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Representative image (AFP) NEW DELHI: Of the 14,589 Covid patients in Delhi, 7,983 (55%) are under home isolation. Most of these patients are either asymptomatic or have mild symptoms. Doctors say it’s important for patients who are under home isolation to keep in touch with a physician during isolation — either through teleconsultation or periodic visit. “Low levels of oxygen saturation, persistent cough, breathlessness and feeling very weak should be treated as warning signs,” Dr Sumit Ray, head of department of critical care at Holy Family Hospital, said. Dr Suresh Kumar, medical...

When Sir Arthur Conan Doyle turned Sherlock A session with author Shrabani Basu introduces a case that grabbed headlines across continents and provided an insight into his sleuthing skills Sherlock Holmes’s creator had once taken on an investigation on behalf of a young Parsee lawyer who had been sentenced to prison on false charges of slashing cattle in the English village where he lived. A virtual session with London-based author Shrabani Basu, a Bengal Club Library event in association with T...

India's coronavirus cases mysteriously fell. But with vaccines delayed, some fear the rise of COVID-19 variants By South Asia correspondent James Oaten and Som Patidar in New Delhi © Provided by ABC Health Some health experts fear India's vaccine drive will not be quick enough to prevent an outbreak from virus variants. (ABC News: James Oaten) India is at risk of wasting a "window of opportunity" to ramp up its ambitious vaccination program, as the country faces an uptick of COVID-19 cases and the escalating threat of coronavirus variants, doctors warn. The government commi...

India registers record fall in Covid cases amid hopes pandemic is finally retreating Study found more than half of participants in sero-prevalence survey had antibodies to fight the virus 1 February 2021 • 3:01pm Students gather for prayers before their first day back at school after a 10-month break Credit: Noah Seelam/AFP India has recorded its lowest number of weekly Covid-19 fatalities since May, raising hopes the virus is finally retreating in one of the world’s worst-hit nations. Fewer than 1,000 deaths were recorded between January 25 and 31, while the number of new daily cases has...

From crowded Delhi to the remote Himalayas: the world's most complex vaccine drive begins India is combining tradition and technology in an ambitious bid to vaccinate its one billion citizens by the end of this year 16 January 2021 • 7:00am A woman walks past a painting of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Mumbai, a day before the country's Covid-19 vaccination drive Credit: Francis Mascarenhas/Reuters Peering from her simple concrete home in the foothills of the Himalayas, Taba Yari, 54, can finally breathe a sigh of relief. On Saturday, the first of 30 million Indian healthcare worke...