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Why Nipah Virus Isn't The Next Covid-19: 3 Diseases Might Be Bigger Pandemic Risks
Despite fears, Nipah virus is unlikely to spark a global pandemic like Covid-19 due to low human-to-human transmission. Highly contagious diseases such as measles or vector-borne viruses like dengue pose higher pandemic or epidemic risks. Here's why.
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No Vaccine, High Fatality: Doctor Explains Why Nipah Virus Demands Early Detection
Deadly and silent at first, the Nipah virus spreads rapidly with high mortality. Here's what experts want you to know.
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Air Pollution India's Biggest Health Crisis Since Covid, Warn Doctors
Air pollution is arguably the biggest public health crisis India has faced since the pandemic and will continue to worsen each year unless urgent action is taken, a UK-based Indian-origin pulmonologist warned.
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'Road Accidents Killed More People Than Any War': Nitin Gadkari In Parliament
The number of people killed in road accidents in India is more than casualties in a war or the Covid pandemic, Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari said in parliament today.
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Families Of Doctors Who Died On Covid Duty Entitled To Government Insurance: Top Court
The court said individual claims for insurance made under the PMGKY-Package will be considered and decided in accordance with the law and on the basis of evidence.
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UK's Covid Lockdown Delay Led To 23,000 Excess Deaths: Report
UK's government-level response to the COVID pandemic was often a case of "too little, too late", and a week's delay in imposing a mandatory lockdown during first wave in 2020 led to approximately 23,000 excess deaths, an official inquiry concluded.
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Delhi High Court Orders Rs 1 Crore Aid To School Principal's Family Who Died On Covid Duty
The Delhi High Court has directed the government in the capital to pay Rs 1 crore ex-gratia to the family of a school principal who died while discharging COVID-19 duties.
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UP Man Jailed For 10 Years For Killing Wife Over Dowry, Faking Death As Covid Case
A fast-track court in Muzaffarnagar on Tuesday convicted a man and sentenced him to 10 years' rigorous imprisonment for killing his wife over dowry demand while falsely showing her death as due to coronavirus.
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Covid Hospitalisation, Family History, Lifestyle Linked To Sudden Deaths: Study
Hospitalisations due to severe Covid-19 infection, a family history of sudden deaths, as well as lifestyle behaviours are some of the reasons behind the unexplained sudden death, according to study.
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'Caution Not Anti-Science': Siddaramaiah On Covid Vaccine-Sudden Death Claim
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has responded to Biocon Ltd Executive Chairperson Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw's suggestion that he acknowledge the science behind vaccine development, rather than engage in retrospective blame.
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Why Nipah Virus Isn't The Next Covid-19: 3 Diseases Might Be Bigger Pandemic Risks
Despite fears, Nipah virus is unlikely to spark a global pandemic like Covid-19 due to low human-to-human transmission. Highly contagious diseases such as measles or vector-borne viruses like dengue pose higher pandemic or epidemic risks. Here's why.
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No Vaccine, High Fatality: Doctor Explains Why Nipah Virus Demands Early Detection
Deadly and silent at first, the Nipah virus spreads rapidly with high mortality. Here's what experts want you to know.
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Air Pollution India's Biggest Health Crisis Since Covid, Warn Doctors
Air pollution is arguably the biggest public health crisis India has faced since the pandemic and will continue to worsen each year unless urgent action is taken, a UK-based Indian-origin pulmonologist warned.
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'Road Accidents Killed More People Than Any War': Nitin Gadkari In Parliament
The number of people killed in road accidents in India is more than casualties in a war or the Covid pandemic, Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari said in parliament today.
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Families Of Doctors Who Died On Covid Duty Entitled To Government Insurance: Top Court
The court said individual claims for insurance made under the PMGKY-Package will be considered and decided in accordance with the law and on the basis of evidence.
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UK's Covid Lockdown Delay Led To 23,000 Excess Deaths: Report
UK's government-level response to the COVID pandemic was often a case of "too little, too late", and a week's delay in imposing a mandatory lockdown during first wave in 2020 led to approximately 23,000 excess deaths, an official inquiry concluded.
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Delhi High Court Orders Rs 1 Crore Aid To School Principal's Family Who Died On Covid Duty
The Delhi High Court has directed the government in the capital to pay Rs 1 crore ex-gratia to the family of a school principal who died while discharging COVID-19 duties.
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UP Man Jailed For 10 Years For Killing Wife Over Dowry, Faking Death As Covid Case
A fast-track court in Muzaffarnagar on Tuesday convicted a man and sentenced him to 10 years' rigorous imprisonment for killing his wife over dowry demand while falsely showing her death as due to coronavirus.
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Covid Hospitalisation, Family History, Lifestyle Linked To Sudden Deaths: Study
Hospitalisations due to severe Covid-19 infection, a family history of sudden deaths, as well as lifestyle behaviours are some of the reasons behind the unexplained sudden death, according to study.
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'Caution Not Anti-Science': Siddaramaiah On Covid Vaccine-Sudden Death Claim
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has responded to Biocon Ltd Executive Chairperson Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw's suggestion that he acknowledge the science behind vaccine development, rather than engage in retrospective blame.
