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BBMP issues show-cause notice to 7 Bengaluru hospitals over non-compliance
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], October 31 (ANI): The Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has decided to take exemplary action against seven hospitals in violations of its directions for reserving 50 per cent of beds in each category for government referred patients in view of the COVID
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Coronavirus mutation may have made it more contagious, finds study
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 31 (ANI): A study involving more than 5,000 COVID-19 patients in Houston finds that the virus that causes the disease is accumulating genetic mutations, one of which may have made it more contagious.
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Washing hands and Halloween candy can mitigate COVID-19 contamination risk
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 31 (ANI): New research shows that COVID-19 exposure risk from contaminated candy could be successfully mitigated both by washing hands and washing candy using a simple at-home method.
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SC hearing next week on plea against practice to affix posters outside COV
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New Delhi [India], October 30 (ANI): The Supreme Court will hear a petition, seeking quashing of the decision taken by many states affixing posters outside residences of Covid-19 positive persons who are under home isolation, on November 5.
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Bangladesh's COVID-19 cases rise to 406,364
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], October 30 (ANI/Xinhua): Bangladesh reported 1,604 new COVID-19 cases and 19 new deaths on Friday, taking the tally to 406,364 and the death toll to 5,905, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said.
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Ukraine reports 8,312 new COVID-19 cases, total tops 378,000
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Kiev [Ukraine], October 30 (ANI/Xinhua): A total of 378,729 COVID-19 cases, with 7,041 deaths, have been registered in Ukraine as of Friday, while 155,026 patients have recovered, according to the country's health ministry.
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Decision conflict before cancer surgery correlates with lower activity aft
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Boston [US], October 30 (ANI): Nearly one-third of cancer patients who decide to undergo surgery for their condition may have second thoughts, and this decision conflict may lead to less favourable treatment outcomes in both near and long term, according to a team of investigators.
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NCW takes cognizance of patient's allegations of being raped while on vent
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New Delhi [India], October 29 (ANI): The National Commission for Women (NCW) has taken cognizance of a patient's allegations of being raped while on a ventilator in a private hospital in Gurugram.
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SC issues notice to Centre on plea seeking CBI probe against pharmaceutica
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New Delhi [India], October 29 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Thursday issued notice to the Central government on a plea seeking registration of an FIR by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) against ten Indian pharmaceutical firms for manufacturing and selling Remdesivir and Favipiravir al
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Homeopathy is a valuable option for the management of stroke, say India's
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 29 (ANI/NewsVoir): Homeopathy can be very valuable in the management of stroke in the acute and chronic phases. Indeed, there have been instances where no allopathic management was required because homeopathic treatment had been started before the patient arrived a
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COVID-19 testing strategy changed in Delhi, says Satyendar Jain
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 29 (ANI): Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain on Thursday said that the government has changed testing strategy for COVID-19, now the family members and close contacts of COVID-19 positive patients are also being tested, hence, the national capital is witnessing a
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Some COVID-19 'long haulers' experience lasting skin problems
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Boston [US], October 29 (ANI): Some patients with COVID-19 have persistent skin-related symptoms long after their initial infection has cleared, according to a new analysis.
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