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Dr KK Aggarwal    10 December 2020

Healthcare workers 7 times as likely to have severe Covid-19 as other workers

London: Healthcare workers are 7 times as likely to have severe Covid-19 infection as those with other types of non-essential jobs, finds research focusing on the first UK-wide lockdown. The research was published online in the journal Occupational & Environmental Medicine. And those with jobs in the social care and transport sectors are twice as likely to do so, emphasising the need to ensure that essential (key) workers are adequately protected against the infection, say the researchers. ....read more

Public Perception of COVID-19

How do people perceive the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic? Join us today as we discuss about peoples perception and understanding of COVID-19, on MEDtalks with Dr K K Aggarwal COVID edition, at 7:00 PM.Just click on www.facebook.com/drkkaggarwal or https://perfecthealthmela.com/vevent2/hall1a.php

Jak1 inhibitors in COVID 1

JAK inhibitors may exert dual anti-inflammatory and antiviral effects. Join us today as we discuss the role of JAK1 inhibitors in COVID-19, on MEDtalks with Dr K K Aggarwal COVID edition, at 7:30 PM.Just click on www.facebook.com/drkkaggarwal or https://perfecthealthmela.com/vevent2/hall1a.php

CMAAO Coronavirus Facts and Myth Buster: Masks for public

With input from Dr Monica Vasudev1188: WHO on Masks for Public1. WHO has tightened guidelines on wearing face masks.2. The agency has recommended that where COVID-19 is spreading, masks must be worn by all in healthcare facilities and for all interactions in poorly-ventilated indoor spaces.3. In June, the WHO had called on governments to ask everyone to wear fabric masks in indoor and outdoor public areas where there was a risk of transmission of the virus. ....read more

World COVID Meter 8th December: 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, 31M September 21, 32M September 23, 33M September 28, 34M October 1, 35M October 4, 36M October 8, 37M October 11, 38M October 14, 39M October 17, 40M October 19, 41M October 22, 42M October 24, 43M October 26, 44M October 28, 45M October 30, 46M November 2, 47M November 4, 48M November 6, 49M November 7, 50M November 8, 51M November 10, 52M November 12, 53M November 14, 54M November 15, 55M November 17, 56M November 19, 57M November 20, 58M November 22, 59M November 24, 60M November 25, 61M November 27, 62M November 29, 63M December 1, 64M December 2, 65M December 4, 66M December 6, 67M December 7 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: 67,921,474,Deaths: 1,549,733,Recovered:46,993,855 ,ACTIVE CASES 19,377,886,Currently Infected Patients 19,271,665 (99.5%) in Mild Condition ....read more

Positive Attitudes

All those out there who feel you are at your wits’ end wondering how things don’t ever work out for you, can now relax and dwell on all those failures that life has taken you through and turn failure into success.1. Failure doesn’t mean you are a failure. It means you haven’t succeeded yet.2. Failure doesn’t mean you have accomplished nothing. It means you have learned something.3. Failure doesn’t mean you have been foolish. It means you had a lot of faith. ....read more

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Slowing sales a concern for Indian pharma companies

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Having covid-19 drugs in the portfolio is proving useful for some drugmakers. With the Indian pharma market once again showing signs of slowing sales, drugs such as Favipiravir, Remdesivir and Toclizumab helped Glenmark Pharma Ltd, Cipla Ltd and Cadila Healthcare Ltd, with November sales rising 7-15% from a year ago. Overall sales growth, however, decelerated considerably in November, which is a surprise given that it had bounced back in October. Sales growth decelerated to about 1.3% year-on-year in November as against 9.8% in October. Note that growth in September stood at 4.7%, suggesting that the recovery has been short-lived.

Foreign companies keen to tie up with Indian pharma

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‘No point mixing all in one’ — IMA to fight govt move to allow Ayurveda doctors to do surgery

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New Delhi: The Indian Medical Association (IMA), the largest body of modern medicine doctors, has given a call for protests Tuesday at 10,000 locations across India against a government notification listing surgeries that Ayurveda practitioners can perform. Calling it ‘mixopathy’, the IMA has also threatened to withdraw all non-essential, non-Covid services in hospitals on 11 December. The body has called for the demonstrations to be held Tuesday from 12 noon to 2 pm.

Doctor, fashion designer among people who join farmers protests

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New Delhi [INDIA], December 7 (ANI): A doctor and a fashion designer are among the people from different professions who joined the farmers protest at the Singhu border on Monday. Remembering her agricultural background, Dr Harkanwal Sinkhon said, "It does not matter what your profession is. Right now, we all belong to farmers family. I am here so that I can put forward my voice for people of my state." Denying any political agenda the doctor said the protest was about farmers rights.

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