Tag: Covid19

New Delhi: Several manufacturers of Remdesivir, that is being used in treatment of COVID-19, said they have ramped up production of the drug to meet its rising demand across the…

Washington: The total number of global coronavirus cases has topped 15.6 million, while the deaths have increased to over 638,000, according to Johns Hopkins University. As of Saturday morning, the total number of cases stood at 15,668,380, while the fatalities rose to 638,243, the University’s Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) revealed in its […]

New Delhi: The Centre in a report in the Supreme Court has proposed that state governments may consider Ayushman Bharat-PMJAY or CGHS rates as the benchmark basic rates for the treatment of coronavirus patients. The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) in the report in the Supreme Court gave suggestions for cost-effective treatment […]

New Delhi: Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur on Saturday said its researchers have developed a portable diagnostic device that can detect Covid-19 infection in 60 minutes at an estimated cost of Rs 400. This entire non-invasive saliva-based test can be conducted in an ultra-low-cost portable enclosure as an alternative to specialised laboratory equipment, IIT Kharagpur […]

New Delhi: After Delhi seemed to be overwhelmed by the Covid-19 catastrophe, a respite may be in sight with the number of cases beginning to decline consistently, and it appears that the curve may plateau soon. An AIIMS doctor suggests one of the crucial factors, which helped Delhi tide over the health crisis, is aggressive […]

Washington: The overall number of global coronavirus cases was nearing the 16 million mark, while the deaths have increased to over 643,000, according to the Johns Hopkins University. As of Sunday morning, the total number of cases stood at 15,984,384, while the fatalities rose to 643,384, the University’s Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) […]

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch high throughput COVID-19 testing facilities on 27th July via video conferencing. These facilities will ramp up testing capacity in the country and help in strengthening early detection and treatment, thus assisting in controlling the spread of the pandemic. These three high-throughput testing facilities have been set up […]

New Delhi: India recorded the highest ever recoveries in a single day. 36,145 COVID-19 patients were cured and discharged in the last 24 hours. This has taken the total number of recovered cases to 8,85,576. The recovery rate has achieved another high of fast approaching 64%. It stands at 63.92% today. This means more patients […]

Balasore: In its bid to support the fight against COVID-19, the Integrated Test Range (ITR) here — a DRDO centre for performance evaluation of missiles – has deployed a sophisticated drone to spray sanitisers over Balasore town, where around 100 cases have been recorded. DRDO's drone-based sanitisation in #Balasore amid rising cases of #COVID19 in […]

New York: Researchers have found that the number of heart transplants is declining sharply during the Covid-19 pandemic, even in areas with lower infection rates. The study, published in the journal JAMA Cardiology, found that the number of heart transplants performed in the US dropped 26 per cent during the pandemic. The drop in transplants […]

New Delhi: Researchers from the Stanford University have found that while Karnataka has done good Covid-19 data reporting, states like Bihar and Uttar Pradesh have fared the worst across India. The study, published in the preprint repository ‘medRxiv’, found a disparity in the quality of Covid-19 data reporting across India. According to the researchers, transparent […]

New Delhi: Delhi has conducted over 9.46 lakh COVID-19 tests till date, with experts attributing the high number to the rapid antigen tests which started last month. The experts feel that the rapid antigen test has changed the script for the national capital due to its affordability, quicker result and its ability to serve as […]

Seoul: North Korean leader Kim Jong-un convened an emergency meeting of the ruling Workers’ Party and adopted a “maximum emergency system” against the COVID-19 pandemic after a defector returned from South Korea with symptoms of the virus, state media reported on Sunday. During the meeting held on Saturday, Kim also said he took “the pre-emptive […]

Washington: The overall number of global coronavirus cases has topped 16.1 million, while the deaths have increased to over 647,000, according to Johns Hopkins University. As of Monday morning, the total number of cases stood at 16,199,796, while the fatalities rose to 647,910, the University’s Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) revealed in its […]

Beijing: A doctor, who diagnosed early coronavirus cases in China, has said that he believes local officials in Wuhan, where the virus originated last December, covered up the scale of the initial outbreak, a media report said on Monday. Professor Kwok-Yung Yuen, who helped to investigate in Wuhan, told the BBC that physical evidence was […]