Sri Lankas Covid-19 caseload surpasses 40,000

Colombo: Sri Lankas overall coronavirus caseload has surpassed the 40,000 mark after 500 more people tested positive for the virus in the last 24 hours, the Health Ministry said. The total patient count reached 40,282, out of which 32,051 patients had recovered and been discharged from hospitals, bringing down the active patient count to 8,045, Xinhua news agency quoted the Ministry as saying in its latest update on Saturday. A total of 186 deaths have been reported from the virus, according to the Health Ministry. .... read more

life of a surgeon during COVID-19 Era

These are unprecedented times. Join us today for a discussion on how the ongoing pandemic has impacted surgeries and the lives of surgeons, 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

CMAAO Coronavirus Facts and Myth Buster - New UK, SA Variants

With input from Dr Monica Vasudev1254: South Africa and United Kingdom VariantsSouth African Variant of SARS-CoV-2 [Excerpts from https://www.sciencemediacentre.org/] ,Two individuals in the UK who had returned from South Africa had a SARS-CoV-2 variant from South Africa. ,Dr Julian Tang, Honorary Associate Professor/Clinical Virologist, University of Leicester: ,UK B.1.1.7 (variant) virus is spreading across South/Southeast England. ,A new variant ‘501.V2’ from South Africa has been detected in some COVID-19 cases in the UK. .... read more

World COVID Meter 26th 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, 68M December 9, 69M December 10, 70M December 12, 71M December 13, 72M December 14, 73M December 15, 74M December 17, 75M December 19, 76M December 20, 77M December 22, 78M December 23, 79M December 26 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: 80,194,033,Deaths: 1,756,947,Recovered: 56,460,230 ACTIVE CASES 21,976,856,Currently Infected Patients21,871,057 (99.5%) in Mild Condition .... read more

The lips of truth shall be recognized forever

This sutra from Bible has a very deep significance in day to day life. The truth is ever lasting and always ends up in internal happiness and self-realization. And, in the long run, it always gives you happiness and an all-win situation. A lying tongue, on the contrary, will only give you a momentary pleasure but will lead to or create some difficulty later in life. Spoken words cannot come back just as in the case of a released arrow from the bow. Once lost, one cannot get back his youth, virginity, or respect. Similarly, spoken bad words cannot be taken back and once spoken will create negative waves in the other person’s (on whom they were spoken) mind which will persist as repressed thoughts or memory in the people’s mind forever. Such bad memories will keep on coming back in the person’s mind causing damage to the personal relationships.

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Oxford Covid-19 vaccine may become the first to get Indian regulators nod for emergency use

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NEW DELHI: With preparations underway for a possible vaccine-rollout by January, the Indian drug regulator is looking at the UK, which sources believe may give its nod to the Oxford Covid-19 vaccine next week, before deciding on giving emergency use authorisation to the Serum Institute that is manufacturing the shots here. Once the UK drug regulator gives its approval to the Oxford vaccine, the expert committee on Covid-19 at the CDSCO will hold its meeting and thoroughly review the safety and immunogenicity data from the clinical evaluations conducted abroad and in India before granting any emergency authorisation for the vaccine here, official sources said.

Caffeine: Here is why you should and shouldn’t consume it on a daily basis

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Most people like waking up every morning to the sight and smell of freshly-brewed coffee. In fact, earlier this year when Lavazza, the Italian brand, conducted a survey ‘Brewing Conversations’ on Indian millennials, it found that over 50 per cent of respondents opted for a cup of coffee as the first meal of the day. A whopping 94 per cent of the population prefers coffee during an interview, or in a client meeting. Coffee is also seen as a beverage to bond as 50 per cent of the respondents prefer to grab a cup of coffee when they catch up with friends after work. “The active compound that lends the drink its potency is caffeine. It keeps us well-stimulated, on-the-go, and energetic. And not just coffee, caffeine is present in numerous other drinks and concoctions such as tea, chocolate, cola-based soft drinks, energy drinks, and even some medicines,” says nutritionist Mugdha Pradhan, Founder, Thrive FNC.

Europe, Latin America start Covid vaccination, UK to roll out Oxford jab in Jan

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Europe launches a cross-border vaccination programme of unprecedented scale on Sunday as part of efforts to end a COVID-19 pandemic that has crippled economies and claimed more than 1.7 million lives around the world. The region of 450 million people has secured contracts with a range of suppliers for over two billion vaccine doses and has set a goal for all adults to be inoculated during 2021.

Study finds antibodies target different parts of SARS-CoV-2 in severe COVID-19 cases

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The body’s protective antibodies against the novel coronavirus target a different part of the virus in severe cases of COVID-19 than they do in mild forms of the disease, and wane significantly within several months of infection, a new study says. According to the scientists, including those from Stanford University in the US, the findings shed new light on the links between the course of the disease and a patient’s immune response. The research, published in the journal Science Immunology, found that people with severe COVID-19 have lower levels of antibodies targeting the spike protein used by the virus to enter human cells than those targeting proteins of the inner shell of the SARS-CoV-2 virus.