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Covid testing and viral load

From my personal experience At railway hospital, bhubaneswar RTPCR is a multiplier test. A state of the art machine multiplies the nucleic acid present in your nasal sample till it detects the virus. The number of cycles ( of multiplication) it takes before detecting the virus is called the Cycle Threshold. ( CT value) TheContinue reading “Covid testing and viral load”

China on move on its 71st national day while rest of the world watches from indoors.

It’s China’s 71st National Day today. *1st October. Millions of Chinese are on the move for a week of holiday while the rest of the world stays indoor . Bookings for domestic flights in China have *increased* by 10.5% on last year as most countries are under lockdown. The great wall of China, the LeshanContinue reading “China on move on its 71st national day while rest of the world watches from indoors.”

Ultra-Super Specialization.

How young a young doctor can be ? After completing 5+1 years, you add a MBBS degree. Then the street vendor while balancing one kg potatoes on a scale naively asks you,“Sir, what is your speciality ?” So you study 3 more years to add MD (anaesthesiology) to your name for the street vendor’s sake.Continue reading “Ultra-Super Specialization.”

31st August 2020

We live in the moments of life. Here’s one such moment – of An audio clip, a mobile click and a WhatsApp message. This is the moment: When my daughter sent me one of her many voice recordings that I cherish. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1zfy__qXhGQZuC8Q4gq-FZnKd64o9M2T6/view?usp=drivesdk When my wife was ready to cut her 51st birthday anniversary cake. IContinue reading “31st August 2020”