Page 10 - Communicable Diseases

Coronavirus: J&K cases cross 200-mark with 23 fresh detections

There are 197 active cases at present in the union territory

Covid-19 Factoid: Pain and recovery as cases set to cross 1.5 mn mark

Germany, where 40 per cent of all infected persons are recovering, is doing the best by that metric among the five worst-affected nations

Centre okays Rs 15,000 cr fully funded emergency health package for states

The project named 'India COVID-19 Emergency Response and Health System Preparedness Package' will be implemented in three phases

SC asks govt approved, pvt labs to conduct Covid-19 tests for free

The top court issued orders on a PIL seeking a direction to the Centre and authorities to provide free of cost testing facility for Covid-19 to all citizens in the country

Flight curbs will be lifted once Covid-19 is under control, says Puri

India has imposed a 21-day lockdown from March 25 to curb the coronavirus pandemic

Coronavirus: UP govt clamps down upon black marketers, 163 FIRs lodged

Entire stock hoarded by black marketers will be seized; accused cannot engage in trading in future, says UP government official

Covid-19 Factoid: Rapid rise in new cases globally, but S Korea gets a grip

Number of days taken to add 200,000 fresh cases to the global tally as well as the time taken to add 10,000 Covid-19 casualties is rapidly shortening.

Bharat Biotech joins global efforts in developing coronavirus vaccine

CoroFlu will build on the backbone of vaccine firm FluGen's flu vaccine candidate, a self-limiting version of the influenza virus that induces an immune response against the flu.

FinMin releases Rs 17,287 cr to states to fight coronavirus pandemic

This includes Rs 6,195.08 crore on account of 'revenue deficit grant' under 15th Finance Commission recommendations to 14 states

Covid-19 Factoid: Gap between daily new cases and recoveries widening

The world is adding over 70,000 cases everyday while the daily recoveries are still sub-15,000 on an average in the last three days.

Covid-19 Factoid: Over 3,000 dying daily, and three other data trends

The US, Italy and Spain together share almost half the total Covid-19 cases across the globe

Coronavirus: India death toll rises to 38, 1,637 positive cases so far

132 people were either cured or discharged and one had migrated to another country, shows the Health Ministry data

Covid-19 Factoid: France and Iran face similar fight, Germany stands out

Around 20 cases are being registered and at least two people are losing their lives almost every minute due to coronavirus across the globe.

Will heat, humidity slow down coronavirus outbreak? What experts say

All five studies that have come out between March 10 and March 23 have analysed COVID-19's relation with temperature and humidity in China and in other countries with high number of cases

Apollo Hospitals plans 5,000 isolation rooms, Covid-19 treatment on anvil

Four testing labs already in place, 13 more to be set up; full scale testing by March-end

Coronavirus: UP panel to suggest ways to boost economy during lockdown

Another committee to draw roadmap on harvest and procurement of potato and wheat; state police to book offender under NSA for hoarding and black marketing

Delhi to Mumbai: Janata Curfew against coronavirus empties out cities

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has urged citizens to stay indoors from 7am to 9am as a self-imposed lockdown called Janata Curfew against the cornavirus.

How scientists quantify pandemic potential of an outbreak like coronavirus?

Scientists use R0 - the reproduction number - to describe the intensity of an infectious disease outbreak

China coronavirus deaths rise to 1,367, up 254 from previous day

Across mainland China, there were 15,152 new confirmed infections on Wednesday, bringing the total number to 59,805.

China virus death toll reaches 1,110; world warned of 'very grave threat'

Coronavirus is believed to have emerged last year in a market that sells wild animals in Hubei's capital Wuhan, the city at the centre of the outbreak.