Covid Symptoms

'Soaring demand' of remdesivir, oxygen during second wave of COVID-19: MHA

According to the annual report of the home ministry for 2021-22, during second wave of coronavirus in the country, it had coordinated with States and Union Territories and various stakeholders concerned for ensuring supply of medical oxygen for treatment of moderate to severe COVID-19 patients

'Symptoms of long COVID in infected children can last at least two months'

The largest study to date of long COVID symptoms in children aged 0-14 years, published in The Lancet, used national level sampling of children in Denmark and matched COVID-19 positive cases with a control group with no prior history of the disease

'Omicron variant less likely to cause long COVID than Delta strain'

According to a study published in The Lancet journal, long COVID is defined as having new or ongoing symptoms four weeks or more after the start of the disease

Some COVID-19 patients may be infectious even after ten days, says study

The research, published recently in the International Journal of Infectious Diseases, used a newly adapted test that can detect whether the virus was potentially still active.

Kids can suffer through long COVID symptoms but are less affected than adults

About 30 percent of adult COVID-19 patients develop long-term symptoms, according to some estimates.

Shortness of breath, fatigue, other long COVID symptoms can last a year for many patients: Wuhan study

Affected women were 43 percent more likely than affected men to suffer from fatigue or persistent muscle weakness, and twice as likely to be diagnosed with anxiety or depression.

Coronavirus India News Updates: CRPF lost 108 personnel to COVID-19, highest among central forces, shows data

Coronavirus India News Updates: A total of 271 personnel of the seven forces of CRPF, BSF, CISF, ITBP, SSB, NSG and NDRF have succumbed to the pandemic so far

COVID-19 patients with high blood sugar at higher risk of death even if they don’t have diabetes, study suggests

Researchers have found that the cumulative probability of mortality was significantly higher in patients with hyperglycemia - whether they had diabetes or not - as compared to those with normal blood sugar levels

Blocked nose, full set of teeth among risk factors of COVID-19 patient becoming a superspreader, suggests study

The term is used to describe infected individuals who can spread the virus to several people and drive disease outbreaks. The basic reproduction number of COVID-19 is estimated to be about three, which means a contagious person can potentially infect three healthy people

Timely treatment with tocilizumab likely to improve clinical outcomes in severe COVID-19 patients, finds study

The drug is already approved and is used for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis, an autoimmune disease that leads to joint inflammation and pain