The first of a series of mobile laboratories at the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) headquarters in New Delhi to perform the country's cheapest real-time Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) test to diagnose coronavirus disease (Covid-19) was launched on Monday by Union Home Minister Amit Shah. For Rs 499, the RT-PCR test, which in some states costs as much as Rs 2,400, will be conducted, making this Covid-19 confirmatory test accessible for individuals at large. And, relative to the 24-48 hours it usually takes in most countries, the test report would ... Read More

Coronavirus update: Over the past 24 hours, India has recorded 45,882 new Covid-19 cases, bringing its count past the 9-million mark. The death toll in the world has climbed to 132,223. Maharashtra has the largest number of coronavirus cases at 17,63,055, followed by 867,780 in Karnataka, 858,711 in Andhra Pradesh, 764,989 in Tamil Nadu, and 545,641 in Kerala. On Thursday, Delhi reported 7,546 fresh coronavirus cases, bringing the city's infection count to 507,000, in addition to registering 98 new fatalities. Meanwhile, the Delhi government has issued an order whereby 42 private h ... Read More

New Delhi: As the number of coronavirus cases is growing in Delhi, on Saturday (November 21, 2020), the national capital reported the second highest death toll in the past 24 hours.   At least 118 individuals have succumbed to COVID-19 infection in the last 24 hours, according to a health bulletin issued by Delhi. 131 is the highest single-day death toll.   Over the past day as many as 6608 new cases of coronavirus have been identified in Delhi. The cumulative COVID-19 cases in Delhi are 5,17,238, which includes 4,68,143 cured cases and 8,159 deaths.   ... Read More

Corona virus infection is once again spreading rapidly in the country. The situation is that the number of infected patients has crossed 9 million. In such a situation, the biggest hope of ending this pandemic is the relief news about the Corona vaccine. Adar Poonawala, CEO of the serum-making company Serum Institute of India, has said that the Oxford Covid-19 vaccine for healthcare workers and the elderly will arrive by February 2021 next year. He hoped that this vaccine should be available to the general public by April. During an event, the Chief Executive Officer of Serum Institute ... Read More

In Delhi on Thursday, a total of 7,546 new COVID-19 cases were registered, increasing the total count to 5,10,630.   Today, 6,685 individuals recovered from the coronavirus, according to the Delhi Health Department, and the overall recovery has now risen to 4,59,368.   In the national capital, the death toll due to viral infection reached 8,041 after 98 deaths in the last 24 hours were recorded.   Delhi's active cases stand at 43,221.   The department announced that 22,067 RTPCR/CBNAA/TrueNat and 40,370 Rapid antigen tests were perform ... Read More

On Monday, as Nitish Kumar once again took oath as Chief Minister—for the fourth time in a row—portrait Patna's was misleading in its resemblance. The return of Nitish masks the transition. With an older generation of politicians and slogans receding, Bihar politics is on the verge of transformation, and Election 2020 has become a battle for its survival. In the run-up to the contours of the competition, it will be more useful to look at the two new Deputy Chief Ministers who were both sworn in with Nitish. Sushil Modi, seen as a Quiescent Number Two, has been replaced ... Read More