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05 May

Israel Claims To Have Developed Antibodies Against Coronavirus.

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Israeli Defence Minister Naftali Bennett has said that scientists at the country's main biological research institute have made a "significant breakthrough" in developing an antibody to the novel coronavirus, as the researchers wrapped up the development phase and moved to patent and mass produce the potential treatment.Bennett visited the labs of the Israel's Institute for Biological Research, supervised by the Prime Minister's Office and mandated to develop a vaccine for coronavirus, in Ness Ziona on Monday and was shown the "antibody that attacks the virus in a monoclonal way and can neutralize it within the bodies of those ill", a…

05 May

COVID-19: Abbott to provide antibody test

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Antibody testing is an important next step to tell if someone has been previously infected. It will provide more understanding of the virus including how long antibodies stay in the body and if they provide immunity. This type of knowledge could help support the development of treatments and vaccines. Abbott announced today it received CE Mark to the IVD Directive (98/79/EC) for its laboratory-based serology blood test for the detection of the antibody, IgG that identifies if a person has had the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). Narendra Varde, General Manager and Country Head at Abbott’s diagnostics business in India said, “Abbott…

04 May

Naveen Patnaik, In His Message, Said Those Placed Under Quarantine Should Abide By The Guidelines.

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Worried over reports that inmates at some quarantine centres in Odisha were violating norms and misbehaving with officials, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday urged them to act responsibly and warned of stringent action for flouting the rules.A purported video from an isolation centre in Ganjam district, which went viral on social media, showed a group of migrant workers, mostly Gujarat returnees, dumping the food served to them, as officials were apparently late in making arrangements. Some of them were seen engaging in a verbal duel with the officials.According to reports, several migrant workers in the district have fled the…

02 May

Forty Four People Living In A Building In Delhi’s Kapashera Have Tested Positive For Coronavirus.

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Forty four people living in a building in Delhi's Kapashera have tested positive for coronavirus, officials said today. The residents had undergone tests nearly 10 days ago, they added.The residents are believed to have contracted the virus from a COVID-19 patient who tested positive on April 18.On the following day, authorites had sealed the area and collected samples of 175 people in the locality on April 20 and 21.

01 May

Residents Of Goa, who are currently Stranded In Different Parts Of The Country, Will Be Quarantined For Free By The Government Once They Return To The State.

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Residents of Goa, who are currently stranded in different parts of the country due to the lockdown, will be quarantined for free by the government once they return to the state, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant has announced.He made the announcement through a tweet posted on Thursday."I wish to inform that all Goans who are currently stranded in various parts of the country would be quarantined at Govt facility without any fees/charges upon their arrival in Goa. Further, they would be shifted to home quarantine as soon as their #COVID19 test proves negative (sic)," Mr Sawant said on the micro-blogging site.

01 May

India On Friday Registered It’s Highest Single-Day Spike In The Number Of Coronavirus Deaths.

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India on Friday registered its highest single-day spike in the number of coronavirus deaths. With 77 deaths in the last 24 hours, health ministry data said, the total reached 1,152.The number of coronavirus cases in the country today breached the 35,000-mark. The total now stands at 35,365. The centre's data said 9,065 people have been cured of the virus so far, which is 25.37 per cent of the total cases.The centre on Thursday said the doubling rate of the coronavirus cases improved to 11 days.

28 Apr

“No Concrete Evidence To Support Plasma Therapy As Coronavirus Treatment,” Says Senior Health Ministry Official Lav Agarwal.

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There is "no concrete evidence to support plasma therapy as coronavirus treatment," senior health ministry official Lav Agarwal said today during the ministry's daily briefing. Plasma therapy for coronavirus is still in an experimental stage and can even prove "life threatening" for a patient, the government said today amid a surge of hope brought in by the first successful test in Delhi."The therapy is still in an experimental stage and the Indian Council of Medical Research is conducting a national study on it. It can even be life threatening," he added.

28 Apr

India Will Be Able To Produce Indigenous Coronavirus-Testing Kits By May Says Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan.

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Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan on Tuesday said that the country will be able to produce indigenous coronavirus-testing kits by May."We will be able to produce RT-PCR and antibody test kits in India by May. All processes are in advanced stage and production will start after getting approval from ICMR. It will help us in meeting our target of one lakh tests per day by May 31," the Union Health Minister said.Earlier, Dr Harsh Vardhan held a review meeting via video conference with the Delhi LG, Delhi Health Minister, MCD Commissioners, DMs and DCPs of all districts of Delhi…

28 Apr

NITI Aayog Has Identified 15 Places In India As “High Case Load”

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15 places including Delhi, Mumbai and Ahmedabad has been identified as "high case load" by NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant.India's success in battling COVID-19 is dependent on them.Out of these 15, seven districts show particularly high case volumes, like Hyderabad (Telangana), Pune (Maharashtra), Jaipur (Rajasthan), Indore (Madhya Pradesh), Ahmedabad (Gujarat), Mumbai (Maharashtra) and Delhi.Other high case load places that are "critical" in the battle against COVID-19 include -- Vadodara (Gujarat), Kurnool (Andhra Pradesh), Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh), Jodhpur (Rajasthan), Agra (Uttar Pradesh), Thane (Maharashtra), Chennai (Tamil Nadu) and Surat (Gujarat).

28 Apr

ICMR Asked States And Union Territories To Stop Using Test Kits From Two Chinese Firms.

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The Indian Government said on Monday that it shall not let a single rupee be lost to Chinese firms who provided faulty COVID-19 test kits to India as the orders have been cancelled and the payments not made."We are deeply concerned with the evaluation results and the decision made by the Indian Council of Medical Research. China attaches great importance to the quality of exported medical products," Chinese embassy spokeperson Ji Rong said.China is "deeply concerned" over India's decision to stop using the COVID-19 rapid antibody test kits made by two Chinese companies, the country said today, adding that it…