Rapid antigen test results not credible, Centre shouldn’t waste money on them: Rajasthan Health Minister

Rapid antigen test results not credible, Centre shouldn’t waste money on them: Rajasthan Health Minister

The minister added that the rapid testing kits obtained earlier from China did not produce credible results, and the state government had informed the Centre about this. Rajasthan Health Minister Raghu Sharma on Friday said that the Centre should not waste money on rapid antigen tests for coronavirus as their results are not credible. He said … Read more

Telangana crosses 82,000 mark in COVID-19 cases, death toll reaches 645

Telangana crosses 82,000 mark in COVID-19 cases, death toll reaches 645

Telangana on reported 1,896 new Covid positive cases on Tuesday, which take the total to 82,647 cases by Monday night, consisting of 65.1% men and 34.9% women. The state announced suffering 8 Covid deaths afresh, taking the total death toll to 645, translating into a case fatality rate of 0.78% as against the national average … Read more

COVID-19: Telangana sees over 2,000 new cases; crosses 75,000 mark, death toll crosses 600

COVID-19: Telangana sees over 2,000 new cases; crosses 75,000 mark, death toll crosses 600

HYDERABAD: Telangana on Friday announced 2,207 new Covid positive cases, which take the total to 75,257 cases by Thursday night, consisting of 65.6% men and 34.4% women. The state suffered 12 Covid deaths afresh to take the total death toll to 601 so far, translating into a case fatality rate of 0.79% as against the … Read more

For funerals in the time of Covid, strangers step in to help in final journey

For funerals in the time of Covid, strangers step in to help in final journey

Among the hundreds of calls he has attended ever since he began handling coordination efforts of the volunteer-led Mercy Angels, Mohammed Ismail remembers one woman in particular. “She told me, ‘My father died yesterday, there is no one to take his body from the hospital. I will fall at your feet, but please do his … Read more