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Health ministry recommends COVID tests for all tuberculosis patients and vice versa

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The prevalence of tuberculosis among COVID-19 patients has been found to be 0.37 to 4.47 per cent in different studies, the ministry said. (Representational image) Tuberculosis is associated with a 2.1-fold increased risk of a severe COVID-19 disease, the health ministry said on Wednesday, recommending that all newly-diagnosed tuberculosis patients or those currently on treatment … Read more

India’s COVID-19 recovery rate nears 75%, case fatality rate one of the lowest globally at 1.86%

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The ministry said the average daily number of recoveries is on a “constant upward move” from 15,018 between July 1 and 7 to 60,557 between August 13 and 19. Recoveries among COVID-19 patients in the country surged to 22,80,566 on Sunday, pushing India’s recovery rate to nearly 75 per cent, while the case fatality rate … Read more