On the issue of rapid antibody tests, he said the results of the test vary from place to place and "it can't be relied upon"
The move comes in the wake of reports of assaults on healthcare workers at some places in the country, including in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, and Karnataka.
All the blood donors will be given passes for smooth movement during the lockdown
The health ministers from the group of 20 major economies discussed weaknesses in health systems that made the world vulnerable to the coronavirus outbreak
ICMR said that by the end of May it would achieve the testing capacity of 100,000 per day
ICMR has also issued a list of 176 government laboratories and 78 private laboratories for the coronavirus testing
On PPEs, he said all potential manufacturers based in India were contacted and provided handholding support to make good-quality PPEs.
A total of 1,58,617 individuals are under observation of which 776 are admitted in hospitals in Kerala.
Built in a public-private partnership mode, the app was launched on the Google Play Store as well as the Apple Store
The ministry said this in an advisory on human resource management of COVID-19 to provide guidance to the states on manpower that can be mobilized for the management of the disease
With two-thirds of the world's population living in developing countries facing unprecedented economic damage from the Covid-19 crisis, the UN is calling for a $2.5 trillion a rescue package
The worst-affected states remain Maharashtra and Kerala. They accounted for more than a third of the cases
The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) sought quotations earlier this week from suppliers for a million antibody kits (for screening through blood tests) and also 700,000 RNA extraction kits
As we are seeing in Italy, rapid growth rate of the epidemic makes the hospital and basic medical facilities exhausted in no time
Sun Pharma, Dr Reddy's, Torrent Pharma, Cipla, Cadila Healthcare and Natco Pharma would also benefit from malaria drug supplies, Alembic Pharma from azithromycin sales
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The lack of random testing means we simply don't know about extent of community spread in India
Since the Election Commission has not released the schedule for the Upper House elections, political parties are still waiting for the notification to this effect
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An announcement on the matter is expected over the weekend