Friday, March 29, 2024

Topic: Coronavirus

Lockdown: Rohingyas in India share concerns [Video]

https://youtu.be/BCrPq1UsA8I

India designates all metros as red zones for lockdown post-May 3, 130 red zone districts in fresh list

Ahead of the end of the extended lockdown, the health ministry has prepared the final list of containment zones, dividing states and districts into different categories based on the spread of coronavirus pandemic in these regions.

Psychologist’s note: Mental health in the time of a pandemic

"During a time of a disaster or an epidemic, anxiety disorder, phobia, obsessive-compulsive tendencies, and depressive thoughts are more likely to be triggered in mentally ill people and aggravate their condition," Mita Rena a clinical psychologist explained. This emphasizes the importance of mental health during the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic which killed 228,000 people worldwide till the date.

Maharashtra govt to shift corona patients without comorbidity to care centres

The Maharashtra government on Thursday said that in order to decongest hospitals, all asymptomatic positive patients without comorbidity should be shifted to appropriate COVID-19 Care Centres.

As job losses escalate, half of global workforce at risk of losing livelihoods: ILO

The continued sharp decline in working hours globally due to the COVID-19 outbreak means that 1.6 billion workers in the informal economy – that is nearly half of the global workforce – stand in immediate danger of having their livelihoods destroyed, warns the International Labour Organization.

Maharashtra, Gujarat, Delhi: Worst pandemic affected states

Coronavirus pandemic cases in Maharashtra have crossed the 9,000-mark while Delhi is fast catching up with Gujarat, the second worst-affected state in the country.