Virus

	Diving deep into the depth of HPV CE speaks to doctors about the importance and need of HPV vaccine and its benefits in fighting cervical cancer published on : 1st February 2023
	Covid -19 still a global health emergency, but in transition point: WHO The WHO’s advisory committee urged the WHO to propose “alternative mechanisms to maintain the global and national focus on Covid-19 after the PHEIC is terminated.” published on : 30th January 2023
	‘Pandemic saw sale of condoms & pills shoot up, while sterilisations declined’ In terms of sheer numbers, these are 33.70 crore units of condoms sold in 2021-22 compared to 31.45 crore in 2020-21. published on : 29th January 2023
	Norovirus: No new cases; one student discharged District medical officer Dr. Sreedevi S said out of the three students, who were undergoing treatment for norovirus, one child was discharged on Tuesday after recovery. published on : 25th January 2023
	Norovirus detected among students in Kochi school, 3 under treatment The school is shut for the next 2-3 days following the detection of norovirus. published on : 23rd January 2023
	China logs nearly 13,000 Covid deaths in a week The death toll came a week after China said nearly 60,000 people had died with Covid in hospitals in just over a month. published on : 22nd January 2023
	New Zealand PM Ardern announces shock resignation, sets October election Deputy Prime Minister Grant Robertson announced he wouldn't be contesting for the leadership of the Labour Party, throwing the competition open. t's unclear who will take over as prime minister. published on : 19th January 2023
	China's trade surplus swells to USD 877.6 billion as exports grow The country’s politically volatile global trade surplus expanded by 29.7% from 2021′s record, already the highest ever for any economy. published on : 13th January 2023
	Govt panel recommends market authorisation for Covovax jab as heterologous booster dose Covovax is manufactured through technology transfer from Novavax. It has been approved by the European Medicines Agency for conditional marketing authorization. published on : 12th January 2023
	Government expects Jan Covid surge, next 40 days crucial Officials said 39 international passengers tested positive for Covid-19 out of the 6,000 arrivals screened at airports across the country in the last two days. published on : 29th December 2022
	Covid cases rising in many countries, be vigilant: PM Modi to people The central government has stepped up measures against the virus, with the cases on a rise, especially in China where the lifting of zero-Covid policy has caused a spread of the pandemic published on : 25th December 2022
	India has developed herd immunity; BF.7 variant may not be as serious as in China: CCMB chief Maintaining that at this point it cannot be asserted that there may or may not be a wave in India, Nandicoori said as of now it does not seem to be that alarming that a wave is coming right away. published on : 25th December 2022
	Mock drills to be conducted at all health facilities across country in wake of covid alarm Detailing the focus on the parameters during the mock drills, it said that the main focus will be on the bed capacities including isolation, oxygen-supported and ICU beds at the health facilities. published on : 25th December 2022
	New Covid guidelines: Ensure oxygen supply, RT-PCR mandatory for passengers from China The Centre advised the states and union territories to ensure the availability of Liquid Medical Oxygen, cylinders and other equipment like ventilators at hospitals. published on : 24th December 2022
	'So many people dying': Packed ICUs, crowded crematoriums as COVID roils China "There's been so many people dying," said Zhao Yongsheng, a worker at a funeral goods shop near a local hospital in Beijing. "They work day and night, but they can't burn them all." published on : 24th December 2022
	India doesn't need to ban int'l flights or impose lockdown under present Covid scenario: Experts Past experiences show that banning flights is not effective in halting the transmission of infection, he said. published on : 24th December 2022
	Bharat Biotech's intranasal Covid vaccine gets government approval, to be available on CO-WIN The vaccine, iNCOVACC, is the world’s first intranasal vaccine for Covid to receive approval for the primary 2-dose schedule and heterologous booster dose. published on : 23rd December 2022
	BF.7 variant of coronavirus not worrisome for India, assures senior scientist Mishra added that the Chinese population is not exposed to natural infection and they did not use the time to vaccinate the elderly people. published on : 23rd December 2022
	Chaos, confusion plague China’s crematoriums One middle-aged man carrying an urn told AFP an elderly relative died after testing positive for the virus. published on : 23rd December 2022
	Two per cent arrivals to be tested from Saturday In the review meeting, Modi directed officials to strengthen surveillance and stressed the need to ensure that the entire Covid infrastructure is maintained at a high level of preparedness. published on : 23rd December 2022