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Government to discontinue Central Allocation of Remdesivir
According to Minister of State for Chemicals and Fertilizers, Shri Mansukh Mandaviya, government has decided to discontinue Central Allocation of Remdesivir to States and directed National Pharmaceuticals Pricing Agency to monitor availability of Remdesivir in India. Highlights Minister highlights, production ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2021
India supports calls on probe into Covid Origin
India extends its support to renewed global calls for comprehensive investigation into origins of Covid-19 by World Health Organisation. Background India extended support after US President asked US intelligence agencies to find how coronavirus emerged in China. Demands were raised ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2021
IIT Mandi reveals Key Protein Structure in Covid-19 Virus
Part of structure of a key protein in COVID-19 virus was revealed by researchers from Indian Institute of Technology, Mandi. How this study is significant? Covid-19 protein structure will help in understanding mode of action & its role in spread ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2021
CCoV-HuPn-2018 Coronavirus
CCoV-HuPn-2018 coronavirus, with its origin in dogs, was detected among patients hospitalised with pneumonia in 2017-2018 in Malaysia. As per study, it may be the eighth unique coronavirus known cause disease in humans, once confirmed as pathogen. However, it does ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2021
Italy hosts the Global G 20 Health Summit
The Global G20 Health Summit was co-hosted by European Commission along with Italy as part of its G20 presidency amid the surge and spread of the coronavirus cases. Agenda of the Summit The summit adopted the agenda to overcome Covid-19 ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2021
What is Dipcovan?
Dipcovan is a Covid-19 antibody detection kit announced by DRDO on May 21, 2021. Here are most important questions & answers about same: What is Dipcovan? Dipcovan or DIPAS-VDx COVID 19 IgG Antibody Microwell ELISA is an antibody detection-based kit ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2021
Brazil: Severe Second Wave of Covid-19
The nation comprising of a population of 212 million, Brazil, is facing the severe second wave of Covid-19. The pandemic had hit the country in the year 2020. Now, the country is observing more covid deaths & cases than before ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2021
New Test ‘N1-STOP-LAMP’ diagnoses SARS-CoV-2 virus in 20 minutes
In order to combat the menace of COVID 19 pandemic in the country, the researchers have developed a tool that can test the results of samples collected in as early as 20 minutes. This has been published in the Journal ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2020
Covid-19 infections will hit 20 million this week:WHO
The World Health Organization has estimated that the total number of infected patients of the deadly COVID 19 disease will hit the 20 million mark within this week and that includes around 7.5 lakh deaths, so far, due to this ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2020
Global death toll due to Covid over 7 lakh -One person dies every 15 seconds.
The COVID 19 Pandemic has claimed lives of more than 7 lakh persons in the world and as per the current estimates, one death is being reported every 15 second due to the COVID 19 pandemic in the world. Also, ..