On 26th November 2021, World Health organization designated the variant B.1.1.529 a variant of concern named OMICRON as a new variant of COVID 19. The new variant of COVID-19 was first detected in Botswana and South Africa at Lancet Laboratories in Pretoria, South Africa. Early assessments suggest the doubling time [...]
India has shown an increase of 16.8% in new cases of COVID-19 and a 0.17% increase in total fatality (Figure1). The increase in the number of new cases is largely due to the state of Maharashtra. However, there are other northern (Punjab), southern (Karnataka and Kerala) as well as central [...]
CUNY Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy, New York Foundation of Healthcare Technologies Society, New Delhi SMAART PHIC Foundation of Healthcare Technologies Society and Panimalar Medical College Hospital & Research Institute, Chennai India has approximately 500 million-smartphone users. In the year, 2017, National Health Policy came with the [...]
SMAART PHIC, Panimalar Medical College Hospital & Research Institute and Foundation of Healthcare Technologies Society, New Delhi Panimalar Medical College Hospital & Research Institute, Chennai CUNY Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy, New York Introduction The emergence of COVID-19 disease caused by the novel SARS-Cov-2 virus is an [...]
Ecuador is a part of western South America (Figure1). The country bordered by the Pacific Ocean in West, by Colombia in north and by Peru in south. [1] The population of Ecuador is 1374000 until 2019. The male female ratio is 100.1 male per 100 female. The Health expenditure of Ecuador [...]
Importance of COVID-19 testing data Tests allow us to identify infected individuals, guiding the medical treatment that they receive. It enables the isolation of those infected and the tracing and quarantining of their contacts. It can help allocate medical resources and staff more efficiently. Informs our understanding of the pandemic [...]
Digital health technologies can provide powerful tools for public health officials and the public in the management of the COVID-19 response by helping public health officials reach and communicate with a vast number of people more quickly, efficiently, and effectively. Digital health solutions may help people document the presence or [...]
More than a billion Indians stand at the cliff of a massive surge in cases of Covid-19. The Covid-19 transmission had a staggered course in India with 1397 cases reported between Jan 31, and April 1, 2020. The positive cases surged to 5194 as of April 8, 2020. However, the [...]
COVID-19 infection in Africa The novel Coronavirus pandemic today has spread virtually to every country in the world since its emergence in China in December 2019. Every corner of the world is fighting the virus with their full capacity and resources. Africa, which reported its first case in Egypt on [...]
South American countries has recently seen a surge of the coronavirus cases with epidemic curve maintaining an upward trend. Some South American countries are struggling to contain the outbreak, with Brazil, and Peru being worst hit. The World Health Organization (WHO) on May 22 2020 declared that the epicentre of [...]