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The Indian Council for Medical Research (ICMR) said on Wednesday that the indiscriminate use of convalescent plasma therapy (CPT) against coronavirus disease (Covid-19) was not advisable, even as the number of infections across the country exceeded the 8.9 million mark. The main medical body carried out a phase II multicenter …

Testing for Covid-19 underway in Mumbai. (Express photo: Amit Chakravarty) * Delhi Covid-19 situation: 75 doctors, 250 paramedics from paramilitary forces en route to Delhi At least 75 doctors and 250 paramedics from the paramilitary forces are on their way from different parts of the country to serve the people …

A healthcare worker dressed in personal protective equipment handles a swab at a rapid antigen Covid-19 test site in Delhi, India. (Bloomberg) The number of confirmed Covid-19 cases worldwide rose to 53,164,803 when the World Health Organization reported adding more than 657,300 cases in one day. It’s the largest single-day …

Manipur CM Biren Singh. (Archive) Coronavirus India Live Updates: Manipur’s Chief Minister N Biren Singh announced on Sunday that he tested positive for Covid-19. “I have tested positive for COVID-19. I ask all those who were in close contact with me recently to isolate themselves and get tested, ”Singh tweeted. …

Fear of the coronavirus and chronic pollution ruined Saturday’s holiday when hundreds of millions of Indians celebrated the biggest Hindu holiday of the year. Diwali is destined to be the festival of light, but the pandemic has clouded the future for many in the country of 1.3 billion. Some defiantly …

Diwali shopping is underway at a Delhi market on Saturday. Coronavirus India Live Updates: India recorded 44,684 new cases of Covid-19 in the 24 hours that ended at 9 a.m. on Saturday. The country’s total count currently stands at more than 87.73 lakh cases. With 520 people succumbing to the …

India’s daily cases of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) remained below 50,000 for the sixth day in a row on Friday with 44,879 cases and 547 deaths reported in the last 24 hours. According to the latest figures released by the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, the nation’s infection …

The fourth round of antibody tests in New Delhi, the results of which were made public on Wednesday during a court hearing, presents some interesting questions. It found that 25.5% of the roughly 15,000 people tested possessed Covid-19 antibodies. The tests were carried out in the third week of October. …

In an effort to reduce mortality from Covid-19, the Delhi government has asked all Covid testing centers to mandatorily check the oxygen saturation levels of everyone who gets tested. Those with an oxygen saturation level below 94% must be examined by a doctor. On Tuesday, 83 deaths were recorded, the …

At a Covid-19 testing center in New Delhi. (Express Photo: Amit Mehra) Maharashtra Dy CM Ajit Pawar tests positive Maharashtra’s Chief Deputy Minister Ajit Pawar said he tested positive for Covid-19 on Monday and had been admitted to a hospital in Mumbai. “I have tested positive for Covid-19. My health …