Tag: Covid-19
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TN: Cancer patient, who tested positive for Covid-19, dies
A lung cancer patient, who was tested positive for Covid-19 after being admitted to a hospital, died on Tuesday. The incident occurred at Tuticorin in South Tamil Nadu. According to sources in the health department, the 54-year-old who was suffering from lung cancer, was admitted to the Thoothukudi Medical College hospital on March 21. He…
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Bengal govt seeks 5.75 L COVID-19 vaccine doses from Centre
In wake of fresh spike in COVID-19 cases throughout the country, West Bengal health department has sought supply of 5.75 lakh doses of COVID-19 vaccines from the Centre. Of the 5.75 lakh doses, five lakh are for Covishield and the remaining 75,000 for Covaxin. A senior official of the state health department said that the…
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Covid-19 pandemic likely to settle as seasonal flu this year: WHO
Covid-19 pandemic, which has so far claimed more than seven million deaths globally, may likely end up being as public health emergency of international concern’ this year and pose a seasonal flu threat, the World Health Organization (WHO) has said. “I’m confident that this year we will be able to say that Covid-19 is over…
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Scientists find Covid’s possible long-term effects on heart health in autopsies
A group of scientists has discovered that in addition to the lungs and respiratory system, Covid-19 may have long-term effects on heart health, even in patients with no history of heart disease. According to Time, Dr Andrew Marks, chair of the US-based Columbia University’s Department of Physiology, and his colleagues documented abnormalities in the heart…