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India reports 8,439 new Covid-19 cases, 23.7% higher than yesterday

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India reports 8,439 new Covid-19 cases, 23.7% higher than yesterday

India reported 8,439 cases of Covid-19 in the past 24 hours on Wednesday. According to data from the Federal Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, this is 23.7% higher than Tuesday, when the total number of cases increased by 6,822. According to data from the Ministry of Health, the current cumulative number of infections is 3,46,56,822, of which 473,952 have died.

The number of active cases has dropped to the lowest in the past 555 days and is currently 93,733. It currently accounts for less than 1% of 0.27% of the total number of cases.

The daily positive rate also increased slightly, reaching 0.70% on Wednesday. In the past 65 days, it has been below 2%, and the weekly positive rate (0.76%) is still below 1%.

The Ministry of Health also stated that so far, the country has received 1.29 billion doses of vaccine.

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At the same time, 23 people were found to be infected with the Omicron variant of Covid-19 in India. So far, Karnataka, Delhi, Maharashtra, Gujarat and Rajasthan have reported Omicron infections among international passengers in the country. The Omicron variant first appeared in Southern Africa at the end of last month. Scientists there found a rapidly spreading strain in a sample taken from Botswana. Since then, Omicron has expanded to more than two dozen countries.

Because Omicron is highly contagious, the World Health Organization (WHO) classifies it as a “variant of concern.” The international agency also warned people to be cautious and required strict compliance with hygiene procedures.

In view of Omicron, the Indian government has implemented strict measures for international travelers, especially those from Omicron disaster-stricken areas that are classified as “at risk” countries.

complete News source : Hindustan times

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Covid infection linked to more type 1 diabetes in kids and teens: Study

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Covid infection linked to more type 1 diabetes in kids and teens: Study

Two studies that did not definitively resolve the question of whether the coronavirus can cause the chronic disease of diabetes found that Covid-19 in children and adolescents appeared to increase the chance of acquiring diabetes. Over two years after the pandemic’s commencement, researchers from the Norwegian Institute of Public Health looked at new type 1 diabetes diagnoses using national health registries. They discovered that type 1 diabetes was roughly 60% more likely to develop in children who had tested positive for the coronavirus.

The risk within 30 days of a Covid infection confirmed by a PCR test was examined by the researchers. Young adults were also included in a Scottish study that was presented at the European Link for the Study of Diabetes meeting. This study indicated an increased risk one month following the viral sickness, but the researchers said they discovered no association after that point.

The authors of both studies emphasised that their findings do not necessarily imply a causal link between diabetes and the coronavirus. Other potential causes were emphasised, such as delays in seeking medical attention during the epidemic, the introduction of other diseases, and alterations in way of life brought on by lockdowns.

Jamie Hartmann-Boyce, an associate professor at the Nuffield department of primary care health sciences at the University of Oxford, stated: “There are a lot of plausible reasons that Covid-19 might lead to development of type 1 diabetes, but this remains in no way proved.”
According to a paper earlier this week in the medical journal The Lancet, the number of people with type 1 diabetes, in which the pancreas fails to generate the hormone insulin, may increase from 8.4 million to 17.4 million by the year 2040.

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The illness, which has no known treatment and is most frequently diagnosed in children, is thought to be caused by a combination of genetics and exposure to particular pathogens, including SARS-Cov-2 as well as a larger family of viruses known as enteroviruses. Type 2 diabetes, which is more prevalent, typically appears later in life as sedentary habits and weight increase mess with the body’s ability to manage sugar.

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