Washington [US], March 25 (ANI): Receiving psychosocial and behavioral therapy alongside medications for opioid use disorder leads to better treatment engagement and continuity, according to Rutgers researchers.

Chennai Jan 18 PTI A leopardess and a lion died in a cage at the zoo here due to health issues and the deaths occurred after veterinarians had taken samples from the animals to detect if they were infected by coronavirus a senior official said on Tuesday The leopardess named Jaya and aged 18 died due to difficulty in breathing while the five-year-old lion Vishnu died of esophageal problems a senior zoo official told PTI Arignar Anna Zoological Park popularly known as the Vandalur Zoo is located in the citys southern suburb After nearly 70 staff of the zoo showed virus symptoms they were quarantined and it was decided to draw samples from animals to ascertain if the infection had spread further The deaths occurred on Monday after the veterinarians took samples from the animals Though the staff has already been quarantined we suspected that the animals too would have been infected So we decided to perform swab test on the animals the senior official said The big cats were shifted to a special cage known as squeeze cage to facilitate insertion of nasal swabs to collect samples Autopsy revealed that the female leopard died due to breathing related issues while the lion had died because of esophageal problems The lion had not been keeping well of late and its food intake had decreased the official said To a question on health issues faced by animals the official said animals too face health issues similar to humans A lioness Kavitha 23 which was suspected to have died of coronavirus in June last year died of cancer the official said Samples collected from about 16 animals in the zoo as a precaution have been sent to the National Institute of High Security Animal Diseases Bhopal PTI JSP VGN VGN

Indore Dec 27 PTI The Indore health department in Madhya Pradesh has sent for tests samples of 164 people who came in contact with nine people found infected with the new Omicron variant of COVID-19 an official said on Monday Out of these 164 people if anyone tests positive for coronavirus then that persons sample will be sent to the National Centre for Disease Control for genome sequencing to ascertain if the person is infected with the Omicron variant Indores Chief Medical and Health Officer Dr B S Saitya said Of the nine people found infected with Omicron here after return from abroad seven have recovered and gone back home from hospital he said The other two patients are admitted in different hospitals here and their health condition is stable the official said In the last 24 hours 14 people tested positive for the coronavirus in Indore taking the districts infection tally to 153572 Out of them 1395 people have so far died due to viral infection he said PTI HWP MAS GK GK

Kolkata Dec 19 PTI Two persons who returned to the city from abroad on Sunday morning tested positive for COVID-19 and their samples have been sent for genome sequencing to find out whether they are affected by the Omicron variant of coronavirus a senior health department official confirmed Samples have also been collected from the parents of the two-- an 11-year-old boy and a 19-year-old man-- and sent for genome sequencing the official said The boy who is a Swedish national of Indian origin has been admitted to a hospital while the teenager who arrived from London is under home isolation Meanwhile West Bengal reported nine more deaths due to COVID-19 on Sunday one more than the previous days figure taking the toll to 19669 a health department bulletin said Of the fresh fatalities North 24 Parganas accounted for four followed by three in Kolkata and one each in Hooghly and Purba Medinipur districts The tally went up to 1627076 with 565 new cases reported during the day nine more than Saturday Of the 565 the city accounted for 174 fresh infections it said The discharge rate remained at 9833 per cent after 568 more people were cured of the disease in the last 24 hours So far 1599918 people have recovered from the disease in the state The number of active cases decreased to 7489 from 7501 on Saturday As many as 36829 samples have been tested in the state since Saturday taking the total number of such clinical examinations to 21004482 it added On Sunday 63145 doses were administered taking the total number of doses given here to 99985878 a health department official said PTI SCH MM MM

New Delhi: A 39-year-old Chandigarh resident who had returned from South Africa a few days ago tested positive for COVID-19 on Monday. His sample has been sent to Delhi for whole genome sequencing to check for Omicron. One of his family members and a domestic help have also been found infected with the virus.The man was tested negative for Covid upon his arrival. Later, when retested for coronavirus he tested positive.

New Delhi: A 39-year-old Chandigarh resident who had returned from South Africa a few days ago tested positive for COVID-19 on Monday. His sample has been sent to Delhi for whole genome sequencing to check for Omicron. One of his family members and a domestic help have also been found infected with the virus.The man was tested negative for Covid upon his arrival. Later, when retested for coronavirus he tested positive.

New Delhi: A 39-year-old Chandigarh resident who had returned from South Africa a few days ago tested positive for COVID-19 on Monday. His sample has been sent to Delhi for whole genome sequencing to check for Omicron. One of his family members and a domestic help have also been found infected with the virus.The man was tested negative for Covid upon his arrival. Later, when retested for coronavirus he tested positive.

New Delhi, 25 October (ANI): Family members of Lakhbir Singh, who was murdered at Singhu border, met National Commission for Scheduled Castes chairman Vijay Sampla on Monday in Delhi.

Hyderabad Oct 22 PTI Telangana on Friday recorded 193 fresh COVID-19 cases taking the tally to 6 69932 while the death toll rose to 3944 with one more death Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation accounted for the highest number of cases with 64 followed by Karimnagar with 20 a state government bulletin said providing details during the last 24 hours ending 530 PM today With 196 people being cured total recoveries are at 662025 leaving 3963 active cases Over 42000 samples were tested today and cumulatively over 272 crore samples have been tested Samples tested per million population were over 731 lakh the bulletin said The case fatality and recovery rates were at 058 per cent and 9881 per cent compared to the national average of 13 per cent and 9813 respectively A separate release said over 211 crore people in the state have received their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine while 84 lakh got their second jab too PTI GDK BN BN

Panaji Aug 25 PTI Goa recorded 77 new coronavirus infections and one death on Wednesday a health department official saidThe caseload in the state rose to 173434 while the death toll reached 3187 The number of recovered patients rose to 169314 with 75 persons getting discharged from hospitals on WednesdayThe number of active cases stands at 933 the official said With 4969 samples tested during the day the total of coronavirus tests conducted in the state has gone up to 1178040 he addedGoas COVID-19 figures are as follows Total cases 173434 New cases 77 Death toll 3187 Total recoveries 169314 Active cases 933 Samples tested so far 1178040 PTI RPS KRK KRK KRK