Parenthood

On Mother’s Day, India Today brings you the stories of mothers who are working as doctors and nurses at the frontline of the battle against Covid-19. RN Meena is the lead nurse in the post-Covid ward at Gleneagles Global Hospital in Chennai. The 30-year-old healthcare worker walks into her patients’ room after sanitizing her hands with a big smile on her face. When she speaks to the patients, the care in her voice is evident. Back home, Meena is the young mother of a seven-month-old baby. She lives with her child, husband, and in-laws. She makes sure to take all precautions at work to ensure she does not get infected and put her loved ones at risk during these difficult times. Working in the Covid ward was a tough decision to make, but she has been part of the team since the first lockdown. “Biggest fear is infecting my baby” Meena’s colleague Shiny R is a senior nurse in the oncology unit of the hospital. The 28-year-old is six months pregnant with her first baby. “This is my precious...

In a year, there have been many deaths reported because of the COVID-19 spread. The deaths were more when compared with heart diseases or cancer. To prevent the deaths, scientists came up with vaccines that were declared for emergency use. The government urges its citizens to take 2 doses of the vaccine for reducing the risk of getting affected by the virus. People who already had COVID-19 are also advised to take the vaccine to prevent reinfection and reduce the severity of getting sick again. Related Topic:  Govt issues new guidelines for home isolation of mild, asymptomatic COVID-19 cases Natural Immunity Lowers When a person is infected with COVID-19, their immune system recognizes the virus and begins to develop antibodies against it. Once that person has recovered, the immunity might last for a short time. From studies, it is told that the immunity produced from infection might last for 3-4 months after which the person is susceptible to get infected again. I ncrease Your Imm...

Majority of children with Covid-19 may be asymptomatic or mildly symptomatic. Common symptoms include fever, cough, breathlessness or shortness of breath, fatigue, myalgia, rhinorrhea, sore throat, diarrhea, loss of smell, loss of taste among others. The Union ministry of health and family welfare has issued protocol for managing children with the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) with separate guidelines for those who are asymptomatic and those with mild, moderate and severe illness. It says asymptomatic children do not require any treatment, except monitoring for development of Covid-19 symptoms and subsequent treatment according to assessed severity. “Majority of children with covid infection may be asymptomatic or mildly symptomatic. Common symptoms include fever, cough, breathlessness or shortness of breath, fatigue, myalgia, rhinorrhea, sore throat, diarrhea, loss of smell, loss of taste etc. Few children may present with gastrointestinal symptoms and atypical symptoms. A n...

The Centre clarified that asymptomatic cases are those that are confirmed so by the laboratories but are not experiencing any symptoms and have oxygen saturation at room air of more than 94 % The government has revised the guidelines for home isolation of mild and asymptomatic COVID-19 cases. These guidelines are in supersession of the guidelines issued on July 2, 2020. As per the central guidelines, the patients who are clinically assigned to be  mild /asymptomatic are recommended for home isolation. Here are the revised guidelines issued by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare: 1.   Asymptomatic cases; mild cases of COVID-19   The asymptomatic cases mean laboratory confirmed cases but not experiencing any symptoms and having   oxygen saturation at room air of more than 94%. Clinically assigned mild cases are patients with upper respiratory tract symptoms (&/or fever) without shortness of breath and having oxygen saturation at room air of more tha...