In an interview to ThePrint, company's founding director says the firm is working on several projects aiming to make high-quality and cost-effective diagnostics to underserved parts of India
New ICMR testing strategy, notified Monday, comes as Covid infections among doctors soar. In Delhi alone, 750 doctors at six major hospitals are reportedly infected with Covid.
Maharashtra has conducted 3.35 crore Covid tests — 2.7 lakh per million. While it's slightly higher than the national average, several states are performing better on this count.
According to Delhi government data, daily tests fell from 75,037 on 23 April to 57,690 on 26 April. Labs cite lack of manpower & infection among staff as the reasons for fall.
High demand for inflammatory markers tests, used to decide on hospitalisation needs, drugs, for Covid patients, results in shortage of raw materials. Experts advise against overuse.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in his address to states Wednesday, asked them to scale up RT-PCR tests & follow the golden rule of ‘testing, tracking and tracing’ to curb the spread.
Kerala is the only state where active Covid cases are continuing to rise. Experts say there’s a need to increase testing and ensure Covid protocols are strictly observed.
Study by researchers from the US and Hong Kong is based on a multi-scale model, which looks at eight Covid-19 strategies that factor in costs of tests, hospital admission and salary loss.
In the Indian education system, neo-casteism encompasses many forms of caste-based profiling, manipulation of nomenclature, political rigmaroles, and fearmongering.
The key to fighting a war successfully, or even launching it, is a clear objective. That’s an entirely political call. It isn’t emotional or purely military.
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