Karnataka to mandate seven days of home isolation for those turning Covid +ve
Wednesday, 27 December 2023 Karnataka government mandates home isolation for 7 days for all Covid-positive individuals and testing of symptomatic primary contacts. 5000 daily Covid tests to be conducted. Employees in home isolation to receive 7-day leave. Doctors and staff to visit home isolated and general ward Covid patients. Tele-ICU monitoring for ICU patients. No restrictions on New Year celebrations or interstate travel. Masking advised in public places. Precaution doses of Covid vaccines to be administered in taluk and district hospitals. Flu vaccines for healthcare workers. Covid-19 wards in district hospitals and medical colleges. Whole genome sequencing and death audit to identify causes. CT scans only for confirmed cases.
Physician-researchers report the first pediatric case of bilateral vocal cord paralysis following a COVID-19 infection. A healthy 15-year-old, experiencing respiratory distress nine days post-diagnosis, revealed bilateral vocal cord immobility. Researchers suggest it as a nervous system-related...
India reported 841 new COVID-19 cases in 24 hours, the highest in 227 days, with 4,309 active cases. Three deaths were recorded in Kerala, Karnataka, and Bihar. The surge follows a new variant and..
India on Thursday reported 358 new COVID-19 cases with six deaths in the last 24 hours, the Union Health Ministry data said. Out of 358, Kerala has recorded 300 fresh cases. It is followed by Karnataka..
WHO Says Risk 'Low' , From COVID Strain Deemed , 'Variant of Interest'.
'The Independent' reports that the JN.1 variant of COVID-19
has been classified as a "variant of interest" by officials
who..
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Wednesday, 27 December 2023
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