Covid 19 India Update

The findings, published in JAMA Network Open, are based on results from a comprehensive assessment of brain development. "The study, which used a more rigorous method to evaluate babies born during the pandemic, provides further reassuring evidence that having a mild or asymptomatic case of Covid during pregnancy does not affect brain development in infants," said lead author Dani Dumitriu, Assistant Professor of paediatrics and psychiatry at Columbia University.

The study, published in The Lancet Microbe on Friday, showed that most transmission of SARS-CoV-2 occurs in households. And in houses where the virus was detected on surfaces and the hands of participants, infection among contacts, and thus transmission, was found to be significantly higher.

The study, now posted on scientific research repository Zenodo and not peer reviewed yet, is based on genetic data drawn from swabs taken from in and around the Huanan Seafood Wholesale Market starting in January 2020. The swabs were collected in early 2020, after the market was shut down and cleared of animal products, after being linked to the outbreak of Covid pandemic. The researchers got the samples from swabbing walls, floors, metal cages and carts that are used for transporting animal cages.

The discovery identified a potential future risk for neurodegenerative conditions in people who've had Covid-19, but also a possible treatment. "We studied the effect of the virus on the brain's immune cells, 'microglia' which are the key cells involved in the progression of brain diseases like Parkinson's and Alzheimer's," said Professor Trent Woodruff.

The Rolex stainless steel, Rolex sports model, Professionals - all are facing shortage in the market currently in recent years. However, the shortage of this luxurious brand is not particular to India, instead globally there is a shortage of Rolex watches. Meanwhile, other luxurious premium brands do not face such problems of availability in India and outside the country.

SARS-CoV-2 is known to cause acute respiratory distress and death in some patients. Although severe Covid is linked to substantial inflammation, how the virus triggers inflammation is not clear.

With the increasing burden of Covid patients, straining hospitals and healthcare workers, other diseases were neglected. In many hospitals, the OPDs were shut and surgeries were put on hold. According to a study published in the journal Lancet Oncology in May last year, between March 1 and May 31, 2020, the number of new patients registered decreased to 54 per cent, patients who had follow-up visits decreased to 46 per cent, chemotherapy decreased to 37%.

Delhi on Thursday reported 4,291 Covid cases, taking the active toll to 33,175. The state has also witnessed 34 deaths. The daily positivity rate has declined to 9.56 per cent from 10.59 per cent. The Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) on Thursday also decided to lift the weekend curfew and odd-even rule for shops in the market. However, the night curfew from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. will continue in the national capital.

"While there continues to be much uncertainty amidst the outbreak of this novel disease, there is now substantive high-quality scientific literature that provides unequivocal guidance on the clinical management of Covid-19. Despite the weight of this evidence and the crushing death toll of the delta wave, we find the mistakes of the 2021 response being repeated in 2022", said the open letter. The doctors have identified three main issues of unwarranted medication, unwarranted tests and unwarranted hospitalisation.

The research, published in the journal Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, showed that male patients of blood group B are more prone to Covid-19 than the female patients with blood group B. People less than 60 years with blood group AB were found to be more prone to Covid infection. However, the study found no association between blood groups and susceptibility to severity of disease as well as mortality.