Coronavirus
Coronaviruses infect animals, humans, and birds. Human coronaviruses, such as SARS, MERS, and 2019-nCoV cause respiratory distress and even death. The S protein is the infectious agent of the virus.
Coronaviruses infect animals, humans, and birds. Human coronaviruses, such as SARS, MERS, and 2019-nCoV cause respiratory distress and even death. The S protein is the infectious agent of the virus.
‘On the global front, India remains the third worst-hit nation in the world by the novel coronavirus.’
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This has taken the total number of recoveries to 8,85,576, achieving another high of fast approaching 64 percent recovery rate. "The recovery rate stands at 63.92 percent on Sunday. This means more patients are recovering, thus maintaining the steadily widening difference between recovered and active COVID-19 patients. This gap has crossed 4 lakh and currently stands at 4,17,694. Recovered cases are 1.89 times the active cases (4,67,882)," the Ministry said. The Central government has advised all states and union territories to effectively implement the strategy of "Test, Track and Treat."
For the first time, the Ministry further said, a record number of more than 4,40,000 tests have been conducted in a single day. With 4,42,263 samples tested in the last 24 hours, the number of Test Per Million (TPM) has further increased to 11,805 and cumulative testing to 1,62,91,331, the data shared by the Ministry reveals.
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Vertical transmission routes of coronavirus from mother to newborn have been identified and defined with more clarity. The transmission happens when the mother is pregnant with the baby, soon after delivery or by superficial exposure to coronavirus.
Vertical transmission routes of coronavirus from mother to newborn have been identified and defined with more clarity. The transmission happens when the mother is pregnant with the baby, soon after delivery or by superficial exposure to coronavirus.
The aggressive testing, along with ramped-up hospital infrastructure by combining public and private sector efforts, has enabled early identification and prompt triaging of COVID-19 patients leading to lower fatalities, it said. As a result, the case fatality rate is progressively falling, and currently, it is 2.31 percent, securing one of the lowest fatality rates in the world.
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Latest Study Shows How Indians are Practicing Social Distancing to Fight the Coronavirus
India is under strict lockdown and over 50,000 coronavirus cases are in the country. The entire nation has been cautiously quarantining themselves to stop the spread of COVID-19. Social distancing remains the most effective tool against the pandemic.
India is under strict lockdown and over 50,000 coronavirus cases are in the country. The entire nation has been cautiously quarantining themselves to stop the spread of COVID-19. Social distancing remains the most effective tool against the pandemic.
Maharashtra remained the worst-hit state after recording a single-day spike of 9,251 cases taking the state's tally to 3,66,368, of which 13,389 people have died of the deadly disease.
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Watch Out: Deadly Coronavirus may Lurk in Kids� Toys and Play Equipment
Stay away from playgrounds: COVID-19 can stick on to kids’ toys and play equipment. So, make your naughty kids to play indoors and avoid sharing toys to keep coronavirus at bay.
Stay away from playgrounds: COVID-19 can stick on to kids’ toys and play equipment. So, make your naughty kids to play indoors and avoid sharing toys to keep coronavirus at bay.
The United States remained the worst-hit nation with 41,78,021 cases followed by Brazil, which has 23,94,513. The total casualties across the globe reached 6,44,528, with 1,46,460 alone in the United States, followed by 86,449 in Brazil.
Source-IANS
