A four-year-old boy was seen helping farmers on the Singhu border, where they are protesting against the new agricultural laws. The boy named Rehaan, with his father Mehtab Alam, went to the Singhu border to distribute packets of cookies and bananas to protesting farmers on Saturday, ANI reported. Several people …
Read More »Child nutrition levels in India have worsened over the past five years, according to an NHFS survey
New Delhi: The nutritional level among children in India has worsened in the past five years, according to health data released earlier this week. Eighteen of the 22 states and territories of the Union (UT) saw an increase in the percentage of children under the age of five with stunting, …
Read More »“ Children may be the last in line to access the Covid-19 vaccine, ” says Adar Poonawalla at HTLS 2020
Children in India may have to wait a bit longer to receive their first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine when it becomes available in the country, as the deadly viral infection is less bothersome for them, the Serum Institute of India said, with headquarters in Pune. CEO and owner Adar …
Read More »NCAP Global Crash Test: Seltos gets 3 stars on first appearance, S-Presso settles for zero
NEW DELHI: Global NCAP revealed crash test results for three more Indian cars on Wednesday. As part of the Safer Cars for India campaign, the last cars to be tested were Maruti Suzuki S-Presso, Hyundai Grand i10 Nios and Kia Seltos. Maruti Suzuki has underperformed in the latest Global NCAP …
Read More »More than 70% of children with Covid-19 are asymptomatic: AIIMS data
Almost 40% of all people who tested positive for coronavirus (Covid-19) in all age groups were found to be asymptomatic, according to data from the Institute of Medical Sciences of India. The data was presented while discussing the sensitivity and use of various screening tests by physicians at the recent …
Read More »At least 15 children hospitalized due to mysterious illness, symptoms similar to Kawasaki syndrome
[ad_1] A mysterious new disease appears to be affecting children who medical experts believe may be associated with the coronavirus. At least 15 children ages 2 to 15 were hospitalized in New York City with an inflammatory disease. Health experts believe that the symptomatology of the infection is similar to …
Read More »New studies add to the evidence that children can transmit the coronavirus
[ad_1] One of the most important unanswered questions about Covid-19 is this: What role do children play in maintaining the pandemic? There appear to be fewer children infected with the coronavirus than adults, and most children with mild symptoms, if any. But do they transmit the virus to adults and …
Read More »Irrfan Khan’s children take a trip down memory lane, see photos and videos
[ad_1] Written by Priyanka Sharma The | Mumbai Updated: May 5, 2020 5:41:45 pm Irrfan Khan passed away on April 29. Irrfan Khan’s eldest son Babil Khan posted videos of the late actor enjoying a dip in a cold pond on Tuesday. Irrfan passed away on April 29 after a …
Read More »Does coronavirus affect children differently? – cities
[ad_1] Doctors are investigating the possible link of a life-threatening inflammatory syndrome characterized by high fever and inflamed blood vessels and intestines in young children that appears to be related to coronavirus disease (Covid-19). Until now, Covid-19 was believed to have largely saved young children, and most hospitalizations and deaths …
Read More »Virus efforts jeopardize vaccines for millions of MENA children: UN
[ad_1] Amman: The coronavirus pandemic could jeopardize vaccination campaigns in the Middle East and North Africa, UNICEF warned Sunday, saying that millions of children could miss out on polio and measles vaccines. The UN agency said most countries in the region continued routine campaigns, under strict controls to prevent the …
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