by AIP Online Bureau | May 9, 2021 | Health, Indian News, Pandemic
New Delhi: Max Bupa Health Insurance Company (Max Bupa) has settled over Rs 150 crore as Covid claims to as many as 14,500 customers so far and is closely watching the impact on policy premium, a senior company official said on Sunday. The second wave of the...
by AIP Online Bureau | May 9, 2021 | Facts, Health, Pandemic
New York: Some virus RNA can be reverse transcribed and inserted into the human genome, finds a new study, which may explain why some people who had already recovered from Covid-19 would sometimes inexplicably test positive on a PCR test weeks or even months later....
by AIP Online Bureau | May 9, 2021 | Health, Pandemic
Washington: A peer-reviewed research has claimed that global ivermectin use can end Covid-19 pandemic, as the medicine significantly reduces the risk of contracting the deadly respiratory disease when used regularly. The common antiparasitic ivermectin is being touted...
by AIP Online Bureau | May 9, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Pandemic
Washington: Getting people vaccinated is the only long-term solution to the current Covid-19 crisis in India, America's top public health expert Dr Anthony Fauci said on Sunday as he called for scaling up manufacturing of coronavirus vaccines both domestically and...
by AIP Online Bureau | May 9, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Pandemic
Mucormycosis, a fungal infection being found in Covid-19 patients with uncontrolled diabetes and prolonged intensive care unit (ICU) stay, may turn fatal if uncared for, the Centre said on Sunday. In an advisory, it also said the fungal infection mainly affects people...
