Bejan Daruwalla, a well-known astrologer who died on May 29, 2020, predicted that the pandemic would cease in May 2021. Daruwalla posted a video in April 2020 in which he discussed the issues the world will confront in the aftermath of the coronavirus epidemic. “With Lord Ganesha’s favor, the sickness should go away by May 21, 2021, he stated.
According to prominent astrologer Narasimha Rao, who calls astrology a “probabilistic rather than a “deterministic science,” there will be a gradual slowdown from May 15 to June 24.”
By the 24th of June, India may have regained control of the situation. But, he emphasized, the situation is far from over.
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Why are COVID-19 cases on the rise once more?
Despite the fact that there are more cases overall, some will still result in hospitalizations and deaths, albeit at lower rates than previously.
Cases growing and declining are influenced by a variety of factors, including climate, behavior, and mitigation efforts (or lack thereof). Scientists are attempting to determine what the recent spike of cases means for the virus’s long-term protection and ongoing evolution.
People can re-infect themselves if their immunity wanes or if the virus mutates in such a way that it gets past the body’s defense systems. Both variables could be at play, according to experts studying current disease patterns: While protection against severe sickness appears to be lasting, the ability to stop an infection appears to fade in a few of months. While the BA.1 sublineage was responsible for the first Omicron wave, the BA.2 sublineage was not responsible for the second.
Is COVID-19 contagious through sex?
When a person with the virus coughs, sneezes, or talks, respiratory droplets are discharged. These droplets can be inhaled or land in someone else’s mouth or nose. Kissing or other sexual practices that come into touch with a person’s spit could expose you to the virus.
Is it possible for the coronavirus to thrive on surfaces?
Although it is unknown how long the virus that causes COVID-19 lives on surfaces, it appears to act similarly to other coronaviruses. The lifespan of human coronaviruses on surfaces was studied recently and shown to be highly variable, ranging from 2 hours to 9 days (11). The length of time the virus survives is determined by a number of parameters, including the type of surface, temperature, relative humidity, and virus strain.
What is Paxlovid rebound, and how does it work?
In a statement released on May 24, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention claimed that some persons treated with Paxlovid had experienced side effects “COVID-19 recovered within two to eight days of their initial recovery.
Following a negative COVID test, some persons suffer a recurrence of symptoms and/or a new positive COVID test.
This has happened to those who have never been vaccinated as well as those who have been vaccinated and boosted.
The patient’s symptoms healed up and then reappeared roughly a week following treatment, according to this report. This was accompanied by an increase in his viral load, or the amount of virus in his body.
Others have shared their rebounding symptoms on social media or reported them to the FDA.
After concluding the medication, 1 to 2% of persons treated with the antiviral had a positive COVID-19 testor a rise in the amount of virus identified, according to Pfizer’s clinical trial.
The FDA noted that this type of rebound occurred in those who received the inactive placebo, so it’s unclear whether it’s related to the medicine.
Furthermore, the agency stated that participants in the experiment who experienced recurrence of symptoms did not have a higher risk of hospitalization or death. There were also no signs that the coronavirus had developed treatment resistance.
It’s possible “The CDC stated that this is part of the normal history of the coronavirus that causes COVID-19, regardless of whether someone was treated with Paxlovid, vaccinated, or boosted.
Should you get the COVID-19 vaccine if you get COVID-19 again?
However, because it is possible to re-infect and because COVID-19 can cause serious medical consequences, the CDC recommends that those who have already been infected with COVID-19 get vaccinated against it. Furthermore, getting vaccinated against COVID-19 may provide better protection than getting sick with COVID-19.
Is it possible to contract COVID-19 via kissing?
Kissing. There’s a lot more possibility for quarantining with your lover these days, but with COVID levels rising, you might be wondering: Can I get COVID-19 from kissing (or even more intimate activity)?
Because the virus that causes COVID-19 spreads by saliva, exchanging spit with an infected individual can transmit the virus to you.
However, if you’re kissing someone you live with who isn’t sick, the risk is generally low, especially if you’re confident that neither of you has been exposed to the virus.
Although the coronavirus is not considered a sexually transmitted disease, close, sustained sexual contact allows the virus to spread from one person to another. The virus can be found in a person’s saliva as well as in the invisible droplets of air they exhale. When kissing or having intercourse, you run the chance of contracting the virus by coming into direct touch with the other person’s saliva or inhaling the virus that they’re exhaling with each breath.
If you and your live-in partner practice good COVID-19 hygiene, such as wearing face masks in public, keeping a social distance of at least six feet from other people, and washing your hands frequently, it’s safe to assume that neither of you is infected, as long as neither of you is exhibiting symptoms.
If you or your partner, on the other hand, shows signs of disease, such as fever, chills, or coughing, that person should self-isolate, and you should not kiss or have intercourse with that person. Whether your companion has COVID-19, influenza, or any other contagious condition, this is true. Nobody wants to infect their sweetheart with a disease!
What are the sexual side effects of COVID-19, which are uncommon but possible?
COVID-19 is known to harm blood vessels, according to scientists, and the virus appears to have damaged the vessels in these individuals’ penises, obstructing blood flow and affecting sexual function.
Most people with COVID-19 are no longer contagious 5 days after they first have symptoms and have been fever-free for at least three days.
If you’ve been exposed to COVID-19, your first reaction could be to be tested right away. However, testing too early during the incubation period can result in a false-negative result and, worse, a false sense of security.
The interval between becoming infected and experiencing symptoms is referred to as the incubation period of an infection. When it comes to COVID-19, that period can range from the first day after exposure to five days after no symptoms.
We understand that keeping track of all the many standards and suggestions can be difficult. Here’s a timeline of COVID-19’s incubation phase, along with some answers to your burning questions. If you have tested positive for COVID-19 or have been exposed, see your doctor right away. He or she can monitor your symptoms, provide treatment, and provide information on quarantine and testing.
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