World AIDS Day: Drop in HIV screening amid pandemic can take collateral toll, warns senior doctor
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World AIDS Day: Drop in HIV screening amid pandemic can take collateral toll, warns senior doctor
The screenings for Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) have dropped by over 40-45 per cent approximately since April, just around the time the COVID-19 pandemic hit India, as compared to previous years, said a senior doctor on Tuesday, the World AIDS Day.
This can take a very costly collateral toll on India's fight against the COVID-19 and other infectious diseases as patients suffering from Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) already have compromised immunity, according to experts.
India has the third-highest number of estimated people living with HIV in the world.
The estimated number of people living with HIV AIDS in India was 2.08 million (20.9 lakh) in 2011, out of which an enormous 86 per cent was in 15-49 years age group.
Wednesday’s shahi snan saw the lowest footfall among all three shahi snans (the figure was upwards of 30 lakh on each day). Inspector-general of police Sanjay.. IndiaTimes
Travellers arriving at Heathrow are being forced to queue for up to six hours due to coronavirus checks at the border, an airport executive said.Chief solutions officer Chris Garton told MPs that “the situation is becoming untenable” and the police have been forced to step in.Giving evidence to the Commons Transport Select Committee, he explained that wait times in recent days have typically been “well in excess of two hours and up to six hours”.He said: “We’re starting to see disruption in some of the arriving passengers.
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US intelligence agencies still do not know “exactly where, when or how Covid-19 virus was transmitted initially” in China but remain focused on two primary theories, that “it emerged naturally from human contact with infected animals or it was a laboratory accident,” the Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines said.
Currently, Delhi has 50,736 active cases, of which 24,155 (50%) are under home isolation. Faced with an unprecedented situation, the Delhi government on.. IndiaTimes
COVID-19 cases continued to surge in the country and the preparations are underway at Delhi airport to fight the 2nd wave. Delhi Airport CEO, Videh Kumar Jaipuriar said, "Air travel is still the safest. Passengers have to follow COVID-19 appropriate behaviour. To measure effectiveness of sanitisation of different surfaces, we have a machine called 'Luminometer', it measures the amount of ATP (an enzyme found in any living matter) on any surface. If virus/bacteria load on a surface is high it'll show up. We've ensured that the double-filtered fresh air is introduced inside the Terminal-3 every 10 minutes. Disinfection of surfaces is being done using UV technology." The COVID-19 precautionary measures were followed at the airport. Passengers followed social distancing, wore masks to combat spread of the virus.
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)— Compass Cares commemorated World AIDS Day in Tattnall Square Park Tuesday evening. They lit candles and prayed for people who passed away from HIV or AIDS.
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