This is also the reason for its low positivity rate. If it isn’t bad enough that social distancing norms have been flouted at political rallies with little concern from the state administration, an analysis of data by FE shows Bihar has also dialled down on testing, reports Ishaan Gera in New Delhi. The analysis of … Read more
What also needs to be kept in mind is the high share of Rapid Antigen Tests (RAT) in the test since RAT detect less infections than the RT-PCR ones. Even as the government celebrates the over 40% fall in fresh Covid-19 cases over the last month — from 83,875 to 48,459 (see graphic) — A … Read more
Seven states account for more than 63 per cent of the active Coronavirus cases in the country. Coronavirus cases in India have crossed 57.32 lakh with seven states majorly contributing to the COVID-19 growth. In order to discuss the grave matter, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had a video conference with chief ministers of Maharashtra, Karnataka, … Read more
On Sunday, 4,235 new cases surfaced in Delhi whereas 29 deaths were reported. Coronavirus cases in Delhi have increased significantly in the last one week. The National Capital has witnessed a surge in active cases and according to a report by The Indian Express, the active cases have gone up by 38 per cent in … Read more
Several factors surfaced highlighting that COVID-19 curve in the state is growing with 76,525 confirmed cases where 31 per cent are active. Kerala, known for its quick response to several epidemics, did a great job curbing the transmission of COVID-19 infection as soon as it broke out in the state earlier this year. However, six … Read more
New Delhi: The surge in coronavirus infections in India can be attributed to increased testing on one hand and opening of the economy on the other accompanied by complacency among people towards following COVID-appropriate behaviour, experts have said, as the country witnessed over five lakh cases in a week. A record single-day spike of 78,761 … Read more
This was a cross-sectional study conducted at the AIIMS Gargled water samples may be viable alternative to swabs for detection of COVID-19, enabling easy self-collection and removing the need for trained healthcare workers for sample collection, according to a study published in the ICMR’s Indian Journal of Medical Research. Adoption of gargle lavage for sample collection … Read more
Hyderabad: Amid uproar by the Covid-19 patients that most private hospitals were fleecing them and denying admissions against insurance cover by insisting on upfront cash payments, the Telangana government on Monday warned the private hospitals and threatened to seize 50% of the ICU beds. The move by the Telangana government also comes amid censures by … Read more
New Delhi: After facing much flak over the issue, Uttar Pradesh and Bihar are now conducting the maximum daily Covid-19 tests for any state at nearly one lakh and 75,000 tests respectively. Uttar Pradesh will soon also pip Tamil Nadu to the top spot in total tests done by any state in the country. “By … Read more