Covid-19

Maharashtra reduced cost of RT-PCR Test in the state

Representative Image MUMBAI: The Government of Maharashtra has reduced the cost of testing for coronavirus infection using the RT-PCR test…

4 years ago

Ban on public gatherings can reduce COVID transmission by 24%

Representative Image NEW DELHI: A new study published in the journal The Lancet states that banning public events can help…

4 years ago

American public can avoid 130,000 casualties by using face masks

Representative Image WASHINGTON DC: A new study published in the journal Nature Medicine asserted that widespread mask use could prevent…

4 years ago

Cold storage for mass vaccination bigger challenge in COVID struggle

Representative Image NEW DELHI: From factory to a syringe, coronavirus vaccine would need non-stop sterile refrigeration to stay potent and…

4 years ago

WHO chief contraindicates vaccine nationalism

WHO chief contraindicates vaccine nationalism NEW DELHI: As the number of COVID-19 cases continue to rise, Dr Tedros Adhanom, Director-General…

4 years ago

Some countries to face tougher times fighting COVID-19: WHO

NEW DELHI: Dr Tedros Adhanom, Director-General of World Health Organisation, on Friday, October 23, said that the world is at…

4 years ago

ICMR approves IIT Kharagpur’s COVID-19 testing method COVIRAP

Representative Image NEW DELHI: The Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur (IIT-Kh), has created an inexpensive, handy unit for quick diagnostics…

4 years ago

Volunteer part of trials for AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine dies

Representative Image NEW DELHI: Agencia Nacional de Vigilancia Sanitaria (ANVISA), the Brazilian Health Surveillance Agency, on Wednesday, October 21, said…

4 years ago

Masks block coronavirus transmission, but not completely: Researchers

Representative Image TOKYO: Scientists at the University of Tokyo have shown that though masks can provide protection against airborne coronavirus…

4 years ago

Experts say surge in COVID-19 cases is gripping USA

Representative Image NEW DELHI: Doctors expect that the next few months are going to be the worst period yet in…

4 years ago