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Covid test should track viral load too, says new ICMR studySubscriber Only
June 03, 2020 04:20 IST
Viral load refers to the quantity of a virus in an organism and is a reflection of how quickly the virus is replicating.
Wed, Jun 03, 2020
As pandemic spreads, ICMR studies seek to understand its stigmaSubscriber Only
June 02, 2020 01:28 IST
One study, slated to begin next week, will explore the mental health of healthcare workers and other personnel who manage Covid-19 patients across 10 centres.
Tue, Jun 02, 2020
High HCQ dosage linked to lower Covid infections in healthcare workers: ICMRSubscriber Only
June 01, 2020 02:07 IST
Drawing from a government database of about 1,000 healthcare workers (HCW) who have tested positive for the infection, the study also found that there was no significant association between HCQ and adverse drug reactions.
Mon, Jun 01, 2020
ICMR scientist tests positive in Delhi, building to be sanitisedSubscriber Only
June 01, 2020 02:04 IST
Only essential staff, involved with Covid-19-related work, will be going into the building on Monday.
Mon, Jun 01, 2020
Track surge: 40 per cent Shramik trains late, average delay 8 hoursSubscriber Only
May 31, 2020 04:32 IST
The delayed trains were mostly bound for Bihar and Uttar Pradesh and other Eastern India states. The 78 trains that that were a day or more late were mostly from Maharashtra (36) and Gujarat (17).
Sun, May 31, 2020
ICMR advocates antibody tests to check outbreak extentSubscriber Only
May 31, 2020 03:30 IST
This comes a day after a new research paper published by ICMR, the country's apex institution in biomedical research, signalled rising coronavirus positivity in patients hospitalised for severe acute respiratory illness (SARI), and has called for more population-based studies.
Sun, May 31, 2020
India sees rises in hacking attempts by disguising as WHO, Google saysSubscriber Only
May 29, 2020 12:38 IST
Even within India, Google has found that between 50 and 100 users in India were targeted by state-backing phishing attempts in April, a new report states.
Fri, May 29, 2020
‘Unassigned’ coronavirus cases near 3,000, rise as curbs on movement liftedSubscriber Only
May 27, 2020 02:07 IST
Cases in the unassigned category make up 2 per cent of the country's 1,45,380 cases of coronavirus infection as of Tuesday, and could potentially skew the case curves of several states
Wed, May 27, 2020
Centre shifts stance, releases source code for Aarogya Setu appSubscriber Only
May 27, 2020 01:36 IST
The release of the app’s Android source code (which 98 per cent of the 115 million Aarogya Setu users use) comes nearly two months after the app was released on April 2.
Wed, May 27, 2020
Early genome sequencing in India shows dominant Covid-19 strain matches global patternsSubscriber Only
May 25, 2020 15:57 IST
This subtype, called A2a, also shows a larger prevalence across the globe — crucial information for vaccine development and disease monitoring from Calcutta’s National Institute of Biomedical Genomics (NIBG).
Tue, May 26, 2020
Covid wake-up call: Health infrastructure only 1 per cent of Smart City projectsSubscriber Only
May 25, 2020 03:37 IST
These 69 projects, located in 55 of the 100 smart cities being developed, will cost an estimated Rs 2112.06 crore — about 1 per cent of the total Mission investment of Rs 205,018 crore.
Mon, May 25, 2020
Glaring gaps in number of testing labs marks next Covid challengeSubscriber Only
May 24, 2020 04:33 IST
Over two-thirds of the 630 districts — nationwide there are 736 districts — that have at least one case, have no Covid lab within their boundaries.
Sun, May 24, 2020
Over a month, Covid hits more districts, most in Bihar and UPSubscriber Only
May 22, 2020 03:16 IST
Uttar Pradesh and Bihar do not exhibit such concentration in few cities. Indeed, they haven’t contained even 30 per cent of their cases in the top three districts. Half the cases in the two states are spread across their top nine districts.
Fri, May 22, 2020
TB vaccine as anti-Covid candidate: what ICMR will study in BCG trialSubscriber Only
May 20, 2020 04:35 IST
India, like many other Asian, African, and Latin American countries, has a current national BCG vaccination policy for all at birth.
Wed, May 20, 2020
Testing umbrella to now cover migrants, those in hospitals with symptomsSubscriber Only
May 19, 2020 05:08 IST
The ICMR has specified that “no emergency procedure (including deliveries) should be delayed for lack of test.” If a patient fits the testing criteria, his/ her test can be done simultaneously with the emergency procedure.
Tue, May 19, 2020
Most Shramik trains from Red zones, isolating migrants is new challengeSubscriber Only
May 18, 2020 04:32 IST
Of the destination stations, most fall in states like Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand, Odisha, Madhya Pradesh and West Bengal. As many as 295 are in Green Zones, 223 are in hotspots while 482 are in Orange zones.
Mon, May 18, 2020
‘100% coverage’ to ‘best effort basis’: Centre climbs down on Aarogya SetuSubscriber Only
May 17, 2020 20:49 IST
The May 17 MHA order on the downloading of Aarogya Setu is a step back from its May 1 directive, which made the app compulsory for both private and public sector employees.
Mon, May 18, 2020
Three-fourth of planned surgeries could be cancelled, put off: studySubscriber Only
May 16, 2020 05:26 IST
"The risks of exposing patients to perioperative SARS-CoV-2 infection by performing surgery during outbreaks are high, but must be weighed against the risks of protracted treatment delays," the study states.
Sat, May 16, 2020
Top neuro depts raise alarm over sharp fall in stroke reporting, blame corona fearSubscriber Only
May 15, 2020 02:20 IST
The survey cautions that a lack of “stroke risk control” during the pandemic may “eventually” lead to increased stroke-related mortality “across the country” in the coming days.
Fri, May 15, 2020
Covid-19: ICMR clears first batch of key ELISA antibody testing kits made in IndiaSubscriber Only
May 15, 2020 02:03 IST
The coronavirus test kits, called “COVID KAVACH ELISA”, was developed at the National Institute of Virology, Pune, by isolating the virus from patients in India earlier this week.
Fri, May 15, 2020
Norms eased in Lockdown 2.0, but people stayed away from workplaces: Google dataSubscriber Only
May 14, 2020 01:40 IST
The data shows that of the hotspot states, Delhi has had the most consistent and substantial reductions in movement of people across all categories, while Tamil Nadu saw an increase in mobility across categories (sometimes at a faster pace than the rest of the country) in the first days of the third phase (May 4 to 7).
Thu, May 14, 2020
Virus spread slowing, key reproduction number 1.29 until May 10Subscriber Only
May 13, 2020 04:52 IST
The transmission rate is driven mostly by outbreaks in a few states, while most states saw contained growth. At the beginning of lockdown, the R-naught (indicating the initial transmission rate) for March 27-April 6 was 1.83.
Wed, May 13, 2020
ICMR starts household survey to gauge prevalence of coronavirusSubscriber Only
May 13, 2020 01:43 IST
This new research comes on the heels of another facility-level pooled testing of all districts of the country.
Wed, May 13, 2020
Govt emergency requests to Facebook for user data more than double in 2019Subscriber Only
May 13, 2020 00:56 IST
The govt made 3,369 emergency requests to Facebook in 2019, compared to 1,478 requests in 2018 and 470 requests in 2017.
Wed, May 13, 2020
Aarogya data only for health needs, to be deleted in 180 daysSubscriber Only
May 12, 2020 04:45 IST
The protocol, developed and released by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), reads: “NIC shall collect only such response data as is necessary and proportionate to formulate or implement appropriate health responses."
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