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Cases of heart attacks, high blood pressure, brain strokes spike in Delhi NCR: Experts
New Delhi Amid extreme cold, a number of people are battling heart attacks and brain stroke related problems during the ongoing winter season, according to health experts. It worsens when people go out for walks during the early hours, the top experts said,   "Cold weather thickens the blood, which leads to the blood vessels becoming a little narrower, further leading to a spike in blood pressure. All that adds to the str...
10 Jan 2023
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Japan reports record high of 463 Covid deaths in a day
Tokyo (Japan) The number of coronavirus-related deaths reported nationwide in Japan reached a record high 463 for a single day, health officials said on Saturday. The country reported 238,654 new coronavirus cases, down 6,888 from Friday, reports Japan Today. Tokyo reported 19,630 new cases, down 1,090 from Friday. The number of infected people hospitalised with severe symptoms in Tokyo was 55, up two from Friday. Across the...
07 Jan 2023
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Rise in toxic levels in Delhi air
New Delhi   As the toxicity levels in Delhi's air quality is increasing, health experts have warned of respiratory illnesses, especially among people with heart and lung diseases. On Tuesday morning, the national capital's Air Quality Index was recorded at 339 under the "very poor" category, according to the System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting and Research (SAFAR). Speaking to IANS, Prof...
04 Jan 2023
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Covid deaths in Japan 16 times higher than 2021
Tokyo The number of people dying from Covid-19 over the last three months in Japan is nearly 16 times higher than during the same period last year, the media reported on Saturday. According to a Japanese national daily, this year, the numbers are on a different scale compared to the last. Japan is currently going through its eighth wave of the pandemic. From December 23 to December 29 last year, daily deaths stood at: 3, 0, 1...
31 Dec 2022
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India surpasses 1,50,000 Ayushman Bharat Health and Wellness Centres
New Delhi In what is being said to be a landmark achievement of the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government at the Centre, India has surpassed 150,000 operational Ayushman Bharat Health and Wellness Centres (AB-HWCs) before December 31, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) said on Friday. Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya congratulated the nation on this achievement saying that India had successfully achieved ...
30 Dec 2022
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'Make in India' cough syrups trigger serious health debate
New Delhi After Uzbekistan's Health Ministry alleged that Indian company Marion Biotech's cough syrup was responsible for the death of 18 children, such drugs have sparked safety concerns in the past too across the globe and back home too. In October this year, the World Health Organisation (WHO) issued a global alert over four cough syrups that were linked to the deaths of almost 66 children in The Gambia.The WH...
29 Dec 2022
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India imposes mandatory pre departure RT-PCR tests for travellers from China, five others
New Delhi Amid a global resurgence of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Union Health Ministry has made it mandatory for travellers from China, Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea, Singapore and Thailand to undergo RT-PCR tests before departure. "International passengers travelling from China, Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea, Singapore and Thailand to India will be mandatorily required to undergo RT-PCR tests before their departure...
29 Dec 2022
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Four cases of COVID Omicron sub-variant BF.7 reported in India in 6 months
New Delhi India has in the past six months reported four cases of the BF.7 Omicron sub-variant, which is driving current surge of infections in China. Sources said BF.7 cases were reported in India in July, September and November and there are four cases so far and added that three cases were reported from Gujarat and one from Odisha. They said more cases have not been reported and the infection has not been found to be ...
21 Dec 2022
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U.P. issues alert to check Covid variant
Lucknow The Uttar Pradesh government has issued an alert across the state for the new variant of Covid.   Deputy Chief Minister Brajesh Pathak, who holds the health portfolio, has instructed all the Chief Medical Officers (CMOs) of the state and officers of the Medical Education Department to increase vigil to keep the infection at bay. "Health and Medical Education Department should start arrangements ...
21 Dec 2022
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Bodies pile in hospital morgues as Covid sweeps through Beijing
New Delhi Beijing is currently facing an extraordinary wave of deaths as Covid-19 rips through the population, amid a widespread lack of data as mass, compulsory testing is abruptly halted across the country, RFA reported. As China moves away from the grueling lockdowns, mass tracking of citizens and daily testing that characterised Communist Party leader Xi Jinping's zero-Covid policy, a high-ranking official in the pa...
20 Dec 2022
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3 Kashmiri doctors honoured at PTH summit
Srinagar Three doctors of Kashmir valley were felicitated with top awards during Pankoshmia Talents of Healthcare Professionals (PTH) awards 2022 held at Chandigarh this weekend. Dr Ajaz Ahmad Shah, Prof & HOD Oral and maxillofacial surgery at Government Dental College Srinagar has been awarded "Life Time Achievement Award in Oral and maxillofacial surgery". Dr Adil Rasool Malik, a senior dental surgeon, health and me...
19 Dec 2022
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Measles surge: India on alert to manage post-pandemic crisis
New Delhi The recent spurt in measles cases has emerged as a subject of concern for India, which made remarkable progress in its elimination between 2017 and 2020. Some states - Maharashtra, Gujarat, Kerala, and Jharkhand - last month reported a surge in measles cases. The country has adopted the National Strategic Plan for Achieving and Sustaining Measles and Rubella Elimination and has vaccinated over 324 million children bet...
18 Dec 2022
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Thailand's king, queen test positive for Covid-19
Bangkok Thailand's King Maha Vajiralongkorn Phra Vajiraklaochaoyuhua and Queen Suthida Bajrasudhabimalalakshana have tested positive for Covid-19, the Bureau of the Royal Household announced on Saturday.   The king and queen were experiencing mild symptoms from the infection, and they are in relatively good health, reports Xinhua news agency.  Doctors have advised the couple to refrain from royal du...
17 Dec 2022
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Suspected hepatitis outbreak kills two kids in Anantnag
Srinagar Two children were killed in Jammu and Kashmir's Anantnag district in a suspected hepatitis outbreak. Official sources said while one child died a few days ago, another minor was killed by a suspected hepatitis outbreak on Sunday in the Qaimoh village of Anantnag district. Sources said the minor boy infected with suspected hepatitis died in the Jhelum Valley medical college hospital in Srinagar city while a minor ...
11 Dec 2022
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Peru enters fifth Covid wave
Lima Peru has entered into its fifth wave of the Covid-19 pandemic after an increase of confirmed cases in the past three weeks, Health Minister Kelly Portalatino announced. A total of 6,541 new infections were detected, and nine deaths were reported between Tuesday and Wednesday, Xinhua news agency quoted the Minister as saying  From the start of the pandemic in early 2020, Peru has had a total of 4,252,383 cases and 2...
02 Dec 2022
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