Know how oxygen levels decline in Covid19 patients
June 04, 2021 0:00 ISTSARS-CoV-2, the virus causing Covid-19, infects immature red blood cells (RBC), reducing oxygen in the blood and impairing the immune response, say researchers.
SARS-CoV-2, the virus causing Covid-19, infects immature red blood cells (RBC), reducing oxygen in the blood and impairing the immune response, say researchers.
The government Tuesday asserted India will have enough COVID-19 vaccine doses to inoculate up to one crore people per day by mid-July or early August, the government asserted on Tuesday as it underlined that there is no shortage of jabs and called for patience citing the country's large population.
India's COVID-19 tally had crossed the 20-lakh mark on August 7, 30 lakh on August 23, 40 lakh on September 5 and 50 lakh on September 16.
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday renamed the B.1.617.2 variant of the coronavirus, first identified in India, as the 'Delta variant'.
India's COVID-19 tally had crossed the 20-lakh mark on August 7, 30 lakh on August 23, 40 lakh on September 5 and 50 lakh on September 16.
A new study by German researchers says that Coronavirus-induced lockdown made people 40 per cent less active, and tripled the potential risk for depression.
A coalition of various Asian-American groups, including Indian and Chinese, on Sunday announced to have pledged USD 1 million towards COVID-19 assistance in India.
USAID administrator Samantha Power met External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar during which they discussed shared priorities for development and humanitarian assistance amid the current surge of COVID-19 across India.
India's COVID-19 tally had crossed the 20 lakh-mark on August 7 last, 30 lakh on August 23, 40 lakh on September 5 and 50 lakh on September 16.
As many as 117 fatalities have been recorded in the last 24 hours, according to the latest bulletin issued by the Delhi health dept.
According to the Health Ministry, a total of 2,83,135 people have been discharged in the last 24 hours, with 2,46,33,951 being cured from Covid till date.
Meanwhile, Moderna is expecting to launch a single-dose COVID-19 vaccine in India next year and is in talks with Cipla among other Indian firms, while another US giant Pfizer is ready to offer 5 crore shots in 2021 itself but it wants significant regulatory relaxations.
Domestic pharma major Panacea Biotec in collaboration with Russian sovereign wealth fund RDIF has begun the production of 'Sputnik V' COVID-19 vaccine in India.
Roche's Antibody Cocktail is now available in India at Rs 59,750 per dose for the treatment of mild to moderate Covid patients.
Union Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat on Sunday asserted that India has been working fast to increase the production of COVID-19 vaccines and said each citizen of the country will be inoculated by December.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi became emotional as he reviewed the Covid situation in his parliamentary seat Varanasi.
Brinton Pharmaceuticals has ramped up the production of Covid-19 drug Faviton (Favipiravir 400).
Covid Guidelines: It says that apart from physical distancing and the use of masks, ventilation can decrease the risk of transmission.
How to use CoviSelf: The ICMR has approved a home-based rapid antigen testing (RAT) kit. The kit should be used only on symptomatic individuals.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has cautioned against Covid vaccine wastage, saying even single dose going waste denies someone protection shield.
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