Coronavirus Testing: DDMA allows only ICMR certified labs to collect Covid-19 samples

Coronavirus Testing: DDMA allows only ICMR certified labs to collect Covid-19 samples

The Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) has directed that only ICMR-licensed labs can collect COVID-19 samples. According to an order issued by a Delhi High Court on May 31st, all labs should ensure that their collectors must take all biosafety and biosecurity precautions, including the BioMedical Waste Management Rules, while collecting the samples. Those who … Read more

Why are Delhi’s daily COVID testing numbers suddenly slipping?

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Delhi’s daily testing for the novel coronavirus is slipping With the current surge in COVID-19 cases, Delhi’s daily testing for the novel coronavirus is slipping. At one time, Delhi had claimed to be conducting around 1 lakh tests daily. Now a look at Delhi’s daily testing numbers on April 16 and on April 17 indicate … Read more

Maharashtra Covid-19 Update: Coronavirus cases rise again, strict measures adopted — all you need to know

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Maharashtra Covid-19 Update: Meanwhile, two of the most-affected districts, Akola and Amravati, had reported a partial lockdown from 5 pm on Saturday to 7 am on Sunday. Maharashtra Covid-19 Update: As the number of Coronavirus cases started rising again in Maharashtra, the state government has decided to enforce strict restrictions in five districts in the … Read more

When will Covid 19 vaccine become available in the market? AIIMS Director shares expected timeline

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Covid-19 India Vaccine Update: The second dose of COVID19 vaccination started on February 13, 2021, for those beneficiaries who have completed 28 days after receipt of the first dose, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said. Covid-19 vaccines are likely to be available by the “year-end or before that” in the open markets, Director … Read more

Why Coronavirus is mutating? All you need to know about UK, South African, Brazil variants of Covid-19

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Covid-19 update: SARS-CoV2 that causes Coronavirus has an RNA genome and that RNA genome has two features. (Reuters image) Covid-19 update: The apprehensions over newly traced variants of SARS-CoV-2 that cause Covid-19 continue to grow even though there are multiple vaccines and the vaccination is going on a war footing in several countries including India. … Read more

Pandemics deadlier than Coronavirus can spread if we do not protect nature, warns Intergovernmental panel

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Coronavirus Covid-19 update: The study has claimed that cleansing of the forest for commercial purposes, poaching, and wildlife trading would result in close contact between pathogens and humans. (Reuters image) Coronavirus update: Prevention is better than cure! We must protect nature in order to protect ourselves from even deadlier pandemics than the ongoing Coronavirus, scientists … Read more

Coronavirus update: Will India go through Second Wave of Covid-19 infections? Here is what experts say

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Coronavirus Covid 19 India update: Professor Agrawal has also said “super-spreaders” are likely to get infected during the early stage of an epidemic. (Reuters) Coronavirus India update: Sliding daily covid-19 numbers in the last few weeks have provided India hope of overcoming the ongoing pandemic sooner rather than later. However, apprehensions are still there over … Read more

Maharashtra used just 42.5 pc of COVID-19 grant! Chandigarh UT, Delhi other worst performers, says Harsh Vardhan

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Coronavirus India update: Discussing this new and encouraging development, he said, “eSanjeevani has over 12,000 practitioners of various State Government Health Departments and their services have been sought so far by people from 510 districts, across 26 states in the country. Coronavirus in India: Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan has said that Maharashtra, Chandigarh, and … Read more

COVID-19 update: Delhi records August’s highest single-day spike; Andhra Pradesh logs record 10,830 cases

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Coronavirus update in Delhi Andhra Pradesh Delhi recorded 1,693 fresh COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, the highest single-day spike in August in the city, taking the tally to over 1.65 lakh, while the death toll climbed to 4,347, authorities said. Seventeen fatalities have been recorded in the last 24 hours, according to the latest bulletin issued … Read more