Modi also warned against any complacency in the face of the decline and called for continued efforts to contain the pandemic. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that every step in the logistics, delivery and administration of the COVID-19 vaccine must be rigorously implemented and must include advanced planning of …
Read More »Coronavirus | Vaccine priority based on occupational hazards, risk of exposure, says Harsh Vardhan
Harsh Vardhan said that “the authorization of emergency use for the COVID-19 vaccine will depend on data from clinical trials.” Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said on Sunday that his ministry will soon launch the FELUDA paper strip test for the diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2. This has been developed by CSIR-IGIB …
Read More »Coronavirus | Active COVID-19 Cases Below 9 Lakh For Second Consecutive Day
Up to 18 states and Union Territories have recorded recovery rates above the national average, the ministry said. Active COVID-19 cases in India stayed below the nine lakh mark for the second day in a row and now constitute only 12.65 percent of the total number of cases, the Union …
Read More »Coronavirus can survive on skin for 9 hours, new study finds
New Delhi: The SARS-CoV-2 virus, which causes COVID-19, can stay on human skin for nine hours, much longer than flu viruses, according to a study. The influenza A virus (IAV), by contrast, remained viable on human skin for nearly two hours, the researchers said, including those at the Kyoto Prefectural …
Read More »Coronavirus LIVE Updates: 96,551 Covid 19 Cases, 1,209 Deaths In Another Larger Increase In One Day In India
Up to 64 lakhs of Indians were infected with the new coronavirus in early May, the long-awaited results of the first national serosurvey conducted by the ICMR have shown. The survey was conducted from May 11 to June 4 and included 28,000 people whose blood samples were tested for IgG …
Read More »Coronavirus LIVE updates: Ministry of Finance announces austerity measures to manage spending
Karnataka Congress President DK Shivakumar has been admitted to a private hospital in Jayanagar in Bengaluru after running a fever, according to ANI. “I was admitted to a private hospital in Jayanagar, Bengaluru, once again after experiencing a fever,” he said. He was discharged from a hospital after he recovered …
Read More »Icmr allows antigen tests in all states, each kit costs about ₹450, result in 30 minutes
[ad_1] In an attempt to increase the COVID-19 testing in the country, the Indian Council of Medical Research (icmr), which now allows all states to begin using rapid antigen testing. Known as the Standard of Q COVID-19 Ag kit antigen screening test does not require any specialized knowledge of the …
Read More »Coronavirus | Number goes in Telangana, Karnataka and Kerala
[ad_1] Three COVID-19 patients died in Telangana on Monday, taking the toll to 56 years, while two patients succumbed in Karnataka. Interactive map of confirmed coronavirus cases in India | e-Book in COVID-19 | State-wise tracker for coronavirus cases, deaths and rates of the tests Kerala, which was established at …
Read More »Coronavirus | Two-in-five-COVID-19 patients have recovered, says the Ministry of Health
[ad_1] After a lapse of nine days, the Union Health Ministry held its daily press conference on the COVID-19 20 May, along with officials of the Meteorological Department of India and of the Response Force of National Disaster, who were to inform on the progress of Cyclone Amphan. On the …
Read More »What is the BCG vaccine, studied by ICMR?
[ad_1] Written by Karishma Mehrotra The | New Delhi | Updated: May 20, 2020 11:41:42 am In this illustration, taken on April 10, 2020, you see small vials labeled with a “COVID-19 Vaccine” sticker and a medical syringe. (Reuters illustration: Dado Ruvic) In a growing list of global trials on …
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