Health

[ad_1] Unverified news and social media posts linking bats to the COVID-19 outbreak have led to widespread dislike and there has been a rise in public incidents of destroying bat shelters and smoking them. To raise awareness, 64 chiropterologists (those who study bats) from six countries in South Asia have …

[ad_1] Meeting of bureaucrats Cabinet Secretary Rajiv Gauba will meet with all senior secretaries and senior police officials from all Union states and territories on Saturday. According to reports, the meeting aims to draw a roadmap to normalcy after the national shutdown ends on May 3. The bureaucrats’ meeting comes …

[ad_1] SCIENTISTS in Italy have detected coronaviruses in air pollution particles and are now investigating whether the virus can be transported over longer distances and increase the number of infected people. Italian scientists identified a highly specific gene for Covid-19 in multiple samples of outdoor air pollution they had collected. …

[ad_1] Cases of the new coronavirus are overwhelming hospitals, morgues, and cemeteries across Brazil As Latin America’s largest nation approaches to become one of the world’s pandemic hot spots. Medical officials in Rio de Janeiro and at least four other major cities have warned that their hospital systems are on …

[ad_1] “IBS will manufacture the vaccine in anticipation of clinical trials that will be successful between September and October in the UK,” said Adar Poonawalla, CEO of the Serum Institute. (Representative image) The Serum Institute of India (IBS), which has partnered with the University of Oxford, has started work on …

[ad_1] As the world malaria community observes World Malaria Day on April 25, 2020, we have much to celebrate. However, this year, the 2019 coronavirus disease outbreak (COVID-19) is greatly dampening spirits. While the Asia-Pacific region has made substantial progress against malaria, with a 42% reduction in confirmed cases between …

[ad_1] BENGALURU: Due to its use as prophylaxis for Covid-19, the antimalarial drug hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) is not available to those who regularly consume it: arthritis and lupus patients. The massive government purchase of HCQ directly from manufacturers has led to a shortage of medications for patients with rheumatoid arthritis, general …

[ad_1] Image caption Sweden’s schools have remained open while neighboring countries shut theirs for weeks Sweden’s strategy to keep large parts of society open is widely backed by the public. It has been devised by scientists and backed by government, and yet not all the country’s virologists are convinced. There …

[ad_1] A 29-year-old man texted his fiancee saying “thank you for the best life” before he went into a coma and then died after testing positive for coronavirus. Richard McKeag, known as Ricky, had been working on-call care support shifts before hiring Covid-19, his partner Katie Martin, 25, said. Miss …

[ad_1] The twin sisters, one of whom was a nurse, are among the latest victims to die of coronavirus. Children’s nurse Katy Davis, 37, died at Southampton General Hospital on Tuesday. On Friday, her twin sister, Emma, ​​died in the same hospital. Her sister Zoe told the BBC: “They always …