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Effect of BCG Vaccine on Covid-19
Why in News Recently, Doctors and scientists in India have expressed caution on a study, which argues that countries that have deployed the...
03 Apr 2020 Health
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Covid-19 Quarantine Alert System (CQAS)
Why in News The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has shared a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) with all telecom service providers regarding...
03 Apr 2020 Health
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Threat of Food Shortage: UN, FAO and WTO
Why in News Recently, global agencies like the United Nations (UN), Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and World Trade Organisation (WTO) have...
02 Apr 2020 Health
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Foreign Contribution to PM-CARES Fund
Why in News Recently, the Central Government has decided to accept contributions from abroad, irrespective of the nationalities, to the Prime...
02 Apr 2020 Health
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Coronavirus Infection Rate: The Lancet
Why in News A study in the Lancet Infectious Diseases has estimated the mean duration from onset of symptoms (coronavirus) to death to be about 18...
02 Apr 2020 Health
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National Medical Commission Act
This article is based on the “National Medical Commission Act”, “National Medical Commission Act, 2019”. It talks about...
01 Apr 2020 Health
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Introduction The word 'Zoonosis' (Pleural: Zoonoses) was introduced by Rudolf Virchow in 1880 to include collectively the diseases shared in...
01 Apr 2020 Health
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Why in News Global leaders have reached this consensus that the pandemic Covid-19 and the crisis it has generated is a turning point in modern...
01 Apr 2020 Health
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Covid-19 and the Orphan Drug Act
Why in News Recently, the World Health Organisation (WHO) declared the Covid-19 outbreak a pandemic. However, the United States Food and Drug...
01 Apr 2020 Health
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Why in News According to an article in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM), over 40 vaccines against the Novel Coronavirus (SARS-CoV2) are in...
01 Apr 2020 Health
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GPS Data to Map Corona High-risk Zones
Why in News Recently, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has decided to use Global Positioning System (GPS) data to map high-risk zones in...
31 Mar 2020 Health
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Public Health vs Private Information
Why in News Recently, a list containing private information of suspects of Covid-19 was not only found on social media but also some state...
31 Mar 2020 Health
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Why in News Recently, the Industrial Design Centre (IDC) of Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Bombay has developed a portable UltraViolet (UV)...
31 Mar 2020 Health
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Migrant Workers Given Mass Disinfectant Bath
Why in News Recently, migrant labourers returning to their homes from urban centres were forced to take an open bath with disinfectant before they...
31 Mar 2020 Health
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Humidity and Spread of Coronavirus
Why in News Recently, a study by researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in the United States found that regions experiencing...
31 Mar 2020 Health
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COVID-19 National Teleconsultation Centre (CoNTeC)
Why in News Recently, the Union Minister of Health & Family Welfare launched the COVID-19 National Teleconsultation Centre (CoNTeC). Key...
30 Mar 2020 Health
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COVID-19 and Medical Solutions
Why in News According to the World Health Organization (WHO) the virus SARS-CoV-2, has caused the world’s largest pandemic infecting nearly...
30 Mar 2020 Health
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Covid-19 Lockdown & Improved Air Quality
Why in News The nationwide lockdown, to prevent COVID-19, has led to minimal air pollution in over 90 cities including Delhi. Environmentalists...
30 Mar 2020 Health
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Why in News The National Book Trust (NBT) is going to launch a publishing series titled ‘Corona Studies Series’. Key Points The...
30 Mar 2020 Health
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Why in News The government has set up the Prime Minister’s Citizen Assistance and Relief in Emergency Situations Fund (PM-CARES Fund) to deal...
30 Mar 2020 Health
