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After an unprecedented high, the trajectory of COVID-19 cases seem to be finally falling down in India. With cases peaking across states, the positivity rate going down, experts believe that the deadly second wave of coronavirus, attributed to the mutant virus variant, seems to be finally coming closer to declining.
Yet, there s one factor that continues to be concerning- staggering fatalities.
Despite the second wave of coronavirus showing signs of ebbing since the second week of May, across India, hospitalizations continue to be on the higher side, and COVID-19 deaths are rising.
If numbers are to go by, not only did the rising numbers engulf the country starting February end, the number of fatalities have been continuously on the rise. A study conducted by John Hopkins University points out that the number of new deaths rose by a whopping 143% in the recent three months.
World Thalassemia Day: Blood disorder cannot be cured, and other myths busted
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World Thalassemia Day: Blood disorder cannot be cured, and other myths bustedBy Abhay Bhave, ET CONTRIBUTORS
Last Updated: May 08, 2021, 01:11 PM IST
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Thalassemia syndrome is an inherited blood disorder that causes the body to have less haemoglobin than normal. There are two types of thalassemia - Alpha and Beta - in which children inherited the condition from parents who carry the mutated thalassemia.
People with thalassemia trait have normal life expectancy. However, beta thalassemia major along with heart ailments can make the condition fatal before 30 years of age.
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