Aerosols can travel 10 mts, physical distancing critical

Cautioning people to maintain physical distance to prevent the transmission of the Covid19 virus the office of the principal scientific adviser to the Government of India on Thursday said that aerosols one of the key transmission mode of the SARSCoV2 can travel in the air up to 10 metersldquoAerosols and droplets are key transmission mode of the Covid19 virus and while droplets fall within 2 meters from an infected person aerosols can be carried in the air up to 10 metersrdquo an advisory saidDoctors perform a diagnostic nasal endoscopy on a patient to detect lsquoblack fungusrsquo at a hospital in Hyderabad on Thursday PicPTIVentilation importantWellventilated spaces play a crucial role in diluting the Covid19 viral load of infected air and help in decreasing the risk of transmission from one infected person to the other it added ldquoVentilation can decrease the risk of transmission from one infected person to the otherrdquoWith 276110 new coronavirus infections being reported in a day Indiarsquos tally of Covid19 cases climbed to 25772440 while the daily deaths were recorded below 4000 after four days taking the toll to 287122 according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Thursday A total of 3874 fatalities due to Covid19 were registered in a span of 24 hoursThe active cases have further reduced to 3129878 comprising 1214 per cent of the total infections while the national Covid19 recovery rate has improved to 8674 per cent the data updated at 8 am showedModify rules so more get aid UP to EC on teachersrsquo deathThe Uttar Pradesh government on Thursday suggested the state Election Commission to modify its guidelines so that more people including teachers and shiksha mitras who died due to Covid19 during the panchayat poll duty could be given compensation The suggestion came amid the demands of compensation by teachers unions and criticism from opposition parties over death of teachers and other staff during pollsAfter black Bihar hit by white fungusEven as India was dealing with mucormycosis a black fungal infection Bihar reported cases of white fungus that is said to be more severe according to reports on Thursday Four cases of white fungus were found in Patna Medical College and Hospital PMCH so far its Microbiology Departmentrsquos head Dr S N Singh was quoted as saying by Zee News White fungus damages lungs and also affects nail skin stomach kidney brain private parts and mouth Dr Singh said Earlier the Union health ministry urged states and UTs to notify mucormycosis a disease under the Epidemic Diseases Act 1897 stating that the infection is leading to prolonged morbidity and mortality among Covid19 patientslsquoModi behaving like a dictator insulting CMsrsquoChief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday complained that state chief ministers were reduced to being puppets and not allowed to speak at Prime Minister Narendra Modis meeting on the Covid19 situation with district magistrates DM and officials despite being invitedMamata Banerjee at a press conference in Kolkata PicPTIBanerjee said she along with her counterparts from many states werenrsquot allowed to speak which was akin to insulting them The PMrsquos interaction was a planned event with DMs on the Covid19 situation But several CMs including those from UP Rajasthan and Maharashtra where these officers are posted were also invitedldquoThis was a casual and super flop meeting Only CMs of BJPruled states were allowed to speak and others were reduced to being puppets ldquoWe feel insulted and humiliated This is an attempt to bulldoze the federal structure of the country PM Modi is so insecure that he did not listen to usrdquo she saidBJPrsquos West Bengal unit president Dilip Ghosh claimed that Banerjee is blaming Modi to hide her governmentrsquos failure to deal with the Covid19 situation in the stateAlso ReadCovid19 Cases in Mumbai climb again but doubling rate improveslsquoGive free education to Covid orphansrsquoCongress president Sonia Gandhi on Thursday urged PM Narendra Modi to provide free education in Navodaya Vidyalayas to children orphaned due to the pandemic In her letter she said the nation owes it to children to give them hope and provide them a robust future after their tragedy Congress leader Rahul Gandhi also tweeted later ldquoChildren are among the worst hit by Covid trauma many having lost their parents to the dreadful situation Itrsquos high time GoI listenedrdquo25772440Total no of coronavirus cases in India so far287122Total no of deaths due to the virus in India so far3129878Total no of active cases in IndiaThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever