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Background: COVID-19 viral infection is a worldwide pandemic that created a major concern regarding the need for a suitable drug candidate for viral infections. The entire scientific community is putting up their efforts and research to find a proper cure for this. The traditional Indian Siddha system of medicine is one of the oldest forms of medicine, which includes medicine, Varma, alchemy, yoga, and rejuvenation. Method(s): Kabasura kudineer is one of the Siddha herbal preparations that are being recommended by the State government of Tamilnadu, India, for protection against COVID-19. It is recommended due to its claims to have anti-viral properties and other numerous health benefits. Result(s): This article thoroughly examines the Kabasura kudineer, a polyherbal formulation comprising 15 powerful ancient Indian herbals that possess various potential phytochemicals providing numerous therapeutic activities. Also, the review highlights the most important therapeutic benefits of this formulation like anti-viral properties along with other activities such as im-munomodulatory, bronchodilatory, anti-asthmatic, etc., Conclusion(s): The role of Kabasura kudineer against viral diseases, especially the recent COVID-19, is tremendous, and there is a need to enhance further research on this powerful formulation to make it more efficient and useful to the entire people community. Copyright © 2022 Bentham Science Publishers.
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BACKGROUND: The COVID-19 pandemic has a significant impact on the mental health and is associated with high suicidal behavior. This study is an effort to scrutinize suicidal behavior among general population in two countries, namely India and Nigeria. METHODS: This was an online survey conducted on 536 adult participants (272 from India and 264 from Nigeria) over a period of six months. It was conducted using a snowball sampling method. The participation in the survey was entirely voluntary. Current suicidality was measured among the participants. Data were collected in two countries only. RESULTS: Feeling of hopelessness over the past one month was reported by more than one-fifth of Indian as well as Nigerian participants. The differences in suicidal behavior of Indian and Nigerian participants were not statistically significant. Intention to hurt self and passive death wishes in the Indian population was higher than Nigerian participants, which can be explained by significantly higher medical morbidity and past psychiatric illness history in the Indian participants. Suicide attempt was reported in 1.1% of Indian participants and 1.51% of Nigerian participants in the past one month. On the other hand, 5.88% of the Indian participants and 2.65% of the Nigerian participants had suicidal ideation in the past month. CONCLUSION: High suicidal behavior has been reported during the COVID-19 pandemic among the participants from India and Nigeria. [ FROM AUTHOR] Copyright of Indian Journal of Health Sciences & Biomedical Research is the property of Wolters Kluwer India Pvt Ltd and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full . (Copyright applies to all s.)
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The magnitude of the outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is exponentially increasing in world causing significant mortality and morbidity. Like other parts of the world, India is also struggling with COVID-19 crisis. As per data by the ministry of health and family welfare (MoHFW) till June 4, 2020, India had total 2,26,770 confirmed cases of COVID-19, out of which 1,10,960 were active cases, 1,09461 cured/discharged cases with 6348 deaths and one migration. This review deals with the impact of COVID-19 in India and the strategies adopted by the Indian government to mitigate the viral infection. The studies published in the English language and indexed in PubMed were searched using MeSH terms COVID-19, impact, India, and health strategies. Data about strategies were acquired from the government of India official websites, government official news, and documents. Apart from the threat to lives, temporary unemployment, home-schooling of children, and lack of physical contact with family have highly impacted psychosocial health. To curtail the spread of COVID-19 India has implemented staged lockdown, social distancing norms, social media for public awareness, cluster containment, COVID-19 testing and treatment, vaccine trials and non- pharmacological interventions. India is advocating for the global collaboration to deal with relentless virus spread.