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‘A record 2,500 tests are being done per million; need for higher level of preparedness’

A Kerala-based institute has developed a diagnostic test for Covid-19 which it claims can furnish results in less than half the time taken by the method currently being used in the country and for a fraction of its cost — ₹1,000.

In a memorandum dated April 1, the ministry of environment, forest and climate change relaxed the import policy to facilitate use of second-hand ventilators by hospitals.

The ICMR has asked research institutions including hospitals to participate in the funding round and it expects research activities to take off by June.

Biocon Executive Chairperson Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw has been recognised for her contribution to the world of medicine as an entrepreneur and innovative business leader, the Bengaluru-headquartered biopharmaceuticals company said in a statement.

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The board of directors of the company will meet at a 15th century heritage villa in the capital city of the Italian region of Tuscany.

Priced around Rs 500, the device has demonstrated a near-100 per cent accuracy in detecting the virus in a short span of 90 minutes, the statement said quoting an ICMR report.

The National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG), an arm of the Jal Shakti Ministry that deal with the rejuvenation programme for the river, had received a number of proposals, including from people and NGOs working on Ganga, to undertake clinical studies for treatment of coronavirus patients with the water, officials said.

New Delhi [India], May 7 (ANI) As per the modeling data and the way India's COVID-19 cases are increasing, it is likely that peak can come in June and July, said AIIMS-Delhi Director Dr Randeep Guleria on Thursday.

As far as treatment is concerned, there is no specific antidote or a definite medicine for reversing the effect of this compound.The therapy remains mainly supportive, he said.

Carlyle is expected to first buy around 50% stake from the promoters and their families at Rs 85-90 a share, or a 7-10% premium to the current market price, and then launch an open offer to the minority investors.

Community transmission is said to happen when a person who has not been in contact with an infected person or travelled to a country where the virus is active tests positive.

Temperature and latitude are not associated with the spread of COVID-19 disease, according to a global study that found school closures and other public health measures are having a positive effect on containing the novel coronavirus.

The ministry asserted that if dos and don'ts are followed, the peak in number of COVID-19 cases can be avoided.

Though hospitals have resorted to e-consultations, the increased burden to create capacity to deal with the Covid-19 situation has resulted in huge losses.

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