Karnataka sees 1,001 COVID cases, 18 deaths

Karnataka sees 1,001 COVID cases, 18 deaths

The test positivity rate for the day was 1.42 per cent and the case fatality rate was 1.79 per cent. COVID-19 cases in Karnataka declined from 1,137 cases on Saturday to 1,001 cases on Sunday while 18 deaths took place today. These took the total infected and fatalities till date to 39,36,586 and 39,795, said … Read more

Covid-19 second wave: Home Ministry issues new guidelines for control of infections; asks states to ramp up tests

Covid-19 second wave: Home Ministry issues new guidelines for control of infections; asks states to ramp up tests

MHA issues order with guidelines for effective control of #COVIDー19 which will be effective from April 1, 2021. (PTI Image) The Ministry of Home Affairs has issued orders with guideless to control the spread of Covid-19 infections. The guidelines that will be effective starting April 1st and will continue till the end of the month … Read more

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