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‘Irrational and ineffective’ Plasma therapy dropped from govt of India’s Covid treatment protocol
The rampant use of plasma therapy had also resulted in black marketing of the same with donors charging thousands for plasma thus commercializing the entire process.
India Today spreads fake news, continues to peddle agenda about Kumbh Mela becoming a ‘super-spreader’ event despite getting fact-checked
India Today published a fake news alleging that centre said in a statement that Kumbh Mela has become a Covid-19 super-spreader
Govt temporarily halts new registration of frontline and healthcare workers for Covid vaccination. Here is why
The Secretary of Union Health Ministry emphasised that the healthcare workers, and the frontline workers, who have already registered on the CoWIN portal, must be vaccinated at the earliest.
Govt of India launches Grand Challenge for strengthening COVID Vaccine Intelligence Network with Rs 3.85 crore total prize, read details
The challenge invites participation from innovative startups and emerging technology specialists to augment and scale CoWIN platform
Assam: Guwahati now has its own human milk bank, first in Northeast
The first Human Milk Bank in Northeast was inaugurated in Satribari Christian Hospital (SCH), Guwahati, Assam
Shekhar Gupta’s website The Print spreads misinformation about Modi govt’s proposal to review marriage age for women, Health Ministry corrects them
ThePrint has many times maliciously resorted to publishing fake, embellished or distorted articles to malign Modi govt
N-95 masks may not stop the virus if worn by an already infected person, govt issues advisory against its use
The central government has asked states and union territories to encourage their citizens to use homemade cloth masks instead of valved N-95 masks to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.
Coronavirus recovery rate surges to 52.47 percent: Ministry of health and family welfare
PM said that the country has started preparing to tackle the pandemic much before when coronavirus was not even a part of the global discussion
Union Health Ministry releases new Clinical Management Protocol for COVID-19, adds two new symptoms that are observed before respiratory issues
New MoHFW protocol for COVID-19 says that Loss of smell and loss of taste occurs before the respiratory symptoms in Coronavirus patients
DMK MLA J Anbazhagan dies due to coronavirus related complications
DMK MLA J Anbazhagan is the first legislator in Tamil Nadu to have died of coronavirus infection.
