covid

10,000 doses of DRDO’s 2-DG drug for Covid treatment to be released by Saturday

After the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) granted emergency use authorisation to the Defence Research and Development Organisation’s 2-DG drug for…

3 years ago

Newborn infected with Covid recovers after three week long battle with life

A 25-day-old infant in Odisha’s Bhubaneshwar recovered fully from Covid-19 infection after a tough 10-day battle for life on a…

3 years ago

Covid Case Update: 3.62 cases reported in last 24 hours

India reports 3,62,727 new cases, 3,52,181 discharges and 4,120 deaths in the last 24 hours, as per Union Health Ministry.…

3 years ago

Among COVID-19 survivors, an increased risk of death, serious illness

As the COVID-19 pandemic has progressed, it has become clear that many survivors -- even those who had mild cases…

3 years ago

SARS-CoV-2 research: Second possible effective mechanism of Remdesivir discovered

When a cell is infected, SARS-CoV-2 not only causes the host cell to produce new virus particles. The virus also…

3 years ago

GoI to increase production of Amphotericin B amid rising cases of Mucormycosis

Amid a sudden increase in demand observed in some states for Amphotericin B which is being prescribed by physicians to…

3 years ago

India’s recovery rate at 83.04% today, says Health Ministry

India’s total active caseload of Covid-19 dipped to 37,04,099 on Wednesday and now comprises 15.87% of the country’s total positive…

3 years ago

WHO chief scientist says India’s Covid figures are worrying

As India is in the grasp of a devastating second wave of Covid-19, World Health Organization (WHO) Chief Scientist Soumya…

3 years ago

DCGI nod to emergency use of 2-DG for Covid treatment

The Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) has given permission for the emergency use of drug 2-deoxy-D-glucose (2-DG) as an…

3 years ago

MBBS Doctor arrested for charging 1.4 lakh for transporting Covid patient

An MBBS doctor who owns an ambulance service company was arrested for allegedly overcharging people to transport Covid infected patient…

3 years ago