Covid surge spurs self-testing, and it could mask the real number of casesThe demand for self-testing kits has increased by 15% in India due to a sudden surge in Covid-19 cases, according to Hasmukh Rawal of Mylab...
15 Apr, 2023, 12.33 AM IST
Concerned over people not reporting COVID-19 cases found through self-testing kits, Maha govt instructs authoritiesDr Pradeep Vyas, additional chief secretary of the state public health department, gave these directions to all the municipal and divisiona...
13 Jan, 2022, 05.14 PM IST
Assam issues seven-day discharge protocol for home isolation patientsIssuing a Standard Operating Protocol (SOP) for home isolation on Saturday, the Assam Health and Family Welfare Department said the country...
09 Jan, 2022, 12.43 PM IST
"A hurricane:" Virus storm sends test-makers into overdriveAt NG Biotech, production lines are humming, spitting out freshly packaged tests every second or so. The French start-up is recruiting more...
07 Jan, 2022, 06.20 PM IST
Precautionary dose for Indians will be same as previous shotThe Centre decided to go for a homologous dose at a time when it said Omicron is the primary strain in India's cities, which are witnessing...
06 Jan, 2022, 06.04 AM IST
Surging Omicron: Delhi govt roping NGO’s to strengthen health facilitiesDelhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal had yesterday announced that since Omicron infection does not require hospitalisation in most cases, t...
24 Dec, 2021, 06.00 PM IST
Made preparations to deal with up to 1 lakh cases daily: Kejriwal amid Omicron scareIn view of the rising Covid cases and Omicron threat, the Delhi government will increase daily test capacity to three lakh and strengthen h...
23 Dec, 2021, 04.48 PM IST
Meril receives nod from ICMR for its indigenous COVID-19 self-test kitThe company's indigenous home-use rapid antigen test kits 'CoviFind' will expand access to Covid-19 testing, while also helping the nation ...
10 Jun, 2021, 04.59 PM IST
Centre provided Rs 204 crore to Himachal Pradesh to tackle COVID-19, says BJP spokespersonHis remarks come hours after Shimla rural Congress MLA Vikramaditya Singh asked the Himachal Pradesh government to issue a "white paper" re...
31 May, 2021, 05.59 PM IST
Ambulance, kits, Asha workers to fight Covid in North East and ‘tribal’ statesThe states have started ramping up health infrastructure and setting up makeshift health facilities for isolation and treatment at communit...
18 May, 2021, 08.23 AM IST
Delhi CM directs authorities to further strengthen home-isolation system for COVID patientsIn September last year, Health Minister Satyendar Jain had said the policy had proved to be a "game-changer" in taming the surge in June, a...
04 May, 2021, 09.09 AM IST
Telangana to conduct 40,000 coronavirus tests daily, keep beds ready all over stateThe Cabinet also decided to act stringently against private hospitals, which were indulging in irregularities while giving treatment to the...
06 Aug, 2020, 12.29 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
Delhi government to give pulse oximeters to those in home isolation: CM KejriwalAddressing an online media briefing, Kejriwal said India is currently fighting two wars against China -- one against the virus that has com...
22 Jun, 2020, 03.52 PM IST
Private hospitals roll out home care plans for mild Covid patientsThe home care service includes an advanced monitoring package, under which Max provides three visits by a nurse — on boarding and on the 7t...
09 Jun, 2020, 07.34 AM IST
Tamil Nadu reports 50 new Covid-19 cases and one death"A 57 year old female passed away today morning," Tamil Nadu Health Secretary Beela Rajesh said while addressing the media on Monday. "She ...
06 Apr, 2020, 10.28 PM IST
'New portable COVID-19 test can give results in 50 minutes'The new molecular test could be used to process 16 samples at a time -- or up to 384 samples if using a lab-based detection machine. The ki...
26 Mar, 2020, 10.55 AM IST