Medical
PM Modi lauds nurses for 'doing great work towards defeating Covid-19'
For 2020, the theme chosen for International Nurse Day is 'Nursing the world to health'. "Inspired by Florence Nightingale, our hardworking nursing staff personify abundant compassion". With many workers believing that they should get paid more for their service and for those who have sacrificed their lives to provide a service to the community, it is definitely a hard time to be an essential ... [Full Article...]
Hardest hit Australian state records zero new COVID-19 cases
New South Wales and Victoria state, which has the second-highest number of cases and deaths in the country, have maintained their tight restrictions longer than other states. Premier Gladys Berejiklian , meanwhile, has issued a stern warning ahead of the relaxing of COVID-19 restrictions, saying complacency remains the enemy. [Full Article...]
Health Ministry issues fresh guidelines for discharging COVID-19 patients
The patient has to be in home isolation for one more wee3k after the discharge as per the new guidelines. Under the home isolation rules, released on April 27, these patients would need to have homes with adequate space to allow isolation of the infected person and quarantine of other family members. [Full Article...]
Study a clue to why virus infects men more
The new research also comes a month after another study had claimed that men may be more vulnerable to the novel coronavirus than women due to their reproductive organs (testicles). Its conclusions are mainly restricted to heart failure patients, and the patients did not have Covid-19. "They are a very effective treatment for heart failure and the hypothetical effects on viral infection should b... [Full Article...]
Province to provide update on response to COVID-19
Of the 1,747 active cases, the province said 58 cases are from the Cargill plant near High River, 82 from JBS in Brooks and 17 from Harmony Beef north of Calgary. "But we are moving forward in a manner that will allow us to continue taking steps towards some idea of normalcy in the future". The first stage of business reopening, tentatively scheduled for Thursday, would see the reopening of reta... [Full Article...]
Covid-19 May be Transmitted Through Sex, Study Shows
This finding raises the possibility that the virus might be sexually transmitted, although the small study didn't conclude whether such transmission was possible. They found the virus' genetic material in specimens from six patients (15.8 per cent), of which two were patients in recovery. It is not known whether the presence of Covid-19 in the testes affects men's reproductive capability. [Full Article...]
Stearns County Sees COVID Case Increase and One Death
They are the 19th and 20th deaths in the county. Lindsay Gardens Nursing and Rehabilitation Facility in Lindsay had a total of three deaths, as of last week. The state additionally shows fewer than 11 health care workers with COVID-19 at Twin Oaks Rehabilitation & Nursing Center in Tulare. Ocean County will continue to offer residents testing for the coronavirus at the drive thru testing s... [Full Article...]
NY to end stay-at-home order May 15
Among those are a decline in hospitalization over a 14-day period as well as a decline in coronavirus deaths. So, after more than 5,300 people died in NY nursing homes of COVID-19, even though it was well known from the beginning that the elderly were at highest risk of serious illness and death from the virus, Cuomo has finally made a change. [Full Article...]