Tag Archives: COVID-19

[ad_1] The number of Covid-19 cases in Gujarat rose to 7,697 after 394 more tested positive, while 23 deaths brought victims to 472 on Saturday when a core team led by the director of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Randeep Guleria visited the state. Following the request …

[ad_1] Breaking the 20,000 mark on Saturday, Maharashtra registered 1,165 new cases of Covid-19, bringing the state’s positive coronavirus case count to 20,228. The state also reported 48 deaths, bringing the death toll in Maharashtra to 779, according to data from the state health department. Mumbai reported a total of …

[ad_1] New Delhi: According to the Indian express, a preliminary investigation by the Delhi Police Crime Division on an audio clip allegedly featuring Maulana Saad Kandhalvi, chief of Tablighi Jamaat (TJ), asks members of the religious group not to follow the rules of Social distancing and prohibitive government orders indicate …

[ad_1] The Indian Council for Medical Research (ICMR) partnered with Bharat Biotech International Limited (BBIL) to develop a fully indigenous vaccine for Covid-19, the apex health research body said Saturday. The vaccine will be developed using the virus strain isolated at ICMR’s National Institute of Virology (NIV), Pune, a statement …

[ad_1] File photo: North MCD workers sanitizes a locality in the Civil Lines area in the view of the coronavirus outbreak during the ongoing nationwide lockdown, in New Delhi, Saturday, April 4, 2020. (PTI Photo / Ravi Choudhary) (PTI04-04- 2020_000084B) The toll of 68 shared by the Delhi government in …

[ad_1] The coronavirus outbreak exposed “deficiencies” in China’s public health system, a senior health official admitted on Saturday, saying reforms are underway to improve the country’s disease prevention and control mechanisms. China has faced criticism both at home and abroad for minimizing the virus and hiding information about the outbreak …

[ad_1] Yuva Sena, the youth wing of Shiv Sena, on Saturday urged the University Scholarships Commission (UGC) to cancel exams for students studying in the last year as well, due to COVID-19. On Friday, Maharashtra Minister Uday Samant had said that only postgraduate and graduate seniors will appear for the …

[ad_1] Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on Saturday said that he does not anticipate a “very worst type of situation” in India like in many developed countries due to COVID-19 pandemic, but the government has made adequate preparations. Holding a review meeting to take stock of the the status of …

[ad_1] With cases of nearly 100 in the Covid-19 epicenter of the Ganjam district, the Odisha government imposed section 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure on all quarantine centers in the district on Saturday as reports of violations of the regulations arrived by migrant workers. Cases in the state …

[ad_1] Monoclonal antibody therapy is a highly effective and safe method. Vaccine maker Bharat Biotech said it would lead a project to develop human monoclonal antibodies as therapy for Covid-19 infections. The project is sanctioned by the Scientific and Industrial Research Council (CSIR) under its flagship program, the New Millennium …