ICMR drops plasma therapy from COVID-19 treatment guidelines

The use of convalescent plasma has been dropped from the recommended treatment guidelines for COVID-19, according to late Monday advisory from the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR). The National Task Force of the ICMR, along with experts from the Health Ministry, periodically updates guidelines on recommended modes of treatment. Registered Doctors anywhere, however, aren’t […]

With 4,329 deaths, India records highest single-day COVID-19 fatalities

As India’s daily spike of coronavirus cases witnesses a dip with only 2,63,533 fresh infections recorded in the last 24 hours, the number of deaths due to COVID-19 continues to remain alarmingly high with 4,329 more fatalities, the highest toll in a single day since the pandemic began. According to the Union Health Ministry, the […]

COVID-19: Assam records highest single-day toll of 92 fatalities

Assam on Monday registered its highest single-day COVID-19 deaths with 92 new fatalities The state also detected 6,394 new cases, which is also the highest on a single day. The fresh cases have been detected out of 91,481 samples tested in the last 24 hours. Of the new cases, 1,100 were detected in Guwahati alone. “Summary of […]

Tripura govt announces ration for poor and needy affected by COVID-19 restrictions

Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Deb on Monday announced that rations for needy and poor people living across Agartala Municipal Corporation areas and within containment zones will be provided at their homes. Deb also said that more than 45,000 doses of vaccines are still available in the state. The Chief Minister urged everyone to maintain all […]

COVID-19: India’s weekly positivity rate drops to 18.17 pc

In an encouraging development, a declining trend in the weekly positivity rate is observed which stands at 18.17 per cent today, said the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Monday. The daily new COVID cases being registered in India was less than 3 lakh after 26 days, the ministry said. According to health ministry […]

Rajnath Singh, Harsh Vardhan release first batch of DRDO’s anti-COVID drug 2-DG

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan on Monday released the first batch of Anti-COVID drug 2-deoxy-D-glucose (2-DG) developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO). The drug has been developed by DRDO’s Institute of Nuclear Medicine and Allied Sciences (INMAS) in collaboration with Dr Reddy’s Laboratories. DRDO Chairman Dr […]

India reports dip in daily COVID-19 cases, over 2.81 lakh fresh cases in last 24 hrs

India’s daily spike of coronavirus cases remained below the 3 lakh mark for the first time in nearly 26 days as only 2,81,386 fresh infections were recorded in the last 24 hours, according to the Union Health Ministry’s data on Monday. On April 22, the country achieved a grim milestone in its fight against the […]

Assam: Fresh curbs, longer curfew hours from May 16

The Assam government to further strengthen the containment of spread of COVID-19 announced stricter guidelines on Saturday imposing a total ban of movement of individuals from 12 noon to 5 am from May 16. However, the order will not be applicable for individuals working in organisations rendering Essential/Emergency Services, Law Enforcement Services and Election work. […]

COVID-19: Overall positivity rate of India at 19.8 pc, says Union Health Ministry

The Union Health Ministry on Saturday informed that the overall positivity rate of India now stands at 19.8 per cent. During a health briefing, Joint Secretary of the Union Health Ministry Lav Agarwal said, “The overall positivity rate of the country, which stood at 21.9 per cent last week, has now fallen to 19.8 per […]