Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan has affirmed that the Centre is working towards its goal of tuberculosis (TB) elimination ahead of global targets. “By 2025, we wish to eliminate tuberculosis from India,” the Minister informed the press on the sidelines of the Rotary India Centennial Summit in Kolkata on Saturday. The 2025 target for …
The Government of India is contemplating imposing a ban on the exports of twelve essential medicines amidst the outbreak of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) which has infected tens of thousands of people worldwide. The twelve essential medicines that could be affected include antibiotics, hormone drugs, and vitamins. A report is planned to be submitted to …
Amidst the COVID-19 outbreak, there is some hope for India. 406 of the 650 citizens who were repatriated from the outbreak’s epicentre, the city of Wuhan in China’s Hubei province, have tested negative for the disease which has claimed well in excess of 1,000 lives worldwide and infected tens of thousands of people. COVID-19, at …
The World Health Organization (WHO) has, in recent days, moved to officially classify the novel coronavirus under the name COVID-19, as the outbreak continues to sweep the globe. The virus originated in the capital city of China’s Hubei province, Wuhan. China has recorded its deadliest day thus far due to the COVID-19 outbreak, reporting 254 …
Face masks are being used as the first line of defence of individuals in both China and beyond against the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV). However, are face masks really enough? Face masks are an effective means of reducing the spread of respiratory infections. They limit the release of infection causing droplets released through sneezing and coughing …
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The outbreak of 2019-nCoV continues, although some experts believe that the worst may soon be over. The senior medical advisor to the Government of China has said that the outbreak of the virus could be over as soon as April and projected that it would reach its peak this month. Nonetheless, cases continue to rise. …
The 2019-nCoV outbreak that originated in China has spread worldwide, including to India which researchers in Germany have named the country seventeenth most at-risk of importing 2019-nCoV cases. At the time of writing, 40,651 confirmed cases of 2019-nCoV have been reported. 36,191 people are currently infected, with 3,550 having recovered and/or been discharged. 910 deaths …
The World Health Organization (WHO) has expressed grave concerns of the novel coronavirus spreading throughout countries whose health systems and underfunded hospitals that are incapable of dealing with the threat. The novel coronavirus outbreak – which made landfall in India in recent weeks – has continued to grow by leaps and bounds in both China …
In a potential first, a phase I study of an antibody used in the treatment of henipaviruses has found it to be effective in neutralising the virus. The results, published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases, has opened up the potential for future testing in what could become the first known treatment for the group of …
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The novel coronavirus has captured global attention since the start of the year, with thousands of infections across multiple countries and hundreds of deaths being reported. Among the deceased is 33-year-old Dr Li Wenliang, an ophthalmologist and whistleblower who sounded the alarm about the potential pandemic in its early days and was censured for doing …
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