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Anti-cancer jab taking 7 minutes to administer rolled out in England
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Covid-19 affecting children more than in first wave, says paediatrician
“The second wave of Covid is known to affect the children much more than in the first wave. Also, a reverse trend is being seen that is – children develop symptoms first, and then adults are getting it from them. The difference is while in the first wave most of the children were asymptomatic, in the second wave they are coming with symptoms like fever, cold, dry cough, loose motions, vomiting, not feeding well, fatigue, loss of appetite, among other common symptoms. Few may also have breathing difficulties and rashes like any other viral fever,” he said.
87 pigs die in Mizoram village near Bangladesh border, panic over ASF suspicion
”Though the cause of the deaths is yet to be ascertained, it is suspected that the animals died due to African Swine Fever (ASF),” said Lalhmingthanga, the Joint Director of the Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Department.
PM to interact with CMs on Thursday over COVID situation, vaccination drive
Modi had said the five-fold strategy of testing, tracing, treatment, COVID-appropriate behaviour and vaccination, if implemented with utmost seriousness and commitment, would be effective in curbing the spread of the pandemic, according to an official statement that was released after the meeting.
Open vaccination for people above 25 years:Maha CM to PM Modi
Thackeray wrote that the young generation is also getting infected by the virus, and to prevent the spread, people above 25 years be made eligible for vaccination.
The CM stressed the younger people have to travel in public to earn their livelihood.
UK’s Boris Johnson launches mass testing programme as economy reopens
Johnson, who is expected to confirm plans to relaunch international travel and open sections of the economy later on Monday, said the new mass testing programme would break the chain of transmissions and spot cases without symptoms
Vaccine passports are also being trial led for mass events.
Under the current plan international travel will not resume until May 17 at the earliest.
India reports 96,982 new Covid-19 cases, 446 deaths
With 446 new deaths, the death toll in India has gone up to 1,65,547. There are 7,88,223 active cases in the nation as of now. Furthermore, 50,143 people were discharged after recovery on Monday, taking the nationwide recovery tally to 1,17,32,279.
Health Minister Vardhan approves National Policy for Rare Diseases, 2021
“The Rare Diseases Policy aims to lower the high cost of treatment for rare diseases with increased focus on indigenous research with the help of a national consortium to be set up with the Department of Health Research, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare as convenor,” it said.
The policy also talks about the creation of national hospital based registry of rare diseases so that adequate data is available for definition of such diseases and for research and development related to rare diseases within the country, it said.
13 new rare gene variants of Alzheimer’s identified
The new gene variants are linked with the functioning of synapses — the junctions that transmit information between neurons — development of neurons and neuroplasticity — the ability of neurons to reorganise the brain’s neural network.
Global Covid-19 caseload tops 130mn mark
In its latest update on Saturday morning, the University’s Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) revealed that the current global caseload and death toll stood at 130,114,348 and 2,836,446, respectively.
The US is the worst-hit country with the world’s highest number of cases and deaths at 30,606,649 and 554,069, respectively, according to the CSSE.
Measles resurgent in Congo eight months after epidemic declared over
“Unfortunately, since the end of 2020, several provinces have started recording new increases in patients with measles,” said Anthony Kergosien, coordinator of MSF’s emergency response team in Congo.