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• Kochi: 13% newborns with Covid-hit moms tested positive in state

  Nearly 13% of newborns, whose mothers contracted Covid-19 during delivery, have tested positive for Covid soon after birth in the state. However, the majority had mild symptoms and they recovered soon.

  

• Mumbai: Eight health workers test +ve after 2nd vax dose, most have mild symptoms

  At least eight healthcare workers from different city hospitals have tested positive for Covid-19 after taking both doses of the vaccine. All are believed to have mild symptoms at present, although some have been hospitalised.

  

• Mexican President Lopez Obrador tests positive for coronavirus

  Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said he has contracted coronavirus and is exhibiting mild symptoms.

  

• People opting self-medication have become Covid carriers

  Contamination of equipment at labs where Covid-19 tests are conducted may also be the reason for the rise in the cases, officials added. Health officials have planned to conduct a quality check at the labs to avoid faulty results.

  

• Research shows that Covid antibodies fade rapidly, raising risk of lost immunity

  The correspondence in the New England Journal of Medicine outlined research on antibodies taken from the blood of 34 patients who had recovered after suffering mainly mild symptoms that didn’t require intensive care.

  

• Shifting trends from hospitals to home care during Covid-19

  Home care is gaining traction during the community transmission phase of COVID 19. A strict regime defined by healthcare experts needs to be followed at home. It will also lessen the financial burden to the family and the Government, as 85% of the infected people do not need active treatment at hospitals.

  

• Discharge patients with mild or no symptoms: Delhi government

  The Delhi government has ordered hospitals to discharge all mild and asymptomatic patients of Covid-19 within 24 hours of admission and report them to district surveillance officers.

  

• In less than 10 days, 937 Covid patients pick home

  In the wake of the government allowing Covid-19 positive people with mild symptoms to remain in home isolation, many patients have started availing the facility. In less than 10 days, the number of people opting for home isolation has crossed the 900-mark.

  

• Mild patients may have to vacate beds sooner for the critically ill

  About 80% of the people who test positive for Covid-19 display mild or very mild symptoms, according to the ministry, and most of them recover on their own within a week. In light of this, some members of the ministry have suggested that such patients can be discharged after seven days.

  

• Home Alone: A Plan For ‘Mild’ Patients

  People with mild symptoms of novel coronavirus infection now have the option of home isolation rather than being admitted to hospitals, provided they fulfill the conditions laid out by Union ministry of health and family welfare.