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Make cancer notifiable disease, waive GST on drugs, check radiation therapy cost: Par panel to govt
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At flooded cancer hospital in northeast India, chemotherapy given on the road outside
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49-day lockdown necessary to stop coronavirus resurgence in India: Study
The paper by Ronojoy Adhikari in collaboration with Rajesh Singh from the Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics at the University of Cambridge in the UK shows that the 21-day lockdown that the India government has imposed is unlikely to be effective and ‘there will be a resurgence of Covid-19 at the end of it’.
India breathes easy in lockdown: 90 cities record dip in air pollution
As many as 39 cities have recorded “good” air quality and 51 cities have recorded “satisfactory” air quality in the last few days, the CPCB data showed.
Four in 10 people worldwide confined in some form
In Europe, the affected countries include Britain, France, Italy and Spain. In Asia, India, Nepal, Sri Lanka and more are affected, while many nations have measures in the Middle East including Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Israel.
India toll 29, cases 1024; global deaths top 33,000
Total number of Covid-19 cases across the world has surpassed 690,000 and there have been over 33,034 coronavirus-related deaths as on Sunday.
Coronavirus Pandemic:Total cases in the country rises to 979,death toll 25
he Indian government decided on a two-pronged strategy: lock down the entire nation to break the infection chain and quickly ramp up its tattered healthcare facilities to face the pandemic.The blueprint also encompasses converting medical colleges and railway coaches into isolation wards, stadiums into quarantine facilities, and readying part of hospitals under defence, central police forces and railways for Covid-19 patients.
Coronavirus pandemic: Over 22 lakh public healthcare providers to get Rs 50 lakh insurance cover
The insurance will provide a “comprehensive personal accident cover of Rs 50 lakh for 90 days to a total of around 22.12 lakh public healthcare providers, including community health workers, who may have to be in direct contact and care of patients suffering from coronavirus infection and who may be at risk of being impacted by this,” the ministry said.
These cases will also be covered subject to numbers indicated by the Ministry of Health.
Coronavirus pandemic: Health Ministry issues guidelines for disinfecting public places, dos and dont’s for elderly
“Exercise and meditate. Take your daily prescribed medicines regularly. Talk to your family members (not staying with you), relatives, friends via call or video conferencing, take help from family members if needed. Postpone your elective surgeries (if any) like cataract surgery or total knee replacement” are some of the dos prescribed by the ministry for the aged.
Coronavirus deaths in US could touch 200,000: top health expert
The risk of death is greater for older adults and people with other health problems. Hospitals in the most afflicted areas are straining to handle patients and some are short of critical supplies.
Slashed interest rate needs quick transmission: FM
The three-month moratorium on payments of term loan instalments (EMI) and interest on working capital give much-desired relief, said Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman .
India proposes online platform for SAARC to jointly combat coronavirus
The Indian side proposed that till the electronic platform is fully operational, a network of experts representing the health services of all SAARC countries may set up on email/whatsapp to enable exchange of all relevant information on real time basis.