Coronavirus: HIGHLIGHTS: Gujarat Extends Night Curfew Till May 28, Curbs To Remain In Place For Next 7 Days
Coronavirus HIGHLIGHTS, Thursday, May 20: Prime Minister Narendra Modi to hold high-level meetings with Chief Ministers of 10 states and 54 DMs of these states to review the Coronavirus situation in the country. Even After reporting a decline in Covid cases, seven Hospitals in Delhi have reported at least 185 patients have contracted the fungal infection after being infected with the coronavirus
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Coronavirus HIGHLIGHTS, Thursday, May 20: Despite a decline in the number of Covid-19 cases, hospitals have started reporting an increase in cases of mucormycosis, or black fungus, resulting in a shortage of antifungal medicines used to treat the infection.
Hospitals said at least 185 patients have contracted the fungal infection after being infected with Covid-19, and are admitted to seven Delhi hospitals.
The Union Health Ministry on Wednesday said vaccination can now be deferred by three months after clinical recovery from the illness. Accepting recommendations from the National Expert Group on Vaccine Administration for COVID-19 (NEGVAC), the government further said if an individual is infected with coronavirus after the first dose, the second dose should be also deferred by three months after recovering from the infection.
There will be no requirement for screening of vaccine recipients by a Rapid Antigen Test kit prior to vaccination against COVID-19, it further said.
The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) on Wednesday approved a home-based testing kit to detect Coronavirus infection. As per reports, ICMR has issued an advisory for home testing of Coronavirus where a person will now be able to test himself or herself without requiring any medical professional.
Making the announcement, the council said that it has approved a home-testing kit called CoviSelf for suspects to check if they have Coronavirus infection while being at home.
Gujarat: Night Curfew Extended Till May 28, Covid Curbs To Remain In Place For Next 7 Days
Night curfew will be enforced in 36 cities from 8 pm to 6 am till May 28th. Curfew and restrictions will be enforced for 7 more days. All essential services will continue during these restrictions: Gujarat CM Vijay Rupani
Uttar Pradesh Records 6,725 New Covid Cases In 24 Hrs
Uttar Pradesh reports 6,725 new COVID19 cases, 13,590 discharges and 238 deaths in the last 24 hours.
Total recoveries 15,16,508
Death toll 18,588
Active cases 1,16,434
Kejriwal Urge Doctors To Use Steroids In Controlled Amount
I want to appeal to all hospitals and doctors to use steroids in controlled amount. Patients need to control their sugar levels. Mixture of steroids and sugar is causing Black fungus. We have made special arrangements in 3 govt hospitals: Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal
We hope Centre will provide us sufficient number of injections(for Black fungus). We've made a team of doctors that'll give injections to affected patients as per SOP. Yesterday, they received 84 applications from different hospitals regarding injections: Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal
Kerala Records Over 30,000 Fresh Covid Cases, 128 Deaths In 24 Hours
Kerala reported 30,491 new COVID19 cases, 44,369 recoveries and 128 deaths today.
Active cases 3,17,850
Total recoveries 19,38,887
Death toll 6852
1,31,525 samples tested in the last 24 hours
Sonia Gandhi Writes To PM, Seeks Free Education For Kids Orphaned By Covid
Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Thursday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to provide free education in Navodaya Vidyalayas to children orphaned due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
"I am writing to request you to consider providing free education at the Navodaya Vidyalayas to children who have lost either both parents or an earning parent on account of the COVID-19 pandemic," the Congress chief said.
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