Doctors flag concerns over ICMR's new Covid testing rulesStating that this is risky for doctors, Sahajanand Prasad Singh, president of the Indian Medical Association (IMA), told ET that they will ...
13 Jan, 2022, 12.09 PM IST
Asymptomatic Covid patients may develop breathing issues, high BP 30 days after diagnosisMost long Covid conditions were associated more with females than males.
17 Jun, 2021, 05.07 PM IST
Coronavirus may deplete testosterone levels, and men can experience 'loss of libido'Low testosterone levels could be a cause for poor prognosis following a positive test for the virus.
01 Oct, 2020, 05.34 PM IST
Buy pulse oximeter, sign undertaking for home isolation, says UP governmentThe guidelines also say that such a patient will have to procure a kit including a pulse oximeter, thermometer, mask, gloves, sodium soluti...
20 Jul, 2020, 09.07 PM IST
Bihar orders home isolation for asymptomatic Covid patients, UP orders for SOP to be preparedBihar as of Sunday had 9,602 active cases while UP has almost the double number of active cases at 18,256, with UP reporting its highest nu...
19 Jul, 2020, 11.36 PM IST
Hygiene, food issues at Covid hospitals: Minister warns heads of government hospitals in KarnatakaThere can be no compromise in the treatment of COVID-19 patients. It must be ensured that these kinds of complaints won't be repeated. Dire...
23 Jun, 2020, 09.33 PM IST
Lt Governor's 5-day mandatory quarantine order done away with: AAP govt to Delhi HCThe petition had challenged Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal's June 19 order for a five-day institutional quarantine for all asymptomatic CO...
23 Jun, 2020, 01.48 PM IST
Follow LG order on COVID-19 testing scrupulously, HC tells AAP govtThe Delhi High Court Monday said it was not going to further monitor the matter in view of the Delhi government status report which said th...
22 Jun, 2020, 03.21 PM IST
UP seeks Centre’s nod for compulsory hospitalisationYogi Adityanath told Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday during the PM-CMs’ conference that necessary discipline was not possible in ...
19 Jun, 2020, 09.24 AM IST
UP seeks Centre's nod for compulsory hospitalisation for asymptomatic Covid patientsAs per central guidelines, asymptomatic Covid-19 patients can be quarantined at home if they have the requisite facilities at their residen...
19 Jun, 2020, 09.18 AM IST
All mild, asymptomatic patients to be discharged within 24 hours: Delhi government to hospitalsIt said, as per the guidelines issued by the government and the Delhi Heath Department earlier, asymptomatic and mild symptoms cases do not...
06 Jun, 2020, 04.23 PM IST
Covid cases up in some Karnataka districts, but government positiveThe comforting factor, though, is a majority of these patients are asymptomatic, leading to fast recovery and very few deaths. About 96 per...
04 Jun, 2020, 11.11 AM IST
No tests for asymptomatic persons in Delhi nowICMR guidelines earlier said: “Asymptomatic direct and high risk contacts of a confirmed case to be tested once between day 5 and day 10 of...
04 Jun, 2020, 10.22 AM IST
Maharashtra issues directives to hospitals as Covid-19 cases mountThese directives will come into force from 10 am on May 2, 2020 as Maharashtra chief secretary took note of reports of hospitals turning aw...
30 Apr, 2020, 12.45 PM IST
Do not insist on Covid-19 test for patients who need other healthcare services: Centre to private hospitalsICMR guidelines lay down only asymptomatic healthworkers who have been exposed, asymptomatic direct contacts of laboratory confirmed cases ...
28 Apr, 2020, 07.46 PM IST
China reveals 1,541 asymptomatic COVID-19 cases amid concerns of second wave of infectionsIn a surprise announcement on Tuesday, China's National Health Commission (NHC) said it would begin to release the data of asymptomatic pat...
01 Apr, 2020, 02.53 PM IST
China's symptom-free coronavirus carriers raise fears of new wave of infectionsAs the virus continues to wreak havoc across the world, China is close to declaring victory and is already easing travel restrictions. The ...
25 Mar, 2020, 12.06 PM IST