Have Covid symptoms but a negative RT-PCR report? Read on
3 years, 8 months ago

Have Covid symptoms but a negative RT-PCR report? Read on

India Today  

India Today TV speaks to top doctors to understand what a person should do if he has symptoms but his RT-PCR test doesn’t confirm Covid-19. DR. HEMANT THACKER, CONSULTANT PHYSICIAN & CARDIOMETABOLIC SPECIALIST, BREACH CANDY, JASLOK, BHATIA AND RELIANCE HOSPITALS, MUMBAI: We’re not treating the test report, we’re treating the patient. If the symptoms worsen, and RT-PCR is negative, treatment is on and we do a CT scan on the fourth or fifth day. DR. VINY KANTROO, SENIOR CONSULTANT, PULMONOLOGY AND RESPIRATORY MEDICINE, INDRAPRASTHA APOLLO HOSPITAL, NEW DELHI: CT scan helps the doctor decide the next line of treatment.

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‘No Covid restrictions on anything as of now’: Karnataka health minister Dinesh Gundu Rao
1 year ago

‘No Covid restrictions on anything as of now’: Karnataka health minister Dinesh Gundu Rao

Hindustan Times  

Karnataka health minister Dinesh Gundu Rao has clarified that there are no Covid restrictions imposed in any part of the state and said that any decision will only be taken after consulting the Technical Advisory Committee. Two people from Karnataka reportedly died after getting infected with Covid-19 on Wednesday {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} Speaking to reporters on Thursday, Rao said, …

COVID-19: No plan to make RT-PCR testing mandatory at airports so far, say Health Ministry sources
1 year ago

COVID-19: No plan to make RT-PCR testing mandatory at airports so far, say Health Ministry sources

India TV News  

COVID-19 India update: There is no plan so far to make RT-PCR testing for COVID-19 mandatory at airports for travellers, Union health ministry sources said today, amid an uptick in coronavirus infections in India. Corona infections: India on Thursday recorded 594 fresh COVID-19 infections while the number of active cases increased to 2,669 from 2,311 the previous day, according to …

All RT-PCR labs in Andhra Pradesh to be activated, minimum 1,000 COVID-19 tests to be done daily
1 year ago

All RT-PCR labs in Andhra Pradesh to be activated, minimum 1,000 COVID-19 tests to be done daily

The Hindu  

Following an uptick in coronavirus cases in Kerala, Andhra Pradesh Health, Medical and Family Welfare Commissioner and National Health Mission Director J. Nivas has said COVID-19 testing will start immediately in the State and that a minimum of 1,000 RT-PCR tests will be done daily. NivasHealth, Medical and Family Welfare Commissioner Mr. Nivas said Rapid Antigen Test Kits would be …

As cases rise in Kerala, Tamil Nadu to keep a close watch on COVID-19 situation
1 year ago

As cases rise in Kerala, Tamil Nadu to keep a close watch on COVID-19 situation

The Hindu  

Tamil Nadu is monitoring the COVID-19 situation in the light of a rise in fresh cases in neighbouring Kerala. Senior doctors of major government hospitals in the city said there were no COVID-19 cases at the institutions. Suresh Kumar, consultant, Infectious Diseases, Apollo Hospitals said, “Six months ago, there were nil COVID-19 cases. Elderly persons with co-morbidities are requiring intensive …

Covid News Updates: India Makes RT-PCR Mandatory for Flyers from China, 5 Other Countries from Jan 1
1 year, 11 months ago

Covid News Updates: India Makes RT-PCR Mandatory for Flyers from China, 5 Other Countries from Jan 1

News 18  

Covid-19, Coronavirus Updates: RT-PCR test has been made mandatory for flyers coming from China, Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea, Singapore, and Thailand from January 1, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said on Thursday. Filling up of ‘air suvidha’ forms and 72-hour prior RT-PCR testing may be made mandatory from next week for international passengers coming from China, Japan, South Korea, …

India hockey team coach Graham Reid, striker Gurjant Singh test COVID positive
2 years, 5 months ago

India hockey team coach Graham Reid, striker Gurjant Singh test COVID positive

Firstpost  

The RT-PCR tests were conducted on Wednesday morning. Bengaluru: The Indian men’s hockey team’s preparation camp for the Commonwealth Games was on Thursday been hit by a COVID-19 outbreak as five people, including striker Gurjant Singh and head coach Graham Reid, have tested positive for the virus and placed under isolation, in Bengaluru. “Two players and three members of the …

No Need for Negative RT-PCR Report to Enter State from Kerala & Goa: Karnataka Govt
2 years, 10 months ago

No Need for Negative RT-PCR Report to Enter State from Kerala & Goa: Karnataka Govt

News 18  

Bengaluru: The Karnataka government on Thursday lifted the condition of a mandatory negative RT-PCR test report of passengers coming from Kerala and Goa. "Passengers coming to Karnataka from Kerala and Goa, through all modes of transportation, no longer need a negative RTPCR report," Karnataka Health Minister Dr K Sudhakar tweeted. Following the third wave of COVID-19, which started from the …

India vs West Indies: Dhawan, Shreyas, Ruturaj, Saini test positive for COVID-19, Mayank added to squad
2 years, 10 months ago

India vs West Indies: Dhawan, Shreyas, Ruturaj, Saini test positive for COVID-19, Mayank added to squad

Firstpost  

The other three along with Navdeep Saini who tested positive for the virus are non-playing members — fielding coach T Dilip, security liaison officer B Lokesh and masseur Rajeev Kumar. A COVID-19 outbreak hit the Indian cricket team on Wednesday as three main players — senior opener Shikhar Dhawan, reserve opener Ruturaj Gaikwad and middle-order batter Shreyas Iyer — tested …

COVID-19 scare in Indian team as Shikhar Dhawan, Shreyas Iyer and few others test positive
2 years, 10 months ago

COVID-19 scare in Indian team as Shikhar Dhawan, Shreyas Iyer and few others test positive

The Hindu  

Four players - including batters Shreyas Iyer, Shikhar Dhawan, Ruturaj Gaikwad and standby player Navdeep Saini - and three staff members of the senior India men's cricket team have tested positive for COVID-19 ahead of the ODI series against the West Indies. In a statement on Wednesday, Board secretary Jay Shah said, "The members were asked to report in Ahmedabad …

Scientists develop new COVID diagnosis test using X-rays: Will it replace RT-PCR testing?
2 years, 11 months ago

Scientists develop new COVID diagnosis test using X-rays: Will it replace RT-PCR testing?

Firstpost  

Experts who have designed this new method — using X-ray technology with Artificial Intelligence — say it is 98 per cent accurate and quicker than the conventional tests As the world grapples with the coronavirus pandemic, scientists in Scotland have developed a groundbreaking diagnosis test using X-rays. “Several countries are unable to carry out large numbers of tests because of …

Covid negative despite symptoms, being close to infected person? Here's why
2 years, 11 months ago

Covid negative despite symptoms, being close to infected person? Here's why

India Today  

Several people test negative for Covid-19 even after showing symptoms or when their family members have tested positive. Therefore, on the first day of symptoms, the test might show a negative result," said Dr Rajeev Jayadevan, clinical researcher advising the Covid task force, IMA Kochi, Kerala. Six days after the onset of symptoms is considered the optimal timing, but many …

AP yet to enhance RT-PCR tests to check Covid-19
2 years, 11 months ago

AP yet to enhance RT-PCR tests to check Covid-19

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: Though the centre has urged states and union territories to enhance Covid-19 tests, Andhra Pradesh government appears not yet fully geared to speed up RT-PCR tests. Strangely, the number of swab samples being collected presently is 20 per PHC, which comes as a surprise, as it delays the number of people being subject to RT-PCR tests. In addition, the …

Vishal Dadlani, Kubbra Sait, Mithila Palkar and more test positive for Covid-19
2 years, 11 months ago

Vishal Dadlani, Kubbra Sait, Mithila Palkar and more test positive for Covid-19

Hindustan Times  

On Friday, actors Swara Bhasker, Kubbra Sait, Mithila Palkar, music composer Vishal Dadlani, comedian Ashish Chanchlani and many more tested positive for Covid-19. Vishal Dadlani, Kubbra Sait and Mithila Palkar test positive for Covid-19. "Hey beautiful peeps, First and foremost #maskup Second of first, I've tested positive with mild/ asymptomatic Covid-19," she wrote. All of them have received medical help …

Demand for rapid at-home COVID-19 tests is so high, pharmacies are rationing
3 years ago

Demand for rapid at-home COVID-19 tests is so high, pharmacies are rationing

LA Times  

One highly sought-after item to prepare for safer holiday gatherings is frustratingly hard to find — at-home rapid COVID-19 tests. Sax said he wouldn’t visit his parents if he had any signs of a respiratory illness, such as a scratchy throat, even if the rapid test results showed a negative result. “I would not go visit grandma with a respiratory …

COVID-19 | Karnataka to test vulnerable groups fornightly
3 years ago

COVID-19 | Karnataka to test vulnerable groups fornightly

The Hindu  

To augment and strengthen COVID-19 surveillance in view of clusters being reported in a few districts, the State Health Department has revised the daily testing targets from the existing 60,000 to 80,000. “Students and teachers in colleges and high schools, staff of hotels and restaurants, shop-keepers in malls/ markets, catering staff and door delivery personnel, factory personnel, office goers, service …

Bihar: Salary withheld for notifying Covid case without RT-PCR test
3 years, 1 month ago

Bihar: Salary withheld for notifying Covid case without RT-PCR test

Hindustan Times  

A data entry operator was penalised last week for notifying a Covid-19 case to the state headquarters before the sample was reconfirmed through real time polymerase chain reaction, a gold standard test for Covid-19. “Instructions have been issued to withhold the salary of a data entry operator in Madhubani who did not cross-check through RT PCR a sample that tested …

Delhi: RT-PCR accounted for over 70% of total Covid tests conducted in last 3 months
3 years, 4 months ago

Delhi: RT-PCR accounted for over 70% of total Covid tests conducted in last 3 months

India Today  

RT-PCR tests accounted for over 70 per cent of the total tests conducted to detect coronavirus in Delhi in the last three months, according to government data. RT-PCR tests accounted for 71.42 per cent of the total 21.88 lakh tests conducted in June and 75.17 per cent of the 21.41 lakh tests conducted in May. In February, March and April; …

RT-PCR Accounted for Over 70% of Total Covid Tests Conducted in Delhi in Last 3 Months
3 years, 4 months ago

RT-PCR Accounted for Over 70% of Total Covid Tests Conducted in Delhi in Last 3 Months

News 18  

RT-PCR tests accounted for over 70 per cent of the total tests conducted to detect coronavirus in Delhi in the last three months, according to government data. RT-PCR tests accounted for 71.42 per cent of the total 21.88 lakh tests conducted in June and 75.17 per cent of the 21.41 lakh tests conducted in May. In February, March and April; …

Chhattisgarh makes negative RT-PCR test report must for flyers from August 8
3 years, 4 months ago

Chhattisgarh makes negative RT-PCR test report must for flyers from August 8

Hindustan Times  

The Chhattisgarh government on Tuesday made production of negative report of RT-PCR tests for coronavirus disease mandatory for air travellers touching down in the state from August 8 onwards. Chhattisgarh reported 236 cases of Covid-19 infection and three fatalities in the previous 24 hours. The order comes after Chhattisgarh reported 236 cases of Covid-19 infection, pushing the total count to …

Tamil Nadu makes negative RT-PCR report mandatory for people coming from Kerala
3 years, 4 months ago

Tamil Nadu makes negative RT-PCR report mandatory for people coming from Kerala

India TV News  

Negative RT-PCR report has been made mandatory for everyone coming from Kerala to Tamil Nadu from August 5, informed Tamil Nadu Health Minister Ma Subramaniyan on Sunday. "RT-PCR report is mandatory for people coming from Kerala to Tamil Nadu from August 5," he said. Vigilance in Tamil Nadu and Kerala is increased," said the minister. Tamil Nadu has recorded 1,986 …

India's first COVID-19 patient tests positive for coronavirus again
3 years, 5 months ago

India's first COVID-19 patient tests positive for coronavirus again

Firstpost  

The Wuhan university student, who hails from Kerala’s Thrissur district, had tested positive for coronavirus in January last year Thrissur: A woman medico, who was India’s first COVID-19 case, has tested positive again for the virus, health authorities said in Thrissur on Tuesday. She is asymptomatic,” Thrissur DMO Dr KJ Reena told PTI. It was on 30 January, 2020 that …

Sri Lanka's data analyst tests Covid-19 positive ahead of India series
3 years, 5 months ago

Sri Lanka's data analyst tests Covid-19 positive ahead of India series

The Hindu  

Sri Lanka's data analyst G. T. Niroshan has tested positive for Covid 19 ahead of the limited overs series against India. This is the second case in the Sri Lankan team after batting coach Grant Flower tested positive for the virus on Thursday. While this has led to questions on whether the series against India - scheduled to begin on …

Here are 7 Indian states allowing travellers to enter without RT-PCR test
3 years, 5 months ago

Here are 7 Indian states allowing travellers to enter without RT-PCR test

Hindustan Times  

Here are 7 Indian states allowing travellers to enter without RT-PCR test Travelling in this pandemic is definitely not an easy task. 2 / 8 View Photos in a new improved layout Delhi: Travellers from Maharashtra, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh do not have to provide a negative RT-PCR test report. 3 / 8 View Photos in a new improved layout …

'Don't Stick To Technicalities': Madras High Court Directs State To Not Insist On RTPCR Report While Deciding Compensation Claims If CT-Scan Test Confirmed Covid-19
3 years, 6 months ago

'Don't Stick To Technicalities': Madras High Court Directs State To Not Insist On RTPCR Report While Deciding Compensation Claims If CT-Scan Test Confirmed Covid-19

Live Law  

The Madras High Court on Tuesday ordered the Health authorities of Tamil Nadu Government to process the claim for compensation of the Petitioner, widow of a private medical practitioner who contracted Covid-19 infection on duty and succumbed to it, without insisting for his RT-PCR report. It was the Petitioner's case that she had submitted all the relevant documents to the …

COVID-19: Here's All You Need to Know About RT-PCR and Rapid Antigen Test
3 years, 6 months ago

COVID-19: Here's All You Need to Know About RT-PCR and Rapid Antigen Test

News 18  

COVID is COrona VIrus Disease caused by SARS COV 2 Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome COrona Virus 2. True positive means test has detected the virus when virus is actually present in sample.. False positive means test has detected virus wrongly when virus is actually not present in the sample True negative means test has not detected any virus, in the …

Black fungus patients do not require treatment for Covid-19
3 years, 6 months ago

Black fungus patients do not require treatment for Covid-19

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Patients testing Covid-19 positive after reporting to hospitals with black fungus infection is due to the presence of the virus in the body. Those who are testing positive for Covid-19 with black fungus infection are sent to Gandhi Hospital. Dr Prashant Kumar, senior pulmonologist at Medak Government Hospital, explained: "Some patients are testing positive due to the viral load …

Why some test negative for Covid-19 despite showing symptoms
3 years, 7 months ago

Why some test negative for Covid-19 despite showing symptoms

India Today  

The scale of the Covid-19 spread is such in the country that there is a chance that you already know somebody who showed symptoms of coronavirus infection, but the laboratory test returned “negative” for SARS-CoV-2. But why do machines or Covid-19 test kits return a negative report for a positive person? Correct results from a laboratory depend on many things: …

Eleven doctors from Tamil Nadu lost lives to COVID-19 in second wave, states Indian Medical Association data
3 years, 7 months ago

Eleven doctors from Tamil Nadu lost lives to COVID-19 in second wave, states Indian Medical Association data

The Hindu  

According to data in the Indian Medical Association COVID-19 Registry, a total of 11 doctors — both in the government and private sectors — have died of COVID-19 in Tamil Nadu during the second wave of the pandemic. Jayalal, national president, Indian Medical Association, said many HCPs were getting infected on a daily basis across the country. Ravindranath, general secretary …

Testing Positive for Covid Even After 15 Days of Infection? Doctors Warn Against Self-Medication
3 years, 7 months ago

Testing Positive for Covid Even After 15 Days of Infection? Doctors Warn Against Self-Medication

News 18  

Testing positive even after two weeks of medication and isolation has led to widespread panic among people with many resorting to self-medication out of fear. Talking to TOI, Srikanth who has not tested positive even after a month said that even after isolating and completing the course of medication for 15 days when he was retested Covid positive, he started …

Your Space: Timely test results will help check Covid-19 spread
3 years, 7 months ago

Your Space: Timely test results will help check Covid-19 spread

Hindustan Times  

Residents are getting the results of RT-PCR, test for diagnosing Covid-19, as late as after five days in some cases, as it has become mandatory for selected workforce and residents are also coming forward to give swab samples. While the delay in getting test results poses risk of spread of the virus, what steps should authorities take to streamline the …

Explained | Why have doctors cautioned against misuse of CT scans and steroids to diagnose and treat COVID-19?
3 years, 7 months ago

Explained | Why have doctors cautioned against misuse of CT scans and steroids to diagnose and treat COVID-19?

The Hindu  

The story so far: As doctors try out different protocols to manage patients with COVID-19, Dr. Randeep Guleria, director of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences and member of the National Taskforce on COVID-19, has cautioned against the use of CT scans indiscriminately to diagnose the disease, especially in the early stages. Use of CT for the diagnosis of …

A CT scan for COVID merits a word of caution
3 years, 7 months ago

A CT scan for COVID merits a word of caution

The Hindu  

There are broadly three reasons why we perform tests in clinical medicine: diagnosis, etiognosis, and prognosis. Data from studies The Cochrane pooled together all the available data from studies conducted over the last year to try and test the accuracy of CT scans in diagnosing COVID-19. Since an RT-PCR itself misses 30% of people who have COVID-19, a chest CT …

ICMR Issues New Guidelines For RT-PCR Testing Amid Second Coronavirus Wave
3 years, 7 months ago

ICMR Issues New Guidelines For RT-PCR Testing Amid Second Coronavirus Wave

ABP News  

The second wave of Coronavirus is turning out to be deadly with India witnessing an unprecedented upsurge of COVID-19 cases and deaths every day. As per the ICMR Advisory, if a person has once tested Coronavirus positive during the Rapid Antigen Test or RT-PCR test, then there is no need for that individual to undergo RT-PCR test again. READ | …

ICMR issues RT-PCR testing guidelines amid second wave of Covid-19: Details here
3 years, 7 months ago

ICMR issues RT-PCR testing guidelines amid second wave of Covid-19: Details here

Live Mint  

The Indian Council of Medical Research has issued fresh guidelines for Covid-19 testing as the laboratories face challenges to meet the expected testing target due to the rise in caseload. Further, the ICMR is also planning to remove mandatory negative RT-PCR test reports for health individuals undertaking inter-state domestic travel. In an official notification, ICMR wrote: "The need for RT-PCR …

Explained: Difference Between Antibody and RT-PCR Tests & How to Read Covid-19 Reports
3 years, 7 months ago

Explained: Difference Between Antibody and RT-PCR Tests & How to Read Covid-19 Reports

News 18  

While most symptoms of Covid-19 resemble that of a common cold or flu, a test helps to determine if at all it is coronavirus or some other viral infection. Also known as serology test, this procedure is done to determine if you have been infected with coronavirus in the past by detecting covid-19 antibodies in your blood. “Antibody tests should …

Lack of COVID drug a violation of Article 19, notes Karnataka HC; demands real-time updates on availability
3 years, 8 months ago

Lack of COVID drug a violation of Article 19, notes Karnataka HC; demands real-time updates on availability

Firstpost  

The Karnataka High Court on Thursday passed a slew of orders regarding the supply of medical oxygen to hospitals, the delay in providing RT-PCR test results, and the shortage of space in crematoriums and burial grounds. The court added, “We have found that people are not getting oxygen in 24 hours.” On Saturday, the court had ordered that the state …

Covid Clinical Symptoms, CT Scans/X-Rays Should Be Used to Rule Out False Negatives: Experts
3 years, 8 months ago

Covid Clinical Symptoms, CT Scans/X-Rays Should Be Used to Rule Out False Negatives: Experts

News 18  

Amid a staggering surge in Covid-19 cases, India’s top experts on Monday said RT-PCR tests detect coronavirus in around 80 per cent of the cases, so clinical features and CT scans/chest X-rays should be used to rule out false negatives in symptomatic patients followed by a repeat test after 24 hours. Amid SARS COV-2 ‘variants of concern’ circulating, they said …

Kerala’s New Rules for Travellers: RT-PCR or 14-day Quarantine
3 years, 8 months ago

Kerala’s New Rules for Travellers: RT-PCR or 14-day Quarantine

The Quint  

If the passenger’s RT-PCR test turns positive for coronavirus, he/she must seek medical attention from health authorities. Those who do not take the RT-PCR test will have to undergo compulsory room isolation for 14 days from the date of arrival. All international travellers entering Kerala should continue to follow the existing protocol for international travellers surveillance at the airports upon …

Maharashtra's daily Covid-19 case count crosses 60,000-mark, second time in 3 days
3 years, 8 months ago

Maharashtra's daily Covid-19 case count crosses 60,000-mark, second time in 3 days

India Today  

In what can be seen as a sign of the worsening Covid-19 situation in Maharashtra, the state on Tuesday again reported more than 60,000 cases. In the last 24 hours, Maharashtra has reported 60,212 new Covid-19 cases, a considerable rise from Monday when it reported 51,751 new cases. Earlier in the day, the Union health ministry pulled up the Maharashtra …

Negative RT-PCR report must for visitors from high Covid-load states in Uttarakhand
3 years, 8 months ago

Negative RT-PCR report must for visitors from high Covid-load states in Uttarakhand

India Today  

People, especially from states where cases of Covid-19 are increasing, will be required to produce a negative Covid test report before they can enter Uttarakhand, Chief Minister Tirath Singh Rawat said on Tuesday. Taking to Twitter, CM Tirath Singh Rawat wrote, “In view of Kumbh Mela, the Uttarakhand government has directed to conduct special campaigns for vaccination and RT-PCR test …

Travelling to Bengaluru next month? Negative RT-PCR Covid test report a must
3 years, 8 months ago

Travelling to Bengaluru next month? Negative RT-PCR Covid test report a must

Live Mint  

Beginning 1 April, all passengers arriving from any state to Bengaluru will need to furnish a negative coronavirus test report, Karnataka Health and Medical Education Minister K Sudhakar informed on Thursday. The Karnataka Health Minister, who held a meeting to review the Covid-19 containment measures in the city, said it has been decided to hand-stamp infected people, to distinguish those …

There's a lot of misinformation around about COVID-19 PCR tests. We asked an expert to clear it up
3 years, 9 months ago

There's a lot of misinformation around about COVID-19 PCR tests. We asked an expert to clear it up

ABC  

CoronaCheck is RMIT ABC Fact Check's weekly email newsletter dedicated to fighting the misinformation infodemic surrounding the coronavirus outbreak. Billed by Australia's medicines and therapeutic regulatory agency as the "gold standard for diagnosis of COVID-19", polymerase chain reaction tests are used globally to identify positive COVID-19 cases. "There is no evidence to suggest asymptomatic individuals will no longer count toward …

Scientific disinterest: The Hindu Editorial on Union Health Minister’s presence at Coronil promotion event
3 years, 9 months ago

Scientific disinterest: The Hindu Editorial on Union Health Minister’s presence at Coronil promotion event

The Hindu  

The presence of Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan at a press conference to promote Coronil, an Ayurvedic pill promoted by Baba Ramdev’s Patanjali Ayurved, is objectionable on more than one count. Dr Vardhan, alongside Cabinet colleague Nitin Gadkari, was at a press conference with Baba Ramdev and other promoters of Patanjali to announce a scientific publication describing the efficacy of …

Mahakumb approaching, Uttarakhand has 3-pronged strategy to contain Covid-19
4 years ago

Mahakumb approaching, Uttarakhand has 3-pronged strategy to contain Covid-19

Hindustan Times  

Uttarakhand chief minister Trivendra Singh Rawat directed the authorities to take strict action against those refusing to undergo a test despite showing symptoms of Covid-19 in the state. Uttarakhand chief minister Trivendra Singh Rawat asked the health officials and DMs to emphasize on conducting RT-PCR tests for Covid-19 detection. “Strict action will be taken if any police officer challans any …

Treatment for 6 months needed post Covid-19
4 years, 1 month ago

Treatment for 6 months needed post Covid-19

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Fifteen to 20 per cent of Covid-19 recovered patients are coming back to hospitals with complaints of lung fibrosis, clotting in blood vessels, low functioning of kidney and heart and paralytic attack. Gandhi Hospital which has been the main centre in Telangana state for Covid-19 treatment is seeing many patients return with complaints. With so many people getting infected …

Serosurveys point to inadequacies in India’s COVID-19 testing strategy
4 years, 2 months ago

Serosurveys point to inadequacies in India’s COVID-19 testing strategy

Firstpost  

Over the past few months, a series of serosurveys for detecting the spread of COVID-19 have been carried out in India. The findings from these surveys points to a huge disparity in the expected number of COVID-19 cases, based on the seroprevalence, and the official number of cases reported from RT-PCR/rapid testing across the country. Testing capacity needs to be …

Pvt Firm Supplies 12.5 Lakh 'Sub-standard' RT-PCR Test Kits to Maharashtra, Minister Promises Action
4 years, 2 months ago

Pvt Firm Supplies 12.5 Lakh 'Sub-standard' RT-PCR Test Kits to Maharashtra, Minister Promises Action

News 18  

Maharashtra received 12.50 lakh sub-standard RT-PCR Covid-19 testing kits from GCC Biotech Ltd, state Health Minister Rajesh Tope said on Tuesday, while adding that legal action would be initiated against the private company. Addressing reporters in Jalna, Tope said that the National Institute of Virology, a unit of the Indian Council of Medical Research, had discovered that the quality of …

Fear of second Covid-19 wave as people moving out: Uddhav Thackeray
4 years, 2 months ago

Fear of second Covid-19 wave as people moving out: Uddhav Thackeray

Live Mint  

Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Saturday expressed apprehensions of a "second wave" of coronavirus transmission as more people are moving out for work, and called for stricter compliance with norms. We are allowing asymptomatic patients to remain under home quarantine, but they are moving out and infecting others," the chief minister said. "If results of antigen tests return negative …

Covid-19: RT-PCR test for symptomatic antigen negative patients in Delhi
4 years, 2 months ago

Covid-19: RT-PCR test for symptomatic antigen negative patients in Delhi

Live Mint  

New Delhi: The Delhi government has asked all districts to retest all symptomatic patients, who have tested negative for COVID-19 on rapid antigen test, using the more reliable RT-PCR method, after it found the process was not followed in over 1,400 cases. According to the government, Northwest district had the maximum 870 cases where symptomatic antigen negatives were not followed …

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