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Karnataka coronavirus update: State gets its first mobile testing labs

Karnataka's Medical Education Minister Dr K Sudhakar inaugurated state's first ICMR-approved mobile COVID-19 testing labs

Glenmark to launch higher strength of FabiFlu to manage Covid-19 dosage

The higher strength will improve compliance for patients by effectively reducing the number of tablets required per day

What does the huge coronavirus testing undercount in the US mean

Testing is the foundation of a modern public health approach to controlling this virus

What it takes to be a senior citizen in India during coronavirus epidemic

Ongoing pandemic has left more of them lonely and feeling vulnerable considering they are wary of stepping out

Fighting Covid-19: How, when, and why should you clean your cloth mask?

Cloth masks should be cleaned after each use. Importantly, if your mask gets wet, moist or visibly dirty, it's time to take it off, put on a new one and wash the old one

More businesses to re-open even as coronavirus cases near 2 million-mark

India is one of the world's hardest-hit countries, with nearly 40,000 people dead of COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus

World Coronavirus Dispatch: Global death toll surges past 700,000

Virgin Australia to cut third of staff, Switzerland nears deal to get Moderna vaccine, BM's first quarterly loss since 2009 financial crisis and other pandemic-related news across the globe

Arunachal Pradesh coronavirus update: 32 fresh Covid-19 cases reported

Arunachal Pradesh reported 32 fresh COVID-19 cases including 13 security personnel, taking the northeastern state's tally to 1,790

Covid-19 tally in Telangana breaches 70,000 mark with 2,012 cases

Telangana's COVID-19 tally breached the 70,000 mark on Wednesday, with 2,012 more people testing positive for the virus

Zydus Cadila to begin phase II Covid-19 vaccine clinical trials from Aug 6

Zydus Cadila Chairman Pankaj R Patel said the phase I dosing to establish the safety of ZyCoV-D is an important milestone

Unlock 3: Gyms gear up to open doors with oximeters, temperature guns

Thousands of gyms and bigger chains will welcome customers to fitness in the Covid era on Wednesday though outlets in states where lockdown rules have not been relaxed will continue to be closed

Sero survey for Covid-19 in Delhi extended for 2 more days: Satyendar Jain

Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain said that the government will have to extend the serological survey for COVID-19 in the national capital by two more days due to Eid and Rakshabandhan holidays

Release data on registered deaths to understand mortality impact of vius

200 researchers, epidemiologists and public health professionals from India and abroad have urged government to release data on registered deaths to understand the mortality impact of the COVID-19

India 'flying blind', needs better data collection to control Covid-19

Officially India's death rate is nearly 20 times lower than the US, even though it has the world's fastest growing epidemic and the third highest number of total cases

'Asiatic cholera': Disease names revealed colonial India's racism

There were many different choleras, each suiting disparate political interests and corresponding to particular communities affected by the disease at that time.

Impose lockdown in an area if coronavirus cases rises: Rajasthan CM Gehlot

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot asked district collectors to clamp a lockdown in an area if the number of coronavirus cases is on the rise there

Odisha update: Govt allows private labs to conduct coronavirus tests

In a bid to augment the testing facilities, Odisha government on Saturday allowed private hospitals, nursing homes and laboratories to conduct COVID-19 tests through Rapid Antigen and RT-PCR methods, a notification issued by the health and family welfare department said. The department issued a separate set of guidelines for conducting sample tests both under Rapid Antigen and RT-PCR. The private health establishments have to abide by the ICMR norms. The sample test results should first be informed to the state authorities before being released to the person whose test was conducted, the notification said. For Rapid Antigen tests, the private bodies can charge a maximum of Rs 450 while the price for RT-PCR tests is fixed at Rs 2,200 per test. The nursing homes, hospitals and laboratories should be mandatorily registered under the Odisha Clinical Establishment (control & regulation) Act, 1990. The manpower to be deployed for the purpose must be trained properly in ...

Bihar coronavirus update: State reports 2,502 new cases in 24 hours

With 2,502 new Covid-19 cases reported in Bihar in the last 24 hours, the tally of coronavirus stands at 54,508

USA coronavirus update: Florida reaches 7,000 deaths from Covid-19

Florida health officials have reported 179 new deaths from the coronavirus, bringing the state's total to more than 7,000

Chandigarh coronavirus update: 193 new cases, 1 death; count at 9,385

Chhattisgarh reported 193 Covid-19 cases taking the state's count to 9,385, while the death toll climbed to 55 after an elderly woman succumbed to the infection