Tag: India Coronavirus
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Demand for medical oxygen surges with rise in COVID-19 cases
With the rise in COVID-19 infections across various parts of India, both public and private hospitals have been facing an unprecedented rise in medical oxygen use. As per reports, demand for medical oxygen has spiked from 750-800 metric tonnes in March to 2,500 metric tonnes in recent weeks. Significantly, Coronavirus infection has damaged lung tissues ... -
COVID-19 reinfection likely if antibodies reduce in 5 months
Amid the ongoing efforts to combat the novel Coronavirus pandemic in the country, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) on Tuesday said that a person can get reinfected with COVID-19 if antibodies against the virus reduce in their body within five months after recovering from the disease. In line with this development, ICMR Director-General ... -
India witnesses steady decline in daily COVID-19 cases
After recording the highest number of Coronavirus infections around September 17 with more than 98,000 cases in a single day, India’s daily tally of new COVID-19 cases has steadily declined in the past three weeks. With this developments, experts have suggested that the first COVID-19 wave in India appears to be receding for the first ... -
Health Ministry issues fresh guidelines for patients recovering from COVID-19
As the daily number of Coronavirus infections continue to rise across India, the central government recently released a set of fresh ‘Post COVID-19 Management Protocol’ for patient who have recovered from the acute disease. According to the Union Health Ministry, even after recovering from the COVID-19 illness, patients can witness symptoms such as fatigue, cough, ... -
Two aspects of India’s Coronavirus trend still strong and constant – Increasing Positive tally and Declining mortality rate
Close to four months in since Covid-19 pandemic struck India, several lockdowns and constant reshuffling between lockdowns and unlocking, India is scrambling to contain the novel coronavirus spread, as are almost all the countries across the world – some faring better than the other. In the scenario of India’s coronavirus stature two trends seem strong ...