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The total number of COVID-19 cases in India has reached 70,756, with 46,008 cases currently active. A total of 22,454 patients recovered and were discharged, while 2,293 died from the infection. Union Health Minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan commented today that the country’s recovery rate for COVID-19 is improving every day and currently stands at 31.7%. He also mentioned that while the global death rate from COVID-19 is 7-7.5%, India has managed to keep it as low as 3.2%.
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PM Modi to Address Nation Today, Celebrates Nurses’ Contribution
On the occasion of International Nurses Day, Prime Minister Modi applauded the contributions of Indian nurses “to defeat COVID-19”. In a tweet, PM Modi expressed “gratitude to the great nurses who work 24 hours a day to keep our planet healthy.” It also took time to reiterate that nurses’ well-being will be focused to ensure that there is no shortage of caregivers in the country. The Prime Minister will also address the nation at 8 p.m. tonight.
International Nurse Day is a special day to express gratitude to the great nurses who work 24 hours a day to keep our planet healthy. Currently, they are doing a great job of defeating COVID-19. We are extremely grateful to the nurses and their families.
– Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) May 12, 2020
Ministry of Health will start a survey in selected districts of the country
The Union Ministry of Health has released new guidelines and began district-level serological surveillance for SARS-CoV-2 infection across the country, in addition to routine tests performed under the above guidelines. The new procedures in the serological survey will be used to verify the trend of spread of COVID-19 at the district level and will be used to evaluate health workers, non-respiratory disease patients, and pregnant women. At least 100 blood serum samples will be collected from high-risk populations each week, while 50 samples will be collected per week from low-risk populations in each district.
Railways make the Aarogya Setu app mandatory for all passengers
Indian Railways announced yesterday the opening of 15 special trains connecting Delhi to the rest of the country, but its guidelines did not mention that the Aarogya Setu app is mandatory. However, in a nightly tweet, the Ministry of Railways said that “it is mandatory for passengers to download the Aarogya Setu application on their mobile phones, before starting their journey.”
Indian Railways is going to start some passenger train services. Passengers are required to download the Aarogya Setu application on their mobile phones, before starting their journey.
Indian Railways is going to start some passenger train services. Passengers are required to download the Aarogya Setu application on their mobile phones, before starting their journey.
Download this app now –
Android: https://t.co/bpfHKNLHmD
IOS: https://t.co/aBvo2Uc1fQpic.twitter.com/MRvP8QBVPU– Ministry of Railways (@RailMinIndia) May 11, 2020
Bengal firm creates low-cost COVID-19 test kits and gets ICMR approval
A West Bengal-based company, GCC Biotech India, has created what is perhaps the cheapest COVID-19 test kit in India at a mere INR 500. The Indian Council for Medical Research has approved this kit. low cost test. The current test fee for COVID-19 was limited to INR 4,500 by the government, making this new kit even more affordable. “It is profitable since it contains all the reagents produced by us. We have made 1 crore test kits and we have 40 lakh in store. If India can do 3 lakh tests per day, we will be able to support the government without any problem, “said the firm’s managing director, as quoted by ANI.
For more information, read our article on How to avoid receiving COVID-19 if you are a health worker.
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Update date: 12 May 2020 20:02:21 IST
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