US President Donald Trump had announced in May that the US will donate ventilators to India. The first batch of 100 ventilators had arrived on 14 June.
Findings based on studies of patients in Wuhan, among the first to have recovered from Covid worldwide. Earlier studies suggested the antibodies decline after 2-3 months.
Dermatologists say people should stop excessive use of sanitiser to prevent skin's protective layer from getting washed off. They also suggest using N9 gloves, instead of latex ones.
Researchers say Covid patients who have recovered are likely to face similar challenges as sepsis survivors because the acute manifestations of severe Covid are similar to sepsis.
Tociluzumab is currently a part of the health ministry’s Clinical Management Protocol for Covid-19 under investigational therapies for patients with moderate symptoms.
In an exclusive interview to ThePrint, India's chief trial coordinator Sheela Godbole says as many as 600 volunteers have been registered & 27 trial sites set up to test 2 treatment drugs.
Delhi resident Tabrej Khan donated plasma 6 times between 18 April and 20 June. He is now planning to donate for a seventh time and sent his blood for antibody test to LNJP hospital.
Mumbai has so far recorded 1,16,451 Covid positive cases and 6,444 deaths, with its mortality rate much higher than Maharashtra’s average of 3.55% and the country’s 2.13%.
Finance ministry says the proposed revamp will focus on structural reforms, rate rationalisation & ease of living, & will be deliberated upon in the coming weeks.
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.
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?
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