A Chinese woman, suspected for coronavirus, has given birth to a baby boy in Wuhan through an emergency Caesarean section. The 27-year-old mother was 37 weeks pregnant and would've been unable to deliver via natural birth due to her blood oxygen levels. Footage from inside the hospital broadcast by CCTV showed doctors wearing protective clothing and masks for the delivery. The mother is now receiving treatment under isolation.

A Chinese woman, suspected for coronavirus, has given birth to a baby boy in Wuhan through an emergency Caesarean section. The 27-year-old mother was 37 weeks pregnant and would've been unable to deliver via natural birth due to her blood oxygen levels. Footage from inside the hospital broadcast by CCTV showed doctors wearing protective clothing and masks for the delivery. The mother is now receiving treatment under isolation.

A new Lancet study based on the modelling of the epidemic in China has said that lockdowns&nbsp;imposed in several countries can only be lifted after a vaccine for Covid-19 has been found.
One of the lead authors told The Guardian that 'allowing the rate of infections to rise again would probably incur both marginally higher health and economic loss.'
Adding that 'even in the most prosperous and well-resourced mega-cities like Beijing and Shanghai, healthcare resources are still finite, and services will struggle with a sudden increase in demand.'&nbsp;

According to a new study by researchers at the Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health, air pollution has been linked to higher rates of death in people suffering from Covid-19. The research says that dirty air increases risk of the respiratory problems that can be fatal for coronavirus patients.&nbsp;The research, done in the US, calculates that slightly cleaner air in Manhattan in the past could have saved hundreds of lives.People in polluted regions have a higher chance of dying from the virus, conclude researchers and urge&nbsp;nations to make efforts to control pollution levels during the ongoing pandemic.&nbsp;

Cats can become infected with the new coronavirus, according to a study published on Wednesday, in journal Science.&nbsp; However, dogs, chickens, pigs and ducks are not likely to catch the infection.&nbsp;The study was aimed at identifying which animals are vulnerable to the virus so they can be used to test experimental vaccines to fight the Covid-19 pandemic.&nbsp;The research has&nbsp;prompted&nbsp;the WHO to take a closer look at transmission of the virus between humans and pets.&nbsp;BJP MP Maneka Gandhi on Tuesday posted a video message saying, a cat could not get or give coronavirus and there was no need for people to abandon their pets.
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U.S. researchers at the Center for Pharmaceutical Research have opened another safety test of an experimental Covid-19 vaccine and this one uses a skin-deep shot instead of the usual deeper jab. The vaccine has been developed by biotechnology company&nbsp;Inovio Pharmaceuticals. The experiment will test two doses in 40 healthy volunteers at the Kansas City research lab and the University of Pennsylvania. Researchers packaged a section of the virus' genetic code inside a piece of synthetic DNA. Injected as a vaccine, the cells act as a mini-factory to produce harmless protein copies and the immune system makes protective antibodies against them.&nbsp;Even if the research goes well, it is expected to take over a year before the vaccine could be widely available.

One of the hotspots&nbsp;of the Covid-19 outbreak in India, Kasargod is set to get a new facility by the Tata Group.&nbsp;The hospital will be, reportedly, set up at the Thekkil village in Chemmanad. It will have 540 isolation beds and quarantine facilities for about 450 people and is likely to come up in the next few months.&nbsp;In his Facebook post, the district collector shared that&nbsp;the hospital is a gift from chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan and the revenue minister.&nbsp;
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A new study&nbsp;of Chinese data from the&nbsp;Centers for Disease Control and Prevention suggests that a single person with Covid-19 may be more likely to infect up to 5 or 6 other people, rather than 2 or 3 as previously thought. However, it&rsquo;s not clear if this higher number applies only to the cases in China or if it will be similar in other countries. With the new r-naught, approximately 82% of the population needs to be immune to reach herd immunity and stop the disease from spreading easily through the population, the researchers concluded.&nbsp;

The experience of going to the toilet may change forever.&nbsp;Indian American scientist-led team from Stanford University has developed a disease-detecting "precision health" smart toilet that can monitor users for multiple signs of illness. The toilet&nbsp;can detect a range of diseases in the user's stool and urine, including some cancers. Lead author Sanjiv Gambhir&nbsp;said that to make sure the toilet can differentiate between different users, they have made a flush lever that reads fingerprints. The new tech could be another in the list of health monitoring devices like smartwatches.&nbsp;

Dr Naoyuki Ishikita, technology chief&nbsp;of the National Hospital Organisation, Japan has designed an innovative&nbsp;ventilator that can be manufactured using 3D printing. Called the 'Minimum Ventilator', the product is simple and will be much more cost-effective according to the technologist. Dr. Ishikita&nbsp;worked with&nbsp;IIT-Delhi team and tech firm&nbsp;Infobridge Holdings&nbsp;to create the ventilator prototype using plastic material that is used in 3D printing. Speaking to YourStory,&nbsp;Infobridge Holdings CEO&nbsp;said they are ready to share the 'data and knowledge' of this product so that people can 3D print ventilators everywhere.

A promising news in search for a treatment for Covid-19. Virus fighting antibodies from people who have recovered from coronavirus can help cure others, according to a research published in the American journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Hindustan Times has reported. The basis for convalescent plasma therapy is simple: plasma from a recovered patient carries the specific antibodies that can neutralise the virus. The therapy had consistent and safe effects on a group of 10 critical patients in China who began to show significant improvements after a single dose, says the study.

The first&nbsp;study claiming anti-malaria drug hydroxychloroquine&nbsp;as an effective treatment for Covid-19 which triggered US President Donald Trump's enthusiasm for its widespread use, has now been slammed by the same group that publishes the journal in which the paper first appeared.&nbsp;The&nbsp;International Society of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy has said that the&nbsp;study&nbsp;that appeared in its journal 'did not meet its standard.'&nbsp;Other health experts have also cited serious problems with the study, including questions about its ethical underpinnings, messy confounding variables, missing patients, rushed and conflicted peer review and confusing data.
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The All India Institute of Medical Sciences Delhi, on Tuesday issued a circular on N95 masks, asking the healthcare workers to re-use them after disinfecting the masks.&nbsp;According to the circular, AIIMS will provide the N95 masks to each healthcare worker, involved in direct patient care. This includes, doctors, both Faculty and Residents, nursing officers, technical staff, security guards and maintenance staff. The AIIMS asked the health workers to re-use N95 masks at least 4 times, whereby these will suffice for about 20 days.

Indian-origin Bhasha Mukherjee, who was crowned Miss England in 2019 has returned to the UK to continue her work as a doctor in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic. Mukherjee shifted from Kolkata at the age of 8 and specialised in respiratory medicine. Last year, she decided to give a break to her career as a doctor and focus on charity work. Given the coronavirus&nbsp;crisis in the UK, she volunteered to return back to work at the Pilgrim Hospital in England and&nbsp;resume work as a doctor.

In a bid to ensure the safety of health workers, the&nbsp; administration in Jharkhand has introduced an innovative portable unit for collecting samples from suspected coronavirus-infected persons. The unit looks like a public telephone booth and will reduce the manpower needed for collecting samples for coronavirus tests.&nbsp;The sample collection kiosk can be mounted on a vehicle and transported to any location.&nbsp;It consists&nbsp;of a small cubicle along with personal protective equipment such as gloves for a health worker and kit for collecting samples.

A new study conducted by Harvard University has found that women who consume fewer fibre-rich foods in their diet could be more prone to breast cancer later in life. Researchers found that women with high &shy;fibre&nbsp;intake were 8% less likely to get breast cancer than those with the lowest intake. Fibre helps the digestive system run well and makes you feel full. Apart from fruits and vegetables, lead researcher Dr. Maryam&nbsp;Farvid recommends eating whole grain, legumes, seeds, and nuts to keep your diet fibre-rich.&nbsp;

According to Dr. Leslie Cooper, the chair of the Department of Cardiology at Mayo Clinic,&nbsp;there are two dominant cardiac issues related to COVID-19:&nbsp;heart failure and arrhythmias&nbsp;or&nbsp;abnormal heart rhythms. These can be related to the infection or to the effect of medications used to treat the virus, he says.&nbsp;Heart failure can develop due to an inflammatory response to the infection, high lung pressures from lung damage, or occur from heart inflammation known as&nbsp;myocarditis.Since COVID-19 is new, there is little data available regarding long-term cardiovascular issues as a result of the virus, says Dr Cooper.&nbsp;

The World Health Organization warned Monday that wearing masks alone would not be enough to defeat the global coronavirus pandemic, which has now killed more than 70,000 people.&nbsp;WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told a virtual news conference that masks should only be used as part of a comprehensive package of interventions. He said there is no black or white answer, and no silver&nbsp;bullet&nbsp;&nbsp;and&nbsp;masks alone cannot stop the&nbsp;pandemic.&nbsp;

Coronavirus patients around the world have been rushing to join remdesivir studies that opened in hospitals in the last few weeks. Interest has been so great that the U.S. National Institutes of Health is expanding its study, which has nearly reached its initial goal of 440 patients. The drug's maker, California-based Gilead Sciences, is quickly ramping up its own studies, too.

Need a little inspiration to stay fit in lockdown?&nbsp;UK's 72-year-old&nbsp;Rajinder Singh, also known as Skipping Singh, has the best advice. With just one equipment, a skipping rope, Singh&nbsp;is asking people to join him for the skipping challenge and stay fit.&nbsp;

In a bid to scale up testing facilities, a private laboratory in Delhi has started India's first drive-through testing facility for Covid-19. Located in Punjabi Bagh, Dr Dangs Lab stated that every test would take around 20 minutes and will be conducted only on prior appointment, that can be booked online.&nbsp;It is mandatory for those getting tested to have a doctor's prescription. Priced on similar lines as the government approved test, each car will be required to maintain a 30 metre distance from another. The facility, divided into four stations, has the capacity to test 30 to 50 patients a day. Taxis and two-wheelers, however, are not permitted.

According to a study by researchers at the University in Hong Kong, the novel coronavirus can remain infectious on face masks for up to a week, and last on banknotes, stainless steel and plastic surfaces for more than four days. However, the virus can be killed by household disinfectants, bleach or frequent hand washing with soap and water, said the researchers in the study published in medical journal The Lancet. The researchers tested how long the virus could remain infectious at room temperature on a variety of surfaces. On printing and tissue paper it lasted less than three hours, while on treated wood and cloth, it had disappeared by the second day. On stainless steel and plastic it was present for between four and seven days.

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