Caution Issued on CT Thorax Scan for Covid-19
1 year, 3 months ago

Caution Issued on CT Thorax Scan for Covid-19

Deccan Chronicle  

Bengaluru: Issuing a caution, a circular from the health department on Thursday said unnecessary exposure to CT is not desirable. Minister for Health and Family Welfare Services Dinesh Gundu Rao on Thursday stated that as many as 5,000 random tests a day have been conducted across the State and positivity rate of Covid-19 continues to be low. “We are taking all precautionary measures to control the spread of Covid and as many as 5,000 random tests are being conducted while the positivity rate continues to be low,” said the Minister. The Minister said almost 400 Covid-19 patients are in home isolation presently and a few are undergoing treatment at general isolation wards in hospitals and a matter of precaution, a circular from the Health department on Thursday said it is advised that along with targeted testing norms issued earlier, all symptomatic close contacts shall also be tested for Covid-19. The circular stated that all public hospitals in districts shall keep themselves ready to establish dedicated Covid-19 isolation wards including Intensive Care Units beds to admit and treat infected patients in view of the New Year celebrations and festive season ahead.

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Bengaluru: 31 school students test Covid positive, fresh cases inch closer to 600-mark
2 years, 9 months ago

Bengaluru: 31 school students test Covid positive, fresh cases inch closer to 600-mark

India TV News  

Highlights At least 31 students tested positive for Covid 19 in Bengaluru. Covid 19 Bengaluru: At least 31 students tested positive for Covid 19 and the number of new Covid cases rose to 582 in the last 24 hours in Karnataka's Bengaluru city. Twenty-one students of the New Standard English School studying in Class 6, and 10 students of MES …

Covid-19: Govt asks Maharashtra, Kerala, 3 other states to monitor cluster
2 years, 9 months ago

Covid-19: Govt asks Maharashtra, Kerala, 3 other states to monitor cluster

Live Mint  

Amid a rise in Covid-19 cases, the Centre had sent the letter to five states including Kerala, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Telangana, and Tamil Nadu. In the letter, the govt advised these states to follow a five-fold strategy i.e test - track - treat - vaccination and also follow COVID-19 appropriate behaviour, monitoring clusters of new COVID-19 cases and adequate testing as …

Covid-19 Updates on May 3, 2022: 103 new cases, zero fatality in Bengaluru
2 years, 10 months ago

Covid-19 Updates on May 3, 2022: 103 new cases, zero fatality in Bengaluru

Hindustan Times  

Bengaluru witnessed a hike in the daily Covid-19 caseload as the city reported 103 new cases on Monday from 93 cases reported on Sunday. The case positivity rate in the state now stands at 0.98 per cent on Sunday. As per data shared by the Karnataka Health Department, the state has administered a total of 54,911 vaccines on 2nd May …

With rise in Covid cases, 18 more test positive at IIT-Madras
2 years, 11 months ago

With rise in Covid cases, 18 more test positive at IIT-Madras

India TV News  

With rise in Covid cases, 18 more test positive at IIT-Madras The Tamil Nadu state government has directed the state health department to test a minimum of 25,000 samples for the virus. The Tamil Nadu government has directed the state health department to test minimum 25,000 samples. Eighteen more people, including students and staff, tested positive for Covid-19 at IIT …

WA records another COVID-19 record with 2,847 new cases, as number in hospital jumps to 48
3 years ago

WA records another COVID-19 record with 2,847 new cases, as number in hospital jumps to 48

ABC  

WA's Deputy Premier is warning the state is headed for more disruptions to services, with a record 2,847 new COVID-19 cases detected and the number of people in hospital continuing to grow. Key points: There are close to 15,000 active WA cases, with another 12 in hospital There are close to 15,000 active WA cases, with another 12 in hospital …

Victoria records 8,577 new COVID-19 cases, three deaths as hospitalisations rise
3 years, 2 months ago

Victoria records 8,577 new COVID-19 cases, three deaths as hospitalisations rise

ABC  

Victorians are being urged to book in their booster and child vaccinations as soon as possible, in a bid to suppress a wave of hospitalisations as Omicron infections surge to record levels. Key points: Around one in five COVID-19 PCR tests are now returning positive results There are 38,118 active cases of the virus and 718 people have died during …

Queensland records 1,158 new COVID-19 cases as Health Minister says day five testing to be scrapped
3 years, 3 months ago

Queensland records 1,158 new COVID-19 cases as Health Minister says day five testing to be scrapped

ABC  

Queensland has axed the requirement for travellers to get a PCR test on their fifth day in the state, with anyone currently lining up for the test told they can leave. Queensland COVID-19 snapshot In latest reporting period: Deaths: 11 11 New cases: 5,698 Queensland's vaccine rollout: First dose: 93.2 per cent 93.2 per cent Second dose: 92.7 per cent …

New daily record for COVID cases in Tasmania, but no patients in ICU
3 years, 3 months ago

New daily record for COVID cases in Tasmania, but no patients in ICU

ABC  

Tasmania has recorded 44 new COVID-19 cases, a daily record. In a statement, the Department of Health said 97.52 per cent of people over the age of 16 had received their first doses of vaccination, with 92.61 per cent at second dose. No positive results from exposure to RHH staffer In an update to news a staff member at the …

New Covid variant: Karnataka tightens screening of international flyers
3 years, 4 months ago

New Covid variant: Karnataka tightens screening of international flyers

Hindustan Times  

Bengaluru: In view of the discovery of the new variant of Covid-19, the Karnataka government has mandated rigorous screening and testing of international arrivals from South Africa, Botswana and Hong Kong, officials said. “This variant is reported to have a significantly high number of mutations, and thus, has serious public health implications for the country, in view of recently relaxed …

CT scan won’t raise cancer risk in Covid patients: Experts
3 years, 5 months ago

CT scan won’t raise cancer risk in Covid patients: Experts

Hindustan Times  

Medical experts from the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research and the All-India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, have said CT scans are not increasing the risk of cancer in Covid-19 patients. A medical expert from the PGIMER, Chandigarh, said during the second wave of the pandemic, there was a controversy that CT scans are increasing the …

Covid LIVE: Kerala sees below 10,000 new cases after 4 days
3 years, 5 months ago

Covid LIVE: Kerala sees below 10,000 new cases after 4 days

Business Standard  

Coronavirus live updates: India reported 19,740 new cases of Covid-19 in 24 hours, said the health ministry on Saturday. India reported 19,740 new cases of Covid-19 in 24 hours, said the health ministry on Saturday. World coronavirus updates: Pfizer Inc. and BioNTech SE have submitted an application to US regulators to administer their Covid-19 vaccine to children ages 5 to …

COVID-19: Kerala reports drop in fresh cases as 29,322 test positive
3 years, 6 months ago

COVID-19: Kerala reports drop in fresh cases as 29,322 test positive

India TV News  

Kerala, on Friday, recorded 29,322 fresh COVID-19 cases, 22,938 recoveries, and 131 deaths in the last 24 hours. The state witnessed a fall in fresh infections as on Thursday, the state reported 32,803 cases on Wednesday while the Test Positivity rate also dropped to 17.91%. A statement issued by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said that 22,938 people turned negative taking …

Spike in Covid-19 cases in Tamil Nadu, health minister says rise due to increase in testing
3 years, 8 months ago

Spike in Covid-19 cases in Tamil Nadu, health minister says rise due to increase in testing

India Today  

Covid-19 cases have shown an increase in Tamil Nadu in the last four days with a rise in daily positive cases of coronavirus. Tamil Nadu Health Minister Ma Subramaian, meanwhile, has attributed the rise in cases to the high RT-PCR tests being done in the state. The health minister said the number of RT-PCR tests done in a single district …

COVID-19 news update: Gujarat, Karnataka, Kerala extend restrictions; new cases below 3 lakh for fifth day
3 years, 10 months ago

COVID-19 news update: Gujarat, Karnataka, Kerala extend restrictions; new cases below 3 lakh for fifth day

Firstpost  

The toll, however, continued to present a grim picture with 4,209 deaths taking in 24 hours the total casualties to 2,91,331 The Gujarat, Karnataka, and Kerala governments on Friday extended restrictions in a bid to curb the spread of COVID-19 while more states notified mucormycosis or black fungus as an epidemic. Ten states — Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Andhra …

Explained | Why have doctors cautioned against misuse of CT scans and steroids to diagnose and treat COVID-19?
3 years, 10 months ago

Explained | Why have doctors cautioned against misuse of CT scans and steroids to diagnose and treat COVID-19?

The Hindu  

The story so far: As doctors try out different protocols to manage patients with COVID-19, Dr. Randeep Guleria, director of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences and member of the National Taskforce on COVID-19, has cautioned against the use of CT scans indiscriminately to diagnose the disease, especially in the early stages. Use of CT for the diagnosis of …

A CT scan for COVID merits a word of caution
3 years, 10 months ago

A CT scan for COVID merits a word of caution

The Hindu  

There are broadly three reasons why we perform tests in clinical medicine: diagnosis, etiognosis, and prognosis. Data from studies The Cochrane pooled together all the available data from studies conducted over the last year to try and test the accuracy of CT scans in diagnosing COVID-19. Since an RT-PCR itself misses 30% of people who have COVID-19, a chest CT …

CT scan machines can be spreaders if protocols not followed
3 years, 11 months ago

CT scan machines can be spreaders if protocols not followed

The Hindu  

With High Resolution Computed Tomography of the chest becoming a common investigation method for COVID-19 and for suspected cases to rule out lung involvement, doctors said diagnostic centres, CT scan rooms and machines are the latest spreaders. Haleema Yezdani, a general physician who has been tele-triaging and tele-treating through the Emergency Response Team and Project StepOne volunteer groups, said she …

One new community acquired COVID-19 case detected in Queensland connected to existing clusters
3 years, 11 months ago

One new community acquired COVID-19 case detected in Queensland connected to existing clusters

ABC  

Queensland has detected one new locally acquired case of COVID-19 of a close contact of one of the existing clusters that saw Greater Brisbane locked down earlier this week. Queensland COVID-19 snapshot In latest reporting period: Deaths: 11 11 New cases: 5,698 Queensland's vaccine rollout: First dose: 93.2 per cent 93.2 per cent Second dose: 92.7 per cent Latest case …

Travelling to Bengaluru next month? Negative RT-PCR Covid test report a must
4 years ago

Travelling to Bengaluru next month? Negative RT-PCR Covid test report a must

Live Mint  

Beginning 1 April, all passengers arriving from any state to Bengaluru will need to furnish a negative coronavirus test report, Karnataka Health and Medical Education Minister K Sudhakar informed on Thursday. The Karnataka Health Minister, who held a meeting to review the Covid-19 containment measures in the city, said it has been decided to hand-stamp infected people, to distinguish those …

Queensland Cabinet to discuss COVID-19 vaccine rollout as coronavirus fragments detected at 13 wastewater sites in 48 hours
4 years, 2 months ago

Queensland Cabinet to discuss COVID-19 vaccine rollout as coronavirus fragments detected at 13 wastewater sites in 48 hours

ABC  

A rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine will be discussed with Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk and her Cabinet on Wednesday, as fragments of coronavirus were detected at 13 wastewater sites across the state in the past 48 hours. Key points: Queensland's Chief Health Officer will fly to Townsville tomorrow to discuss the vaccine rollout Queensland's Chief Health Officer will fly to …

Ahead of Diwali, Survey Shows 1/3rd of Chennai Exposed to COVID-19
4 years, 5 months ago

Ahead of Diwali, Survey Shows 1/3rd of Chennai Exposed to COVID-19

The Quint  

Several experts said that there could be a surge in cases soon in Chennai as many are flouting social distancing norms. There are 197 COVID -19 testing facilities in the state, which has one of the highest number of persons tested everyday, with 90,19,152 persons tested so far. “Very soon, we can see another surge with cases multiplying not just …

The Hindu Explains | Why have COVID-19 cases surged in Kerala?
4 years, 8 months ago

The Hindu Explains | Why have COVID-19 cases surged in Kerala?

The Hindu  

The story so far: Plaudits won by Kerala for stamping out the COVID-19 pandemic appeared premature when in early July, a superspreader event in the densely-populated coastal villages of Poonthura, Manikyavilakam and Puthenpally led to a spike in infections through local transmission. The State’s health apparatus had stayed alert with customised containment guidelines and protocols and the first wave ended …

Two doctors, three nurses in Malappuram hospital test positive for COVID-19
4 years, 9 months ago

Two doctors, three nurses in Malappuram hospital test positive for COVID-19

Deccan Chronicle  

Malappuram district has been put on alert after two doctors and three nursing staff members working in two private hospitals tested positive for COVID-19. Their swab samples tested positive for virus infection during the RT-PCR test as part of sentinel surveillance being conducted among health workers. Since the doctors and nursing staff attended to several patients including aged and children, …

Kerala reports 58 fresh Covid-19 cases including 7 from Air India cabin crew
4 years, 10 months ago

Kerala reports 58 fresh Covid-19 cases including 7 from Air India cabin crew

India Today  

Kerala is witnessed a big spike in Covid-19 cases on Saturday as 58 people tested positive including seven from Air India's cabin crew. On May 29, two persons from Air India cabin crew tested positive for the novel coronavirus. As part sentinel surveillance, 12,255 samples from high risk groups were collected and 11,232 samples tested negative. As part of checking …

India among 10 worst-hit Covid-19 nations as coronavirus cases near 1.40 lakh
4 years, 10 months ago

India among 10 worst-hit Covid-19 nations as coronavirus cases near 1.40 lakh

India Today  

India has entered the list of 10 countries worst hit by the novel coronavirus after record spike in the number of cases for four consecutive days, pushing the tally of infections to over 1.38 lakh, surpassing Iran, according to the John Hopkins University data. The country registered 154 deaths and a record jump of 6,977 cases in the last 24 …

Covid-19 latest: 42 new cases set record for single-day spike in Kerala
4 years, 10 months ago

Covid-19 latest: 42 new cases set record for single-day spike in Kerala

Hindustan Times  

Kerala reported a big spike with 42 new coronavirus cases on Friday, the highest in a day since the outbreak in January last, largely due to the continued repatriation of expats from the middle-eastern countries and return of residents stranded in other parts of the country. We will do everything possible to avoid secondary infections,” said Kerala chief minister Pinarayi …

Covid-19 in Karnataka: Third time in a week, cases cross 100 mark in a single day
4 years, 10 months ago

Covid-19 in Karnataka: Third time in a week, cases cross 100 mark in a single day

Deccan Chronicle  

BENGALURU: For the third time this week, the number of Covid 19 positive cases have crossed the 100 mark in a single day. Of the 105, 45 are from Chikkaballapura, 14 from Hassan, 8 from Tumkur, 6 from Bidar, 5 each from Bengaluru and Chikkamagaluru, 4 Bengaluru Rural, 3 each from Davangere, Haveri and Mandya, 2 each from Vijayapura and …

ICMR study finds evidence of community transmission
4 years, 10 months ago

ICMR study finds evidence of community transmission

The Hindu  

A recent research work published in the Indian Journal of Medical Research, a journal of the Indian Council of Medical Research, has found evidence for the community transmission of COVID-19 infection at least in some districts of India, even as Indian health officials and the ICMR spokesperson at the daily media briefing continue to deny the possibility. The WHO’s current …

No new coronavirus COVID-19 cases in WA for the first time in more than five weeks
4 years, 11 months ago

No new coronavirus COVID-19 cases in WA for the first time in more than five weeks

ABC  

Western Australia has recorded no new cases of COVID-19 overnight, the first day with no new confirmed cases of the virus in more than five weeks. Key points: The last time WA recorded a day with no new COVID-19 cases was March 12 Premier Mark McGowan says all of WA's strict measures have played a role But he says it …

COVID-19 | Karnataka government to intensify screening
5 years ago

COVID-19 | Karnataka government to intensify screening

The Hindu  

With the number of COVID-19 cases increasing in the country, the Karnataka government has decided to increase the number of tests conducted. They said persons showing symptoms such as fever, cough, difficulty in breathing within 14 days of international travel would be tested. In addition to this, all contacts of the patients and all healthcare workers, all hospitalized patients with …

COVID-19: All four patients in city are stable
5 years ago

COVID-19: All four patients in city are stable

The Hindu  

The condition of all the four persons who have tested positive for COVID-19 in Bengaluru is stable. A day after Karnataka reported the first confirmed COVID-19 case, three more persons tested positive in Bengaluru on Tuesday. While two of the three new cases are the wife and teenaged daughter of the 46-year-old software professional tested positive on Monday, the third …

COVID-19 cases surge in country
5 years ago

COVID-19 cases surge in country

The Hindu  

Fourteen more people have tested positive for COVID-19 — eight in Kerala and three each in Karnataka and Maharashtra, State authorities said on Tuesday, as the total cases in the country went up to 61. Of the eight positive cases in Kerala, six belong to the COVID-19 cluster that originated in Pathanamthitta district, all of which are linked to the …

COVID-19: Kerala medico, first Indian to test positive for SARS-CoV-2, discharged from Thrissur hospital
5 years, 1 month ago

COVID-19: Kerala medico, first Indian to test positive for SARS-CoV-2, discharged from Thrissur hospital

The Hindu  

The medical student from Wuhan, who is the first patient to have tested positive for COVID-19 in the country and who had been admitted to the Government Medical College hospital, Thrissur, was discharged on February 20. An official release from the COVID-19 Outbreak Control and Prevention State Cell said that the student was discharged after her two consecutive test samples …

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