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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:…
COVID-19: Delhi Govt To Use Plasma Technique On Trial Basis To Treat Patients
New Delhi: As the COVID-19 curve is not showing signs of flattening anytime soon, the Delhi government is planning to use convalescent plasma technique on a trial basis to treat patients.
Delhi Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal on Wednesday…