COVID-19
Rohit Sharma out of isolation after testing negative
Indian captain Rohit Sharma is finally out of isolation after having tested negative for COVID-19 and will now be available for the opening game of the white-ball series against England in Southampton on July 7. The 35-year-old all-format captain missed out on playing the rescheduled fifth Test against England as he tested positive on the second day of the four-day warm-up game against Leicestershire.
Rohit Sharma out of isolation after testing negative
Indian captain Rohit Sharma is finally out of isolation after having tested negative for COVID-19 and will now be available for the opening game of the white-ball series against England in Southampton on July 7. The 35-year-old all-format captain missed out on playing the rescheduled fifth Test against England as he tested positive on the second day of the four-day warm-up game against Leicestershire.
Assamese actor Kishor Das succumbs to cancer
Popular Assamese actor Kishor Das breathed his last on July 3 after battling cancer for the past year or so. The 30-year-old actor, who appeared in so many music videos, passed away at a Chennai hospital where he had been receiving treatment since March this year. According to reports, the popular actor from Kamrup, Assam was down with COVID-19 also at the time of his death.
Actor Kishor Das succumbs to cancer
Popular Assamese actor Kishor Das breathed his last on July 3 after battling cancer for the past year or so. The 30-year-old actor, who appeared in so many music videos, passed away at a Chennai hospital where he had been receiving treatment since March this year. According to reports, the popular actor from Kamrup, Assam was down with COVID-19 also at the time of his death.
India reports 16,103 Covid cases, 31 deaths in last 24 hours
With an increase of 2,143 cases from the previous day, India's active caseload reached 1,11,711 on Sunday, according to the Union health ministry on Sunday. The active cases comprise 0.26 per cent of the total infections.
Niti Aayog releases compendium of Ayush practices to manage COVID-19
Health: NITI Aayog vice-chairman Suman Bery said it is critical to communicate the learnings from the testing times during the COVID-19 outbreak about how Ayush practices implemented at national- and State-level benefitted people.
Live: India reports over 17k cases, 29 deaths in 24 hours
India has reported 17,092 fresh cases of Covid, 14,684 recoveries and 29 deaths in the last 24 hours, as per government data released on Saturday. The active caseload in the country now stands at 1,09,568, with a rise of 2,379 such cases in 24 hours. Stay with TOI for latest updates:
Higher Covid risk for unvaccinated with liver, weight issues: ICMR
An ICMR analysis of 29,509 hospitalised Covid-19 patients from 42 hospitals across India, including Pune, has found that those with a chronic liver disease and obese or overweight individuals have higher odds of succumbing to the infection. These risk factors were apart from the often cited comorbidities such as diabetes, advanced age, chronic kidney disease, tumors and TB, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) study revealed.
SII gets govt nod to export 32.4 lakh doses of Covovax vaccine to US
The government has allowed Serum Institute of India (SII) to supply 32.4 lakh doses of its Covid-19 jab Covovax under the brand name Nuvaxovid to the US, which will be the first vaccine to be exported to the country by any Indian manufacturer, official sources said on Friday.
This is when you actually allow Covid into your home
Since protection from COVID is a must, we need to re-look our nearest surroundings for any loophole. Infections caused by virulent pathogens often happen due to a minor mistake. It is not that you will only catch COVID if you are outside in a mass gathering where people cough and sneeze, there are possibilities you might be breeding the virus in your own house.
