Balram Bhargava

India drops plasma therapy from COVID-19 management guidelines

11:46 pm May 17, 2021

New Delhi: The government on Monday revised the clinical guidance for COVID-19 treatment, dropping the off-label use of convalescent plasma as it was found not beneficial in reducing the progression to severe disease or death. The development came following a meeting of the ICMR-National Task Force for COVID-19 last week wherein all members were in favour of […]

Rajasthan records three more Covid deaths, 55 new cases

First patient with S Africa variant of COVID-19 confirmed in Delhi

11:59 pm March 16, 2021

New Delhi: A33-year-old man, currently admitted at LNJP Hospital here, has become the first confirmed case of COVID-19 caused by the South Africa variant of the novel coronavirus in Delhi, sources said on Tuesday. He was brought to the hospital about a week ago, and has been kept isolated in a separate unit, a source said. The LNJP Hospital had […]

Delhi-based Kashmiri scribes, over 25 people from Valley were potential spying targets: Report

Third spike in COVID-19 cases has come now in Delhi: ICMR

10:03 pm November 10, 2020

New Delhi: A third spike in COVID-19 cases has come now in Delhi which is showing more cases than before, with factors like pollution, cold weather and festivals playing a major role in the rise of the infections, the ICMR said on Tuesday. Over the last few days, Delhi has reported a record daily spike […]

One new COVID-19 case in Mizoram, tally at 4,428

People not wearing masks, maintaining social distancing driving COVID-19 pandemic in India: ICMR DG

11:42 pm August 25, 2020

New Delhi: ICMR Director General Balram Bhargava on Tuesday said “irresponsible” people not wearing masks and maintaining social distancing are driving the coronavirus pandemic in India. He also said that the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has embarked on a second national sero survey which shall be completed by the first week of September. Speaking at […]

Decline in COVID-19 positivity rate despite increasing tests exponentially: Govt

7:48 pm August 25, 2020

New Delhi: The Union Health Ministry on Tuesday said though COVID-19 testing has been increased exponentially, there has been a steady decline in the positivity rate and highlighted that the number of active cases of the infection reduced by 6,423 for the first time in a span of 24 hours. The testing for the disease has been […]

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