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With 47 new COVID-19 cases in Bihar, tally surges to 4,598
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Patna (Bihar) [India], June 5 (ANI): With 47 new COVID-19 positive cases reported in Bihar on Friday, the tally of people infected with the virus in the state has climbed to 4,598, the state health department said.
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Boney Kapoor and daughters Janhvi, Khushi's quarantine ends, 3 coronavirus
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 5 (ANI): Film producer Boney Kapoor on Friday said three coronavirus-infected members of his household staff have now fully recovered and they have tested negative for the disease. He added that his 14-day home quarantine along with his two daughters has also ended.
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Africa COVID-19 tally exceeds 1.68 lakh cases, toll over 4,700
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], June 5 (Sputnik/ANI): The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Africa has reached 168,464 and at least 4,700 people have died due to the infection, World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Friday.
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COVID-19: Union Health Ministry issues guidelines for safe ENT practice
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 5 (ANI): The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has issued guidelines for safe ENT (Ear, Nose, Throat) medical practice to minimise the spread of COVID-19 infection among ENT doctors, nursing staff, support staff, patients and their attendants.
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Indigenous ELISA kits 92.37% sensitive, 97.9% specific for COVID-19 testin
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India] June 5 (ANI): Indigenous IgG-based ELISA kits for COVID-19 testing have been found to be sensitive and specific for the detection of coronavirus infection in human serum samples.
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One death, four more COVID-19 cases among Maharashtra Police personnel
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], June 5 (ANI): Four more Maharashtra Police personnel have tested positive for coronavirus, and one policeman has died due to the infection in the last 24 hours, according to an official statement on Friday.
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Authors retract Lancet study on HCQ drug over unavailability of full data
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], June 5 (ANI): Three authors involved in a Lancet article that drew scrutiny over the trial of the antimalarial drug-- hydroxychloroquine-- for curing patients infected with COVID-19 said they retracted items related to it over unavailability of full data set behind the
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Maharashtra police COVID-19 tally surges to 2,557, death toll at 30
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], June 4 (ANI): The tally of confirmed police personnel infected with coronavirus in Maharashtra has surged to 2,557, while 30 have succumbed to the infection.
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Race for COVID vaccine takes on political dimensions to echo technological
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], June 4 (ANI): The race among countries to develop a safe and effective vaccine that could fight the novel coronavirus infection has taken on political dimensions to echo technological dominance, whereby the winning nation could get a jump-start on protecting its citize
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Odisha Govt asks Collector, SPs to focus on community surveillance for bet
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], June 4 (ANI): The Odisha government has asked all Collectors and Superintendents of Police (SP) to focus on community surveillance and community monitoring for better management of COVID-19.
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Possibility of imposing lockdown on house of COVID-19 patient than sealing
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Udupi (Karnataka) [India], June 4 (ANI): Karnataka Medical Education Minister Dr K Sudhakhar on Wednesday said that he will take up an issue before a high-powered committee on COVID-19 to find out the possibility of imposing lockdown on a particular house of the person infected with the viru
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Eight new COVID-19 cases in HP, tally at 357
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India], June 3 (ANI): With eight new cases detected positive for COVID-19 in Himachal Pradesh on Wednesday, the state tally of people infected with the virus has surged to 357, said the health department.
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