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How UoH is preparing for a surge in COVID cases on campus: Hostels, messes for infected students and isolation care 

While the University of Hyderabad (UoH) is preparing as much as it can, university authorities have been urging students to go home 

Published on 22nd January 2022
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Madras Institute of Technology turning into COVID cluster with another 59 students testing positive, tally touches 149 

It was after 320 tests were conducted on January 6 that 59 students and two staff members tested positive at Madras Institute of Technology (MIT)

Published on 8th January 2022
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Menstruation in a muttuthurai: Why young women in these Tamil Nadu villages dread getting their period every month

Imagine being asked to move into an isolated room where every other woman in your village is forced to stay for the length of their period. That's what it feels like for women in these villages

Published on 13th November 2021
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New study throws light on differences in susceptibility to social isolation and its impact on mental health

The research aimed to understand the brain mechanisms through which isolation affects people's social motivation and mental health — a growing concern during the COVID-19 pandemic

Published on 3rd September 2021
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Spike in suicides amid pandemic in Nepal; social isolation deteriorating mental health

Worsening psycho-socio factors due to the pandemic led to more people dying by suicide, according to experts

Published on 19th August 2021
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Lankan teachers released from forced COVID-19 isolation vow to carry on agitation 

The teachers said they would begin an indefinite strike against online education, citing lack of facilities to teach

Published on 17th July 2021
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Isolation centres set up in government schools in Warangal to keep track of COVID patients

According to the District Medical and Health Office (DMHO), the ANMs have been conducting door-to-door fever survey and identifying people, who have COVID-like symptoms

Published on 26th May 2021
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Meet Manish Kataria, whose simple games on Zoom are helping COVID patients beat the isolation blues every weekend

Manish Kataria is aware of how isolating COVID can feel. So for those who don't have severe symptoms, he organises online games that lifts spirits and makes one feel like they'll never walk alone

Published on 21st May 2021
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Bihar's COVID-tracking app may now be implemented nationally after PM Modi shows interest 

Chief Minister Nitish Kumar had launched the HIT COVID App on Monday to reach out to Coronavirus patients undergoing treatment for the deadly disease in home isolation

Published on 19th May 2021
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All hands on deck: Chennai colleges open their campuses for oxy beds, isolation centres, make food for frontline workers

Madras Christian College has launched ambulance service, a 15-bed isolation centre for patients with mild symptoms and a five-bed facility for primary contacts

Published on 17th May 2021
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Engineering student from Telangana builds his own 'isolation facility' on a tree after testing COVID positive

Fearing that he might infect his parents and sister, 18-year olf Ramawat Shiva Naik set up his own innovative 'isolation facility' on a tree near their house

Published on 17th May 2021
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PIL in Delhi HC seeks isolation facilities in govt schools for children and poor families

The petition seeks an amendment to the current home isolation policy, claiming it was proving to be a failure for the majority of the population as not everyone has a separate room to spare 

Published on 16th May 2021
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Amid COVID surge in rural areas, Haryana to convert Govt schools, AYUSH centres to isolation centres

There are currently 1,15,963 active cases in the state. So far, 4,66,420 recoveries and 5,299 deaths have been reported

Published on 8th May 2021
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Ayush app in UP to help treat Coronavirus patients in home isolation

The Ayush department has prepared a pragmatic plan for the promotion of Ayurveda in the treatment of COVID-19

Published on 5th May 2021
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Health Ministry releases revised guidelines for home isolation of mild COVID-19 cases

In case of falling oxygen saturation levels or shortness of breath, the person should require hospital admission and seek immediate consultation with the treating physician or surveillance team

Published on 29th April 2021

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