File photo of a doctor holding a bag of blood plasma donated by a COVID-19 survivor. (AP Photo / Juan Karita) Delhi and Maharashtra have established plasma banks in the state and, alongside these states, the therapy has also been used in moderately ill patients in Haryana. News18.com Last update: …
Read More »Symptomatic but negative? You must retest: Minister of Health to the states | India News
NEW DELHI: Amid a single-day record increase of more than 95,000 new Covid-19 cases on Wednesday, the Center has again urged all states and territories in the Union to mandatorily rerun all symptomatic tests negative in rapid antigen tests (RAT). Retesting must be performed using the most reliable RT-PCR method …
Read More »Covid-19: Maharashtra Government Slashes Charges for RT-PCR Testing | Mumbai News
MUMBAI: With the cost of production of the test kit falling after Maharashtra eased lockdown rules, the state government further lowered the fees for Covid-19 RT-PCR tests performed by private laboratories. According to the government’s decision, the charges for collecting test samples from the collection sites have been reduced to …
Read More »ICMR paves the way for walk-in Covid-19 testing
A prescription will no longer be required for people to get tested for Covid-19, the Indian Council for Medical Research (ICMR) said on Saturday in its revised testing notice to states, paving the way for walk-in testing. previous. The move comes after a suggestion from the Delhi high court that …
Read More »Coronavirus | Number goes in Telangana, Karnataka and Kerala
[ad_1] Three COVID-19 patients died in Telangana on Monday, taking the toll to 56 years, while two patients succumbed in Karnataka. Interactive map of confirmed coronavirus cases in India | e-Book in COVID-19 | State-wise tracker for coronavirus cases, deaths and rates of the tests Kerala, which was established at …
Read More »Asymptomatic patients less likely to infect others: Govt
[ad_1] The government on May 9, reviewed download policy for covid-19 patients, indicating that the positive cases have mild symptoms can be managed without hospitalization. The decision to review the discharge policy was based on the evidence, Lav Agarwal, joint secretary, Union ministry of health, said Wednesday. The government had …
Read More »Maharashtra reports highest of the day of recovery of Covid-19 patients, 1,202 discharged – mumbai news
[ad_1] Maharashtra on Tuesday reported its highest of the day of recovery of coronavirus disease (Covid-19) of patients, and 1,202 were discharged from various hospitals throughout the state. The rate of recovery in the state is 25.95% and 9,639 people have been discharged to date. Click here to Covid-19 of …
Read More »An open letter from scientists around the world calling for the use of cloth masks to prevent COVID-19
[ad_1] In light of compelling research evidence that face masks are a great tool to stop the community spread of COVID-19, a group of scientists from around the world has come together to issue an open letter promoting the use of masks by part of the public. Arguing that the …
Read More »Coronavirus | Decision to allow COVID-19 positive ambulance driver to leave Assam draws criticism
[ad_1] Assam Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on May 10 that an ambulance driver who tested positive for COVID-19 was allowed to go to Mumbai because he was asymptomatic, drawing criticism from netizens on his social media accounts. . State Aid Line Numbers for COVID-19 | Coronavirus, May 10 …
Read More »ICMR partners with Bharat Biotech to develop Covid-19 vaccine
[ad_1] The Indian Council of 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, according to …
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