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Innovative Patient-Friendly Saline Gargle RT-PCR Testing Method, thanks to NEERI Nagpur
Ever since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, India has been making multiple strides in augmenting its testing infrastructure and…
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Dr. Harsh Vardhan reviews Public Health Response to COVID-19 and Progress of Vaccination with West Bengal and the 8 States of the North-East
Dr. Harsh Vardhan, Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare today interacted with State Health Ministers and Principal Secretaries/ Additional…
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AIIMS doctors provide guidance on Medication and Care for Mild COVID-19 Patients
The commonly observed symptoms among COVID-19 patients are fever, dry cough, tiredness and loss of taste or smell. Irritation in…
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Apollo Hospitals Successfully Performs Four Liver Transplant Surgeries Following COVID-19 Recovery
Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, India: Apollo Hospitals, Navi Mumbai, successfully performed four liver transplantation surgeries following COVID-19 recovery. Four patients were diagnosed with end…
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Role of CSIR-IICT in the Synthesis of Agonist molecule for use in COVAXIN developed by Bharat Biotech International Ltd.
The unforeseen COVID-19 pandemic has brought along several challenges to the healthcare sector and many CSIR constituent laboratories have been…
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Maharashtra, Kerala, Punjab, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat & Chhattisgarh witnesses an upsurge in Daily New Cases
India’s Active Caseload is 1,51,708 today comprising 1.37% of the total positive cases. This is largely attributable to the upsurge…
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Centre writes to States Witnessing Spike in Daily New Cases
India has been witnessing a rise in the active caseload over the past few days. India’s total Active Caseload is pegged…
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Vice President briefed about new COVID-19 strains found in UK and South Africa
The Director of the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB), Dr. Rakesh Mishra today met the Vice President of…
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Research Protocol on Ayurvedic Treatment of COVID-19 by Team of Doctors From Pune, Published in Reputed International Journal
Pune, Maharashtra, India: A paper on an ayurvedic protocol designed by a team of doctors from Pune led by Dr. Suresh…
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PerkinElmer SARS-CoV-2 RT-PCR Assay Receives CE Mark for Saliva and Sample Pooling to Test Symptomatic and Asymptomatic Individuals
Waltham, Mass., United States: PerkinElmer, Inc. announced today that its PerkinElmer® SARS-CoV-2 Real-time RT-PCR Assay received CE-IVD marking for the use of saliva as…
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Dr. Harsh Vardhan discusses implementation of Prime Minister’s Jan Andolanwith Health and Medical Education Minister of Chhattisgarh Sh. T.S. Singh Deo
Dr. Harsh Vardhan, Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare today interacted withSh. Tribhuvaneshwar Saran Singh Deo,Health and Medical Education…
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Multiple options for COVID 19 detection kits by start-ups on the cards through support of CAWACH Initiative of NSTEDB, DST
India will soon have the option of choosing from several COVID 19 rapid detection technologies that start-ups are working on…
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Pankajakasthuri Announced Final Clinical Trials of ZingiVir-H as Adjunct Therapy for COVID-19 Patients
Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India: Marks the completion of the study; all results submitted to AYUSH for necessary approval Patients reported negative…
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Rajya Sabha Chairman reiterated his concern for the safety of the public and Parliamentarians during the ongoing pandemic
Rajya Sabha Chairman Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu today reiterated his concern for the safety of the people in general and…
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New Initiative in Defence Sector
First batch of five Rafale aircraft has been inducted and operationalised at Air Force Station Ambala. Induction ceremony was conducted…
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Ahead of the Parliament’s monsoon session, Chairman, Rajya Sabha Shri Venkaiah Naidu undergoes COVID-19 test
Preparing himself to preside over the upcoming Monsoon Session of the Parliament beginning on September 14, 2020, the Chairman, Rajya…
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Health Ministry urges States/UTs to Mandatorily retest all Symptomatic Negative Cases of Rapid Antigen Tests through RT-PCR
Union Health Ministry has noted that in some large States, symptomatic negative cases tested by Rapid Antigen Tests (RAT) are…
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Union Health Secretary engages with Health Secretaries of 6 States/UT exhibiting high surge, caseload and fatality
The Union Health Ministry has been proactively monitoring the trajectory of the COVID pandemic and has been undertaking impactful interactions…
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Health Ministry issues Updated Advisory on COVID-19 testing
There has been an unprecedented upsurge in India’s daily testing capacities. For two successive days more than 11.70 lakh tests…
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Centre exhorts the States to proactively curb the Chain of Transmission and bring Mortality below 1%
Union Health Secretary Shri Rajesh Bhushan held a review meeting through video conference (VC) with the Health Secretaries of 15…
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Those who recover from infection also should follow COVID-appropriate behaviours
More than 4.5 crore tests have been conducted till date, taking India to the second position globally in terms of…
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Growth of active COVID-19 cases is slowing down: Health Secretary
The number of tests conducted so far has crossed 3.68 crore. At the same time, recovery rate has become more…
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Centre directs the States to focus all efforts on reducing COVID-19 mortality
Coordinated, graded and pro-active management of COVID-19 by the Union and State/UT governments has ensured the national Case Fatality Rate…
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Union Govt. releases Rs. 890.32 cr as II installment of COVID-19 Financial Package to States/UTs
Government of India has released Rs. 890.32 cr as the second installment of the COVID-19 Emergency Response and Health System…
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India tests more than 5 lakh per day for the 2nd day in a row
Pursuant to “Test, Track, Treat” strategy, India has created and maintained a new high of testing more than 5 lakh…
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Department of Biotechnology supports production scale-up of test kits from Mylab
Pune-based Mylab Discovery Solutions has scaled up its production and development of COVID-19 pathodetect testing kit with the help of…
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1234 labs along with use of Rapid Antigen Tests drive Tests Per Million (TPM) to more than 9231
As per the “Test, Trace, Treat” strategy, the Central Government is driving enhanced testing initiatives in State/UTs. As a result,…
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JNCASR spinoff launched molecular probes used in COVID-19 test kits
VNIR Biotechnologies Private Limited, a spinoff by Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR) an autonomous institute of the…
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Center Bolsters Efforts for COVID Management in Delhi
The Centre has been supporting States/UTs in their endeavours for combating the COVID-19 outbreak. The Central Government has extended substantial…
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