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Don't let your guard down thinking Omicron is mild infection, warns AIIMS expertExperts said the Omicron virus is highly infectious and it is going to increase the herd immunity.- IMA raps AIIMS for cutting quarantine period for staffThe Indian Medical Association (IMA) has criticised an order by the All India Institute of Medical Sciences in the capital reducing the qua...
- Faced with staff shortage, AIIMS discontinues contact tracing of exposed healthcare workersThe decisions were taken at a COVID-19 review meeting held under the chairmanship of AIIMS Director Dr Randeep Guleria on Thursday.
- COVID-19: Research on Mumbai doctors find reinfected patients have worse infectionReinfection of Covid-19 has been confirmed using whole genome sequencing in four healthcare workers from Mumbai. All four have a more sever...
- 87k health staff infected with Covid, 573 dead; 74% cases from six statesMore than 87,000 healthcare workers have been infected with Covid-19, with just six states — Maharashtra, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Delhi, Wes...
- Delhi deploys antibody test, but no clarity on price and kitAn owner of a private diagnostic chain, who did not wish to be identified, said, “We have no clarity on the amount of money we can charge. ...
- Delhi pushes antibody tests for unlock 2.0After Maharashtra, the Delhi government has asked all private diagnostic centres and laboratories associated with private hospitals to star...
- Centre revises quarantine period to 1 week for doctors, health workers in COVID-19 facilitiesThe earlier May 15 advisory stated that high risk contacts should be quarantined for 14 days, tested as per ICMR testing protocol, actively...
- Any delay in paying salaries of health workers to be an offence now: GovtUnion health secretary Preeti Sudan in a letter asked chief secretaries of all states and UTs to ensure compliance of the order, “non-compl...
- ICMR comes out with list of antibody detection kits to be used for sero-surveysThe apex health research body has so far approved three batches of 'COVID Kavach ELISA IgG kits' developed by Zydus Cadila Healthcare Ltd, ...
- Macleods' HCQ use for staff raises questionsDrug marker Macleods Pharmaceuticals has decided to put its staff on prophylaxis treatment of hydroxychlroquine (HCQ), even as a debate rag...
- 28 pc of 40,184 COVID-19 cases in India till April 30 asymptomatic: StudyA large proportion of both those tested and those positive were asymptomatic contacts, according to the study by the Indian Council of Medi...
- ICMR clears hydroxychloroquine for wider usage, but with some ridersAccording to the new guidelines — which come with caveats — recommended by the joint monitoring group and the national task force set up by...
- Covid-19: Amid migrant exodus, ICMR revises testing strategyBesides an urgent drive to check migrant workers for flu and fevers, all symptomatic frontline workers involved in containment and mitigati...
- ICMR revises COVID-19 testing strategy, returnees with ILI symptoms will be tested within 7 daysBesides, asymptomatic direct and high-risk contacts of a confirmed case are to be tested once between day five and day 10 of coming in cont...
- Divide among experts may force ICMR to revise HCQ guidelinesWith some microbiologists opposing the use of HCQ for Covid-19, a debate is raging on among members of the task force over continuing with ...
- Private hospitals continue to test asymptomatic patients for Covid-19The ministry of health and family welfare had on April 28 told state governments and private hospitals to follow the rulebook and not insis...
- Not just cough and fever, COVID-19 has neurological and digestive symptomsApart from loss of taste and smell, hallucinations, headaches and dizziness could be Covid's warning signs.
- Covid 19: Private hospitals use ‘other’ clause to test all patientsBefore any procedure, private hospitals are now conducting RT-PCR confirmatory test for Covid-19. Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)...
- Coronavirus: ICMR recommends hydroxychloroquine for high-risk populationThis procedure has been okayed by Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) for "restricted use in emergency situations". The point to note h...
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