[ad_1] Tamil Nadu was the fourth state in India to register more than 6,000 coronavirus cases. Up to 600 people tested positive for the new coronavirus in the past 24 hours, raising the COVID-19 count in the state to 6,009. The state health minister, C Vijayabaskar, attributed “aggressive evidence” behind …
Read More »Recent infections, deaths rise faster in India than in most countries
[ad_1] So far this week, the number of cases has increased by 40 percent (between Monday morning and Saturday morning). This is a much faster rate of increase compared to the previous five days, when confirmed cases increased by 29 percent. Although the trajectory of the Indian coronavirus has decreased …
Read More »“We are prepared for the worst”: Minister of Health on the Covid-19 crisis
[ad_1] India is not expected to witness a situation like other nations most affected by Covid-19, Union Health Minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan said Saturday. The minister added that the administration has still prepared the country for a situation if the pandemic takes a worse turn. “We do not anticipate the …
Read More »Only Covid-19 critically ill patients will be screened before discharge: Union ministry of health | India News
[ad_1] Representative photo: PTI NEW DELHI: Coronavirus infected patients Developing severe illness or having compromised immunity will have to be tested negative by RT-PCR before being discharged by a hospital, the Union health ministry said in its revised discharge policy for COVID-19 cases. Moderate cases of COVID-19 and mild and …
Read More »Coronavirus attacks employees inside the White House
[ad_1] WASHINGTON: Vice President Mike Pence’s press secretary has the coronavirus, the White House said, making her the second person working at the White House complex known to test positive for the virus this week. President Donald Trump, who publicly identified the affected Pence aide, said he was “not concerned” …
Read More »Legislation introduced in the United States Congress to grant green cards to foreign nurses and doctors
[ad_1] US lawmakers USA They have introduced legislation in Congress to grant unused green cards or lawful permanent residence to thousands of foreign nurses and doctors to meet the urgent needs of the country’s overburdened health sector. The Health Care Workforce Resilience Act would allow for the recovery of green …
Read More »Seven flights with stranded Indians from abroad to arrive today
[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Seven flights are expected to arrive in India on Saturday with hundreds of Indians stranded in various countries due to the coronavirus pandemic under the gigantic repatriation operation from India called Vande Bharat. The flights arriving on Saturday are from the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Bangladesh, Oman …
Read More »Bharat Biotech leads the CSIR project to develop antibodies against Covid-19 | India News
[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Based in Hyderabad vaccine manufacturer Bharat Biotech, who is working on the CoroFlu nasal vaccine against coronavirus In collaboration with American researchers, he is also leading a CSIR-approved project to develop human monoclonal antibodies as therapy for Covid-19 infection. The project aims at an alternative therapeutic regimen …
Read More »CBSE to Conduct Pending Board Exams for Classes 10 and 12 from July 1 to July 15
[ad_1] Image for representation. (PTI Photo) The CBSE will announce a detailed schedule of the exams later in the evening. News18.com New Delhi Last Updated: May 8, 2020, 11:19 PM IST The pending class 10 and 12 board exams of the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), which were postponed …
Read More »Cases in India will peak in late July, says WHO envoy
[ad_1] The World Health Organization’s special envoy for Covid-19, David Nabarro, said India has reported a relatively small number of coronavirus cases so far because it acted quickly. In an interview with NDTV, the health expert said the pandemic will peak in the country in late July before it is …
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