Brazilian Covid variant more transmissible, could evade immunity
More Europeans have been vaccinated against Covid-19 than have been confirmed to be infected, Hans Kluge, the World Health Organization s (WHO) regional director for Europe, said on Thursday. Based on numbers of confirmed cases, 5.5 per cent of the entire European population has now had Covid-19, while 7 per cent has completed a full vaccination series, Kluge said in a press release, Xinhua reported.
To date, some 215 million vaccine doses have been administered in Europe, he said. Approximately 16 per cent of the WHO European Region s population has received the first vaccine dose.
The WHO European Region has so far registered 51,506,373 confirmed Covid-19 cases and 1,076,173 deaths.
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This Indian state slashed RT-PCR test rates, could help identify more Covid patients
Medical experts believe that the coronavirus test positivity rate in the state could cross 30 percent in May
Brazilian Covid variant more transmissible, could evade immunity
In a welcome move, private laboratories in Kerala have agreed to slash down the price for RT-PCR tests, Kerala Health Minister KK Shailaja confirmed. According to the latest price revision, RT-PCR tests in Kerala will cost just Rs 500. Earlier, private laboratories in Kerala were charging Rs 1700 for RT-PCR tests.
Price slash could help identify more Covid patients
The health minister revealed that several test kits recognized by ICMR tests are now available at a very low rate, and it is possible to conduct tests at Rs 500. At one point in time, the Kerala government has reduced the rate for RT-PCR tests to Rs 1500. However, following a High Court order, the rates were again increased to Rs 1700.
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