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Coronavirus: India gets first automated COVID-19 testing machine ‘COBAS 6800’ that can test 1200 samples in 24-hours

OpIndia Staff - 14 May, 2020

COBAS 6800 developed by Roche Diagnostics can perform real-time PCR testing to detect coronavirus in blood samples

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Ayush ministry starts clinical trials for traditional medicine like Ashwagandha, Guduchi Pippali etc for coronavirus treatment

OpIndia Staff - 7 May, 2020

Union Health Ministry Dr Harshvardhan informed earlier today that the trials will be conducted on health workers and persons working in high rise areas. He stated that the health ministry and CSIR will be conducting these trials under the guidance of ICMR.

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Coronavirus: India okays trials for Remdesivir which was previously used for Ebola, procures 1,000 dosage

OpIndia Staff - 4 May, 2020

Remdesivir is a drug manufactured in 2014 by a US based biotechnology firm Gilead Sciences as a cure for Ebola.

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Mumbai: Coronavirus patient passes away hours after Maharashtra govt had declared that his plasma therapy was successful

OpIndia Staff - 1 May, 2020

On Wednesday Maharashtra health minister said that first plasma therapy on a Coronavirus patient in the state was successful, the patient died later in the night

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Union Health Ministry issues home isolation guidelines for ‘very mild’ and ‘pre-symptomatic’ Coronavirus patients

OpIndia Staff - 28 April, 2020

As directed by the Health Ministry, the caregivers must take HCQ as a precautionary measure to protect themselves from the Wuhan Coronavirus.

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Health Ministry cautions on use of plasma therapy for coronavirus, says it can be harmful as still being tested

OpIndia Staff - 28 April, 2020

The USFDA had also said that the plasma therapy has not yet been proven to be safe and efficient treatment for Chinese Coronavirus.

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#IndiaFightsCorona: 78 districts in 23 states and UTs have not reported a fresh coronavirus case in last 14 days

OpIndia Staff - 23 April, 2020

12 districts across India have not registered a single new coronavirus case in 28 days.

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PM Modi announces nationwide lockdown extension till May 3, here are the details of the PM’s address

OpIndia Staff - 14 April, 2020

"Many states have already announced extension of lockdown. Hence, after weighing all options, it has been decided that the lockdown should be extended till 3rd May," PM Modi announced.

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Hydroxychloroquine helps coronavirus patients, but here is the list who should not use it

OpIndia Staff - 10 April, 2020

ICMR suggests that Hydroxychloroquine is recommended to those health workers who are involved in the care of suspected cases of coronavirus or those who are confirmed cases and symptomatic household contacts of laboratory-confirmed cases.

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