Are self-tests for COVID-19 available? If we get infected with an infectious disease, will we not want to protect our family and others from it? But, unless we know our disease status timely and reliably, how can we help prevent further infection transmission? How will we link up, and benefit …
Read More »WHO’s Solidarity clinical trial enters a new phase with three new candidate drugs
Solidarity PLUS trial for promising drugs will roll out in 52 countries, an unprecedented global collaboration for COVID-19 R&D New Delhi, 11th August 2021: The World Health Organization (WHO) has announced the next phase in its Solidarity trial: Solidarity PLUS will enrol hospitalized patients to test three new drugs in …
Read More »‘Early stages’ of COVID third wave, amid Delta surge: WHO DG
The variant’s spread, along with increased social mobility and the inconsistent use of proven public health measures, is driving an increase in both case numbers and deaths, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday. The Delta variant is now in more than 111 countries: WHO DG …
Read More »IIT Delhi launches economical Rapid Antigen Test Kit for COVID-19
Minister of State for Education Shri Sanjay Dhotre launched an economical Rapid Antigen Test Kit for COVID-19 New Delhi, June 25th (India Science Wire): Minister of State for Education Shri Sanjay Dhotre launched a Rapid Antigen Test kit for COVID-19 developed by IIT Delhi. The Rapid Antigen Test kit has …
Read More »Globally over 1300 journalists succumb to Covid-19, India loses 40 in last 10 days
Geneva/Guwahati: The Covid-19 pandemic continues to kill working journalists around the world, where the global tally reaches at least 1302 victims in 76 countries till 11 May 2021. Brazil with 191 journo-casualties because of novel coronavirus infection aggravated ailments still tops the list of victims among journalists narrowly followed by …
Read More »WHO discontinues hydroxychloroquine and lopinavir/ritonavir treatment arms for COVID-19
Geneva 5th July 2020. WHO accepted the recommendation from the Solidarity Trial’s International Steering Committee to discontinue the trial’s hydroxychloroquine and lopinavir/ritonavir arms. The Solidarity Trial was established by WHO to find an effective COVID-19 treatment for hospitalized patients. The International Steering Committee formulated the recommendation in light of the …
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