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Sifting through Covid stats

Is the fight against the virus getting tougher? Do we have the infrastructure to handle a spike in the hinterlands? And what about testing facilities?

India coronavirus dispatch: Why some Covid-19 patients lose sense of smell

From recovery of supply chains, to working from home after lockdown, and what happens if a co-passenger on a flight tests positive for Covid-19 - read these and more in today's India dispatch

Harsh Vardhan set to be WHO Executive Board chairman, say officials

Vardhan would succeed Dr Hiroki Nakatani of Japan, currently the Chairman of the 34-member WHO Executive Board

Lockdown saved 37,000-78,000 lives; doubling rate at 13.3 days: Govt

There has been an increase of 148 deaths and 6,088 cases since Thursday 8 am, according to the Health Ministry

Health Minister Harsh Vardhan takes charge as WHO Executive Board chairman

The main functions of the Board are to implement the decisions and policies of the Health Assembly and facilitate its work

Harsh Vardhan: Born lucky?

Being a doctor and also a health administrator, Covid-19 has propelled him into a place in the sun that he could only have hoped for

India inches closer to China in Covid-19 cases, tally reaches 78,003

According to the health ministry data, India added 3,722 new cases in a day, taking the tally to 78,003 as of Thursday morning. As many as 26,235 patients have been cured.

Cadila to make India's first indigenous antibody test kit: Health Minister

The anti-SARS-Cov-2 human lgG ELISA kit has the advantage of testing 90 samples together in a single run of 2.5 hours

Covid-19 testing capacity scaled up to 95,000 per day: Harsh Vardhan

Vardhan also flagged the large prevalence of non-smoking tobacco usage in some of the states and the problem of spitting in public places.

Coronavirus blessing in disguise for hygiene, under control: Harsh Vardhan

On Tuesday, the number of positive cases shot up to 46,433 from the 42,836 the day before, a sharp rise of 3,597 cases

More steeps needed to control coronavirus pandemic in Delhi: Harsh Vardhan

'The fight against it needs to be taken more seriously here,' Union Health Minister said

Health minister Dr Harsh Vardhan launches multimedia guide 'COVID Katha'

DST's efforts have helped India attain 3rd position globally after China and the US in terms of the number of publications in science citation index journals, says the health minister

India to increase testing capacity to 100,000 per day soon: Harsh Vardhan

As on Wednesday, India had conducted a total of 770,764 tests

No evidence to back plasma therapy as Covid-19 treatment: Health ministry

The Indian Council of Medical Research is conducting a national study to study the efficacy of this therapy

Covid-19: Harsh Vardhan reviews preparedness of top 10 medical institutes

The minister said that the government has instructed the AIIMS to act proactively and remove the stigma around Covid-19 patients.

Hotspot districts moving towards being non-hotspot districts: Vardhan

On April 15, the health ministry declared 170 districts as COVID-19 hotspots and 207 districts as non-hotspots

Covid-19: Centre approves pool testing, plasma therapy for Maharashtra

The release further said that the State also suggested the re-use of the personal protection equipment (PPE) kits by disinfecting it.

Coronavirus mortality rate at 3%, recovery over 20%, says Harsh Vardhan

On the issue of rapid antibody tests, he said the results of the test vary from place to place and "it can't be relied upon"

Up to Rs 5 lakh fine, 7-yr jail term for attacking Covid-19 health workers

The move comes in the wake of reports of assaults on healthcare workers at some places in the country, including in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, and Karnataka.

Govt promotes blood donation amid Covid-19 lockdown, issues guidelines

All the blood donors will be given passes for smooth movement during the lockdown