Covid-19 treatment: Roche’s antibody cocktail now available for treatment in India

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The product will be delivered to hospitals across the country via the distribution network Cipla has created in India. After receiving necessary approvals for emergency use, Roche’s antibody cocktail is now available in India for the treatment of patients reeling under Covid-19 infection. Previously, Roche India and Cipla Limited announced the roll out of this … Read more

Covid-19: Apollo Computing Laboratories comes up with indigenous non-invasive ventilator— SwasthVayu; how it works

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In many cases of Covid-19 treatment, there is a requirement of ventilator support. At a time when Coronavirus cases in India are at an all-time high, with many states facing a shortage of ventilators and oxygen, Hyderabad-based Apollo Computing Laboratories has come up with a portable non-invasive ventilator — SwasthVayu. The indigenous ventilator can be … Read more

Hospital construction suffered in Delhi as govt diverted attention to Covid-19 treatment

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Sisodia highlighted that as the caseload began to soar in the national capital, the government had to take measures and convert general hospitals into Covid-only facilities too.(Photo source: ANI) Construction and remodeling work at many government hospitals in the national capital has been hit as many labourers went back home amid the Covid-induced lockdown. According … Read more

Coronavirus treatment: Scientists exploring ways to strengthen cell membrane defence against virus in a new study

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Scientists are also measuring how the membrane reacts when it is exposed to either melatonin or azithromycin which are being investigated as possible treatments of Coronavirus. Even as a couple of Coronavirus vaccine candidates have claimed over 90 percent efficacy in preventing the spread of Coronavirus, scientists are exploring other treatment and preventive care options … Read more

COVID-19 treatment: Anti-ulcer drug may suppress Coronavirus, says study

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It looks like the findings may provide a new therapeutic option that can be used for Coronavirus treatment. Among many drugs that have been tested for Coronavirus treatment, a new research has surfaced that has proposed another antiviral strategy for treatment. The study done by Hong Kong researchers noted that a class of existing drugs … Read more

Playback singer SP Balasubrahmanyam extremely critical: Hospital

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CHENNAI: Popular playback singer S P Balasubrahmanyam admitted for COVID-19 treatment and on life support is extremely critical, a hospital treating him here said on Thursday. Balasubrahmanyam, popularly known as SPB admitted on August 5, “remains on ECMO (extracorporeal membrane oxygenation) and other life support measures,” MGM Healthcare said. “His condition in the last 24 … Read more

Apollo Hospitals designates 2,000 beds for Covid care

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While managing Covid-19 as well as other ailments, the Group created an iron curtain, in all the hospitals, between Covid patients and non-Covid patients. Chennai-based hospital chain Apollo Hospitals Enterprise (AHEL) said it has designated close to 2,000 beds across the hospitals for Covid-19 treatment. The Group has been working with 16 state governments, where … Read more

COVID-19: Recoveries more than 3 times the active cases; case fatality rate drops to 1.85 pc

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With 57,469 patients having recuperated in a day, total recoveries have surged to 23,38,035, pushing the recovery rate to 75.27 per cent as on date. (Photo source: IE) India’s COVID-19 recoveries have crossed 23 lakh and are more than three times the number of active cases of the infection in the country, while the case … Read more

Demolition work of historic secretariat building in Telangana begins

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HYDERABAD: The Chandrashekhar Rao-led dispensation in Telangana on Tuesday began razing of the old secretariat building complex here, which has stood the test of time and witnessed the rise and fall of several governments. The move comes days after the Telangana High Court dismissed a bunch of PILs challenging the state’s decision to construct a … Read more