The Telangana government has given permission to 12 ICMR-approved private labs and diagnostic centres in Hyderabad to conduct COVID-19 tests. The labs can conduct tests at a maximum price of ₹2,200. Those exhibiting symptoms of Severe Acute Respiratory Infections (SARI) and Influenza-like-Illnesses (ILI) can visit
The economic crisis triggered by the coronavirus pandemic has had the worst impact on countries that depend on the services sector, including tourism industry, IMF Chief Economist Gita Gopinath said. She added that the IMF sees "profound uncertainty" about the path of recovery and is
The chain of coronavirus transmission has broken in Indore district as people have followed lockdown guidelines, Chief Medical and Health Officer Mahendra Sharma said on Wednesday. "It is a good thing and people should continue to practice social distancing and also take other precautionary measures,"
Oxford University trial shows low-cost steroid drug 'dexamethasone' reduced COVID-19 deaths by up to one-third in severely-ill ventilated patients. Anti-inflammatory medicine dexamethasone is used since early 1960s to treat conditions like rheumatoid arthritis and asthma. A total of 2,104 patients received 6mg dexamethasone for ten
WHO has welcomed the initial clinical trial results from the UK that show "dexamethasone can be lifesaving for critically-ill coronavirus patients". "This is great news
The latest buzz doing the rounds through digital mediums and word-of-mouth is the resumption of work post-lockdown. The number of cases in India are rising still, but we may see a dip in the near future. The prospects of partially opening up workplaces, in both
A severe bilateral hip fracture necessitating hip replacement is quite uncommon at this age, but lack of timely treatment worsened the patient’s condition A 47-year-old woman from Kashipur, bedridden for many months after a severe fall at home and under excruciating pain, has successfully undergone
As many as 23 journalists tested COVID-19 positive in Telangana on Sunday. So far, 60 journalists have contracted COVID-19 while one has died due to the disease, Telangana Health Minister's Office said. According to the Health Minister's office, samples of 140 journalists were collected out
The Delhi High Court on Monday commented on reported lack of facilities to cremate COVID-19 victims in the national capital by saying that the situation is "highly dissatisfactory and violative of the rights of the dead". HC asked Delhi government to file updated status report
Days after declaring itself coronavirus-free, New Zealand recorded two cases of COVID-19. Both of the new cases, which are related, have been diagnosed "as a result of recent travel from the UK", health officials said. The country has recorded 1,504 cases so far. On Monday,
