Fall in testing pushes up daily positivity rate too

NEW DELHI: Even as the daily Covid-19 positivity rate rose to 11.8% on Sunday mainly due to drop in testing, 76% of the new 86,961 confirmed cases were reported from 10 states, health ministry said. Daily tests fell to 7,31,534 samples on Sunday after a record 12,06,806 tests on Saturday. So far, India has tested a total of 6 crore 43 lakh samples for Covid-19. A total of 86,961 new cases were detected on Sunday taking the total number of active cases to over 10 lakh. Majority of the new cases were reported from Maharashtra, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, UP, Tamil Nadu, Odisha, Kerala, Delhi, West Bengal and MP. Maharashtra alone accounted for over 20,000 new cases, whereas Karnataka which reported the second highest detected 8,191 fresh cases on Sunday — depicting a wide gap. ....read more

Lockdown, an Adversity Converted into Opportunity the Journey of Dr J S Rajkumar

The lockdown has affected all and each one of us has had to deal with it. Join us today on Medtalks with Dr KK Aggarwal COVID edition at 7:00 pm as Dr JS Rajkumar takes us through his journey during the lockdown.Just click on www.facebook.com/drkkaggarwal or https://perfecthealthmela.com/vevent/general-webinar.php

CMAAO Coronavirus Facts and Myth Buster: CDC New Testing Guidance

With input from Dr Monica Vasudev 1088:CDC Reverses COVID-19 Testing Guidance Once Again: Exposed Individuals Without Symptoms Need TestsThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) triggered an outcry among state public health officials and experts in late August by stating that people who do not have symptoms may not need to get tested. Prior to August 24, the CDC had encouraged testing for all those who were exposed. The recent update returns the CDCs testing guidance to what it said before it was changed in late August.It is now unequivocal, as the agency states that for individuals without symptoms who have been in close contact with an infected person for at least 15 minutes: "You need a test." ....read more

World COVID Meter 21st September: Acute manageable immunogenic thrombogenic inflammatory viral disease pandemic

Cases: 1M April 2, 2M April 15, 3M April 27, 4M May 8, 5M May 20, 6M May 30, 7M June 7, 8M June 15, 9M June 22, 10M June 29th, 11M July 4, 12M July 8, 13M July 13, 14M July 17, 15M July 23, 16M July 25, 17M July 29, 18M August 1, 19M August 6, 20M August 10, 21M August 16, 22M August 19, 23M August 21, 24M August 27, 25M August 30, 26M September 3, 27M September 7, 28M September 10, 29M September 14, 30M September 18 Ground Zero: Wuhan - in live animal market or cafeteria for animal pathogens: 10th January; Total cases are based on RT PCR, 67% sensitivity Coronavirus Cases: 31,227,480,Deaths: 965,030,Recovered: 22,821,301,ACTIVE CASES 7,441,149 ....read more

Science behind Training and Development

Training in any field requires gaining knowledge, skills and positive mental attitude towards the object of learning. Knowledge is everything about what and why. In Yoga, it correlates with the Gyan (Gnana) Marg. The skill is all about how to do it and correlates with Karma Marg. A positive mental attitude is linked to willingness to do any work or in other words one’s Astha in that action. In Yoga, it is synonymous with Bhakti Marg. ....read more

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Oxford Covid-19 vaccine: Serum Institute begins last phase of clinical trial

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The phase-III or the last stage of clinical trial of the Covid-19 vaccine Covishield, being developed by Oxford University, and manufactured by the Serum Institute of India (SII), began today at the state-run Sassoon General Hospital in Pune, Maharashtra on Monday, a senior official said. "We have started the phase-III trials of the vaccine candidate. We will administer dose to 150 to 200 volunteers," said Dr Muralidhar Tambe, Dean, Sassoon General Hospital, reported PTI. "Those who are willing to volunteer for vaccination can contact on the following numbers--8550960196, 8104201267," a statement said.

BDR Pharma’s prostrate cancer drug aims to cut pill burden

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BDR Pharmaceutical has launched a higher-strength version of prostate cancer drug Enzalutamide in India, a move that will reduce the pill burden for patients. The company had received approval from the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) to manufacture a 40-mg Enzalutamide in 2017 to treat men with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC) under the brand name BDENZA. “The 80 mg version is an attempt to reduce the pill burden (from 4 capsules a day to 2 a day) that has been a demand from doctors and patients to be used for the treatment of mCRPC. Reducing the pill burden is expected to increase the patient compliance,” it said.

ICMR exploring saliva-based covid tests in India

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The Indian Council of Medical Research is actively exploring saliva-based test for detection of COVID-19, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said adding that no significant or drastic mutation in strains of SARS-CoV-2 has been found in India till now. During an interaction with his social media followers, Vardhan informed them the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has been conducting large-scale sequencing of nationally representative strains of SARS-CoV-2 virus collected for several months over different time-points. Detailed results on mutations and evolution of the virus will be available in early October, he said.

Maharashtra: 5 days after delivering stillborn baby, doctor dies of Covid-19

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Five days after she delivered a stillborn, a doctor from Amravati died of coronavirus disease at a private hospital in Nagpur on Sunday. The 33-year old pathologist, Pratiksha Gavali, had worked as a medical officer at Amravati’s Irwin Hospital, which is a government hospital, till about eight months of pregnancy, before going on leave. Earlier this month, she tested positive for Covid-19 and was initially treated at Amravati, before being shifted to a hospital in Nagpur about 10 days ago. Tragedy struck the family as she delivered a stillborn baby five days before her death, after which her condition kept deteriorating. She succumbed to the infection on Sunday.