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Bengaluru hospital given permission to test plasma therapy on COVID-19 pat
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 22 (ANI): The Directorate General of Health Services, Government of India has given permission to HCG Bangalore Institute Of Oncology Specialty to conduct clinical trials on COVID-19 patients using plasma therapy.
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Health Ministry issues guidelines to handle remains of COVID-19 patients
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 22 (ANI): The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) on Tuesday released guidelines for importation of remains of people who died of COVID-19.
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Blood shortage poses additional challenge to doctors amid coronavirus pand
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 22 (ANI): Amid COVID-19 pandemic and nationwide lockdown, India is reporting drastic shortage of blood supplies for needy patients.
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Harsh Vardhan asks Red Cross to motivate recovered COVID-19 patients to do
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 21 (ANI): Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan on Tuesday said that he has asked the Indian Red Cross Society to motivate recovered COVID-19 patients to donate blood so that this blood and plasma can be used to treat critical coronavirus patients.
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Fire breaks out at quarantine centre inside Mumbai's Rippon hotel, most pa
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], April 21 (ANI): A Level-II fire broke out on Tuesday here at Rippon Hotel's lodging room, which was being used as a quarantine centre for COVID-19 patients, Mumbai Fire Brigade said.
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Panchshil Foundation & Force Motors partner to provide PPE kits to Pun
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], April 21 (ANI/PRNewswire): Panchshil Foundation today announced that it has partnered with Force Motors Ltd. to provide vital Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) kits to hospitals handling COVID-19 patients in Pune.
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Kerala HC asks state govt to file report on plea challenging COVID-19 data
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Kochi (Kerala) [India], April 21 (ANI): Kerala High Court on Tuesday asked the state government to file a report on a petition challenging its agreement with US-based company Sprinklr for processing of data related to coronavirus patients.
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COVID-19 recovery percentage stands at 17.48 pc in India, says govt
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 21 (ANI): A total of 3,252 people have been cured of coronavirus in India so far, including 705 patients who were discharged on Monday, taking the recovery percentage to 17.48 per cent, the government informed on Tuesday.
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2 coronavirus patients in Punjab on 'recovery path'
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], April 21 (ANI): Two Covid-19 patients in Punjab are on the 'recovery path,' informed KBS Sidhu, IAS, Special Chief Secretary, Punjab on Tuesday.
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Early referrals by general physicians may help cancer patients survive lon
Updated : 6 years ago IST
London [UK], April 21 (ANI): Early referrals by General Physicians (GP) are likely to increase the lifespan of cancer patients, suggests a new study conducted by the researchers of King's College London and National Institute for Health Research.
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Mumbai company provides drive-thru, contactless COVID-19 test
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], April 21 (ANI): In order to maintain social distancing and protect healthcare workers, Mumbai's Suburban Diagnostics has introduced a COVID-19 drive-thru collection point test where the samples of the patients are collected while they sit inside the car, without
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Delhi: Cancer patients facing hardships as hospitals are busy dealing COVI
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 21 (ANI): At a time when hospitals are busy dealing with the COVID-19 cases, cancer patients are facing immense hardships as their treatment and surgeries have been postponed. Further, adding to their woe, they have been advised to avoid non-essential visits to ho
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