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Rise in Earth’s temperature could pave way for next pandemic!

Sambad English Bureau May 9, 2022

Bhubaneswar: With continuous rise in Earth's temperature leading to natural hazards, scientists have warned of another pandemic due to the climate change. According to a new study published in the journal Nature, wild animals will be…

INDIA

Intensity of third Covid wave would be lesser, says ICMR’s top scientist

Sambad English Bureau Sep 6, 2021

New Delhi: It is too early to call the two new variants, "C. 1.2 and MU" of Covid-19, a variant of concern, claims top scientist of Indian Council for Medical Research (ICMR), Dr Samiran Panda. In an exclusive interview with IANS, Panda,…

INDIA

Covid-19: Centre extends containment guidelines, asks states to strictly follow orders

Sambad English Bureau Aug 28, 2021

New Delhi: The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Saturday extended the existing Covid-19 enforcement of containment measures till September 30 and asked the state governments and union territory administrations to strictly follow the…

INDIA

Rs 20 lakh crore pandemic package announced in May 2020 expires, bequeathing @ 15% as…

Sambad English Bureau Aug 11, 2021

Pune (Maharashtra): It's official. The much-touted Rs 20-Lakh-crore special pandemic package, announced in May 2020 to revive the Covid-hit economy, was apparently a dud, according to reply under RTI released here on Wednesday. Hoping to…

HEALTH & WELLNESS

Scientists discover human antibodies to develop pan-coronavirus vaccine

Sambad English Bureau Aug 8, 2021

New York: Scientists have discovered human antibodies that can neutralise several different coronaviruses and pave the way for a pan-coronavirus vaccine. These antibodies have been detected in some people who have recovered from…

HEALTH & WELLNESS

Blood thinners can reduce need for organ support in moderately ill Covid-19 patients

Sambad English Bureau Aug 6, 2021

New York: Treating moderately ill hospitalised Covid-19 patients with a full-dose blood thinner can reduce their need for organ support, such as mechanical ventilation, and improve their chances of leaving the hospital, showed a large…

INDIA

India reports 42,982 fresh Covid-19 cases, 533 deaths

Sambad English Bureau Aug 5, 2021

New Delhi: India on Thursday reported 42,982 fresh cases of Covid-19 in the last 24 hours. A total of 533 persons also succumbed to the corona infection in the same time span, said the bulletin released by the Health and Family Welfare…

HEALTH & WELLNESS

Two-dose Covishield vaccination highly effective against severe Covid-19 infection

Sambad English Bureau Aug 1, 2021

New Delhi: A recent study evaluating the efficacy and safety of Covishield vaccine administered in Delhi's Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute and Research Center (RGCIRC) has found in its interim report, that out of 599 fully vaccinated…

INDIA

9 out of 10 Indian women ate less food during Covid-19 lockdown: Report

Sambad English Bureau Jul 29, 2021

New Delhi: Nine out of 10 women in India had less food, impacting their nutrition levels, during the 2020 nationwide lockdown imposed in response to the Covid-19 pandemic, according to a new study. Researchers from the Tata-Cornell…

WORLD

North, Central and South America account for more than a quarter of world’s Covid-19 cases,…

Sambad English Bureau Jul 20, 2021

Geneva: While the continents of North, Central and South Americas only saw a small increase in cases recently, they still account for more than a quarter of the global Covid-19 caseload, as well as 40 per cent of the deaths worldwide,…

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