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by DrRatnadip
28 Aug 2021 22:58
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Afghanistan News & Discussion - April 2016
Replies: 3095
Views: 765247

Re: Afghanistan News & Discussion - April 2016

:cry: I am not understanding why should India be more worried about its security and threat from pakis than what it does already every day ? No paki jihadi scum is foolish enough to drive a mrap or a humvee through the border ! Terrorists sneak in from the border and not fly in using blackhawks, bes...
by DrRatnadip
10 Jun 2021 11:55
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
Replies: 14441
Views: 2707178

Re: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread

https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2021.06.01.21258176v2 Cumulative incidence of COVID-19 was examined among 52238 employees in an American healthcare system. COVID-19 did not occur in anyone over the five months of the study among 2579 individuals previously infected with COVID-19, including 1...
by DrRatnadip
10 Jun 2021 10:46
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
Replies: 14441
Views: 2707178

Re: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread

Now I saw that ICMR also removed it from protocol? If so, I will be disappointed very much. ICMR is totally screwing it up Curious case this of Ivermectin?? What does the broader peoples opinion here? I suggested this to my sister as she was still going to office travelling in local trains here in ...
by DrRatnadip
10 Jun 2021 10:42
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
Replies: 14441
Views: 2707178

Re: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread

A question for the doctors here...one of my cousin had regular flu/viral fever last week. She got herself tested for Covid (RT-PCR) and the results came out negative and she had only fever & slight cold, from which she recovered quickly. When she asked her family/treating doctor about Covid vac...
by DrRatnadip
22 May 2021 16:49
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
Replies: 14441
Views: 2707178

Re: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread

I received this interesting hypothesis regarding mucor on Watsapp.. One of probably cause of mucormycosis in covid is excessive use of zinc. We are using steroids in rheumatoid arthritis, vascular collagen disorder , interstitial pneumonia, some of variety of glomerulonephritis , many allergic condi...
by DrRatnadip
21 May 2021 14:02
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
Replies: 14441
Views: 2707178

Re: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread

https://m.timesofindia.com/india/black-fungus-stalks-states-5500-cases-126-lives-lost/articleshow/82813528.cms#_ga=2.33943592.889161988.1621101756-amp-aRcis5Ml1HoEdSJzzGD5BvnBTqZlN5sIMy945g8b7QwlBuDUoynEXSf8gd5mFfd- This sudden increase in mucormycosis in this wave raises too many questions.. Govt t...
by DrRatnadip
17 May 2021 11:49
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
Replies: 14441
Views: 2707178

Re: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread

Our ventilaters are finaly able to take rest after almost 2 months.. New admissions have drasticaly came down.. Many beds are now vacant in all covid hospitals.. MH is on its way to defeat this second wave.. Great news, Doctor Sir. Could you opine as to what you attribute this to? Was it mainly the...
by DrRatnadip
16 May 2021 12:16
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
Replies: 14441
Views: 2707178

Re: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread

Our ventilaters are finaly able to take rest after almost 2 months.. New admissions have drasticaly came down.. Many beds are now vacant in all covid hospitals.. MH is on its way to defeat this second wave..
by DrRatnadip
09 May 2021 18:01
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
Replies: 14441
Views: 2707178

Re: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread

To Raja: Maybe Dr.Ratnadip ji or Primus ji can address your question with authority, as they are leading the battle against Covid from frontlines. I am sure you would question the truthfulness or validity of peer review process of this article, as the article may not be supporting your view. I am n...
by DrRatnadip
06 May 2021 20:18
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
Replies: 14441
Views: 2707178

Re: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread

- There is No doubt at all that vaccines are saving lives.. - This strain is very virulant.. Some Pts die very fast .. No known intervention is able to help.. Even pregnant ladies , which were almost immune from severe disease in first wave are getting affected and even deaths are reported in them....
by DrRatnadip
06 May 2021 19:52
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
Replies: 14441
Views: 2707178

Re: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread

- There is No doubt at all that vaccines are saving lives.. - This strain is very virulant.. Some Pts die very fast .. No known intervention is able to help.. Even pregnant ladies , which were almost immune from severe disease in first wave are getting affected and even deaths are reported in them.....
by DrRatnadip
05 May 2021 22:07
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
Replies: 14441
Views: 2707178

Re: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread

sajo wrote:@DrRatnadip : Is the lockdown really helping Pune? I think we just completed 1 month of strict controls/pseudo lockdown, and dont see the doom and gloom dying off around here.
It certainly helped in controlling daily cases.. System was on verge of collapse , now its very much managable..
by DrRatnadip
05 May 2021 20:26
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
Replies: 14441
Views: 2707178

Re: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread

DrRatandip ji, what are the possible drawbacks of getting vaccinated this soon after recovery? -After first exposure of antigen due to infection it is expected that neutralizing antibodies will be present for 4 to 6 wks - If pt takes vaccine during this period then it is likely that already present...
by DrRatnadip
05 May 2021 09:00
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
Replies: 14441
Views: 2707178

Re: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread

Thakur_B wrote:I found a GoI FAQ which says 14 days after resolution of symptoms. So will probably get a shot next week.
4-6 wks after resolution of symptoms would be better..14 days is too early..
by DrRatnadip
02 May 2021 11:27
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
Replies: 14441
Views: 2707178

Re: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread

I have no words to thank govt for allotting us grand total of 3 remdesivir vials.. I just need to travel 150 km to get them .. Yesterday we went 30 km to get 6 vials.. Now they might send us to other end of state to get one vial.. Physical copy of letterhead with stamps is mandatory so I must commit...
by DrRatnadip
28 Apr 2021 21:39
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
Replies: 14441
Views: 2707178

Re: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread

https://twitter.com/DefenceMinIndia/status/1387299821262761985?s=20 The @DRDO_India is going to set up 500 Medical Oxygen Plants within 3 months under PM CARES Fund. The Medical Oxygen Plant technology developed by DRDO for On‐Board Oxygen Generation for LCA, Tejas will now help in fighting the cur...
by DrRatnadip
27 Apr 2021 00:22
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
Replies: 14441
Views: 2707178

Re: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread

What is happening with Remidisivir? There seems to be huge black market. My brother in law's wife is in the hospital Guntur, AP and they can not get it. Someone has quoted 25k per injection (1.25 lakhs for five) and we have to arrange a car to get it from Hyderabad (180 km away). Primus, DrRatnadip...
by DrRatnadip
26 Apr 2021 08:36
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
Replies: 14441
Views: 2707178

Re: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread

I think India should put more effort in sequencing of the virus to identify the various mutants floating around. Time and again people are saying they have no clue where they got infected from. In wave 1 we did not see the ramp up so quickly and people were more relaxed then. More efforts need to b...
by DrRatnadip
25 Apr 2021 23:30
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
Replies: 14441
Views: 2707178

Re: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread

... Questions to DrRatnadip: 1) Why is it ivermectin, not in your protocol? Is there any reaon, that is not known in the public sources. Some reserach journals mention, that the concentration required for pharmacokinetics may be significantly higher than the limits approved for human use. Despite t...
by DrRatnadip
25 Apr 2021 19:00
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
Replies: 14441
Views: 2707178

Re: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread

Whatsapp Forward. Linde is one of the largest oxygen producers in India .” Last year it was shortage of ventilators. NASA, ISRO, IIT, PSU and Pvt sector was all designing cheap ventilators. Some were being producing the models too. This year no one is talking about ventilators and all about Oxygen....
by DrRatnadip
25 Apr 2021 18:50
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
Replies: 14441
Views: 2707178

Re: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread

... 4) All hospitals could have installed PSA captive plants. PMO had announced 200 crores for all district hospitals and they could have around 500 plants. In usual public sector tendering process not even 15% of that has been used ... Great point! A plant like these hardly takes up any space. All...
by DrRatnadip
25 Apr 2021 00:46
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
Replies: 14441
Views: 2707178

Re: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread

-Two days back I admitted a 26 year old female with covid.. she was absolutely normal 3 days back.. she then developed irrelevant talk and mild to moderate fever.. No respiratory complaints.. within one day she became unconcious.. CT severity score was 6 (mild disease).. Her inflamatory markers wer...
by DrRatnadip
24 Apr 2021 17:05
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
Replies: 14441
Views: 2707178

Re: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread

Dr. Venkata Rao (in the telugu video) is recommending that people not go to hospitals for oxygenation, or rely on oxygen cylinders at all; instead get an oxygen concentrator which is available for rent. Is this a really viable option? If so, why is everyone so focussed on oxygen cylinders, liquid O...
by DrRatnadip
23 Apr 2021 09:44
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
Replies: 14441
Views: 2707178

Re: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread

Guys! People are dying in 3 days after detection or got +ve. May be symptoms are not showing till all the lungs are infected. Question to the doctors Is there prophylactic or something like ivermectin or weaker steroid that can give to people to prevent infections? Can we explore to use the nasal v...
by DrRatnadip
16 Apr 2021 01:18
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
Replies: 14441
Views: 2707178

Re: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread

vera_k wrote:Anecdotal evidence that vaccinations are helping. Several age 60+ friends & family are discharged from hospital and back home this week. All had received 1 dose last month.

You are right.. Vaccines definitly help in preventing severe disease..
by DrRatnadip
16 Apr 2021 01:12
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
Replies: 14441
Views: 2707178

Re: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread

Anybody has information on the current situation in different states? Getting a lot of WA forwards with doom and gloom stories about people dying and gross under reporting esp by BJP states? The MOHFW site is claimed to have incorrect data due to the above and the public site covid19.org info is co...
by DrRatnadip
18 Aug 2020 14:21
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
Replies: 14441
Views: 2707178

Re: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread

https://m.timesofindia.com/city/pune/ci ... 602008.cms

more than 50% Pune residents in selected areas show covid antibodies..
by DrRatnadip
08 Aug 2020 11:55
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Civil Aviation Development & Discussion
Replies: 6030
Views: 1214063

Re: Civil Aviation Development & Discussion

Received this msg on whatsapp.. Its hard to believe that Dipak Sathe, my friend more than my cousin, is no more. He was pilot of Air India Express carrying passengers from Dubai in 'Vande Bharat Mission', which skidded off the runway at Kozhikode International Airport yesterday night. What is learnt...
by DrRatnadip
06 Aug 2020 17:12
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
Replies: 14441
Views: 2707178

Re: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread

What would it take for the government to absorb cost of expensive drugs like Remdesivir or Tocilizumab? Can a scheme like direct benefit transfer linked to Aadhar work? The kind of footwork needed to procure these essentials that the mango man needs to do is simply going to seed a lot of negativity...
by DrRatnadip
06 Aug 2020 11:03
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
Replies: 14441
Views: 2707178

Re: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread

Is it legally possible for local governments to compel private hospitals to treat covid patients? Maybe some national security law can be used to threaten prosecution for ones who do not comply if another more pertinent law is not available. It is simply impossible to manage a pandemic of this size...
by DrRatnadip
06 Aug 2020 10:37
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
Replies: 14441
Views: 2707178

Re: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread

Is it legally possible for local governments to compel private hospitals to treat covid patients? Maybe some national security law can be used to threaten prosecution for ones who do not comply if another more pertinent law is not available. It is simply impossible to manage a pandemic of this size...
by DrRatnadip
05 Aug 2020 21:06
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
Replies: 14441
Views: 2707178

Re: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread

My deepest condolences to Ambarji and Mukhiji for their loss....
It is sad truth that every pt is not getting optimum care.. I expressed my fear few posts back that We are loosing salvagable pts in inadequately equipped and staffed setups..
by DrRatnadip
31 Jul 2020 23:40
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
Replies: 14441
Views: 2707178

Re: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread

How much does these projects cost? Rough idea ... Very much interested in this effort as well, I will am unable to pm you. Admin: how to turn on PM ability? Land and equipment would be the major cost I think. I talked to a friend who has knowledge of the industry, it's at least 1Cr per ICU bed. The...
by DrRatnadip
31 Jul 2020 14:47
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
Replies: 14441
Views: 2707178

Re: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread

Sicanta wrote:Btw, they did not offer you CGTMSE coverage instead of asking for collateral alone?

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No sir.. We are still looking for ways to make our project work..
by DrRatnadip
31 Jul 2020 12:20
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
Replies: 14441
Views: 2707178

Re: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread

Sicanta wrote:
DrRatnadip wrote:
I would like to help here. Can you give me an overview of your project? And how you plan to finance it
Thanks for offer sir.. Pls PM me your mail, so I can share with u overview of our project..
by DrRatnadip
31 Jul 2020 11:36
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
Replies: 14441
Views: 2707178

Re: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread

India's banking sector shares blame for poor penetration of health services in India.. They just dont support young doctors.. Hospital is slow growing business.. initial two years is mostly loss making then after third year you can expect profit.. Banks dont give proper moratoreum period or cash cre...