India will supply vaccines to partner countries over the coming weeks and months. The demand for India-made Covid-19 vaccines has been steadily increasing as the Ministry of External Affairs has received requests for their supply from various countries. In a written reply in the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday, Ashwini Kumar Choubey, Minister of State, Health … Read more
As COVID-19 survivors require post-recovery care, they need to stay in constant touch with their primary health care physician. (Photo source: IE) As India battles the fresh surge in coronavirus cases, the only silver lining in the dark cloud is the high COVID-19 recovery rate. According to the Narendra Modi government, India’s recovery rate stands … Read more
UVHeal SafeAir, manufactured by Delhi-based Airific Systems Pvt. Ltd, reportedly has the capability to provide virus-free air which includes viruses such as Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Several experts, scientists around the world have claimed that viruses like SARS-CoV-2, which causes COVID-19, can easily spread through indoor air circulation systems. In order to … Read more
A pilot project was started at Finland’s Helsinki-Vantaa airport involving trained dogs to detect Covid-19 infections in people. (Reuters image) Coronavirus latest news: Dogs seem to have the ability to detect Covid-19 infections! However, researchers have opined that large-scale studies are required before adopting the approach. Dog trainers across the world have been training to … Read more
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
Friday saw an increase of 945 deaths. Coronavirus in India: India’s coronavirus tally continues to increase, with the country seeing a record daily surge of 69,874 cases of COVID-19 on Friday. With this, the total caseload of the country rose to 29,75,701, according to the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. The data, which … Read more