Coronavirus outbreak: JU students develop device which can tell if a coughing person is a Covid-19 carrier
4 years, 8 months ago

Coronavirus outbreak: JU students develop device which can tell if a coughing person is a Covid-19 carrier

India Today  

Two students of the Jadavpur University have developed an intelligent device which will analyse if a coughing person is a Covid-19 carrier. A teacher of Innovation Council of Jadavpur University said on Tuesday that two undergraduate students of the Department of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering have developed the device which will track a coughing person and analyse if the same person is a possible suspect of novel coronavirus. Two students - Annesya Banerjee and Achal Nilhani - both third year undergraduate students in the Department of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering developed the device. Read: Coronavirus lockdown 2.0: Promote first, second year students without conducting exams, says NSUI Read: IIT KGP creates online forum to reach out to stranded foreign students at institute due to coronavirus Read: Engineering students create nursing robot to help Covid-19 patients

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4 international passengers test positive for Covid-19 in Tamil Nadu
2 years ago

4 international passengers test positive for Covid-19 in Tamil Nadu

India Today  

A woman and her daughter, who tested positive for Covid-19 at the Chennai airport on Tuesday morning, have been sent to quarantine under the surveillance of the Tamil Nadu health department. The mother and her daughter, who travelled from China through Sri Lanka, landed at Madurai international airport and tested positive for Covid-19 on Tuesday. As per instructions from the …

COVID-19 | RT-PCR tests made mandatory for travellers from China, Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea, Thailand
2 years ago

COVID-19 | RT-PCR tests made mandatory for travellers from China, Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea, Thailand

The Hindu  

International travellers arriving from China, Hong Kong, Japan, Thailand and South Korea will have to bring RT-PCR test reports when they travel to India, Minister of Health and Family Welfare Mansukh Mandaviya announced on December 24, 2022. The focus of the drill will be to ensure adequate bed capacities including oxygen supported isolation beds and ventilator supported beds, availability of …

Covid app tests people’s voices for ‘accurate’ coronavirus infection detection, scientists say
2 years, 4 months ago

Covid app tests people’s voices for ‘accurate’ coronavirus infection detection, scientists say

The Independent  

Scientists are developing a mobile phone app that “accurately” detects Covid-19 infections by analysing a person’s voice using artificial intelligence. The yet-to-be peer-reviewed research for the app, to be presented on Monday at the European Respiratory Society International Congress in Barcelona, reportedly found that the AI model was accurate 89 per cent of the time, compared to lateral flow tests …

Chennai: Six students test Covid-19 positive at Anna University
2 years, 7 months ago

Chennai: Six students test Covid-19 positive at Anna University

India Today  

Six students have so far tested positive for Covid-19 at Anna University in Chennai. With three more students, living in the varsity's hostel, testing positive for coronavirus on Monday, more samples have been taken for Covid-19 test. COVID-19 CASES IN CHENNAI In the last 24 hours, Tamil Nadu logged 35 new coronavirus infections and zero Covid out of which 19 …

Rapid COVID-19 home tests surge in India, experts flag risks
2 years, 10 months ago

Rapid COVID-19 home tests surge in India, experts flag risks

Associated Press  

NEW DELHI — On New Year’s Eve, the Indian government wrote to states encouraging them to promote the use of COVID-19 home tests, especially for people who are experiencing symptoms, in a bid to avoid straining local health systems. “If I had to guess, maybe only 20% of people using home tests are reporting it,” said K Srinath Reddy, president …

Tamil Nadu: 58 Students & Staff Members Test Positive For Covid-19 At IIT-Madras
2 years, 11 months ago

Tamil Nadu: 58 Students & Staff Members Test Positive For Covid-19 At IIT-Madras

ABP News  

Chennai: The IIT Madras management has identified a Covid-19 cluster after 58 students and staff members tested positive for coronavirus between January 5 & 9. In the first week of January, nearly 67 students tested positive in the Madras Insitute of Technology campus in Chromepet. Meanwhile, nearly 21 police personnel in the Greater Chennai Police limit tested positive for coronavirus …

Coronavirus haunting the medicos of KMC, 42 medicos tested +ve for Covid
2 years, 11 months ago

Coronavirus haunting the medicos of KMC, 42 medicos tested +ve for Covid

Deccan Chronicle  

Hanamkonda: For the past four days, coronavirus is haunting the medical students of Kakatiya Medical College by infecting as many as 42 members so far, which included professors and the principal of the college in the district. On Sunday five students tested positive and on Monday seven more did so, of which four were medical students, two professors and one …

COVID-19 Cluster Grips College Hostels: 67 Students From MIT, 27 From Stanley MC Test Positive For Virus
3 years ago

COVID-19 Cluster Grips College Hostels: 67 Students From MIT, 27 From Stanley MC Test Positive For Virus

ABP News  

Chennai: As novel coronavirus cases spike in Tamil Nadu, new clusters are gripping colleges hostels in Tamil Nadu. The three clusters emerged from Stanley Medical College Hospital, Madras Christian College in Chennai and MIT in Chromepet near Chennai. According to a report on Times of India, 27 students of Stanley Medical College Hospital tested positive for the virus on Wednesday. …

26 students test positive for Covid-19 at residential school in Odisha's Mayurbhanj
3 years, 1 month ago

26 students test positive for Covid-19 at residential school in Odisha's Mayurbhanj

India Today  

As many as 26 students of Chamakpur Tribal Residential Girls’ School in Thakurmunda in Odisha’s Mayurbhanj district have tested positive for coronavirus, according to the district administration. The school premises is being sanitised twice daily after 26 students tested positive for coronavirus. Some of the students showed symptoms of cold and cough and reportedly fell ill on Thursday, following which …

12 students of Jaipur private school test positive for Covid
3 years, 1 month ago

12 students of Jaipur private school test positive for Covid

India TV News  

Highlights 12 students of Jaishree Periwal International School tested positive for the coronavirus. As many as 12 students of a private school have tested positive for Covid-19 here on Tuesday, triggering worries among the parents. On Tuesday, 12 students of Jaishree Periwal International School tested positive for the virus. A school official said that a student who had come from …

COVID-19: Notices to 3 educational institutions
3 years, 4 months ago

COVID-19: Notices to 3 educational institutions

The Hindu  

Responding to notice served by Dakshina Kannada district administration, three educational institutions in the district have said that they will henceforth strictly comply with the standard operating procedures laid down to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Group of Institutions in Sullia taluk after an inspection by health officials when students, who are in quarantine after their return from Kerala and …

How COVID-19 changed infectious disease screening, helped pandemic management in India
3 years, 4 months ago

How COVID-19 changed infectious disease screening, helped pandemic management in India

Firstpost  

The approval of home testing kits is a revolutionary step towards stopping the spread of coronavirus where a person can easily check the COVID-19 status We can divide the world’s timeline or especially healthcare’s into two eras, Before COVID and After COVID. However, with COVID-19, testing has emerged as a preventive tool and probably it will also help to check …

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 …

Novel Method to Accurately, Quickly Detect Covid-19 from Phone Swabs
3 years, 6 months ago

Novel Method to Accurately, Quickly Detect Covid-19 from Phone Swabs

News 18  

Researchers have developed a non-invasive and low-cost method that can accurately and rapidly detect COVID-19 using samples taken from the screens of smartphones. The researchers from University College London in the UK analysed swabs from mobile screens rather than directly from people using the method known as Phone Screen Testing. This means not only is it suitable for rollout in …

Johns Hopkins-supported App to Guide Covid Patients at Home in India
3 years, 6 months ago

Johns Hopkins-supported App to Guide Covid Patients at Home in India

News 18  

A team of developers in India has created a new app that is supported by Johns Hopkins University in the US and designed to guide people isolating at home after testing Covid-19 positive, right on their smartphones. The Vee+ Svasa app — developed by Bengaluru and New York-headquartered IT services company Vee Technologies, and made possible by the Valliappa Foundation …

Assure Safety - Detect Coronavirus in Ambient Air
3 years, 6 months ago

Assure Safety - Detect Coronavirus in Ambient Air

Hindustan Times  

Coronavirus is an air-borne disease, and has been confirmed beyond doubt. The BioCloud is a device launched by EIP Technologies Private Limited in India with the above facts in consideration and provides Real-Time Detection of Coronavirus in Ambient Air in Closed Spaces. Real-Time Coronavirus and Covid-19 Detector in offices, malls, schools, business centers, and other closed spaces assures that the …

From Testing Kits to Anti-COVID Gears: What Education Institutes Contributed to Fight Against Coronavirus
3 years, 7 months ago

From Testing Kits to Anti-COVID Gears: What Education Institutes Contributed to Fight Against Coronavirus

News 18  

As India is battling COVID-19, the universities and higher education institutes across the country have joined the fight against the pandemic. Let’s look at what Education Institutes have Contributed to India’s Fight Against COVID-19 IIM Lucknow’s Information Portal: Amrita Singh, a software engineer and a student of IIM Lucknow has developed a web portal offering a list of initiatives to …

102 Students, Staff Members Test Covid-19 Positive in Andhra University, Hostel Made into Isolation Ward
3 years, 9 months ago

102 Students, Staff Members Test Covid-19 Positive in Andhra University, Hostel Made into Isolation Ward

News 18  

Authorities have turned a hostel block of Andhra University Engineering College, Visakhapatnam into an isolation ward after 102 students have tested positive for novel coronavirus on Sunday. The Engineering College Covid-19 cluster came to light when over 50 students tested positive on Saturday. College authorities told The News Minute that as of Sunday 102 Covid-19 cases have been recorded on …

COVID-19 in Maharashtra: 39 students, five staff test positive for coronavirus at Latur hostel
3 years, 10 months ago

COVID-19 in Maharashtra: 39 students, five staff test positive for coronavirus at Latur hostel

Firstpost  

The infected students and employees have been quarantined at a government hostel near the city in central Maharashtra, an official said Latur: As many as 39 students and five employees of a hostel have tested positive for coronavirus in Maharashtra’s Latur city, an official said on Tuesday. At least 360 students residing at the hostel underwent COVID-19 tests and 39 …

Covid-19: Tamil Nadu Schools to Reopen for Classes 10, 12 Tomorrow, Health Dept Orders Screening Students, Faculty
3 years, 11 months ago

Covid-19: Tamil Nadu Schools to Reopen for Classes 10, 12 Tomorrow, Health Dept Orders Screening Students, Faculty

News 18  

With classes for tenth and plus two students in Tamil Nadu set to commence from tomorrow, the state health department has directed its officials to compulsorily screen students and faculty for Coronavirus within a week. Also, the Directorate of Public Health and Preventive Medicine mandated cleaning of school premises by local body/school management besides the creation of sufficient hand washing …

Alabama State University has installed scanning machines to detect Covid-19 symptoms
4 years, 4 months ago

Alabama State University has installed scanning machines to detect Covid-19 symptoms

CNN  

CNN — There’s a new test for students at Alabama State University – but this one happens before they even walk into a classroom. Several high-tech screening stations being installed Tuesday in high-traffic areas, such as the campus food court, are designed to read a person’s temperature, heart rate and respiratory rate from 3 to 4 feet away. So far, …

7 creative engineering solutions from India to deal with Covid-19
4 years, 4 months ago

7 creative engineering solutions from India to deal with Covid-19

India Today  

In the face of Covid-19, every small and large business, amateurs, engineering students are stepping up to contribute in the best possible way to support the society. A number of college students from our country have worked towards aiding the medical staff and developed oven-sized, low-cost and portable ventilators which are expected to deliver 500-600 ml of air per breath …

Israel, India Conducting Trials for 4 Technologies with Potential to Detect Covid-19 in 30 Seconds
4 years, 5 months ago

Israel, India Conducting Trials for 4 Technologies with Potential to Detect Covid-19 in 30 Seconds

News 18  

Israel and India are conducting trials here on a large sample of patients for four different kinds of technologies that have the potential to detect COVID-19 in about 30 seconds, including a breath analyser and a voice test, according to an Israeli statement. Israeli Ambassador to India Ron Malka on Friday visited the special testing site created at the Dr …

Coronavirus: 15 staff at a large NHS trust test positive for Covid-19
4 years, 5 months ago

Coronavirus: 15 staff at a large NHS trust test positive for Covid-19

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Fifteen employees at a large NHS trust have tested positive for …

PGI Chandigarh, IIT Ropar develop low-cost AI vehicles for Covid-19 warriors
4 years, 6 months ago

PGI Chandigarh, IIT Ropar develop low-cost AI vehicles for Covid-19 warriors

India Today  

The Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh and IIT Ropar, Punjab, on Wednesday, jointly launched two innovative machines which will save the frontline health workers from the Covid-19 infections. The autonomous devices were formally launched by professor Jagat Ram director PGIMER and professor SK Das Director IIT Ropar in Chandigarh on Wednesday. The successfully developed wholly indigenous products …

Coronavirus | ICMR revises testing strategy
4 years, 7 months ago

Coronavirus | ICMR revises testing strategy

The Hindu  

The Indian Council of Medical Research on Monday released a revised COVID-19 testing strategy, which includes testing of all symptomatic influenza like illness individuals with history of international travel in the last 14 days. The other key groups that have been listed as high priority for testing include the front line workers involved in containment and mitigation of COVlD-19, all …

If we must learn to live with the virus as Lav Agarwal says, this device could help
4 years, 7 months ago

If we must learn to live with the virus as Lav Agarwal says, this device could help

Deccan Chronicle  

Chennai: Just yesterday, a report quoting University of Minnesota scientists said the coronavirus is likely to remain a menace for another two years! Researchers at Northwestern University and Shirley Ryan AbilityLab in Chicago, United States, have developed a wearable wireless sensor that monitors cough, fever and respiratory activity to produce insights, using machine learning, that can help manage the COVID-19 …

Affordable test methods to drones: Institutions take the innovation route to aid Covid-19 fight
4 years, 8 months ago

Affordable test methods to drones: Institutions take the innovation route to aid Covid-19 fight

India Today  

From affordable Covid-19 testing methods to robots delivering food and medicines in isolation wards, drones for sanitising large areas to UV-fitted containers for sanitising grocery items, various institutions in the country are following the innovation mantra to aid the fight against coronavirus. The current testing methods available are “probe-based”, while the one developed by the IIT team is a “probe-free” …

Engineering students create nursing robot to help Covid-19 patients reduce interaction with healthcare workers
4 years, 8 months ago

Engineering students create nursing robot to help Covid-19 patients reduce interaction with healthcare workers

India Today  

A group of engineering students and faculty along with a couple of entrepreneurs have created a nursing robot that could reduce the level of interaction between Covid-19 patients and frontline healthcare workers as India battles the coronavirus pandemic. V2 Buddy, the Nursing Robot, can assist nursing interface by checking the body temperature level of Covid-19 patients, dispensing sanitizing hand rub, …

A Hindi Covid-19 app that filters fake news and other IIIT Delhi innovations giving India an edge
4 years, 8 months ago

A Hindi Covid-19 app that filters fake news and other IIIT Delhi innovations giving India an edge

India Today  

IIIT Delhi is contributing in the battle against Covid-19 by innovating unique ideas and solutions. CovidTracer: The app by IIIT Delhi also houses CovidTracer, which is a breakthrough technology that tells people if their safety is compromised because they're close to someone Covid-19 positive. WashKaro app by IIIT Delhi to fight Coronavirus "I have been focusing on the marriage of …

Coronavirus | Amit Shah intervention made ICMR expand labs for testing COVID-19
4 years, 8 months ago

Coronavirus | Amit Shah intervention made ICMR expand labs for testing COVID-19

The Hindu  

The Indian Council of Medical Research expanded the number of laboratories that could conduct COVID-19 tests on an intervention by the Union Home Minister, The Hindu has learnt. In a meeting in March, Home Minister Amit Shah asked ICMR Director General Dr. Balram Bhargava to include more facilities that could carry out the tests, else the responsibility would be given …

Delhi school invent robot to help medical workers and Covid-19 patients reduce contact
4 years, 9 months ago

Delhi school invent robot to help medical workers and Covid-19 patients reduce contact

India Today  

Coronavirus has created havoc across the world with rising number of cases. Amid growing concerns over the spread of the novel coronavirus among medical professionals, KIIT World School Pitampura 12th standard students Nishant Chandna, Saurav Maheshkar has invented a robot Called Prithvi’ that could help reduce contact between healthcare workers and Covid-19 patients. We wanted to design something that would …

Covid-19: Students of classes 1 to 9, 11 to be promoted in Himachal amid coronavirus outbreak
4 years, 9 months ago

Covid-19: Students of classes 1 to 9, 11 to be promoted in Himachal amid coronavirus outbreak

India Today  

In the wake of the coronavirus pandemic and subsequent lockdown, the Himachal Pradesh government on Tuesday ordered the state's Education Department to promote the students of Classes 1 to 9 and Class 11 without declaring the exam results. After a detailed discussion with Education Minister Suresh Bhardwaj and officials of the Education Department, Chief Minister Jairam Thakur approved the proposal …

Coronavirus outbreak: Students asked by schools, colleges to follow Ayush Ministry protocols
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus outbreak: Students asked by schools, colleges to follow Ayush Ministry protocols

India Today  

The HRD Ministry directed schools and colleges on Friday to advise students to follow protocols developed by the Ayush Ministry to boost immunity and light diyas and candles on April 5 as advised by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. In a letter sent to CBSE, UGC, AICTE, NCERT and other bodies under the HRD Ministry, Secretary Amit Khare has listed suggestions …

Coronavirus Outbreak: Karnataka leads fight against COVID-19 with innovative Quarantine App, online training module for doctors
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus Outbreak: Karnataka leads fight against COVID-19 with innovative Quarantine App, online training module for doctors

Firstpost  

The state has pioneered in launching an online training programme for doctors in treating COVID-19 cases besides developing an app to track the suspected who are in home quarantine. While the online training concept was the brainchild of Karnataka medical education minister K Sudhakar, the mobile app has been developed and rolled out by the senior IAS officer Munish Moudgil …

Covid-19: 3 IIT alumni develop drone with infrared camera for thermal screening
4 years, 9 months ago

Covid-19: 3 IIT alumni develop drone with infrared camera for thermal screening

India Today  

Three alumni of the Indian Institute of Technology have developed a drone equipped with infrared camera which can help in thermal screening of groups without human intervention and identify suspected Covid-19 cases at an early stage once the lockdown is lifted. "Drones are being made for lot of other activities including delivery of foods and medicines and spraying disinfectants, we …

Coronavirus: India to trace covid-19 patients through app-based Bluetooth handshake
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus: India to trace covid-19 patients through app-based Bluetooth handshake

India Today  

Bluetooth can be used to scan and connect to nearby devices like smartphones and earphones. On Wednesday, the first version of an app called Aarogya Setu, created by the eGov Mobile Apps division of NIC, was rolled out on Google and Apple app stores. The app will have permission to use the phone's Bluetooth and once it comes within close …

Delhi's Nizamuddin area cordoned off, over 175 people to undergo COVID-19 tests
4 years, 9 months ago

Delhi's Nizamuddin area cordoned off, over 175 people to undergo COVID-19 tests

India TV News  

A group of around 175 people from Delhi's Nizamuddin area are being tested for coronavirus in different hospitals amid worries that they may have been developed symptoms for coronavirus after attending an event of Tableeghi Jamaat preacher at the Banglawali Masjid. Additionally, over 12 houses with members who came in touch with a group of preachers from Malaysia and Indonesia …

Coronavirus | Mohalla clinic doc tests +ve; 1,100 people in Delhi asked to home quarantine
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus | Mohalla clinic doc tests +ve; 1,100 people in Delhi asked to home quarantine

The Hindu  

Around 1,100 people have been asked to home quarantine themselves for 14 days after they came in contact with a 49-year-old male doctor at a mohalla clinic, who has tested positive for the novel coronavirus. He tested positive for COVID-19 on Sunday after he came into contact with a 38-year-old woman, who travelled to India from the Saudi Arabia, at …

Unicef arms students with facts on Covid-19 to check Coronavirus panic: 6 common questions answered
4 years, 9 months ago

Unicef arms students with facts on Covid-19 to check Coronavirus panic: 6 common questions answered

India Today  

Amidst the Coronavirus pandemic still spreading across the world, we need to remember that one of the best ways to deal with a new virus is to make people aware about it with correct facts and information. To tackle this the right way, Unicef has released a Covid-19 guidebook with guidelines and checklists for three categories of people students, parents …

Coronavirus | Isolation is India’s best weapon: ICMR
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus | Isolation is India’s best weapon: ICMR

The Hindu  

Isolation, and not indiscriminate testing, is the only way India can limit the spread of COVID-19, Balram Bhargava, Director-General, Indian Council of Medical Research said on Sunday. Highlighting testing facilities available and the spread of the virus, Professor Bhargava said that very few drug trials across the world were working currently. R. Gangakhedkar, scientist at ICMR, said India was in …

UCLA student tests positive for COVID-19, is being treated at hospital
4 years, 9 months ago

UCLA student tests positive for COVID-19, is being treated at hospital

LA Times  

In this file photo, a student walks across campus at UCLA last week. A UCLA student who lives off-campus has tested positive for COVID-19 and is receiving care at a local hospital, university officials announced Tuesday. “I know the entire UCLA community joins me in keeping our fellow Bruin in their thoughts and remaining committed to our shared well-being as …

Coronavirus | Two indigenous tests for detection being tested
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus | Two indigenous tests for detection being tested

The Hindu  

Two diagnostic tests for coronavirus — the first to be developed entirely in India — are currently being evaluated by the National Institute of Virology in Pune, a senior official in the Department of Biotechnology told The Hindu. On Tuesday, the government said it was readying guidelines for private diagnostic companies to develop tests to detect the SARS-CoV-2 virus, which …

Coronavirus | Travel from EU, U.K. banned as India tightens preventive steps
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus | Travel from EU, U.K. banned as India tightens preventive steps

The Hindu  

In a series of temporary preventive measures, the Group of Ministers on COVID-19 on Monday banned the entry of travellers from European Union nations, the European Free Trade Association, Turkey and the United Kingdom to India from March 18. COVID-19 | Interactive map of confirmed coronavirus cases in India Odisha reports first case The Union Health Ministry update on COVID-19 …

What India needs to do to win against Covid-19
4 years, 9 months ago

What India needs to do to win against Covid-19

Hindustan Times  

India must get three things right to stop new cases of the coronavirus disease from overwhelming its health system — rapid testing, enforcing home-quarantine, and protecting health workers. India began screening travellers for Covid-19 symptoms at airports and major seaports on January 17, when most European countries and the United States were dismissing it as another Asian outbreak, much to …

COVID-19 | HRD Ministry advises States, UTs to raise awareness on viral infection among school students
4 years, 10 months ago

COVID-19 | HRD Ministry advises States, UTs to raise awareness on viral infection among school students

The Hindu  

Officials of the Department of School Education and Literacy in the Union Ministry of Human Resource Development have sent a letter to the Chief Secretaries of all States to take steps to educate students on protocols to be followed to prevent the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 infection. In a letter dated March 4, Secretary Amit Khare advised the Chief Secretaries …

COVID-19: Air India asks fliers to follow protocol
4 years, 10 months ago

COVID-19: Air India asks fliers to follow protocol

The Hindu  

Air India has asked passengers who travelled on February 25 with a person who tested positive for COVID-19, to follow the Union Health Ministry protocols. “This is for the attention of passengers who flew on AI154 Vienna-Delhi of 25th Feb’ 20,” Air India tweeted. Please follow the protocol notified by the Ministry of Health regarding Corona Virus.” The Health Ministry …

How India must fight coronavirus | HT Editorial
4 years, 10 months ago

How India must fight coronavirus | HT Editorial

Hindustan Times  

India must rapidly escalate preparedness in anticipation of a cluster of infection after two new novel coronavirus cases, one each in Delhi and Hyderabad, were confirmed. Public awareness, active surveillance for early detection and isolation of cases, rapid identification and daily monitoring of close contacts, and clinical care have helped India isolate and cure three imported cases of Covid-19. Public …

COVID-19: 2 Noida schools shut after Delhi man tests positive
4 years, 10 months ago

COVID-19: 2 Noida schools shut after Delhi man tests positive

The Hindu  

Two private schools in Noida were shut on on Tuesday after the father of one of their students tested positive for coronavirus. One of the schools where the Delhi man’s son is a primary student, said it will remain shut from March 4 to March 6, while the other said it will be closed till Saturday. Fumigation was undertaken in …

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