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India's first self-use test kit for Covid-19: Get result in just 15 minutes

This Pune-based company’s CoviSelf test can be used by symptomatic individuals and immediate contacts. It costs Rs 250 per kit and gives results in 15 minutes. Watch the video to learn more.

Moscow package to Gadkari's idea: Six key updates on Covid vaccines

Do you know that a Delhi travel agency is offering a Moscow tour package for getting two shots of Russian vaccine Sputnik V? And also almost 98% of India's population is still vulnerable to infection?And what is Nitin Gadkari's idea to address the vaccine shortage? Watch this video to catch all the key developments from the world of vaccines.

India's first single-dose vaccine against Covid? Your wait may get over soon

As the second batch of the Sputnik V landed in Hyderabad on May 16, Russian Ambassador to India, Nikolay Kudashev termed the Russian-Indian fight against Covid-19, as an example of the special and privileged strategic partnership and an effective model of international anti-pandemic cooperation. Russia will soon launch a single-dose Covid vaccine in India. Russian envoy has conformed that 'Sputnik Light' could be the first single-dose vaccine to be used in India.

AIIMS chief explains what causes Black Fungus and how you can prevent it

Diabetics suffering from COVID-19 who are being given steroids have a high chance of being affected by mucormycosis or "black fungus", All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Director Randeep Guleria said on Saturday.

The 'clinical' case of Ivermectin for Covid-19: To use or not to use

A debate has broken out over the safety and efficacy of the drug Ivermectin after Goa’s Health Minister Vishwajit Rane announced that all adults (18 and above) be given the medicine as prophylaxis to bring down mortality amid a surge in Covid cases. Scientists and doctors, including the World Health Organisation (WHO), have advised against the use of Ivermectin for Covid. What is Ivermectin and what is the Indian government's take over its use for treating Covid patients? Watch the video

Covishield dose gap a cover-up? Dr Fauci on vaccines & what India should do

The Government of India announced that the gap between the first and second doses of the Covishield COVID-19 vaccine has been increased to 12-16 weeks - from the existing 6-8 weeks. This is for the second time in three months that Covishield dosage intervals have been widened and this move has once again garnered criticism, as a cover-up for not having enough vaccines for the people in India. Watch the video to know what White House chief medical adviser Dr Anthony Fauci has to say on India's vaccine policy and things Modi government should do to contain the surge of the pandemic.

Vaccine finder tool to drug drones: Startups step up against Covid

From Covid-19 vaccine finder to help people check the availability of vaccination slots for a specific date, affordable oxygenerator to address oxygen crisis and making drones to deliver medicines, startups in India are experimenting with ideas and have introduced a slew of tools and measures to provide help to the citizens in need amid an unprecedented pandemic crisis. Watch the video for more

Want to help Covid victims? Stories of kindness amid unprecedented crisis

What sets Covid-19 apart from other tragedies is its all-embracing nature. While terror attacks target specific groups of say, commuters or revellers at a five-star hotel, and accidents usually impact victims in the vicinity and their immediate kin, coronavirus has been completely agnostic in its devastation. Everyone we know, including ourselves, would have lost neighbours, friends, relatives or colleagues to a disease that shows little signs of abating. Yet the pandemic brings with it a unique form of compassion that cuts across all levels of society, with some Samaritans feeding the poor, others doing what they can to arrange oxygen, medicines and other critical items for those in their neighbourhood, and others loosening their purse string to heed appeals for monetary support. And these stories make us believe that together, we shall overcome this. Let's have a look at some such stories in the video.

Are vaccines effective against Indian variant of Covid-19? Find out

The coronavirus variant B.1.617 first identified in India last year has been classified by the World Health Organization (WHO )as a variant of global concern, with some preliminary studies showing that it spreads more easily, But are vaccines effective against this variant? Watch this video to find out.

What Covid has done to Delhi's life & livelihood: A ground report

During the second pandemic wave, Delhi has been a Covid hotspot. In a ground report, Nivedita Mookerji finds out the impact of Covid and the lockdown on trade and business. Even so, a prominent trade body, CAIT, has appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for a national lockdown. The debate between life and livelihood continues. Watch the video.

WHO chief scientist on India situation, vaccine policy & immediate measures

As India is in the grasp of a devastating second wave of Covid-19, World Health Organisation (WHO) Chief Scientist Soumya Swaminathan termed the rate of infections and deaths in the country as "worrying" and called on governments to boost exercises on reporting actual numbers. She also said that the global health body strongly believes that Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) waiver to Covid-19 vaccines at the World Trade Organisation (WTO) should be done. Watch the video for more

Black fungus' in Covid-19 patients: Symptoms, dos & don'ts, treatment

Amid the rise in cases of mucormycosis or 'black fungus' infection among Covid-19 survivors, the Gujarat government has started setting up separate wards in hospitals for such patients. Iin Maharashtra, at least eight Covid-19 survivors have lost vision in an eye due to mucormycosis and 200 others are being treated. Other states like Delhi have also reported cases of 'Black Fungus' infection. Watch this video to understand the symptoms and treatment of deadly disease.

This Pune-based startup is helping coronavirus patients find beds, plasma

A Pune-based startup is providing real-time information about the availability of hospital beds, plasma and other Covid services in the city. Business Standard's Abhishek Waghmare speaks to Chinmayi Dumbare and her colleague Arif Amirani, the duo who have developed an online platform called covidpune.com to help coronavirus patients. Watch the video for more.

A portable & 'affordable' oxygenerator to help Covid patients breathe

Amid the shortage of medical oxygen in several parts of the country due to the second wave of Covid outbreak, the Hyderabad-based startup 'The Phi Factory' is aiming to save lives through its innovative and affordable portable oxygenerator. Watch the video to know more.