Harsh Vardhan said that “the authorization of emergency use for the COVID-19 vaccine will depend on data from clinical trials.” Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said on Sunday that his ministry will soon launch the FELUDA paper strip test for the diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2. This has been developed by CSIR-IGIB …
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Up to 18 states and Union Territories have recorded recovery rates above the national average, the ministry said. Active COVID-19 cases in India stayed below the nine lakh mark for the second day in a row and now constitute only 12.65 percent of the total number of cases, the Union …
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After the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) decision to order institutional quarantine for Covid-19 patients over 50 years of age drew criticism, the decision has now been reversed. Patients in the 50-60 age group may be allowed home quarantine. However, the previous decision to institutionally quarantine patients older than 60 years …
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[ad_1] Many passengers, who arrived on the first train from Delhi to Bangalore this morning, have alleged that authorities did not inform them of the institutional quarantine when booking tickets. They only found out after boarding the train in Delhi. Confusion and anger developed at the station when passengers began …
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[ad_1] The Prime Minister’s Citizen Assistance and Relief in Emergency Situations Fund, better known as PM CARES, will allocate ₹ 3,100 crore to COVID-19 relief, including funds for ventilators, migrant workers and vaccine development, according to an official statement from the Prime Minister’s Office on May 13 evening. Explained | …
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[ad_1] As the sun rose over the road in the Indore district, Madan Kumar Saroj had to make a difficult decision. Riding a moped on the scorching summer day without some form of heat protection could prove fatal. But running out of cash and with the rapidly depleting rice stock, …
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[ad_1] India registered 3,561 new cases of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, for a total of 52,952. With 89 deaths, the count rose to 1,783 on Thursday. Currently, the country has 35,902 active cases, and the director of the Indian Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Randeep Guleria, states that …
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