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India's Directorate General of Foreign Trade on March 25 banned the export of Hydroxychloroquine but said that certain shipments on humanitarian grounds may be allowed on a case-by-case basis. With more than three lakh confirmed cases of coronavirus infection and over 8,000 fatalities, the US has emerged as the worst sufferers of the deadly coronavirus diseases to which there has been no cure.
'The most intriguing thing (about COVID-19) is the range of the illness -- from asymptomatic or less symptoms to death and quite severe manifestations.' 'The vaccine will be at least another year away from having any effect.'
Sedentary lifestyle habits -- especially the ones that young working professionals have developed during the COVID-19 pandemic of being at home -- can lead to infertility, alerts fertility expert Dr Gunjan Sabherwal.
'This virus may have more immune evasion capability and therefore, it may make you more sick.'
Six hundred and thirty COVID-19 patients have recovered in the last 24 hours, taking the recovery rate to 25.19 per cent in the country, said Lav Agarwal, joint secretary, ministry of health and family welfare, on Thursday.
Vastu shastra, yoga and mantras are additional means to keep our mind, body, soul clean and energised.
The PM said the government is making all efforts to ensure that a vaccine, whenever it is launched, reaches every Indian.
This payment of Rs 962 crore is inclusive of the Rs 500 crore DHFL received from exiting its entire stake in subsidiary firm Aadhar Housing Finance Ltd.
Daily COVID-19 caseload in India that is currently around 7,500 infections is expected to increase once the Omicron starts displacing Delta as the dominant variant, informed members of the national COVID-19 supermodel committee and predicted the third wave in India early year.
Homeopathy expert Dr Batra chats with readers on the various illnesses and how homeopathy could help cure most of them.
The recovered cases have exceeded the active cases by 1,32,912 as of Thursday.
The time-tested traditional foods that our grandparents relied on may not be very popular. But their nutritional diversity is indisputable, says Ameve Sharma.
India and the European Union (EU) have begun discussions to resolve the ongoing dispute over the seizure of Indian generic drugs consignments in transit at European ports. Lutz Guellner, spokesperson for the European Trade Commissioner, told Business Standard that a meeting of the EU-India Joint Customs Cooperation Committee held in New Delhi on Thursday proved "constructive" with an "open discussion of the issues" taking place.
The dichotomy between richer and poorer states is largely in consonance with the diversity in state level disease burden in the country.
The patients alleged that they were not being provided with food and water and the condition of the beds was also not up to the mark as 10-12 of them were being kept in a single room.
'The government is working with health experts and only they can help you recover in the best possible manner. So, it is important that we all follow their advice'
Caffeine is a bronchodilator that may improve airflow, says Pavithra N Raj.
The girl -- who can't be identified and is referred to only as 'JS' -- suffered from a rare form of cancer and expressed a hope to be brought back to life and cured in the future.
Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope had on Tuesday said that plasma therapy is being used in the state on an experimental basis after getting approval from Indian Council of Medical Research
Possibly for the first time since Prime Minister Indira Gandhi called upon the nation to donate/sacrifice for the 'Bangladesh war' efforts, and also suffer blackout at nights with patience and pride, has the nation reacted so very positively to the government's diktat, says N Sathiya Moorthy.
The packaging is new and so is the way it talks to customers. Plus the brand has been extended into hair oil, shampoo and body wash, products that appeal to the young.
Embattled retailer Future Retail Ltd (FRL) on Tuesday moved the Supreme Court to avert insolvency proceedings over missing a loan repayment deadline, even as its independent directors rejected an Amazon-supported offer to sell the company businesses at less than a third of what Mukesh Ambani's Reliance is offering. India's second-largest retailer, which operates multi-brand retail chains such as Big Bazaar, Easyday and Heritage, failed to pay Rs 3,494.56 crore to lenders by the due date of December-end and sought a 30-day grace period to resolve the situation. Unable to find money, it moved the apex court seeking to restrain its lenders from declaring the company a defaulter, which can invite initiation of insolvency proceedings.
'We still don't know how viruses that we ingest are killed inside our bodies.'
'They must withdraw the word "miracle" from the sainthood of Mother Teresa.'
'It didn't matter to him if he was not the focus of attention in a film.'
Maharashtra has reported the most coronavirus deaths at 45, followed by Gujarat at 12, Madhya Pradesh nine, Telangana and Delhi seven each, Punjab six and Tamil Nadu five fatalities.
According to the health ministry data, Delhi has reported the highest number of confirmed cases at 503.
The country recorded 311 new deaths in the 24-hour period till Sunday morning while the recovery rate rose to above 50 per cent
'Hopefully, through my content choices, I have been able to contribute towards my country and countrymen.'
India captain Virat Kohli has urged his countrymen to take all necessary precautions in the wake of the novel coronavirus pandemic, which has claimed lives of over 4000 people across the globe.
The doubling time of coronavirus cases in India has improved to 15.4 days from 13.3 days, the Union health ministry said on Saturday, as the country's COVID-19 death toll climbed to 4,971 and the total cases rose to 1,73,763. The doubling time has improved during the past three days, it said. As many as 11,264 COVID-19 patients have been cured in the last 24 hours till Saturday 8 am, the highest number of recoveries recorded in one day, pushing India's recovery rate to 47.40 per cent, it said.
'As a doctor, I always knew I would get it, but I was always sure I would get cured too.'
The IPL was postponed till April 15 in the backdrop of COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent lockdown.
After the Onam festivities, medical experts had predicted that the TPR would go beyond 20 per cent and that the number of infections would rise further.
As the gentle carer of the 'poorest of poor' became a saint on Sunday, Rediff.com looks back at the two miracles that she performed, paving the way for her to be called a saint.
Wellness expert Roopashree Sharma answers your health queries.
Javadekar said India took various timely initiatives, including a countrywide lockdown, and its management of COVID-19 has been better than other countries.
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