Medibulletin Desk
Testing, self-isolation and contact tracing with physical distancing measures, could control the COVID-19 pandemic
In the absence of a vaccine or highly effective treatments for COVID-19, combining isolation and intensive contact tracing with physical distancing measures - such as limits...
Health secretary Preeti Sudan writes to states to engage with the private sector to ensure quality care for patients at reasonable rates
There have been several reports indicating an emerging shortage of healthcare infrastructure including hospitals with ICU beds, ventilators,...
Wearing a face mask dramatically reduced the chances of person-to-person spread of the virus
Want to avoid being infected by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, then always wear a face mask when outside home.
Not wearing a face mask dramatically increases a person's...
Analysis of data from 16 groups of COVID-19 patients from around the world suggest number of 'silent' carriers' may be as high as 45%
A large percentage of people infected by the COVID-19 virus never show symptoms of the disease,...
Ministry of health issues revised clinical management protocol for COVID19 allowing use of Remdesivir, Tocilizumab; loss of smell and taste are symptoms
India has allowed use of repurposed drug Remdesivir that is making waves the world over, to be used...
Use of elastomeric masks could reduces the number of N95 masks needed by nearly 95 percent in one month
A cost-effective strategy for health care systems to offset N95 mask shortages due to the COVID-19 pandemic is to switch to...
The first phase of antibody tests by ICMR show that less than 1% people in 65 districts of the country have been exposed to the virus
Even as the number of deaths and fresh cases in the last 24 hours...
Drying time of COVID-19 virus respiratory droplets plays a major role in infectivity of COVID-19
In a new research, investigators examined the drying time of respiratory droplets from COVID-19 infected subjects and inferred that temperature, humidity and surface play vital...
Special central teams have been despatched to 50 municipalities where there is a sudden surge in COVID cases
Ministry of health and family welfare has deployed high level multi-disciplinary Central teams to 15 States/UTs with more than 50 districts/municipal bodies that are...
Public health groups have urged the GST council to put a special COVID19 cess on tobacco products, that could cover 29% of the stimulus package
Public health groups have urged the GST Council to consider a special COVID -19 cess...
