COVID-19 treatment News

Dengue fever is a mosquito-borne illness that occurs in tropical and subtropical regions like India When dengue starts showing symptoms, it may be mistaken for other illnesses — such as the flu Sometimes, dengue and Covid-19 show similar symptoms and some overlapping symptoms include fever, chills, headache, and body ache

The treatment included ayurvedic medicines, daily yoga sessions like deep relaxation techniques, pranayama, basic asanas and some lifestyle modifications More than half of symptomatic patients started improving within five days (90 per cent within nine days), said study authors More than 60 per cent reported at least 90 per cent recovery within 10 days, researchers claimed

The WHO report calls for reform and investment including through the reduction in the use of packaging that has caused a rush for plastic and the use of protective gear made from reusable and recyclable materials.

A study found monoclonal therapy to be 100% effective in preventing death due to COVID The therapy was found to be effective even in cases with Delta variant infection

Benfooxythiamin`s antiviral mechanism differs from that of other COVID-19 drugs The drug also increased the antiviral activity of `2-deoxy-D-glucose`

A 36-year-old woman made rare recovery from COVID-induced pneumonia She was kept on ECMO support for 41 days

Study says COVID vaccination reduced mortality by 81% It said that ICU stay was reduced by 66% The study was conducted on patients aged 45 and above

9-month-old infected with COVID-19 recovered The patient was put on ECMO which saved his life

The average age of the 86 patients included in this presentation was 61 and 65% of them were male Nearly half of them were current or former smokers and 65% of hospitalised COVID-19 patients were overweight or obese "The findings from this study show the importance of implementing structured follow-up care for patients with severe COVID-19 infection."

WRAIR`s leading vaccine candidate is built on a Spike Ferritin Nanoparticle platform and is expected to enter human testing before 2021 The vaccine is paired with a proprietary adjuvant that was also developed at WRAIR, the Army Liposome Formulation, to further boost the immune response WRAIR was established 127 years ago to combat these types of health threats and has played a role in the development of nearly half of the vaccines in public use today

Of the 320 deaths reported in Maharashtra on Tuesday, 214 deaths had taken place in the last 48 hours while 56 deaths had taken place in the last week The remaining 50 deaths had taken place before the last week but had not been reported so far In the state, a total of 42,11,752 samples have been tested, while the fatality rate stands at 3.08 percent and the recovery rate is at 72.32 percent

The study published in the journal Physics of Fluids, found N95 masks to be the most effective at reducing the horizontal spread of a cough The N95 masks reduced a cough's initial velocity by up to a factor of 10, and limit its spread to between 0.1 and 0.25 meters, the researchers said An uncovered cough, in contrast, can travel up to three meters, but even a simple disposable mask can bring this all the way down to 0.5 meters, they said

India`s COVID-19 count crossed 32-lakh mark on Wednesday with 67,151 new cases. The country also reported 1,059 deaths in the last 24 hours The Health Ministry said that total coronavirus case count reached 32,34,475 including 7,07,267 active cases, 24,67,759 cured/discharged/migrated patients and 59,449 deaths Two male volunteers were administered the vaccine at Bharti Vidyapeeth's Medical College and Hospital, said a senior office-bearer of the hospital

Prof Heeney said his team's strategy involves targeting those domains of the virus' structure that is absolutely critical for docking with a cell, while avoiding the parts that could make things worse "What we end up with is a mimic, a synthetic part of the virus minus those non-essential elements that could trigger a bad immune response" His team has developed libraries of computer-generated antigen structures encoded by synthetic genes that can train the human immune system to target key regions of the virus

This would be particularly acute in receiving waters from wastewater treatment works serving large hospitals, where there is a concentration of COVID-19 patients The findings are based on reports that up to 95 percent of COVID-19 inpatients are being prescribed antibiotics as part of their treatment COVID-19 has had an impact on almost every aspect of our lives. But this study shows its legacy could be felt long after the current pandemic has been brought under control

The government's first round of fiscal stimulus included measures like extra spends of nearly 2 percentage points of GDP The RBI delivered two deep rate cuts before surprising all with a pause this month, leading some analysts to opine that the govt will have to do the heavy lifting now Speculation about a second round of economic stimulus has been swirling for the last few days, with some quarters feeling it will come around the upcoming festive season

Sputnik V has been developed by the Gamaleya Research Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology along with the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) The vaccine has not been tested in phase 3 or larger clinical trials. There has been scepticism in some quarters about limited data related to the efficacy of the vaccine The Russian government has reached out to the Indian government seeking collaboration for manufacturing their COVID-19 vaccine, Sputnik V, and conducting its phase 3 trial

Dr Jeetendra Oswal, deputy medical director of the hospital, said after they are administered the vaccine, the volunteers will be monitored as per the standard trial protocol The other hospitals where trials are to be conducted include B J Medical College Hospital in Pune, AIIMS Delhi, Rajendra Memorial Research Institute of Medical Sciences in Patna etc SII has signed an agreement to manufacture the potential vaccine developed by the Jenner Institute of Oxford University in collaboration with British-Swedish pharma company AstraZeneca

Those dead include 92 with comorbidities and five had no chronic illnesses. Three women, aged 90, 27, and 23, besides a 35-year-old man, were among the latest victims With the fresh infections, the state's infection count touched 3,85,352 and might cross the four lakh mark in a few days from now considering over 5,000 new infections daily in recent times Earlier on July 25, Tamil Nadu crossed the two lakh mark (2,06,737 cases including 6,988 reported on that day) after aggregating one lakh cases on July 3

While visiting these places, tourists and common people have been advised to follow social distancing and wear masks In the past 24 hours, Agra has reported 28 new coronavirus cases as traffic mobility increased following the reopening of markets, restaurants, and gyms The total number of COVID-19 cases has reached 2,395, with 104 deaths so far, according to reports