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[ad_1] Read Coronavirus updates in India LIVE, Block Extension, Guidelines Latest news here Live updates from Coronavirus in India, latest news of the Lockdown extension: Coronavirus cases in India have crossed the 33,000 mark and the death toll from COVID-19 is approaching 1,100 as the scheduled closure period is slated …

[ad_1] Because people fear hospital visits in the midst of the coronavirus outbreak (COVID-19), the late diagnosis of cancer and its stage of migration could be consequences of the current crisis, according to high-level oncologists. Coronavirus | Government urges revocation of patent on cancer drug While many medical treatments can …

[ad_1] KOCHI: The Kerala High Court suspended Tuesday for two months the implementation of the state government order to deduct the wages of government employees for fighting the Covid-19 pandemic in the state. Judge Bechu Kurian Thomas issued the provisional order considering a batch of petitions filed by a section …

[ad_1] The arthritis drug tocilizumab has shown promise in preventing extreme inflammation in seriously ill COVID-19 patients, according to a French clinical study. The treatment, which suppresses the body’s natural immune response, was found to “significantly” reduce the number of deaths or life-support interventions compared to a control group of …

[ad_1] Managing people with kidney disease among COVID-19 positive cases is becoming an additional challenge for doctors fighting the pandemic. On April 23, a 70-year-old man died of COVID-19 at the Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital here after testing positive. Hospital authorities said he had diabetes, hypertension and chronic kidney …

[ad_1] On Tuesday, the Union Health Ministry advised against considering plasma therapy as a regular treatment for coronavirus, adding that it should only be used for research and testing purposes until such time as there is strong scientific evidence to support its efficacy. The government further added that plasma therapy …

[ad_1] UK Secretary of Health Matt Hancock is concerned about the increasing number of children admitted to the hospital with symptoms apparently related to the coronavirus. According to reports, the heads of the National Health Service (NHS) have written to doctors across the country to urgently refer children with stomach …

[ad_1] Amid the COVID-19 coronavirus scare, Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said Tuesday that work from home for IT companies will run through July 31, adding that 85 per percent of IT work is done from home. Previously, work from home was scheduled to end on April 30. Prasad …

[ad_1] Extensive contract search, case isolation, and testing can reduce the spread of the new coronavirus and help control the COVID-19 outbreak, a study in China suggests. However, researchers at the Harbin Institute of Technology in Shenzhen, China caution that the impact of contact tracing to quickly isolate people who …

[ad_1] Publish Date: Tue, 28 Apr 2020 01:03 PM IST New Delhi | Jagran Trending Desk: In the middle of a global health crisis, declaring medical officials as “superheroes” is justified, but not enough. Considering the risk factor and ever-increasing number of patients, we as a world should also ponder …