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“We have around 1,000 ICU beds available in Delhi” says Health Minister Satyendar Jain
Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain on Monday said that Delhi has around 1000 ICU beds available currently as around 1,500 non-ICU beds and more than 500 ICU beds were added over the last few days.
FELUDA: Everything you need to know about India’s first low cost COVID-19 test
The name of the testing kit “Feluda” is based on a fictional detective created by the late Satyajit Ray.
Sankat Mochan Temple of Varanasi reopens after 6 months
After a long wait, Varanasi’s Sankat Mochan temple has reopened on Sunday for devotees.
$13,000 fines to be imposed for breaking self-isolation laws in England
As the second wave of COVID-19 is sweeping through England, the government has decided to impose fines of upto 10,000 pounds under the emergency “carrot and stick” plan.
Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister CN Ashwath Narayan tests positive for COVID-19
Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister Dr CN Ashwath Narayan said on Saturday that he has tested positive for COVID-19.
The Rajya Sabha passes The Epidemic Diseases (Amendment) Bill, 2020
The bill was introduced by Union Health Minister Harsha Vardhan
COVID-19: Maharashtra reports 21,656 COVID-19 cases yesterday
Maharashtra and Mumbai delineate new COVID-19 cases on Friday increasing the total figure up to 11 lakh.
450 jobless Indian workers forced to survive in Saudi Arabia due to the COVID-19 crisis
Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the situation of the economy of many countries has worsened. The effect can be seen in Saudi Arabia as well. As there are no jobs 450 Indian workers have no other choice but to beg for survival.
“By mid-next year there’s a possibility of normalcy even if vaccine comes or not” says Dr Sanjay Rai, AIIMS
As per ICMR serosurvey, 6.4 million adults above the age of 18 yrs have been infected in April-May. Dr Rai said that serosurvey only shows the direction of infection while testing shows the actual number of infections.
Union Health Minister answers questions regarding the Pandemic and the Government’s response
The government is trying to bring the mortality rate down to less than 1%: Harsh Vardhan, Union Health Minister
Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu tested negative for COVID-19 within 24 hours of infection
Twenty-four hours after testing positive for COVID-19, Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu tested negative for the virus infection when he underwent a repeat COVID-19 RT-PCR test.
WHO calls on governments to take actions to better protect health workers amid COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic has reminded all of us of the vital role health workers play to relieve suffering and safe lives, said Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General.
Delhi registers highest single-day spike with 4,473 new COVID-19 cases says Delhi Health Minister
Delhi saw a record single-day spike of 4,473 COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, taking the total tally of disease to over 2.3 lakh, while 33 more deaths were reported, according to the Health Department.
Sinovac Biotech Ltd. to test COVID-19 Vaccine on teenagers in China
Chinese vaccine maker Sinovac Biotech is planning to start clinical trials of the experimental COVID-19 vaccine on teenagers and adolescents later this month.