As per BMC data, over the past 12 days, of the 22,735 cases registered in the city, as many as 2,478 are from the age group of 0 to 19 years, which is the school and college-going group
Is the new Covid-19 strain in the UK more dangerous? Are vaccines effective? Many countries, including India, have halted flights to the UK, after its Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced that a new strain of the coronavirus that is spreading through the country is 70 per cent more infectious than the original. How concerned should one be? There is no evidence to support if this variant is more dangerous. Nevertheless, a faster rate of transmission means more people could get infected than before. This in turn could lead to an added burden on an already strained healthcare system, the writer of the article says.
6 easy tips to nurture newborns during the pandemic
Nurturing your newborn is not an impossible task. It is difficult and can be daunting at times, but you will surf through smoothly December 21, 2020 6:25:20 pm
Don’t let the pandemic and its uncertainties bog you down. Your care for your little one is always going to be topmost priority, pandemic or not. (Source: Pixabay)
By Dr Tushar Maniar
Becoming parents for the first time and bringing a newborn home is a phase of mixed emotions. The joy, love, excitement, stress, anxiety, worry and apprehension of being a new parent to such a tiny little human can be overwhelming. Add to it a global pandemic and you have an even more daunting task ahead of you.