -Ayush Tiwari
-Newslaundry.com Grimy, inefficient and chaotic, Firozabad’s Government Medical College is struggling to manage the dengue outbreak that has killed more than 50. Dr Sangeeta Aneja sits in one corner of the hall of the Government Medical College in Firozabad, which is at the heart of the efforts to control the dengue outbreak in the district. Every minute, a family member meekly walks up to her with the results of a blood test....
More »'Excess deaths’ in Delhi two times official COVID-19 toll -Vignesh Radhakrishnan
-The Hindu A reduction in arrival of patients from other States due to the lockdown could explain under-count factor falling below one in 2020 The number of “excess deaths” registered by the Civil Registration System (CRS) in Delhi ever since the COVID-19 pandemic hit (from April 2020 to June 2021) was an estimated 55,239, which is 2.2 times the official reported figure of 24,977 COVID-19 deaths for the same period. The undercount factor...
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