The health ministry data presented during PM-CMs’ meeting showed as of 15 June, there were 15 states contributing to 94% of the country's total Covid case load.
In May, the Andhra Pradesh government launched mobile testing for Covid in Vijayawada, using four buses. Now, they are looking to step it up across the state.
The govt has also ordered health surveys to be conducted in the capital and so far, survey of 1,77,692 people has been conducted between June 15 and 16.
The national capital is scaling up its testing at government and private labs, but is yet to hit the promised target of doubling the numbers in two days.
Dexamethasone is the first drug to be shown to improve survival in Covid patients. It reduced deaths by one-third in ventilated patients, an Oxford study stated.
Health ministry says move aims to ensure timely testing and getting results without delay. India has now ramped up testing capacity to 3 lakh tests per day.
At an all-party meeting held at the MHA Monday, Delhi BJP president said a central team will report on capping of charges in private hospitals, after which action will be taken.
In Episode 1544 of CutTheClutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta looks at some top economists pointing to the pitfalls of ‘currency nationalism’ with data from 1991 to 2004.
Using this technology, IDF carried out fully robotic combat missions, drastically reducing risk to Israeli troops. The robotic combat task force also enhanced situational awareness.
While we talk much about our military, we don’t put our national wallet where our mouth is. Nobody is saying we should double our defence spending, but current declining trend must be reversed.
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