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Increased Screen Time Amid Lockdown Harmful For Children, Warn Doctors
While online classes are ensuring continuity in studies for students during the lockdown, the excessive time spent on screens could lead to health issues such as mental stress, dryness in eyes and spine injuries, among others in children,…
GOM Meet: India Ups COVID-19 Recovery Rate At 20.66% With Over 5000 Cured So Far
New Delhi: In an effort towards flattening the COVID-19 curve, India has witnessed a spike in the recovery rate of Corona-infected patients at 20.66 per cent.
With 5,062 people cured of the deadly virus so far, the country’s recovery rate…
COVID-19: Minister Says Faulty Test Kits Will be Returned, No Payment Made Yet
New Delhi: Union health minister Harsh Vardhan said on Friday that all faulty kits will be returned to the originating country, including those that have come from China. “We haven’t yet paid a penny,” the minister said.
India is learnt to…
IIT Delhi’s Affordable COVID-19 Testing Method Gets ICMR Approval
New Delhi: The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has approved an affordable COVID-19 testing method developed by the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Delhi.
According to a press release from the institute, the testing method…
COVID-19 Crisis: Now Wristbands To Track Movement Of Quarantined Patients
New Delhi: The Centre is planning to manufacture wristbands to track the movement of COVID-19 patients in quarantine and their body temperature.
The government-owned Broadcast Engineering Consultants India will design the the wristbands.…
COVID-19 Alarm: Newborn Tests Positive In Rajasthan
Jaipur: In an alarming development, a newborn baby has tested positive for novel coronavirus in Rajasthan’s Nagaur district.
“The baby was born on Saturday and has tested coronavirus positive,” informed Nagaur chief medical and health…
COVID-19: Govt May Soon Order Anyone Visiting Hospitals With Flu-Like Symptoms To Be Tested
New Delhi: The Union government may soon order all patients who visit hospitals with flu-like symptoms to be screened and tested for novel coronavirus (COVID-19).
The Indian Express quoted a government source as saying that testing all…
Fighting COVID-19: ICMR To Carry Out Study If BCG Vaccine Can Prevent Coronavirus
New Delhi: As scientists the world over are looking to find a vaccine for novel coronavirus the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has said it will study if the BCG vaccine can prevent COVID-19.
"The ICMR will begin a study next…
India Fights COVID-19: 5 Lakh Kits Arrive From China, Testing Set To Be Ramped Up
New Delhi: A consignment of 5 lakh rapid COVID-19 testing kits has arrived in India from China.
More testing kits are on the way with India’s Ambassador to China, Vikram Misri, tweeting: “A total of 650,000 kits, including Rapid Antibody…
COVID-19: WHO, Union Health Ministry To Work Together, Leverage Polio Model
Washington: The World Health Organization (WHO) will work with the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. They will leverage strategies that helped India eradicate polio.
“Great news:…