New Delhi: India reported 3,993 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours informed the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Tuesday. The government data shows that the active caseload of the country has risen to 49,948 at present which accounts for 0.12 per cent of total cases. The daily positivity rate stands at […]
London: Infection spread with exhaled air is well known, but a new study has shown that a few breaths are sufficient for detecting traces of viruses microscopically small fluid droplets exhaled during a very short time span. Researchers from the University of Gothenburg in Sweden found that aerosol particles with the ribonucleic acid (RNA) virus […]
Hyderabad: Nearly 150 healthcare professionals from city tertiary teaching hospitals including Osmania General Hospital and Gandhi Hospital have tested Covid-19 positive and are in isolation. Due to the rapid transmission of the Covid-19 infections driven by the Omicron variant, a relatively larger number of healthcare workers, when compared to the earlier Delta wave, have tested […]
New York: US researchers have found that people hospitalised with Covid-19 infection have significantly raised levels of oxidative stress, oxidant damage and markedly reduced levels of glutathione – the most abundant physiological antioxidant. Oxidative stress results from the accumulation of free radicals, highly reactive molecules that can damage cells, membranes, lipids, proteins and DNA. Cells […]
Hyderabad: A two judge panel of the Telangana High Court comprising Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice A Rajasekar Reddy on Wednesday directed the State government to reopen all residential schools in the State in physical and hybrid mode. In a PIL filed by Balakrishna Mandapathi stating that children are not vaccinated and it […]
Hyderabad: To ensure that all eligible individuals in Telangana are vaccinated before a possible surge in Covid-19 infections, the State Health Department has reached a significant milestone when they administered over 2.5 crore individuals with at least one dose of Covid vaccine. As of Thursday, the State Health Department has administered Covid vaccines to over […]
