No emergency procedure should be delayed for the lack of test: ICMR issues revised Covid-19 testing strategy MD Bureau19 May 2020 9:45 AM ISTBeside the earlier categories of individuals fitting the testing criteria, the ICMR said asymptomatic direct and high-risk contacts of confirmed cases...
From Rs 17 to Rs 2: How Team Smriti, RIL, J&J, NIV got a Covid-19 testing swab in 10 days at 10% cost of China MD Bureau17 May 2020 11:00 AM ISTThe ball was set rolling 10 days back for the indigenous project for nasal and throat swabs when Ravi Kapoor, Secretary, Textiles contacted J&J and...
Delhi: COVID-dedicated now at Batra, Cygnus Orthocare Hospital MD Bureau17 May 2020 10:45 AM ISTThe 12 COVID-dedicated hospitals in Delhi functional as of date are housing 1,758 patients.
Biocon net down 42% quarterly, 17% yearly MD Bureau15 May 2020 8:45 PM ISTBengaluru, May 15 (IANS) Leading biotechnology firm Biocon reported Rs 123 crore consolidated net profit for the fourth quarter (Q4) of fiscal...
Life as Quarantined Patient: COVID-19 survivor doctor highlights her isolation experience MD Bureau13 May 2020 12:22 PM ISTChandigarh: A doctor on Tuesday spoke of her "seclusion" experience having survived COVID-19 and was discharged from the Postgraduate Institute...
Odisha: Four AIIMS Bhubaneshwar doctors, 2 staff sent to quarantine after truck driver tests positive MD Bureau12 May 2020 9:30 AM ISTBhubaneswar: Four doctors and two attendants of All India Institute of Medical Sciences in Bhubaneswar have been asked to undergo quarantine...
Health Ministry denies any religion-based mapping of Covid-19, calls allegations Baseless MD Bureau12 May 2020 9:15 AM ISTNew Delhi: Covid-19 spreads through not following dos and don'ts and neglecting precautions, not religion or region, the Union Health Ministry said on...
Health Ministry updates discharge policy for Coronavirus Patients; releases FAQs MD Bureau11 May 2020 12:26 PM ISTAs per the latest revised discharge policy, there is no need for testing prior to discharge, all presymptomatic/very mild/mild confirmed cases of...
All Private clinics, nursing homes, labs must be open; All staff must be on duty: Home Ministry orders states MD Bureau11 May 2020 11:48 AM IST"The functioning of these medical facilities, which supplement the regular medical infrastructure , and relieve the burden on hospitals, is also...
ICMR gets National Ethics Committee nod for COVID-19 plasma therapy MD Bureau9 May 2020 10:30 AM ISTNew Delhi: The Union Ministry for Health and Family Welfare on Friday said that the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has got approval...
With 3320 cases reported in a day, India inches towards 60,000 COVID-19 cases MD Bureau9 May 2020 9:27 AM ISTOf the total, 39,834 are active cases, 17,846 people have recovered, and 1,981 people have succumbed to the disease.
Coronavirus Testing: Mylab ramps up production capacity to 2 lakh tests per day MD Bureau8 May 2020 9:45 AM ISTPune: Mylab Discovery Solutions has completed expansion of its production capacity to manufacture COVID-19 RT-PCR tests. As per the production...
