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TopicCovid-19 treatment

Topic: Covid-19 treatment

Delhi HC asks Centre why it shouldn’t face contempt for failing to supply oxygen to Delhi

The two-judge bench rejected the Centre's submission that Delhi was not entitled to 700 metric tonnes of medical oxygen in light of existing medical infrastructure.

With 55,512 cases, nearly 500 deaths in a month, Chhattisgarh is India’s latest Covid red flag

Chhattisgarh has, along with Maharashtra and Punjab, emerged as one of the epicentres of the Covid-19 second wave in India. 

Modi govt expert panel green lights clinical trial of tapeworm infection drug to treat Covid

The drug niclosamide was earlier used on patients with SARS during the 2004 outbreak, and is considered a promising option for Covid-19. 

8,200 syringes/min — how this Indian firm is helping in vaccinating the world against Covid

Haryana-based Hindustan Syringes & Medical Devices has been looking to meet the world's demand for syringes amid the global Covid-19 vaccination drive. 

Mumbai drugmaker Lupin gets Modi govt nod to test arthritis drug Etanercept to treat Covid

The subject expert committee has granted permission to conduct phase 2 clinical trials on auto-immune drug Etanercept in Covid-19 patients. 

Scientists identify Covid drug that’s ‘27.5 times more potent than remdesivir’

A peer-reviewed study in Science journal concluded that the drug plitidepsin had "potent preclinical efficacy" against SARS-CoV-2.

Don’t be surprised with ‘my praise for PM’ — Ex-IAS officer & Kashmiri politician Shah Faesal

In a tweet, Faesal said the vaccine drive is 'good governance' & 'India assuming global leadership as a Jagat Guru'. He had quit politics a year after the scrapping of Article 370.

Over 76% Covid patients report persisting symptoms 6 months after infection — Lancet study

Study found patients who were severely ill in hospital were more likely to have impaired lung function and abnormalities in the chest 6 months after onset of symptoms.

Covid immunity in recovered patients could last up to 8 months, says study

Scientists at an institute in the US found that nearly all 188 Covid cases studied had immune memory at five to eight months after symptom onset.

Plasma therapy, if given early, could curb severe Covid symptoms in the elderly, study finds

The study in NEJM, conducted by Argentina-based non-profit, used convalescent plasma for the treatment of elderly Covid patients before severe symptoms develop.

On Camera

SC’s stray dog order lit a match in Delhi. Are they a menace or companions?

The last time this matter flared up was when Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, in a very similar directive in April, called for the relocation of stray dogs in the capital.

Modi’s ‘Diwali bonanza’ for the common man—next-gen GST reforms, lower tax on daily-use items soon

Finance ministry says the proposed revamp will focus on structural reforms, rate rationalisation & ease of living, & will be deliberated upon in the coming weeks.

What is Project Sudarshan Chakra, announced by Modi from ramparts of Red Fort

The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?