The outbreak of novel coronavirus (2019 n-CoV) has sparked much controversy and panic. However, there may be some cause for optimism as the first consecutive decline in new 2019 n-CoV cases has been reported in recent days. Between February 5th and February 7th, the number of new cases reported dropped day-by-day. 3,900 2019 n-CoV cases …
Efforts to tackle the novel coronavirus outbreak are to receive a US$100 million boost from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. The outbreak of novel coronavirus has claimed well in excess of 500 lives in China, where 28,018 confirmed cases have been reported and a further 24,702 cases are suspected at the time of writing. …
Cases of the novel coronavirus (2019 n-CoV) outbreak continue to surge, with the world’s youngest 2019 n-CoV patient being reported as an infant born earlier this month in China’s Hubei province’s capital city Wuhan – the epidemic’s epicentre. At the time of writing, the death toll in China due to 2019 n-CoV has reached 563. …
Coronavirus screening is underway across Indian airports, with more than 11,000 people being screened at Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport in Mumbai alone as the disease continues to ignite panic worldwide. Coronavirus screening in Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport has covered 11,093 people, as of February 3rd. Other states are undertaking precautionary measures to avert a potential …
The novel coronavirus outbreak – which made landfall in India in recent weeks – has continued to grow by leaps and bounds, spreading across borders and engendering panic. In India, the third confirmed case of the disease has been confirmed in the state of Kerala which subsequently declared a state of emergency. Death toll hits …
New Delhi, January 29th, 2020: Parliamentarians from across party lines have joined hands and formed a coalition to support India’s efforts to eliminate malaria by 2030. The group called “Parliamentarians for Malaria Elimination” includes eleven Members of Parliament (MPs) belonging to different states, including many with a high malaria burden. More MPs are expected to join …
India has witnessed its first confirmed case of novel coronavirus, the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has announced. The novel coronavirus outbreak originated in Wuhan, the capital city of China’s Hubei province. The disease has spread throughout mainland China and resulted in 7,771 infections and 170 deaths at the time of writing. Outside …
The Union Ministry of Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha, and Homoeopathy (AYUSH) has spoken out about the coronavirus outbreak, suggesting that homoeopathic and unani remedies could be effective in preventing the disease. The Ministry advised that symptoms of coronavirus could be managed utilising traditional Indian medicine. “At the instance of Ministry of AYUSH, Central …
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Dr Harsh Vardhan, Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare, has urged India to respond calmly to the novel coronavirus outbreak in China. At the time of writing, more than 6,000 individuals are infected and the death toll exceeds 100. The coronavirus outbreak has sparked global panic, with the Government of India planning evacuations of …
As Chinese authorities outline treatment regimens to treat the novel coronavirus and the global push for a cure is underway, a Tamil Nadu-based practitioner of alternative medicine claims to have found a cure in the form of siddha medicine. “We have formulated medicine from an extract of herbs,” claims Thanikasalam Veni. “It is very effective …
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