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Coronavirus drug by UK-based company shows 'positive results' in clinical
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
London [UK], July 20 (ANI): The preliminary results of the trial of a new treatment for COVID-19 "greatly reduced" the number of hospitalised COVID-19 patients requiring intensive care, said the company that developed it.
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Asymptomatic COVID-19 patients organise flash mob in Bellary
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Bellary (Karnataka) [India], July 20 (ANI): Asymptomatic coronavirus patients organised a flash mob at a COVID-19 care centre in the Ballari district of Karnataka here on Sunday.
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COVID-19: AIIMS Delhi's 'e-ICU' video consultation program gains traction
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 20 (ANI): The e-ICU video-consultation program, initiated by the All India Institute of Medical Science (AIIMS) in New Delhi to hold case-management discussions with doctors dealing with COVID-19 patients across the country, is gaining traction and has covered 43 big
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COVID-19 signboards outside infected families' houses leading to 'discrimi
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], July 20 (ANI): Janata Dal (Secular) leader HD Kumaraswamy has urged the Karnataka government to stop putting warning signboards in front of COVID-19 patients' houses alleging that they are leading to "social discrimination and untouchability" in the present tim
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Andhra minister visits Nellore hospital to assess COVID facilities
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Nellore (Andhra Pradesh) [India], July 20 (ANI): Andhra Pradesh irrigation minister P Anil Kumar visited the Nellore Government General Hospital (GGH) on Sunday to inquire about facilities made for COVID-19 patients.
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COVID-19 patient dies on road in Andhra's Guntur, body left on road for ov
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Guntur (Andhra Pradesh) [India], July 19 (ANI): A body of a COVID-19 positive patient was found on a road in the Sattenapalli town of Guntur district where he died while waiting for more than an hour for an autorickshaw to take him to the hospital on Sunday.
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DCGI seeks clarification from Glenmark on its anti-viral favipiravir for u
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 19 (ANI): The Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) has asked for a clarification from Glenmark Pharmaceuticals regarding its alleged "false claims" on the utilisation of anti-viral FabiFlu (favipiravir) on COVID-19 patients with comorbidities.
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Maharashtra: 7 arrested for black-marketing of Remdesivir in Mumbai, 13 vi
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], July 19 (ANI): The Mumbai Crime Branch on Sunday said that seven people were arrested for alleged involvement in the black-marketing of Remdisvir, the drug being used for the treatment of hospitalised COVID-19 patients.
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Study reveals obesity and metabolic syndrome are risk factors for severe i
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Washington D.C. [USA], July 19 (ANI): Metabolic syndrome increases the risk of severe disease from a viral infection, according to a review of the literature performed by a team of researchers from St. Jude Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences and the University of Tennessee Health Science
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Brazil hospitals struggling to deal with influx of COVID 19 patients
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Rio de Janeiro [Brazil], July 19(ANI): With the coronavirus cases crossing two million mark in the world's second-worst hit nation by the pandemic, the Brazilian hospitals are struggling to deal with the influx of COVID 19 patients.
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COVID-19 patients singing songs at isolation centre in Hubli to keep spiri
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Hubli (Karnataka) [India], July 19 (ANI): To prevent depression and other mental health issues, many coronavirus patients staying at an isolation centre at BCM hostel in Hubli on Saturday were heard singing morale-boosting songs.
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Odisha: NDRF, Fire Services Personnel to donate plasma for treatment of se
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], July 19 (ANI): The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and Odisha Fire Services personnel, who have recovered from COVID-19, have volunteered to donate Plasma for the treatment of serious patients fighting with the virus in the state, officials said on Sa
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