Page-6 of Topic: Corona virus
GoI: No plans to extend 21-days of Lock Down; Science behind 21-day Lock Down
On March 30, 2020, the Government of India clarified that it had no plans to extend the 21 day lock down that was begun on March 25, 2020....
Insurance Scheme for Health Care Workers fighting COVID-19
On March 29, 2020, the Government of India approved insurance scheme for health workers that are fighting against Corona Virus. The Scheme was announced under the Pradhan Mantri...
NSTIs of Skill Development to be used as Quarantine Centres for COVID-19
On March 29, 2020, the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship has decided to convert National skill Training Institutes (NSTI) into quarantine isolation facilities. Highlights Along with Quarantine...
APMC provides Guidelines to prevent crowding in Mumbai
The Agricultural Produce Market committee has issued guidelines to prevent crowding in markets in Mumbai. The committee has come up with the move as the vegetable traders have...
Panel set up by PMO to mitigate COVID-19 and restore normalcy after 21 Days Lock Down
On March 29, 2020 the Prime Minister Office constituted a high-level panel to restore normalcy after 21 days of normalcy. The high-level committee is to suggest measures to...
500 officials of TRIFED Van Dhan India unleash power of Webinars to Work from Home
On March 29, 2020, around 500 officials of TRIFED (The Tribal cooperative Marketing Development federation of India) operating under Ministry of Tribal Affairs unleashed the power of Webinars....
FDA approves Convalescent Plasma Treatment for seriously ill COVID-19 patients
The Food and Drug Administration of the United States has approved the use of Convalescent plasma collected from patients recovered from COVID-19 to treat seriously ill COVID-19 patients....
Ministry of Defence: One Day Salary to PM-CARES Fund; Rs 500 crore contribution
On March 29, 2020, Ministry of Defence approved the proposal to contribute one day salary of the employees to the PM-CARES fund. This will amount to Rs 500...
Supreme Court Extends Deadline of Transition from BS IV to BS VI
With the Nation-wide Lock Down to contain the spread of Corona Virus, the Supreme Court extended transition from BS IV to BS VI by 10 more days. Initially...
Corona Virus: GoI launched CoNTeC to connect Doctors in India with AIIMS
On March 28, 2020, the Minister of Health and Family Welfare launched CoNTec. CoNTeC is COVID-19 Telecommunication Centre. The platform aims to connect the doctors in the country...
India to participate in WHO trials of COVID-19
On March 28, 2020, ICMR (Indian Council of Medical Research) announced that India is to participate in trials of WHO (World Health Organization). The trials are to identify... 