Meanwhile, a multi-center study funded by the Indian Council for Medical Research (ICMR) has found that the use of convalescent plasma therapy in coronavirus-infected patients does not help reduce mortality or progression to severe Covid-19. The ‘open parallel arm phase II multicenter randomized controlled trial’ (PLACID trial) was conducted in …
Read More »Delhi Metro Blue and Pink lines resume services as part of Unlock 4.0
The Delhi Metro resumed services on two of its lines starting at 7 am on Wednesday. Trains began running on the 65.35 km Blue Line, which connects Sector 21 of Dwarka and Vaishali / Noida Electronic City, and on the 57.58 km Pink Line, which connects Majlis Park and Shiv …
Read More »After a 4-day adventure inside the Delhi airport, cat returns home
The anxiety of Astha Shah, mother of the pet, and the great adventure of her cat Nala, came to an end last Friday. Airport security tracked down the eight-month-old feline, who, after being loaded onto an Air India flight from Bengaluru on September 1, managed to slip out of his …
Read More »COVID-19 Testing Can Be Done Without Prescription in Delhi Now
Coronavirus testing can be done over the counter in Delhi now: Arvind Kejriwal. (Proceedings) New Delhi: A prescription from a doctor is no longer needed to perform a coronavirus test in Delhi, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said today. But the Delhi High Court has ordered that in such cases, people …
Read More »Covid-19: what you need to know today
The beginning of the week is a good time to catch up – the numbers, the science, the trends, and the rare good news (if any) related to the coronavirus disease. 90446: This is the number of Covid-19 cases recorded in India on Saturday, according to the HT panel. No …
Read More »Covid-19: positivity rate doubles among healthcare workers in Delhi, Telangana and Maharashtra
The rate of positivity for the coronavirus among healthcare workers in three states _ Telangana, Maharashtra and Delhi _ is double or more than the rate in the general population, according to data shared by the union health ministry on Thursday. The positivity rate reflects the proportion of people who …
Read More »Police cannot fine you for not wearing a mask if you are alone in your vehicle
A single person who drives a car or a person who exercises / bicycles alone does not have to wear a mask. The Union Ministry of Health has not issued any guidance recommending the use of a mask if someone drives a car or bicycles alone. The mask should only …
Read More »Delhi to allow bars and pubs to reopen from 9 September: sources
The collection of taxes from the sale of liquor is one of the main sources of income (representative) New Delhi: The Delhi government’s proposal to reopen liquor bars, which have been closed for more than six months due to the coronavirus pandemic, has been approved by Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal, …
Read More »‘Can’t Call It Second Wave, Infection Never Left Delhi’: Satyendar Jain Increases In Covid-19 Cases In National Capital
Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain said on Thursday that the recent surge in coronavirus cases in Delhi is not part of a second wave of the virus, as the infection never left the national capital. “It cannot be said that it is a second wave. We could have called it …
Read More »Coronavirus LIVE Updates: Center Issues Standard Operating Procedures for Testing During a Pandemic
India once again registered more than 78,000 new cases of Covid-19 today, bringing the national count to 37,69,524, according to the Union Ministry of Health. The number of active cases reached 8.01.282 and hospital discharges stood at 29.01.908, a gap of 21.00.626. The death toll reached 66,333 after 1,045 people …
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