Faced with rising ‘Black Fungus’ cases, the Uttarakhand government announced production of injections used in treatment of the disease known medically as mucormycosis. Mucormycosis is a fungal infection caused by exposure to mucor mould which is commonly found in soil, plants, manure, and decaying fruits and vegetables. As of now, Amphotericin-B injections, […]
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Now, yellow fungus, which is more dangerous than black fungus and white fungus, hit India
Amid the rising cases of Black Fungus infection in several states of India, one case of Yellow Fungus infection has been reported from Ghaziabad in Uttar Pradesh. Yellow Fungus is considered more dangerous than both Black Fungus and White Fungus. The infected patient is currently undergoing treatment at a hospital in Ghaziabad. […]
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EU considers shunning Belarusian airspace over forced landing
The European Union is considering shunning Belarus’s airspace and banning national carrier Belavia from EU airports after Belarusian authorities scrambled a warplane and forced a Ryanair jetliner to land in Minsk. EU leaders strongly condemned Belarus over yesterday’s incident, in which a flight from Greece to Lithuania was diverted and […]
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WHO sets new targets for vaccinating world’s poorest to end ‘scandalous inequity’
The Covid-19 pandemic is being perpetuated by a “scandalous inequity” in vaccine distribution, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) said today as he set new targets for protecting people in the poorest countries. WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus warned that no country should assume that it’s “out of […]
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Uttarakhand extends Covid curfew till June 1
In view of increasing COVID-19 cases in Uttarakhand, the state government on Monday announced an extension to the existing COVID curfew till June 1 to prevent further cases. The decision was taken after the instructions of Chief Minister Tirath Singh Rawat. Uttarakhand government’s spokesperson and Cabinet Minister, Subodh Uniyal said that it has been decided […]
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Enzymes protect skin by ignoring microbes, viruses
The human body is constantly exposed to various environmental actors, from viruses to bacteria to fungi, but most of these microbial organisms provoke little or no response from our skin, which is charged with monitoring and protecting from external dangers. During a recent study, UC San Diego School of Medicine researchers identified […]
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Scientists indentify viruses in human genes that damage brain development
As new study has been able to prove for the first time that activation of distinct human endogenous retroviruses, which are part of our genome, impair brain development dramatically. The findings of the study, which is originated from an international collaboration led by researchers at Helmholtz Zentrum Munchen – German Research Center for Environmental Health, could help […]
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India passes 300,000 Covid-19 deaths, says health ministry
India said Monday it had passed more than 300,000 deaths from the coronavirus pandemic, the third country after the United States and Brazil to hit figure as a huge wave of infections overwhelms the healthcare system. The South Asian nation’s toll now stands at 303,720 after adding 50,000 deaths in just […]
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Japan opens mass vaccination sites for elderly ahead of Olympics
Japan opened two mass inoculation centres on Monday as the country races to vaccinate most of its elderly population against Covid-19 before the start of the Tokyo Olympics. The centres in Tokyo and Osaka will vaccinate thousands of people every day, giving a boost to Japan’s sluggish inoculation drive as […]
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Cyclone Yaas: JP Nadda to meet BJP MPs, state office-bearers today
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) National President JP Nadda will hold a meeting via video conferencing on Monday with party Members of Parliament and state office-bearers of the States likely to be affected due to cyclone Yaas. The meeting is scheduled to begin at 5:30 pm today. Earlier on Sunday, Prime Minister Narendra […]
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Narada case: CBI moves SC against Calcutta HC order allowing house arrest of TMC leaders
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) filed a Special Leave Petition (SLP) before the Supreme Court challenging the Calcutta High Court’s order which allowed the house arrest of four Trinamool Congress (TMC) leaders, who are accused in the Narada case. The probe agency, CBI, in its appeal, filed before the Apex Court, sought deferment […]
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Delhi Police’s Crime Branch to investigate Chhatrasal Stadium murder
The Delhi Police’s Crime Branch will investigate the case related to the Chhatrasal Stadium brawl that led to the death of a 23-year-old wrestler Sagar Dhankar here, said Delhi Police on Monday. The development comes after Olympic medallist Sushil Kumar was arrested from the Mundka area in the national capital along with […]
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Future sours for Hong Kong’s brazen Apple Daily tabloid
A shadow of fear hangs over Hong Kong’s outspoken and staunchly pro-democracy Apple Daily newspaper, with its billionaire owner Jimmy Lai now jailed and many reporters asking themselves: “Are we next?” Each day, tomorrow’s date is hung up on the walls of the bustling newsroom, a constant reminder of the need to […]
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Italian cable car crash kills 14 people, child seriously hurt
At least 14 people, including five Israelis, died and a child was seriously injured on Sunday when a cable car linking Italy’s Lake Maggiore with a nearby mountain plunged to the ground, officials and rescuers said. The Stresa-Mottarone cable car takes tourists and locals from the town on Lake Maggiore, almost 1,400 metres above sea level […]
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Here is your horoscope for 24 May 2021
Aries Your appeal is strong today, dear Aries. Avoid giving in to impulses and sudden desires, but do treat yourself to some form of light indulgence or extravagance, something that you won’t later regret. Talking things through is helpful, and you’ll find others quite supportive. Allowing and exercising more freedom […]