"hospitalisation"

Over 200 people fell ill after a wedding feast in Dahod, with suspected food poisoning causing vomiting and diarrhoea. Around 59 were hospitalised but are stable, after consuming dinner and drinks at a function in Abhlod village

Hyderabad: The surge in Covid-19 cases in Hyderabad over the last few weeks has prompted volunteers and volunteer groups to step up and help those impacted. Many have been spending a major part of their day on the phone reaching out to people who have tested positive, reassuring them, and checking to see if they […]

Hyderabad: A majority of patients at the outpatient wings of government tertiary hospitals in Hyderabad including Gandhi, Chest, Osmania General Hospital (OGH) and Fever Hospitals are reporting with flu-like symptoms with minimal or no need for oxygen or ventilation support, among Covid positive patients. While the outpatient wings are witnessing a rise in patients due […]

New Delhi: Five to 10 per cent of the active Covid cases this time so far needed hospitalisation but the situation is dynamic and may change rapidly, the Centre said on Monday and asked states to keep a watch on cases under home isolation and in hospitals. During the second surge of Covid infections in […]

Hyderabad: While Omicron-driven Covid-19 infections are increasing exponentially across the country, including in Telangana, the rate of hospitalisations among positive cases is expected to be negligible when compared to the Delta-driven second wave, senior health officials said here on Wednesday. A majority of Omicron cases, which are mild and asymptomatic, can recover under home isolation […]

Johannesburg: Johnson & Johnson has announced that new preliminary results from a South African study has shown that the homologous booster shot of the company’s Covid-19 vaccine (Ad26.COV2.S) demonstrated 85 per cent effectiveness against the virus-related hospitalisation in South Africa after Omicron became the dominant variant. The South African Phase 3b Sisonke study, conducted by […]

Experts say hospitalisation, mortality likely to rise among the age group

AIG Hospitals chairman Dr D Nageshwar Reddy, said the real-world evidence of this monoclonal antibodies is yet to be established but the clinical studies published in peer-reviewed journals are encouraging

The first batch of Covid positive patients were administered with the antibody cocktail at Yashoda Hospital Secunderabad on Wednesday

The centre has 50 oxygen concentrators and is launched to help the poor and needy who cannot afford to buy or rent the required medical equipments

Irrespective of whether individuals have undergone RT-PCR or rapid antigen test, if they have Covid symptoms, they will be provided a Covid kit

The aim is to ensure everybody with symptoms gets access to early treatment, without waiting on the diagnosis

Instances of adverse reactions should be analysed meticulously and shared with the public in an open manner

"The tool provides nuanced information on people's risk of serious illness due to Covid-19 and is designed for use by clinicians with patients to reach a shared understanding of risk."