Tag Archives: COVID-19

NEW DELHI : There will be no sign outside the houses of COVID-19 patients in home isolation in the national capital, official sources said Thursday. They said the measure is aimed at minimizing the stigma resulting from the posting of such posters on the entrance doors of such patients. “There …

The United States has already secured hundreds of thousands of doses of experimental antibody treatments for Covid-19 in anticipation of regulators authorizing their emergency use, federal health officials said Friday. The government hopes to have 1 million doses of so-called monoclonal antibody treatments on hand before the end of the …

Scientists, including one of Indian origin, have documented the persistence of antibodies that attack the new coronavirus in the blood and saliva of Covid-19 patients at least three months after the onset of symptoms, a finding that may lead to methods alternative tests for viral infection. The study, published in …

China claimed that the coronavirus broke out in various parts of the world last year. Beijing: China claimed on Friday that the coronavirus broke out in various parts of the world last year, but was the only one to report and act first, refuting the widely held view that the …

Thousands of commuters in Mumbai and suburban areas could get a great deal of relief as the Maharashtra Government has said that local train services can be used by the general public as long as they wear masks and follow social distancing rules. However, a final decision on this has …

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 …

Delhi is likely to report around 15,000 Covid-19 cases a day in winter due to the prevalence of respiratory illnesses during this season that make the symptoms of the disease worse, the National Center for Disease Control (NCDC) warned. More patients with severe symptoms from other states are also expected …

India recorded an increase of 70,496 covid-19 cases in a single day, pushing the number of virus cases to more 69 lakh, while the number of people who have recovered from the disease rose to 59,06,069, according to data from the Union Ministry of Health updated on Friday. The recovery …

The benchmark indices fluctuated between gains and losses on Friday as the RBI’s monetary policy committee (MPC) left the buyback rate unchanged at 4 percent. Governor RBI said the MPC has decided to continue with the “complacent” stance. The RBI forecasts that fiscal year 21 GDP will contract 9.5 percent, …

UK Health Minister Matt Hancock warned that the country was in a “dangerous time” with more than 17,540 new cases a day on Thursday, while Britain’s parliament was due to vote Tuesday on imposing the a closing time at 10pm for English pubs. bars and restaurants. Staff at branches of …