The World Health Organisation has classified Covid 19 strain JN 1as a separate “variant of interest” given its rapidly increasing spread but said that it poses a “low global public health risk”.
Rohini Nilekani, chairperson of Rohini Nilekani Philanthropies, unveiled the plaque to mark the inauguration of the centre on the NCBS campus. In May this year, Rohini Nilekani Philanthropies announced the grant of Rs 100 crore to the NCBS and the National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS) to set up the centre.
The grant will support the establishment of the ‘Centre for Brain and Mind’, which will enable long-term research and practice to provide relief to patients diagnosed with schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, dementia, and addiction
updated: Apr 07 2021, 14:56 ist
Speculations of a lockdown are rife in the country as the Covid-19 infections in India touched a record high of 1,28,01,785 cases on Wednesday. Partial lockdowns and night curfews are already in place in Delhi, Pune, Mumbai and other cities which are reporting a spike in infections.
However, the chief scientist of the World Health Organisation, Dr Soumya Swaminathan, has advised against a complete lockdown in India.
As per a report by
The Indian Express, Dr. Swaminathan said that citizens should try to manage the pandemic s second wave in the country without a lockdown as it can have a terrible consequence.