Ranchi (Jharkhand) [India], Aug 20 (ANI): Jharkhand government will start a Special Rapid Antigen Testing Drive (SRATD) in all districts of the state to identify coronavirus patients, according to the state Directorate of Information and Public Relations.
New Delhi [India], Aug 19 (ANI): The Subject Expert Committee (SEC) at the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) has recommended that the country's top drug regulator grant permission for phase 3 clinical trial using Thymosin @-1 injection 1.6 mg on moderate to severe COVID-19
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], Aug 19 (ANI): Dr Reddy's Laboratories on Wednesday announced the launch of Avigan (Favipiravir) 200 mg tablets in India for treatment of patients with mild to moderate COVID-19 disease.
Washington D.C. [USA], August 19 (ANI): Researchers studying tissue removed from patients' noses during surgery believe they may have discovered the reason why so many people with COVID-19 lose their sense of smell, even when they have no other symptoms.
Warangal (Telangana) [India], Aug 19 (ANI): Telangana Health Minister Etela Rajender said that the MGM Hospital in Warangal is being developed on the lines of Gandhi Hospital in Hyderabad to offer better treatment to COVID-19 patients, according to Chief Minister's Office (CMO).
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], Aug 18 (ANI): Kerala has reported 1,758 new active cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday while 1,365 patients under treatment in the State have recovered from the disease, Health Minister KK Shailaja said on Tuesday.
New Delhi [India], Aug 18 (ANI): There is a newer dimension emerging from the coronavirus disease in recovered COVID-19 patients that they tend to suffer from other health complications, stated a senior health ministry official.
New Delhi [India], Aug 18 (ANI): Around 25 per cent patients of total coronavirus cases are in hospital or in home isolation, Union Health Ministry said on Tuesday.
Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India] Aug 18 (ANI/NewsVoir): Three government-run hospitals in Gujarat have adopted the latest LiFi (Light Fidelity) technology to treat COVID-19 patients and the results have been very impressive.
Alappuzha (Kerala) [India], Aug 18 (ANI): Kerala Water Transport Department has converted rescue boats into ambulances for taking coronavirus patients residing in areas cut-off from the mainland.
Kathmandu [Nepal], Aug 18 (ANI): Nepal has been relying on the Indian market for life-saving Remdesivir drug, which is being used for the treatment of COVID-19 patients across the world.
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], Aug 18 (ANI): As many as 1,682 COVID-19 positive cases and eight deaths were reported in Telangana on August 17 (Monday), taking the total number of cases to 93,937 in the state, informed Director of Public Health and Family Welfare, Telangana.