Tag: COVID-19
India's First CRISPR COVID-19 Test 'FELLUDA' Approved For Use
The Tata CRISPR (Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats) test, powered by CSIR-IGIB (Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology), received regulatory approval on Saturday from the Drug Controller General of India for its commercial launch, meeting high-quality benchmark with 96 per cent sensitivity and 98 per cent specificity for detecting novel coronavirus.....
Equities Fall On Lockdown Concerns In Europe, Nifty Below 11,200
The key Indian equity indices declined on Tuesday morning, in line with the Asian indices over concerns of fresh lockdown restrictions in European countries after a resurgence in Covid-19 cases. ....
Pakistan Starts Clinical Trial Of Chinese COVID-19 Vaccine
Pakistan has started stage three clinical trials of a China-made Covid-19 vaccine, Executive Director of the country's National Institute of Health (NIH) Aamer Ikram said on Tuesday. ....
Bihar Elections: RJD Demands Bihar Voters' Insurance, Voting Till 7 Pm
A day after the Election Commission announced the dates for the Assembly elections in Bihar, the opposition Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) on Saturday urged the poll panel to increase voting hours by one hour and insurance to voters in view of the Covid-19 pandemic.....
COVID-19 Positive Tamannaah Bhatia Discharged From Hyderabad Hospital, To Live In Isolation
Tamannaah Bhatia, who recently tested Covd positive, has been discharged from the local hospital she was admitted to. The actress will live in isolation as advised by doctors. ....
Pakistan Cricket Board 'disturbed & Disappointed' As 9 Players Breach Bio-secure Protocols
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has been left "disturbed and disappointed" after 12 persons, including nine players and three officials of the ongoing National T20 Cup in Rawalpindi, breached the bio-secure protocols in place for the Covid-19 pandemic.....
Covid-19 Positive Indian Teachers In Dubai Take Classes While In Quarantine
Two Dubai-based Indian teachers were conducting online classes from their respective quarantine centres after they were tested positive for the novel coronavirus, the media reported on Tuesday. ....
Trump's Covid-19 Post Deleted By Facebook, Hidden By Twitter
Social networking site Facebook has deleted a post in which US President Donald Trump had claimed Covid-19 was "less lethal" than the flu. ....
Donald Trump To Resume Covid-19 Relief Bill Talks After Elections
US President Donald Trump has said he is ending negotiations over a Covid-19 relief bill, and will only resume talks after the election.....
COVID-19 Pandemic: Tips For Patients While Visiting A Hospital
The COVID-19 pandemic continues to grip India, however the lockdown restrictions have been gradually eased up. In the past few months, patients chose to delay non-critical and elective surgeries due to the fear of infection, leaving plenty of lives in peril.....
