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Prana Vayu: Low Cost Portable Ventilator developed by IIT Roorkee
With only 40,000 ventilators in India, the demand for ventilators are increasing day by day as the number of cases of COVID-19 are increasing day by day. In order to fulfil the demands, IIT Roorkee has developed low cost portable ventilator called “Prana Vayu”. Highlights The portable ventilators are highly suited for the modified railway ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2020
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
Topics: CII • Corona virus • COVID-19 • IIT Roorkee • Quarantine • ventilator
GoI: Guidelines for Quarantine issued
On April 5, 2020, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare issued guidelines for quarantine. According to the guidelines, the quarantine is separation and restriction of movement. It shall be applied to an individual or a group of persons. Key Highlights of Quarantine The Quarantine shall be preferably placed in the outskirts. The Quarantine facilities ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2020
Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs
Topics: Biomedical Waste • Corona virus • COVID-19 • COVID-19 testing • Guidelines • Health • healthcare • Quarantine
JEEVAN: Railway makes low cost prototype of Ventilator; ICMR to test the prototype
JEEVAN, is a low-cost energy efficient ventilator made by the Rail Coach Factory, Kapurthala. The cost of the machine is fraction of what the original designs cost. Highlights The prototype is to be tested by ICMR before mass production. The cost of the machine is around Rs 10,000 without a compressor. About the prototype The ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2020
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
Topics: Corona virus • COVID-19 • ICMR • India-Germany • Indian Railway • Integral Coach Factory • Jeevan • Rail Sector • ventilator
Study: Impacts of COVID-19 lowered due to BCG Vaccination
Researchers of biomedical sciences of New York Institute of Technology say that the countries such as Netherlands, Italy and United States are more severely affected than countries with BCG policies. The Bacilus Calmette-Guerin vaccine that had been administered in India to protect the children against Tuberculosis, according to the study might be a game changer. ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2020
Category: Reports & Indexes Current Affairs
Topics: Corona virus • COVID-19 • Elimination of Tuberculosis • Immunisation Programme • Mycobacterium tuberculosis • Vaccination • Vaccines
GoI: 30% of Corona Virus cases due to Tablighi Jamaat incident
The Government of India has traced 1,023 cases of COVID-19 to Tablighi Jamaat congregation. The Contact Tracing across 17 states have led to Tablighi Jamaat Congregation. Tablighi Jamaat It is a religious congregation that took place in Nizamuddin Markaz Mosque. The incident has emerged to be the 30% source of spread of the virus in ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2020
Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs
Topics: contact tracing • Corona virus • COVID-19 • Epidemic • Law and Order • Tablighi Jamaat