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The World Health Organisation (WHO) has honoured ASHA Foundation volunteers for their crucial role in providing direct healthcare facilities in rural areas. On Sunday, the WHO awarded the one million women workers for their service to India in the coronavirus pandemic. ASHA (Accredited Social Health Activists) is the first point of contact in rural regions […]
The central body INSACOG confirmed the presence of BA.4 and BA.5 variants of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) in India on Sunday, the first in Tamil Nadu and the second in Telangana. Both are sub variants of the fast-spreading Omicron variant that was responsible for the virus’s massive spread in the country earlier this year. According […]
Recently, China is witnessing the re-emergence of Omicron driven Covid-19 cases in many of its cities. Due to increased growth in the daily cases of Covid-19 in Shanghai, China, the government has imposed a phased lockdown in the city. Shanghai on Sunday recorded a total of 4,500 fresh Covid-19 cases, which is an increase of […]
Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday asked the Central government to restart the mid-day meals in schools. Noting that the Covid-19 pandemic had resulted into shutting down the schools and eventually stopping the mid-day meal scheme, Sonia Gandhi said, “Schools were the first institutions to be closed and the last to be reopened… With […]
The Director of AIIMS, Randeep Guleria on Monday said that to prevent further mutations of the Covid-19 virus, equitable distribution of its vaccines across the globe is necessary. “It is also important that there should be equitable distribution of vaccines across the world. If that does not happen the virus will continue to mutate. No […]
The Education Ministry has issued revised guidelines for reopening schools but allowed states with negligible COVID cases to take a final call based on their overall Covid situation. The guidelines have been prepared after consultation with the states. The final decision on taking classes online or offline rests with the state governments. The school staff […]
Pic credit: Hanif Sindhi Gujarat continued to add more Covid-19 fatalities with 35 people succumbing to infection on Friday even as the daily Covid-19 infections are on decline. The state on Friday recorded 6,097 cases of which 248 patients are on ventilator support. The state had 7,606 cases and 34 deaths yesterday. Of the total […]
Tens of thousands of tonnes of extra medical waste from the response to the Covid-19 pandemic has put tremendous strain on healthcare waste management systems around the world, threatening human and environmental health and exposing a dire need to improve waste management practices, according to a new World Health Organisation (WHO) report. The WHO Global […]
Gujarat recorded 12,131 coronavirus cases – a drop of 6% from yesterday’s tally of 12,911 – and 30 deaths in the last 24 hours. With 30 Covid-19 fatalities, the cumulative number of deaths climbed to 10,375 in Gujarat, the state health department said in a release. The 30 people who succumbed to the infection were […]
Gujarat recorded 12,911 coronavirus cases – a drop of 12% from yesterday’s tally of 14,789 – and 22 deaths in the last 24 hours. With 21 Covid-19 fatalities, the cumulative number of deaths climbed to 10,345 in Gujarat, the state health department said in a release. The 22 people who succumbed to the infection were […]
In Rajkot, as the cases continue to rise, the healthcare system is seen to be on an alert mode. Testing Domes have been set up by the Rajkot Municipal Corporation across the city. However, an incident of irresponsibility has come across regarding these domes. Two different reports – one showing positive and the other showing […]
When Gujarat is already seeing a surge in daily Covid-19 Cases and the state shows concerns regarding corona spread among children. Gujarat has recently recorded the deaths of 2 children due to Covid-19 – one in Surat and the other in Vadodara. The highest amount of cases are been noted in Ahmedabad and Surat. The […]
The island of Kiribati which had continued to maintain its tag as the Covid-free island throughout the pandemic was unable to maintain the status when two-thirds of passengers of the first flight landed there tested positive. Kiribati has reopened its borders on January 10, after being covid-19-free and now the nation is willing to implement […]
Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) on Friday added nine more Covid-19 micro containment zones in the city, taking the latest tally to 165. As many as 43 houses with a population of 148 were declared as micro containment zone on Friday, the AMC informed Vibes of India (VoI). The corporation identifies micro containment zones in areas […]
Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation on Thursday added 19 more Covid-19 micro containment zones in the city, taking the latest tally to 177. As many as 130 houses with a population of 496 were declared as micro containment zone on Thursday, the AMC informed Vibes of India (VoI). The corporation identifies micro containment zones in areas that […]
Gujarat recorded 11,176 cases – a rise of 12% from yesterday – and five deaths in the last 24 hours. With today’s update, state’s active cases tally went up to 50,612 and the number fatalities since the start of the pandemic reached 10,142. The five people who succumbed to the infection were from Ahmedabad, Surat, […]
Pic credit: Hanif Sindhi A study conducted at Emory University states that a booster shot of Covaxin given six months after getting two doses of the vaccine successfully neutralises both the Omicron and Delta variants of SARS-CoV-2. Bharat Biotech said the study conducted using a live virus neutralisation assay showed the booster dose generated robust […]
Notorious for its malpractice, mismanagement and misutilization of resources in Gujarat, Parul University, a private institution once again resorted to what it is best at. Scuffling with students. Even as entire Gujarat is in the grip of a scary Covid19 and over 32,000 active cases in the State, the heartless management at Parul University wants […]
Photo Credits: Hanif Sindhi All the harrowing memories of the nasty second Covid-19 wave have returned to haunt Ahmedabad, the epicentre of the fresh surge, with 67 members of the prestigious Indian Institute of Management (IIMA) and 29 medical professionals of the two civil hospitals testing positive for the virus. But the big relief is that there […]
Photo Credits: Hanif Sindhi The Union health secretary Rajesh Bhushan on Monday urged the states and Union Territories to keep an eye on the active Covid cases as the situation is still “dynamic and can change at any time”. The health secretary, in a letter to states and UTs, mentioned that while the country is […]
