Politicians, Community Leaders and Business Leaders: What Should You Do and When? Tomas Pueyo Mar 10 · 26 min read Updated on 3/19/2020. This article has received over 40 million views in the last week. Over 30 translations at the bottom. The next article is ready: Coronavirus, The Hammer and the Dance. If you agree […]
Mohak Gupta Mar 23 · 15 min read Coronavirus. A medical professional would know how the meaning of this word has changed drastically in the past 3 months. From being the virus that causes ‘common cold’, to today- where it has killed over 13000 people worldwide, and it’s just getting started. The novel coronavirus (2019-nCov […]
Summary for Policy 1. Delays in testing are seriously reducing the ability of the population to protect itself. This is the most important way in which we can contain the epidemic. An increase in the official number of detected cases in the short term could encourage the population to take distancing more seriously and will […]
But multi-billionaire Gates, 64 – who donated £85 million to combat the virus last month – believes that despite the chaos, there is ‘a spiritual purpose behind everything that happens’. In an open letter, entitled ‘What is the Corona/ Covid-19 Virus Really Teaching us?’, he wrote: ‘A SPIRITUAL PURPOSE’ “I’m a strong believer that there […]
COVID19 for India Updates March 24, 2020 IndiaSIM • We use IndiaSIM, a well-validated agent-based model of the Indian population. This has been published widely over many years and has been used for government decision-making including by NTAGI for vaccine introduction. A brief summary of the model is attached. The model describes the actual Indian […]
Dr. Anant Patil writes on drugs chloroquine, hydroxychloroquine, and azithromycin, all three of which have been under the spotlight now, for their roles in the treatment of COVID-19. For our comprehensive coverage and latest updates on COVID-19 click here. Chloroquine is a well-established anti-malarial drug with anti-inflammatory action. It is also used in the treatment […]
How MCI can save the country: Tough Covid-19 battle can only be won by our young doctors and nurses. We need many more of them March 26, 2020, 2:00 AM IST Devi Shetty in TOI Edit Page | Edit Page, India | TOI First, I would like to congratulate Prime Minister Narendra Modi for taking […]
COVID-19: AVOIDING THE SECOND BLOW A PLEA FOR MANDATORY TEMPORAL SEPARATION IN ESSENTIAL SERVICES AS AN ADJUNT TO SPATIAL SEPARATION IN OVERALL PUBLIC INTEREST 24/3/2020 Dr Rachita Chopra MBBS, DNB (General Surgery), MRCSEd, ATLS Instructor INTRODUCTION Central government has brought into effect national lockdown in • view of COVID-19 pandemic The rationale for national lockdown […]
BOARD OF GOVERNORS In supersession of the Medical Council of India Appendix 5 Enabling Registered Medical Practitioners to Provide Healthcare Using Telemedicine    March 2020  These Guidelines have been prepared in partnership with NITI Aayog 2 S. No. 1. Description Background TABLE OF CONTENT Page No. 7 10 2. 4. Definitions […]
Interview: ‘Suppression won’t work in India. Slow down the coronavirus. This will be a long haul’ One of India’s most renowned epidemiologists cautions against unsustainable lockdowns and says community participation is the key to fight the disease. MOBILE & TABLET ONLY META Arunabh Saikia Mar 23, 2020 · 04:38 pm END OF MOBILE & TABLET […]
High Temperature and High Humidity Reduce the Transmission of COVID-19 Jingyuan Wang, Ke Tang, Kai Feng and Weifeng Lv* March 9, 2020 Abstract. This paper investigates how air temperature and humidity influence the transmission of COVID-19. After estimating the serial interval of COVID-19 from 105 pairs of the virus carrier and the infected, we calculate […]
 FOREWORD It was not until a new resident in the Emergency Department (ED) burst into tears in front of me, did I realise the toll that residency in this department takes on a residents’ overall well-being. The ED work culture is unlike any other department. Physicians have to deal with numerous responsibilities and at […]
3/24/2020 Predictions and role of interventions for COVID-19 outbreak in India Anyone can publish on Medium per our Policies, but we don’t fact-check every story. For more info about the coronavirus, see cdc.gov.  outbreak in India Crisis Of Virus in INDia (COV-IND) COV-IND-19 Study Group Mar22·12minread The following summary was prepared by the COV-IND-19 […]
An orthohantavirus (or hantavirus) is a single-stranded, enveloped, negative-sense RNA virus in the family Hantaviridae of the order Bunyavirales.[3] These viruses normally infect rodents, but do not cause disease in them.[3] Humans may become infected with hantaviruses through contact with rodent urine, saliva, or feces. Some strains cause potentially fatal diseases in humans, such as […]
जाड़े का दिन। अमावस्या की रात—ठंढ़ी और काली। मलेरिया और हैजे से पीड़ित गांव भयार्त शिशु की तरह थर—थर कांप रहा था। पुरानी और उजड़ी, बांस—फूस की झोपड़ियों में अंधकार और सन्नाटे का सम्मिलित साम्राज्य। अंधेरा और निस्तबधता! अंधेरी रात चुपचाप आंसू बहा रही थी। निस्त्बधता करूण सिसकियों और आहों को बलपूर्वक अपने ह्रदय में […]
At that moment the boy, as though bitten in the stomach, doubled up again with a high-pitched moan. He remained bent like this for several seconds, shaking and trembling convulsively, as though his frail body were bowing beneath the raging wind of the plague and cracking under the repeated blasts of fever. Once the gust […]
 Government of India Ministry of Health & Family Welfare Directorate General of Health Services (EMR Division) COVID-19: GUIDELINES ON DEAD BODY MANAGEMENT  15.03.2020 1. Scope of the document  There are currently over 100 laboratory confirmed cases and two deaths due to Novel Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in India. Being a new disease […]
A woman wears a mask as a preventive measure inside a minibus taxi in Johannesburg. Michele Spatari/AFP via Getty Images Earlier this year, when the first reports of the coronavirus started to come out of China, global health officials said they were very worried about what would happen if the virus started spreading in Africa, […]
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   The Pandemic Notebook A handy guide from The Hindu on understanding the coronavirus pandemic and staying protected against COVID-19                          WRITERS EDITED BY R. Prasad P.J. George Bindu […]
India is fortunate that we’re one of the last few countries to experience the terrible effects of coronavirus. China was the first country to be hit, but because they implemented draconian containment measures, they managed to get the infection under control. Italy, the UK and US took too long to decide on a complete lockdown […]
 All New Yorkers should stay home and minimize contact with others to reduce the spread of COVID-19. But can you have sex? Here are some tips for how to enjoy sex and to avoid spreading COVID-19. 1. Know how COVID-19 spreads. • You can get COVID-19 from a person who has it. o The […]
Check for lymphopenia on day 1, 7 and 14 in COVID 19 patients Dengue taught us the value of platelet count interpreted along with haematocrit and COVID 19 is now teaching us the value of “lymphocytes” in blood test.. It has been a standard teaching that “all viral fever will have high lymphocytes counts.” Low […]
All interest in living has ceased, Mahatma Gandhi, battling a vile flu in 1918, told a confidante at a retreat in the western Indian state of Gujarat. The highly infectious Spanish flu had swept through the ashram in Gujarat where 48-year-old Gandhi was living, four years after he had returned from South Africa. He rested, […]
 (7th Version) Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus-2 ◼ Belong to the β genus; Have envelopes; Round or oval; diameter being 60 to 140 nm ◼ showed 79.0% nucleotide identity with the sequence of SARS-CoV and 51.8% identity with the sequence of MERS-CoV. ◼ Sensitive to ultraviolet and heat. 75% ethanol, chlorine-containing disinfectant, peracetic acid, […]
  WHO R&D Blueprint COVID-1 Informal consultation on the potential role of chloroquine in the clinical management of COVID 19 infection WHO reference number © World Health Organization 2020. All rights reserved. This is a draft. The content of this document is not final, and the text may be subject to revisions before publication. […]
The paper published by Cheng VC, Lau SK, Woo PC and Yuen KY in 2007 warned, “The presence of a large reservoir of SARS-CoV-like viruses in horseshoe bats, together with the culture of eating exotic mammals in southern China, is a time bomb.” 22 March, 2020 OpIndia Staff Source: Dystopia #HongKong not China 1253 https://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js […]
 AIIMS, NEW DELHI Be careful, not fearful Dispel the myths of corona scare, Imbibe correct knowledge & become aware, Follow cough etiquettes, hand hygiene & personal care, Spread a word of precaution through your share.                    […]
 Neurosci. Bull. March, 2020, 36(3):299–302 http://www.neurosci.cn https://doi.org/10.1007/s12264-020-00476-9 http://www.springer.com/12264 LETTER TO THE EDITOR Yuncheng Zhu1 • Liangliang Chen2 • Haifeng Ji2 • Maomao Xi3 • Yiru Fang1,5,6 • Yi Li4 Received: 14 February 2020 / Accepted: 16 February 2020 / Published online: 25 February 2020 Ó Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, CAS 2020 Dear Editor, […]
Landscape analysis of therapeutics as 21st March 2020 Product type and candidate Description Licensed for Licensed dose Route of administration Currently being trialled COVID-19? Status of clinical development for Coronaviruses Proposed dose for COVID-19 Status of clinical development for other relevant conditions Re-purposed/off label Corticosteroids Steroid hormones   Various Various  Inhaled, parenteral injectables […]
Liu et al. Cell Discovery (2020)6:16 https://doi.org/10.1038/s41421-020-0156-0 Cell Discovery http://www.nature.com/celldisc    CORRESPONDENCE Open Access   Hydroxychloroquine, a less toxic derivative of chloroquine, is effective in inhibiting SARS-CoV-2 infection in vitro Jia Liu1, Ruiyuan Cao2, Mingyue Xu1,3, Xi Wang1, Huanyu Zhang1,3, Hengrui Hu1,3, Yufeng Li1,3, Zhihong Hu 1, Wu Zhong2 and Manli Wang1 […]
SARS-CoV-2 (or 2019-nCoV) has mainly surfaced in the form of respiratory diseases, such as pneumonia. However, there is a range of clinical manifestations observed among infected patients, haematological changes being one of them. Here we give you findings that point out haematology-related changes in infected patients and the associated risks they face. For our comprehensive coverage […]
              Brief CommuniCation https://doi.org/10.1038/s41591-020-0817-4          Characteristics of pediatric SARS-CoV-2 infection and potential evidence for persistent fecal viral shedding Yi Xu1,11, Xufang Li1,11, Bing Zhu2,11, Huiying Liang3,4,11, Chunxiao Fang1, Yu Gong1, Qiaozhi Guo5, Xin Sun5, […]
Dr Frances is Professor Emeritus and former Chair, Department of Psychiatry, Duke University; Chair, DSM-IV Task Force. He is the author of Saving Normal and Essentials of Psychiatric Diagnosis. Twitter: @AllenFrancesMD. I recently came across this compelling tweet: “An open question on mental health as a junior psychiatrist. What do you think I should […]
For telephonic guidance on COVID-19 from 8 am to 12 noon -* Dr Tushar Shah. 9321469911 Dr M Bhatt. 9320407074 Dr D Doshi. 9820237951 Dr D Rathod. 8879148679 Dr R Gwalani. 8779835257 Dr D Kansara. 8369846412 *For telephonic guidance on Covid-19 from 12 to 4 pm -* Dr G Kamath. 9136575405 Dr S Manglik. 9820222384 […]
Damir Huremović Editor         Psychiatry of Pandemics A Mental Health Response to Infection Outbreak 1 3 Psychiatry of Pandemics Damir Huremović Editor Psychiatry of Pandemics A Mental Health Response to Infection Outbreak   Editor Damir Huremović North Shore University Hospital Manhasset, NY USA ISBN 978-3-030-15345-8 ISBN 978-3-030-15346-5 […]
  (COVID-19)   Introduction •Coronaviruses (CoV) are a large family of viruses that cause illness ranging from the common cold to more severe diseases such as Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS-CoV). •The corona Virus appears to be spreading at a fast pace around the country. •Precaution & maintaining personal hygiene seem […]
 Neurosci. Bull. March, 2020, 36(3):299–302 http://www.neurosci.cn https://doi.org/10.1007/s12264-020-00476-9 http://www.springer.com/12264 LETTER TO THE EDITOR Yuncheng Zhu1 • Liangliang Chen2 • Haifeng Ji2 • Maomao Xi3 • Yiru Fang1,5,6 • Yi Li4 Received: 14 February 2020 / Accepted: 16 February 2020 / Published online: 25 February 2020 Ó Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, CAS 2020 Dear Editor, […]
This article follows Coronavirus: Why You Must Act Now, an article with over 40 million views translated into over 30 languages describing the urgency of the Coronavirus problem. If you agree with this article, consider signing the corresponding White House petition. Translations available in 6 languages at the bottom. Summary of the article: Strong coronavirus […]
A day after President Donald Trump declared an anti-malaria drug a “game changer” in the fight against the novel coronavirus, the nation’s top infectious disease expert downplayed any role it might play in the fast-moving pandemic and said signs of the drug’s promise were purely “anecdotal.” Fauci’s statements at a White House briefing Friday amounted […]
How chloroquine will act as a prophylactic drug and is acting as a therapeutic agent against COVID-19 infection and Why Trump is saying chloroquine is a game changer in fight against the COVID-19. Chloroquine acts on host target respiratory cells by: Chloroquine increases the endosomal pH required for the virus- host target cell fusion. Increase […]
  Setting Personnel Required Inventory/Activity/ Skills to be tested 1. Outpatients facilities/ Initial Triage Consultation Room Healthcare workers (Doctors and Nurses) Physical examination of patients with respiratory symptoms. Inventory PPEs & Medicines, hand washing and sanitizer facility. Healthcare workers (Doctors and Nurses) Physical examination of patients without respiratory symptoms but based on self-declaration and […]
Anosmia as a marker fir Covid , here is the official ENT UK update Loss of sense of smell as marker of COVID-19 infection Dear Colleague, There is new evidence for the loss of smell as a symptom of COVID-19 infection. We are circulating the following intelligence to Public Health England with regards to anosmia. […]
The COVID-19 outbreak which has rapidly jumped from epidemic to pandemic has affected over 2 lakh people worldwide with fatality rates being particularly high among the elderly. In this article, Dr. OP Sharma lists the risk factors responsible for infection among older people and specific instructions that doctors can give to vulnerable patients. What […]
   The Pandemic Notebook A handy guide from The Hindu on understanding the coronavirus pandemic and staying protected against COVID-19                          WRITERS EDITED BY R. Prasad P.J. George Bindu […]
The new england journal of medicine Original Article B. Cao, Y. Wang, D. Wen, W. Liu, Jingli Wang, G. Fan, L. Ruan, B. Song, Y. Cai, M. Wei, X. Li, J. Xia, N. Chen, J. Xiang, T. Yu, T. Bai, X. Xie, L. Zhang, C. Li, Y. Yuan, H. Chen, Huadong Li, H. Huang, S. […]
Special for Wodehouse fans: JEEVES DEALS WITH CORONAVIRUS As ever, Jeeves entered the room at the exact time. Neither too soon or too late, but just when I was about to begin to open my eyes, the honest man shimmered into view holding the salver with the invigorating cup of morning tea. ‘Good morning, Jeeves’, […]
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