Coronavirus

Arunachal Pradesh was declared a Coronavirus-free state on February 28, as the active case count dropped to zero. With the latter three active cases currently recovering, Arunachal Pradesh's recovery rate and positivity rate are at 99.66% and 0%. The northeastern state has exhibited exceptional records, with the total caseload touching 16,836, while the number of recoveries stands at 16,780. Besides, overall only 56 people have died due to… read-more

The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on February 26 extended the restrictions on international passenger flights till March 31, 2021. However, the regulatory body has allowed all-cargo and specially-approved flights to fly on selective routes, and also on case-to-case basis. Earlier, in March 2020, the aviation watchdog had imposed restrictions on the international flyers owing to COVID-19 that has been extended over time-to-time… read-more

Amid steep surge in COVID-19 cases, the Maharastra Government on February 21 announced a complete lockdown for one-week in Achalpur town and Amravati district. Notably, the state has recorded 6,281 new cases of COVID-19 on February 20, however, no foreign strains of the virus have been detected in the state. Moreover, the shops and markets at Amravati were closed at 8 PM on February 19, and a lockdown on weekend was imposed.

The world has lost over 20.5 million years of life due to pre-mature deaths during the COVID-19 pandemic, revealed a study published in the journal Scientific Reports. The figure was extracted by subtracting the age of COVID-19 deceased with their average life-expectancy. The study suggested, on an average each COVID-19 deceased lost 16 years of life, considering the life-expectancy of 73 years and one million deaths. Moreover, men lost 44%… read-more

A study by Indian scientists has revealed that deficiency of Alpha-anti-trypsin (AAT) protein might be a major factor in the rapid spreading of the COVID-19 strains. The researchers from West Bengal's NIBMG suggested that AAT deficiency is much prevalent in Europe and America, resulting in people to contract the virus rapidly. However, further experiments are underway to ensure AAT's capabilities to prevent COVID-19.