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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 […]

Clinical trials indicate India’s vaccines will be effective against Covid-19 variants: ICMR

2:23 pm February 19, 2021

Thiruvananthapuram: Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) Director General Dr Balram Bhargava has said interim results of the ongoing clinical trials indicated that the indigenous Covid-19 vaccines would be effective against the mutated virus strains reported from the United Kingdom, South Africa, and Brazil. A paper on Covaxin’s neutralization potential against the UK strain has […]

COVID-19 caseload in India climbs to over 93.5 lakh

12:03 pm November 28, 2020

New Delhi: India’s COVID-19 tally of cases climbed to 93.51 lakh with 41,322 new infections being reported in a day, while 87,59,969 people have recovered so far pushing the national recovery rate to 93.68 per cent, according to the Union health ministry data updated on Saturday. The total coronavirus cases increased to 93,51,109 and the […]

46,232 new COVID-19 cases in India, tally reaches 90.50 lakh; death toll mounts to 1,32,726

11:15 am November 21, 2020

New Delhi: India’s COVID-19 caseload rose to 90.50 lakh, while the number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to over 84.78 lakh pushing the national recovery rate to 93.67 per cent, according to the Union Health Ministry data on Saturday. The total coronavirus cases mounted to 90,50,597 with 46,232 infections being reported […]

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