National Respiratory InfectionControl Program
Dr KK Aggarwal Droplet precautions:- Droplets are particles of respiratory secretions ≥5 microns and remain suspended in the air for limited periods. …
Archive by category Health
Novel CoronaVirus: #COVID-19: All samples collected today for final test
406 people being looked after by Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) at Quarantine facility at Chhawla, Final sample collection of all the travelers done before …
Quarantine not working in the ship with trapped CPOVID 19 Is India ready with its Quarantine policy?
Dr K K Aggarwal China has imposed unprecedented quarantines across Hubei, locking over 56 million people, in a bid to stop COVID 19 spreading. In the …
India finds and treats its ‘Missing Million’ TB cases; gap reduced to 3.5 lakh patients: Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Since the launch of the new National Strategic Plan (2017-25), there has been a 38% increase in TB case notifications to the government – from 17.36 …
Health Secretary reviews actions and preparedness of States with concerned Ministries/Depts on Novel Coronavirus through video conference
Ms. Preeti Sudan, Secretary (HFW) chaired a video conference (VC) with Health Secretaries from States/UTs along with senior officials from Ministry of …
399 people being looked after by ITBP at Chhawla, 104 samples found negative till now
A total of 399 people back from Wuhan, China including 7 persons from Maldives 1 from Bangladesh are being looked after at Chhawla facility of Indo-Tibetan …
Cabinet Secretary holds review meeting on Novel Coronavirus
Cabinet Secretary held a high level review meeting on the preparedness for Novel Coronavirus with Secretaries of Health and Family Welfare,External Affairs, …
Safest place to sit in a plane in view of corona threat
Dr KK Aggarwal All previous coronaviruses have transmitted through droplets So, it would be unusual if this new pathogen was different. The new coronavirus is …
Corona Virus: the total number crosses SARS number in China
Dr KK Aggarwal 29th Jan: 5,974 confirmed cases, with 132 deaths and 103 cured It’s not new- Every decade a zoonotic coronavirus crosses species to infect …
1,700 doctors who did PG Diploma from IGNOU can’t practise cardiology as MCI refuses to recognise their degrees
Dr KK Aggarwal The two-year course was started in 2006 to train doctors as cardiologists in 70 hospitals across the country. Between 2006 and 2012, about 1,700 …