The second round of sero survey was carried out in Delhi by the Maulana Azad Medical College. Sero survey: Antibodies are not present in all those who recovered from COVID-19! In the sero survey conducted by the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), it was found that as many as 97 out of 208 patients … Read more
As many as 300 dispensaries in Delhi’s 11 districts will now stay open for two more hours. In order to ramp up the testing for novel Coronavirus in the National Capital, the Arvind Kejriwal-led government has decided to increase the working hours in dispensaries. As many as 300 dispensaries in Delhi’s 11 districts will now … Read more
Naik was admitted to a private hospital near here on August 12. Union AYUSH Minister Shripad Naik, who is undergoing treatment for COVID-19, is recovering steadily with “stable vitals and good respiratory efforts”, a senior Goa health official said on Saturday. Naik was admitted to a private hospital near here on August 12 after he … Read more
There is so far no approved coronavirus vaccine, except one authorised in Russia before large-scale trials. Sanofi’s confidence in its coronavirus vaccine candidates has increased this summer as the French drugmaker prepares to start clinical trials, its chief executive told Reuters. The company is working on two of the more than 150 potential vaccines being … Read more
Within one month, the number of cases for deadly viral infection has crossed 20-lakh and 30-lakh mark Coronavirus in India: Coronavirus cases in India have been rising significantly now. The country recorded the highest single-day surge of 76,472 cases in the last 24 hours, taking further the overall cases to 34,63,972 as of August 29, … Read more
The first case in the state was detected on March 31. With 2,560 fresh infections, Assam’s COVID-19 tally crossed the one lakh mark on Friday, while eight more deaths were reported, Minister for Health and Family Welfare Himanta Biswa Sarma said. The state’s caseload has reached 1,01,367 and the death toll mounted to 286. Kamrup … Read more
India has tested more than 9 lakh samples for the detection of COVID-19 for the second consecutive day The cumulative tests for detection of COVID-19 have reached 3,94,77,848 in the country, and more than one crore samples have been tested in the past two weeks, the Union Health Ministry said, highlighting that the Tests Per … Read more
A record single-day spike of 77,266 infections in a day, pushed India’s COVID-19 tally to 33,87,500 on Friday. The effectiveness of the Centre’s ‘test, track and treat’ approach is reflected in the progress on the COVID-19 recovery front and the reduction in fatality rate, the government said on Friday, highlighting that recoveries exceed active cases … Read more
The vaccine is still in trials in India with the hope that it will be able to roll out sometime next year. In the race to find a cure for the coronavirus infection, Texas-based Baylor College of Medicine (BCM) has entered into a licensing agreement with Indian pharmaceutical company Biological E Limited (BE) for the … Read more
COVID-19 tally in Thane district has now reached 1,18,911. The civic limits of Kalyan and Navi Mumbai have over 3,000 active cases of coronavirus, while Thane city is nearing 2,000 active cases, district authorities said on Friday. According to an official report, with an addition of 1,172 new cases on Thursday, the COVID-19 tally in … Read more