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25 Apr

Growth Rate Of Covid-19 Is Reducing.

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The total number of COVID-19 cases in the country increased by six per cent during a 24-hour period starting 8 am Friday, the government said this morning. This is the lowest daily growth rate recorded since India crossed 100 positive coronavirus cases last month. The data was revealed at a high-level Group of Ministers (GoM) meeting chaired by Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan.The GoM was also told the death rate is around 3.1 per cent and the recovery rate is over 20 per cent, "which is comparatively better than other countries and may be taken as a positive effect…

24 Apr

US Scientists Say That Sunlight Destroys Coronavirus Quickly.

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The new coronavirus is quickly destroyed by sunlight, according to new research announced by a senior US official on Thursday, though the study has not yet been made public and awaits external evaluation.William Bryan, science and technology advisor to the Department of Homeland Security secretary, told reporters at the White House that government scientists had found ultraviolet rays had a potent impact on the pathogen, offering hope that its spread may ease over the summer."Our most striking observation to date is the powerful effect that solar light appears to have on killing the virus, both surfaces and in the air,"…

24 Apr

India Defying Global Coronavirus Trend With It’s Lower Death Rates.

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Parts of India have recorded dramatic falls in mortality rates after a nationwide lockdown was imposed to fight the new coronavirus, suggesting there has not been an undetected surge in virus-related deaths.All over the world, mortality rates are being scrutinised to determine the true impact of the coronavirus, which emerged in China late last year and is known to have infected more than 2.7 million people globally, with nearly 190,000 deaths.While death rates in some countries have risen sharply in recent weeks, in India the opposite seems to be happening, at least in some places.

23 Apr

Government Says that, “Increase In COVID-19 Cases Linear, Not Exponential”

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Amid all the storm even a little ray on sunshine helps us take a breathe of hope if not relief. This felt true as the Government of India recently declared that the recovery rate of COVID-19 patients in India had risen to nearly 20 per cent, with 4,258 people being discharged after receiving treatment. The rate, in which the number of people have recovered from the infection as a percentage of the total number of cases, has been increasing since last week. In last week, it was 9.99 per cent. The increase in the number of fresh COVID-19 cases in…

21 Apr

States Asked Not To Use Rapid Antibody Tests for 2 Days

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Around 5 lakh Rapid Test kits were procured by the government and distributed around the country after the ICMR recommended that every resident in coronavirus hot-spots -- or areas with a large number of cases -- will be tested for the virus. It was decided to use fast-track kits as the regular RT-PCR tests are slow and have to be conducted in laboratories. Many states in the country do not have adequate testing facilities.All states have been asked not to use the new rapid antibody test for COVID-19 for two days. The Indian Council Of Medical Research, the country's nodal…

19 Apr

New Task Force For COVID-19 Drug Testing, Vaccine: Centre

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The centre has formed a high-level task force to track and monitor the work being carried out to develop vaccine against COVID-19, which has killed over 500 people in the country."This Task Force will expedite coordination of work done by all ministries on the issue related to vaccine development. This will further enable to speed up the research work carried out through international efforts by academia and research institutions," the government said in a statement.The panel will be jointly led by Member (Health), NITI Aayog and Principal Scientific Advisor to the Prime Minister.

19 Apr

Cops Order “Cave-Dwelling” Foreign Tourists Into Quarantine In Rishikesh

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Six foreign tourists who tried to sit out the coronavirus pandemic in a cave have been sent to quarantine at an ashram near Rishikesh, a town where the Beatles also stayed after running out of money.The four men and two women - from France, the United States, Ukraine, Turkey and Nepal - had been living in a cave near Rishikesh in Uttarakhand state since March 24, police inspector Rajendra Singh Kathait told AFP.They have now been moved to Swarg Ashram, where they will be quarantined for 14 days - although none have shown coronavirus symptoms.

19 Apr

UP Hospital Ad Says No Entry To Muslims Without COVID-19 Test

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A privately-run cancer hospital in western UP's Meerut waded into controversy this week after it said Muslim patients and their attendants would only be admitted if they tested negative for the COVID-19 virus. The outrageous declaration was made in an ad posted in a local newspaper.Curiously, the same ad also hit out at Hindu and Jain patients, accusing the wealthy sections of both communities of being "misers" and demanding they contribute to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's PM Cares Fund; it is not known if the hospital claimed to regard donation to the fund as price of admittance for Hindus and…

18 Apr

In Warning To Lockdown Violators, Arvind Kejriwal Cites 26-Patient Case

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Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today warned people of the dangers of not following social distancing advice during the lockdown by citing the case of a neighbourhood in the national capital, where 26 people were found infected with COVID-19."In Jahangirpuri, 26 people of the same family tested positive. They lived next to each other and despite containment measures, they continued visiting each other. We are worried for you," Mr Kejriwal said in a briefing on video today."Pray to god that the number of cases reduce in the coming days. There are now 71 containment zones in Delhi... The coronavirus doesn't…

18 Apr

Rahul Gandhi Thanks Centre As It Revised FDI Policy Amid COVID-19 Crisis

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Shortly after the government amended foreign direct investment (FDI) norms for companies based in neighbouring countries, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi tweeted in appreciation and said: "I thank the government for taking note of my warning and amending FDI norms". In a subtle swipe at the government Mr Gandhi pointed to his April 12 post that warned of the possible takeover of Indian companies "weakened by the massive economic slowdown".