Police intensify probe into ‘abuse’ of Assamese girl
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SIT formed; statements of girl’s parents to be recorded afresh
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SIT formed; statements of girl’s parents to be recorded afresh
The Ernakulam Rural police have intensified probe into the incident in which a little girl from Assam ended up at the Institute of Child Health (ICH) of the Kottayam Medical College with serious injuries.
Recently, medical experts had designated her as a “battered child”, defined as a child subjected to abuse by adult caregiver.
The District Police Chief (Ernakulam Rural) has drawn up a special investigation team (SIT) by roping in the Deputy Superintendent of Police, Muvattupuzha.
Studies provide insights into characteristics and clinical effect of SARS-CoV-2 B.1.1.7 variant
Two new studies, published in
The Lancet Infectious Diseases and
The Lancet Public Health, found no evidence that people with the B.1.1.7. variant experience worse symptoms or a heightened risk of developing long COVID compared with those infected with a different COVID-19 strain. However, viral load and R number were higher for B.1.1.7., adding to growing evidence that it is more transmissible than the first strain detected in Wuhan, China, in December 2019.
The emergence of variants has raised concerns that they could spread more easily and be more deadly, and that vaccines developed based on the original strain might be less effective against them. Preliminary data on B.1.1.7. indicates that it is more transmissible, with some evidence suggesting it could also be associated with increased hospitalisations and deaths. However, because the variant was identified only recently, these
A group of doctors has written to the state health department with an appeal to set up more paediatric Covid beds as more children are testing positive for the disease in the second wave of infection compared with the first.
The letter from Protect the Warriors, an association of doctors, has also urged the department to publish a paediatric Covid management protocol, which will include an advisory on managing a child at home when adults in the family test positive.
The letter has also stressed the need to have paediatric intensive care unit (PICU) beds at both government and private hospitals.
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