New COVID-19 strain: More than 22 passengers flying from the United Kingdom to India have tested positive for Coronavirus Amid the alarming concerns over a new COVID-19 strain, at least 22 people who came to India from the United Kingdom over the past few days have tested positive for the disease.  As per media reports, ...

Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan on Sunday stated that the Indian population is still far from achieving herd immunity against COVID-19 as indicated by early findings of the second Sero survey conducted by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) across the country. “The findings of the second sero survey are going to be ...

The count of COVID-19 cases crossed 56,000 across the nation and death reached to 1,886. The number of testing facilities for coronavirus at private labs in Delhi has been extended from 8 to 13 now. The coronavirus response advisory group stated that the Delhi state is presumably going to see its peak in Covid-19 cases ...

As the Coronavirus cases continue to surge in India, it is crucial for the administration to carry out more tests every day. In a bid to help the government execute this mammoth task, a team of researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi has developed a method to detect COVID-19. According to the ...

India is under the second phase of its nationwide lockdown imposed to stem the spread of Coronavirus transmission in the country. However, with over 1300 fresh cases reported in the past 24 hours, the total number of Coronavirus cases in the country is nearing 20,000, according to latest figures by the Health Ministry (April 22). ...

India has the second-largest population on the planet, which is around 1.2 billion people, is locked down by the government for 21 days to battle the Covid-19 pandemic. The extreme measure has been taken to contain the spread of the virus. India has reported 902 positive cases and 20 deaths from the novel coronavirus. Experts ...

On Wednesday, India banned the export of an anti-malaria drug, hydroxychloroquine with an immediate effect. The decision was taken after the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) Director-General Balram Bhargava on Monday suggested that the healthcare staff, who were handling the coronavirus suspected and confirmed cases, should take hydroxychloroquine to prevent further spread of the ...

The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has allowed ‘testing on demand’ under new Covid-19 testing strategy. The guideline has however been left to states for modification on their discretion. ICMR has advised “testing on demand for all individuals undertaking travel to countries or Indian states mandating a negative Covid-19 test at the point of ...