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The coronavirus (COVID-19) has proved that it is a once-in-a-lifetime situation with its multi-faceted impact set to render the world into pre- and post-COVID-19 eras—and there is no better example of the devastation that COVID-19 is unleashing than in the US, where president Donald Trump’s...

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Even as India saw the highest jump of 4,000 plus cases of novel coronavirus in a single day, and with the cases rising unabated in the country, the Health Ministry said that there was a need for a revived discharge policy for the coronavirus patients having mild and moderate symptoms. The...

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Union Home Ministry on Monday instructed all the states and the Union Territories (UTs) to ensure opening of all private clinics, nursing homes and labs with all their medical professionals and staff on duty.   The order issued by Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla to all state Chief...

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Moneylife Digital Team 08 May 2020
All healthcare professionals, including doctors, nurses, ward staff and others are putting their lives on the line in the fight against corona virus (COVID19). The pandemic is quite unprecedented and have made everyone jittery for small things. Add to this the panic-mongers on social media,...

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A horrifying video* of dead bodies, tightly wrapped in garbage bags lying on beds in Sion Hospital, Mumbai, sometimes for as long as 30 hours, among patients battling coronavirus, has gone viral. The reason for this is not callousness on the part of the Hospital, but a reflection of the acute...

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The Indian Railways, which converted 5,231 coaches into isolation wards for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) patients has decided to send these coaches at 215 stations across the country as pandemic care centres to state authorities where the state governments have exhausted the...

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In a bid to stop the spread of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) at the workplace, FMCG major ITC has shared some key tips for working professionals to avoid the spread of the deadly virus at office as well as home.   According to the advisory, wearing a mask at all times, practising...

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Aravind Natarajan 07 May 2020
While the world is focused on the devastating COVID-19 pandemic, one of its lethal side-effects that hardly comes up for discussion is the huge rise in mental health issues as well as suicide rates. The problem is real and the impact of the lock-down and isolation is leading to anxiety,...

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In an indicator of the grim days ahead, the Maharashtra government has asked the Indian Army, Indian Navy, Indian Railways, ports and other Central organisations in the state to provide intensive care unit beds for COVID-19 patients, here on Wednesday.   In a statement, Chief Minister...

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Moneylife Digital Team 05 May 2020
The current COVID-19 pandemic is impacting the whole world. For the 2 billion users of WhatsApp, now more than ever is the time for calling, messaging, and seeking trustworthy information.    On 4th May, the Poynter Institute’s International Fact Checking Network (IFCN) launched a...

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When it comes to a pandemic like the corona virus (COVID19) several governments have thought about a technological miracle to resolve the contact-tracing problem -- a mobile app. Many even think of it as the ultimate solution to control the COVID19 spread.    In India, the union...

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Sumit Saxena (IANS) 29 April 2020
The air pollution has plummeted over many parts of India during nation-wide lock-down, but the real challenge will begin after the lock-down, which is likely to end on 3rd May, when vehicular mobility is reinstated and factories are back in operation. Experts say after lock-down, steps have...

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The UK has decided not to use the framework proposed by tech giants Apple and Google for its NHS coronavirus contact tracing app.   Despite privacy and security concerns, NHSX, the digital arm of the country's health organisation, is creating a centralised app, Mail Online reported on...

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Moneylife Digital Team 28 April 2020
Amid the growing number of confirmed coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in India, the ministry of health and family welfare has issued guidelines for self-isolation for people who have requisite facility at home and have very mild symptoms or are pre-symptomatic.   According to the...

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Moneylife Digital Team 27 April 2020
A trial in Delhi High Court has revealed massive profiteering and over-pricing by two firms in the COVID-19 test kits sold to Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR). The $3 per test SARS CoV-2 antibody test kits are being imported from China's Wondfo Biotech and sold to ICMR at Rs600 or...

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At least 22 persons, including a Magistrate, court staffers and police personnel have been quarantined after a person accused of theft and break-in tested COVID-19 positive, official sources said here on Monday.   The accused was caught breaking into a closed shop to steal cigarette...

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In a shocking development, Maharashtra Housing Minister Jitendra Awhad has tested COVID-19 positive, official sources said here early on Friday.   Awhad, along with a dozen of his family members had been in home quarantine since past 10 days.   The decision was taken as a...

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Acting upon a complaint filed by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) against an alleged misleading advertisement that claimed eating chicken boosts immunity, the Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI) called on advertisers and instructed that the ad online be taken...

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For the first time in history, maybe, the whole world is on one side of a war, engaged as nations are for several weeks now in fighting an invisible enemy. What started as a 'mystery' respiratory illness in China in December 2019 has now grown into a pandemic of global proportions in just...

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Moneylife Digital Team 22 April 2020
Paying heed to an urgent demand and call for protests from medical fraternity following incidents where doctors and medical staff were attacked across the country, the Indian government on Wednesday issued an ordinance making violence against healthcare workers a non-bailable offence. Any...

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