Covid India Update: Why air ventilation is important at home/office to stop transmission of coronavirus?

In Patna, AIIMS starts Covid vaccination trial on children between 3 to 18 years.

As the demand for COVID-19 vaccines rises globally, India on Thursday said it would not be right to talk about the supply of jabs to other countries at the moment as it is currently ramping up domestic production for its own inoculation programme.

Elaborating the steps taken by the government to augment vaccine supply for domestic use, Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said India remains engaged with US vaccine manufacturers like Pfizer, Johnson & Johnson, and Moderna as part of this effort.

"I just responded to a series of questions on what steps the government has taken to ensure adequate supply of vaccines from abroad. I think you will appreciate that against this background, it would not be right to talk about supply of vaccines abroad just now as we have repeatedly conveyed," he said.

"We are currently purposing domestic vaccine production for our own vaccination programme," Bagchi.

The researchers, from the University of L'Aquila in Italy, found decreased sleep quality, an increase in insomnia symptoms, shorter total sleep times, and later bedtimes and rising times among the 92.9 per cent participants who reported an increase in their electronic device usage during the shutdown.

Read the full story here: COVID lockdowns increased screen time, insomnia: Study

Try praising your child or teenager for something they have done well. Do it in a genuine way, recommends WHO. They may not show it, but you’ll see them doing that good thing again. 

There may be a slight demand-supply imbalance in vaccines during June-July but from August onwards, there will be an adequate number of doses available, NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant has said.

"From then on, we should be able to vaccinate everybody in India properly and that should help us," he said, amid a shortage of vaccine in various states.

He warned that all of us need to be responsible to save ourselves from a third wave because if it happens, then the children and people in rural areas will get impacted.

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The government and several health agencies have been sharing ways to fight COVID 19. To keep ourselves and our loved ones safe we must follow Coronavirus appropriate behaviour. 

Dr Harsh Vardhan explains that a double mask can save us from the new strain of COVID19. For this, wear a surgical mask and a cotton mask. Know how to use double mask here-

India on Thursday reported 1,34,154 fresh Covid-19 infections in 24 hours, taking the caseload to 28,440,988, as per Health Ministry data. Fresh COVID cases continued to fall as it has been seven days since cases have not breached the 200,000-mark.  

For the straight 44th consecutive day over 2,000 daily Covid deaths have been reported from the country. With 2,887 new fatalities, the death toll is now at 3,37,989, according to Health Ministry. It continues to be the second worst-hit nation.

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According to the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, air ventilators or centralized air management systems at home or workspace help contain the spread of coronavirus. Running ACs while keeping windows and doors shut, traps infected air inside the room and increases the risk of transmission from an infected carrier to others.

Let outdoor airflow in to displace indoor air. This directional airflow and improved ventilation can lower the potential for infection from accumulated viral load in closed spaces.

Watch how Vajra Kavach will go a long way in reducing the generation of excessive COVID19 related bio-medical waste & help the environment!

Currently, people aged 18 and above can get themselves vaccinated in India. For this, the seven mandated photo IDs include aadhar card, Electoral Photo Identity Card (EPIC)-Voter ID, passport, driving license, PAN card, NPR Smart card, Pension Document with a photograph.