17 June 2021: Israel ends its indoor mask mandate after a robust vaccination campaign.

Israel will no longer require people to wear masks indoors, removing one of the country’s last remaining coronavirus restrictions as infections continue to decline there, Israel’s health ministry announced on Tuesday. Hezi Levi, the ministry’s director general, delivered the news as he removed his mask on a morning television show. Masks will still be required in some…

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May 2021 : Patients with diabetes, cancer and kidney disorders need to know about black fungus

In tandem with conversations around COVID-19, the black fungal infection has also intrigued people. Also known as ‘black fungus’ or ‘mucormycotic’, it is a rare kind of fungal infection affecting 1 in 10,00,000 people, but with an overall mortality rate of 50 per cent. The disease is often characterised by hyphae growing in and around blood…

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May 2021 : Covid can trigger blood clots in arms, finds NRI scientist

A team of US researchers led by an Indian American scientist has reported the first instance of Covid-19 triggering a rare recurrence of potentially serious blood clots in patient’s arms. New York: The discovery, published in the journal Viruses, improves the understanding of how inflammation caused by Covid can lead to upper extremity blood clots and…

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After vaccine rollout success in UK, COVID could be ‘eradicated’ by winter, says top scientist

After vaccine rollout success in UK, COVID could be ‘eradicated’ by winter, says top scientist

An emeritus professor of bacteriology in the United Kingdom is predicting COVID-19 could be “eradicated” in the country by winter because of the success of the vaccine rollout, according to reports. “I don’t see any reason of why we should need to go into lockdown again,” Hugh Pennington told The Sun. “We are now getting…

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