New WHO Guidance Calls for More Evidence on Airborne Transmission
Dr KK Aggarwal The WHO on Thursday released new guidelines on the transmission of the novel coronavirus that acknowledge some reports of airborne transmission …
Dr Harsh Vardhan chairs 18th meeting of Group of Ministers (GOM) on COVID-19
The 18th meeting of the high-level Group of Ministers (GoM) on COVID-19 was held under the chairpersonship of Dr. Harsh Vardhan, Union Minister of Health & …
More than 41 thousand Ayushman Bharat- Health & Wellness Centres (AB-HWCs) provide Universal and Comprehensive Primary Health Care especially during COVID-19
The Health and Wellness Centers (HWCs) form the primary pillar of Ayushman Bharat envisaging to provisioning of universal and comprehensive primary health care …
IMA-CMAAO Webinar on “Imaging and Covid-19”
Dr KK Aggarwal Chest x-ray (CXR) is typically the first line imaging modality for patients with suspected Covid-19, although less sensitive than chest CT. It …
Unmarried disabled sons eligible for ECHS facilities even after attaining 25 years
Till now unmarried permanently disabled and financially dependent sons of ECHS beneficiaries after attaining the age of 25 years are not considered dependant …
Reimbursement of one pulse oximeter per family allowed under ECHS to fight COVID-19
As measuring of oxygen saturation level is one of the most important parameters for monitoring the health of COVID-19 patients, Ministry of Defence (MoD), …
NATMO publishes 4th updated version of its COVID 19 Dashboard
National Atlas and Thematic Mapping Organization (NATMO) functioning as a subordinate department under the Department of Science & Technology, Ministry of …
UPDATE ON COVID-19
The Union Government and the State/UT governments have made a joint coordinated effort to effectively manage the COVID-19 pandemic in the country. As part of …
COVID Tests cross 1 crore milestone
In a significant achievement, the number of COVID tests has crossed the 10 million (1 crore) milestone. This signifies the importance accorded to widespread …
Indigenous Indian COVID19 vaccines in the global race to end the pandemic By: Dr TV Venkateswaran
With the announcement of COVAXIN by Bharat Biotech and ZyCov-D Vaccine by Zydus Cadila the proverbial silver line in the dark clouds of COVID19 appears at the …