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Voting in the times of COVID

 Voting in the times of COVID Greetings, Recently, Election Commission, released guidelines to conduct voting in Bihar, despite the pandemic. Keeping in mind the fact that Bihar has reported second highest COVID cases, just after AndhraPradesh. Will it be safe to vote? And what are the guidelines issued by EC? Let's know    Most importantly, COVID patients will be allowed to vote, but in 'last hour of poll day'.  Some guidelines by EC:-  Campaign squad size will be limited to three people. In roadshows, only five cars can be used instead of ten. And two people can accompany a person when he/she will go to file nomination papers. Capping limit of booth from 1,500 to 1,000.  Wearing masks would be mandatory, and temperature of each individual would be monitored.  If his/her temperature is above the certain limit, that individual will be asked to come and vote in the last hour.  Patients in home quarantine, and even the people in containment zone, wh...

Corona Virus and Recovery Period

 Corona Virus and Recovery Period Research has shown that the traces of Virus can be found in patients, who have been tested clinically negative three months before. No case of recovered patient being reinfected has come out. Negative People do not reinfect others.  People getting positive reports, can only be possible with the traces of dead viruses present in blood and bodily fluids. Left over traces of virus is called Persistent Shedding in Medical Terminology. Recovered patients can continue to shed detectable SARS-CoV2 RNA in upper respiratory specimens for upto three months after illness onset, report from CDC(Centre for Disease Control) said. Researchers also found that amount of live virus in the nose and throat drops significantly soon after the COVID-19 symptoms develop. Duration recovery of COVID is 10 Days in mild cases and 20 Days in severe cases.  The above mentioned facts are based on 15 International and U.S. based published studies.  Please get yours...