The latest data released by the Health Ministry on Thursday morning revealed that India recorded highest single day spike with 9,996 new cases of Covid-19 and 357 deaths in the last 24 hours. With this India has total 2,87,754 confirmed cases of Covid-19 with 1,41,348 recovered and 8,116 deceased. The active cases as of recent ...

Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) was already in use among frontline healthcare workers and contacts of confirmed coronavirus cases. The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has issued a new advisory that expands the use of hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) to more healthcare workers while illuminating its side-effects and efficacy. This anti-malarial drug was already in use as prophylactic among ...

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 ...

The latest figures in India of confirmed cases has reached 42,700 with close to 23,500 being active and 1400 deceased. The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) had advised the states to use antibody testing for rounding up the positive cases in tackling the COVID-19 fight in India. But over time it has been substantiated ...

In mid-April, India imported around one million rapid test kits from China to increase tests since the Covid-19 surge. The initial set of orders arrived a week ago, and after use, there were reports about the malfunction of kits. After ICMR inspected the units, India decided to withdraw the defective kits and cancel the remainder ...

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 ...