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Covid-19: Getting clinical practice guidelines right is vital for India to control the pandemic

Equally, getting them wrong could lead to damaging consequences.

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'Aerosols, droplets are key transmission mode of the virus': Government's new rules to reduce COVID-19 infection

âAerosols, droplets are key transmission mode of the virusâ: Governmentâs new rules to reduce COVID-19 infection
Office of the Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India releases Advisory on âStop the Transmission, Crush the Pandemic"
Stop the Transmission, Crush the Pandemic guidelines
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Updated: May 20, 2021, 03:05 PM IST
In India where the second wave of COVID-19 is proving to be fatal the fear of third-wave is increasing. To strengthen the fight against it, the government of India’s Principal Scientific Adviser K VijayRaghavan's office has released the guidelines to fight against the virus “Stop the Transmission, Crush the Pandemic”.

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Experts Rule Out Transmission Of Covid Through Water After Bodies Found Dumped In Ganga, Yamuna

Experts Rule Out Transmission Of Covid Through Water After Bodies Found Dumped In Ganga, Yamuna
Satish Tare, professor at IIT-Kanpur, said dumping of dead bodies in the Ganga or its tributaries or sub-tributaries is a serious matter, particularly at a time when the country is grappling with the Covid-19 crisis.
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Experts Rule Out Transmission Of Covid Through Water After Bodies Found Dumped In Ganga, Yamuna
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Days after bodies of suspected Covid-19 patients were fished out of the Ganga and Yamuna, experts have dismissed the claims that coronavirus can spread through water. Experts said transmission of Covid-19 through water is not a concern. The Ganga and Yamuna are key sources of drinking water for many villages, local bodies along the rivers.

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Dead bodies in rivers: Experts say transmission of COVID-19 through water not a concern

While Principal Scientific Adviser K VijayRaghavan said there is no worry about transmission through such mediums. "Primary transmission happens when people speak, or when two people are in close proximity and if the droplets drop on any surface come in contact with the other person then it can spread through water," he had said.
"But mostly it spreads through aerosol. It also depends on airflow. There is no need to worry. It dilutes in the water to an extent that there is little danger of transmission," Raghavan added.
On Tuesday, the Bihar government fished out 71 bodies from the Ganges in Buxar district raising suspicion that the abandoned corpses could be those of COVID-19 patients.

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Coronavirus: Worry Within BJP, RSS Over Covid Mismanagement, Electoral Impact: Sources

India has recorded over 2.66 crore Covid cases since the pandemic broke.
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Government dropped the ball on Covid is a perception concering BJP, RSS
The leaders also blame lack of communication within the government
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Anger over the scale of devastation in the fierce second wave of Covid and its impact on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government has caused deep disquiet in the ranks of the ruling BJP and its ideological mentor Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), sources say. In seven years of PM Modi in power, public perception and election results have never spooked the powerful "Sangh Parivar" this much.

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Should be prepared for more COVID waves: PSA

‘Virus doesn’t spread through animals’
NEW DELHI, May 5: As the SARS-CoV2 evolves and mutates further, it is necessary to be prepared for new waves, Principal Scientific Adviser K VijayRaghavan cautioned today, even as he said ferocity of the second wave of coronavirus in the country was not predicted.
He said although vaccines are efficacious against new mutations like the UK one and the double mutant, surveillance and vaccine updates are needed as the virus mutates further.
He said it is necessary to be prepared with changes in strategy in terms of vaccine and other kinds of situation.
The country’s top scientific officer said a combination of less cautionary measures, less immunity in the population from the first wave is driving the second wave, which has killed thousands and infected lakhs of people across the country.

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Top 10 coronavirus updates: All centrally-protected monuments to remain shut till May 15

Top 10 coronavirus updates: All centrally-protected monuments to remain shut till May 15
A look at the biggest developments of the day.
The Centre on Thursday said all centrally-protected monuments, museums and sites under the Archaeological Survey of India will remain closed till May 15.
India reported 2,00,739 new coronavirus cases in a day on Thursday. This is the highest ever rise in infections since the pandemic broke out in January 2020.The country now has 1,40,74,564 total cases. With 1,038 deaths, the toll has risen to 1,73,123. As many as 1,24,29,564 people have recovered from the infection.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday announced a weekend curfew in the city to break the transmission chain of Covid-19. This will be in effect from 10 pm on Friday to 6 am on Monday. The Aam Aadmi Party chief urged people not to panic and said entertainment activities over the weekend need to be avoided.

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Coronavirus: Double mutant strain could be considered a variant of concern, says top scientist

Coronavirus: Double mutant strain could be considered a variant of concern, says top scientist
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Decreasing gap between knowledge and society can make India world leader in S&T: Raghavan

Decreasing gap between knowledge and society can make India world leader in S&T: Raghavan
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"Human interventions into science and technology have deep-rooted impacts, and the current need is to become a more learning-based self-sustained organisational society, as traditionally we used to be," Raghavan said while delivering a talk online on the occasion of the National Science Da
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The talk was organised by the Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology (WIHG).
Increasing opportunity for knowledge generation and decreasing the gap between knowledge and society can make India a world leader in science, innovation and technology, Principal Scientific Adviser K VijayRaghavan has said. He also stressed on the increased usage of artificial intelligence (AI) in analysing large data.

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How India is getting ready for the biggest vaccination drive in history

29,000 cold chain points, 240 walk-in coolers, 70 walk-in freezers ready
Six vaccines are under consideration in India
New Delhi: 29,000 cold chain points, 240 walk-in coolers, 70 walk-in freezers, 45,000 ice-lined refrigerators, 41,000 deep freezers and 300 solar refrigerators. These were the most important numbers that were in focus in the recent briefing by Health Ministry. However, the big question remains, do we have a vaccine ready? Have we started procurement of vaccine? Government's Principal Scientific Adviser K VijayRaghavan said that good news on vaccine front is days away.
Six vaccines are under consideration in India, this list excludes the Pfizer vaccine which has rolled out in the US and UK. Co-Chair of COVID Vaccine Task Force K VijayRaghavan says that Vaccine once finalised and procured will be rolled out will be at an incredible speed. Compared to other developed nations India has taken a 'wait and watch' approach for mass vaccination and data also supports the theory.

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