India is conducting Mock drills at hospitals for Covid-19 Operational Preparedness

India is conducting mock drills on Tuesday to check and assess the operational preparedness to deal with any possible outbreak and spike of fresh covid-19 cases. The Mock drill will focus mainly on availability of health facilities and human resources capacity in all parts of the country.

Covid-19 Mock Drill

 

This Mock drill  will help in filling gaps in necessary areas like the availability of Isolation beds, oxygen cylinder supported beds Intensive Care Unit (ICU) beds and Ventilator Supported beds. This will also help in checking the availability of Advanced and Basic Life Support ( ALS/BLS) ambulances , Essential Testing equipment and necessary drugs that are required .

Many states in India have adopted their own set of measures in order to keep Covid-19 new variant away.The Delhi government has already allocated Rs 104 crores for hospitals to purchase general medicines required  as a part of preparations to deal Covid-19. 

The Karnataka government has also made the wearing the masks mandatory at movie theaters , Educational institutions and also at crowded gatherings. They have also made mandated two doses of covid-19 vaccination at bars, restaurants and pubs ahead of New Year Celebrations.. The Bars, Restaurants and Pubs should operate only up to the seating capacity only.

The Tamil Nadu government has asked the private hospitals and labs to send Covid-19 positive samples for Whole genomic sequencing (WGS) to monitor existing variants and to detect new variants.The West Bengal government is also following six point plan that focuses on Genomic Surveillance, Oxygen capacity, testing and emergency responses.

Indian Railways will resume Passenger Services from Tuesday.

Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) Reservation Bookings will start at 4 PM today for 15 pair of Special trains which will resume operations on Tuesday. Passengers can book tickets online using IRCTC website and App. 

Indian Railways

There will be no General coaches in this train and even there is no provision of Tatkal or Premium Tatkal reservation booking for these trains. 50 days after the  Indian Railways Passenger services were suspended due to Covid-19 pandemic the Government of India is planning to resume operations in a gradual way.

All the Railway Ticket Counters will remain closed and no reservation counter tickets and platform tickets will be issued in the Railway Stations.Passengers with confirmed tickets are allowed inside the station. All the Special Trains are air conditioned with few limited stoppages and the fares will be similar to those of Rajadhani Trains. 

The Special Trains will start from New Delhi Railway station connecting various parts of India like Secunderabad, Bengaluru, Chennai, Tiruvananthapuram, Mumbai Central, Jammu Tawi, Ahmedabad, Ranchi, Bilaspur, Patna, Howrah, Ahmedabad, Agartala, Dilburgh and Bhubaneswar, 

After the resumption of these special trains Indian Railways are planning to start some more services on various other routes based on the availability of coaches after they are being used for Covid-19 Isolation coaches and care centers.

Importance of Immunity System Maintenance in Human life

Immunity system plays a remarkable role in human life to defend against any disease-causing micro-organisms or from environmental assaults. The Immune System is precisely a system, not a single entity. The Immune system is the first and foremost line of defense against an alien microorganism entering the human body. The idea of improving or boosting immune system is enticing, but the ability to do so has proved elusive. Stronger your immune system, lesser would be the chance of falling ill. 

Immunity System to Fight against Viruses

 Every person requires balance and harmony for the well-functioning of immune system. Day to Day life style, Systematic food habits and general healthy living strategies plays a vital role on working procedures of human body immune system. Researchers are exploring to understand various factors that has greater impact on immunity system responses in humans. 

The Consumption of Vitamins can also boost human immune system. Vitamin A, B6.C, D and E can help increase the strength of immune system. Among all Vitamin C is the biggest booster of all vitamins. The important factors include diet, exercise, age, psychological stress, anxiety, yoga and meditation will determine the enhanced/reduced immune function activities. The First and foremost line to defend any kind of diseases is to choose a healthy life style. Following good health guidelines in a systematic timely manner will make your immune system strong and healthy. 

Increasing immunity in a healthy way will optimize the functioning of the human body. Immune system also depends on age factors also. As age increases the capability becomes reduced which in-turn contributes to more infections. One Positive sign is that Life expectancy has increased in developed countries even though there is an incidence of age-related conditions.

Recent study says that compared to younger people, elderly people are more likely to contract infectious diseases. Now a days many countries are suffering from the severe Covid-19 virus causing of death in people over 2 Lakh Worldwide. This happens due to reduction in immunity in people.

To protect human body from harms and infections each and every component of immune system need to perform in a systemized way. If we follow Healthy Diet measures by keeping stress under control Having enough sleep for the day and continuing the day to day exercises regularly. If we keep symptoms of various chronic conditions under control which will reduce the risk of infections. 

Little Efforts and tweaks in daily routine can ensure a healthy immune system. To Keep Stress in control we need to practice Yoga or meditation or deep breathing activities. Yoga is the holistic practice that improves your physical and mental condition of the humans in many ways. It is also called as The Natural Immunity Booster. A healthy, Stress less, Sick-free and strong immunity lifestyle can be achieved through regular Yoga and Meditation. According to Kathleen Fry M.D Yoga works on everything. It is unlike other forms of exercise that focuses only on certain parts of the body.

Indian Government is planning to relax lock down restrictions after April 20

Indian government has laid out plans for the gradual reopening of our economy which will permit Agricultural, manufacturing and other activities to resume on limited basis from April 20 On wards.

Country's lock down was imposed on March 24 for over a period of 21 days till April 14. It was extended once again for over 19 days i.e until May 3rd with strict rules and regulations to avoid the expansion of Covid-19 across the country. During this course of lock down all domestic & International  flights, Buses, Trains Taxi Services,Metros and all other public transport was suspended.

Lock Down Relaxation

India has reported more than 12000+ positive caronavirus cases and 400+ Deaths. Prime Minister Narendra Modi while addressing the nation on Tuesday has outlined some of the preventive measures that attempted to balance controls on Public interactions and Social distancing importance. He also mentioned that the lives of people are important and at the same time Revival of Indian economy is also equally important. The Pain caused by Caronavirus across the world is severe which has greater impact on Peoples lives and economic challenges.

Nation wide Lock Down

Indian government decided to close schools, educational institutions , religious sites, malls, cinema halls, hotels and other facilities unless they are providing the shelter to people in emergency. Religious Functions, Gatherings and wedding functions are also banned in this lock down period. Indian Premier League popularly known as IPL was also Indefinitely Postponed due to emergency situation caused by Covid-19.

Essential services will be allowed to resume so as to help poor people on Humanitarian prospects and most vulnerable people whose income resources have collapsed due to Covid-19. Rural Manufacturing units, Ports, Industrial Factories, constructions, Agricultural activities and their processing units are allowed to resume their operations. Self-employed mechanics, Electricians, Plumbers and other repair people will also be allowed to resume their work except in Caronavirus Red zone declared hot-spots.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the Nation @ 10 AM Tomorrow.

Prime Minister Mr Narendra Modi will address the Nation at 10 AM on Tuesday. On the last day of Nation wide Lock down which was imposed for three weeks fight against Caronavirus.It is expected that a final decision will be announced on Lifting or extension of Lock down. He will also focus on the best measures aimed at resource mobilization and also for revival of the economy.According to Union Health Ministry Union Ministers and officers have started to return their offices to work. 

Narendra Modi

India has recorded over 9100+ Infected positive cases and over 300+ deaths. Among which Maharashtra has crossed more than 2000+ Positive cases and over 150+ deaths. Covid-19 cases and deaths across the country are in significant rise over the last few weeks.

After a Meeting with at least 13 Chief Ministers on Saturday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has indicated that the lock down will be extended for some more days.There will be relaxations in certain areas in virus-free zones to ensure the survival of the economy. The Government is planning to split color code for various zones ( Red, Orange and Green) that will best describe the people's movement in several places. Already 5 states in India has already extended the lock down to April Month end. 

"India's Lock down need to pay more focus on livelihoods of people and data driven aspects" Says WHO Special Envoy

World Health Organization (WHO) Special Envoy Mr David Nabarro expressed  his views about India's  Second Edition of Lock down (2.0) needs to be more focused on livelihoods of the people along with data driven aspects of Covid-19 aspects. He feels happy that the Indian Government Lock down Initiatives was supportable. The Government has taken all efforts to fight against Covid-19. The Transmission stage in India is much earlier than in other countries like United States and European Countries.

World Health Organization

WHO was pleased with the actions and support provided by People, Various Organizations, Both state and central governments in India are not only protecting the livelihood of people but also those who are greatly affected by Covid-19. The actions taken by Central Government is remarkable especially in preventing Food crisis across the country. Indian Government has taken decisive actions with WHO guidelines and Recommendations.

Mr David Nabarr

Indian Government is focusing more on Life, Livelihood and Living of all categories of people across all the states. The Government is trying hard to eradicate the virus by Practicing Social Distancing and very soon we are expecting the foreseeable future that builds a shift pattern in everyone's life in a positive way.Even though there are Financial risks in the country We need to be more granular  and  focused in assessing the real time situational changes that needs to  pay attention immediately by ensuring health and prosperity of the Country.

Google is planning for a New tool that will highlight important information about Covid-19

The Search Engine Gaint Google is planning for a new tool that displays complete information about Covid-19. Google has also revealed a special dedicated page for Covid-19 extensive information resources to people quarantined in their houses. This tool will highlight important announcements/information updates collected form Government and also from Health organizations in Google Search directives.

Google New tool for Covid 19 Information Display

Google has laid out the complete information in different parts that includes safety and prevention steps, Health Information , Data insights information and various resources to help . The data or information is being shared anonymously. It is giving top priority to trusted and valuable information and also assures that they won't be revealing private information to the users. 

Google is also working on Community mobility reports that will help to track services using various locations. Currently it is available for 131 countries which also includes India. As reported earlier there has been a 77% drop in Mobility in Retail sector and a 65% drop in Mobility in grocery and pharmaceutical sector. On the contrary there is a 22% rise in Mobility in residential sectors.