Centre Issues New Guidelines For Covid Testing, These Individuals To Be Excluded
The vaccination status of all individuals tested for Covid-19 must be entered into the Sample Referral Form (SRF) in the RT-PCR app, both for individuals tested by RT-PCR and RAT. File photo Outlook Web Bureau 2021-05-06T08:12:08+05:30 Centre Issues New Guidelines For Covid Testing, These Individuals To Be Excluded outlookindia.com 2021-05-06T08:13:55+05:30
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Amid the second wave of the coronavirus pandemic, the Centre has issued fresh guidelines to states to reduce the burden on diagnostic laboratories conducting coronavirus tests. The need for RT-PCR test in “healthy” travellers and recovered Covid patients may be completely removed, it said.
PM Modi, European Commission President Exchange Views On Covid Situation The India-EU Leaders’ Meeting will be the first meeting in the EU+27 format and reflects the shared ambition of both sides for further strengthening the India-EU Strategic Partnership, the statement said. File photo Outlook Web Bureau 2021-05-03T14:55:31+05:30 PM Modi, European Commission President Exchange Views On Covid Situation outlookindia.com 2021-05-03T14:57:54+05:30
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi and European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen exchanged views on the Covid situation in India and the European Union
As per the statement, India’s ongoing efforts to contain the pandemic s second wave was discussed during the meeting.
No Shortage Of Oxygen In Country; Use It Judiciously: Govt
The country is grappling with a raging second wave of the pandemic with lakhs of patients and their family members anxiously scouring for oxygen beds in hospitals, cylinders, medicines and other medical facilities. File photo Outlook Web Bureau 2021-05-03T19:17:36+05:30 No Shortage Of Oxygen In Country; Use It Judiciously: Govt outlookindia.com 2021-05-03T19:20:06+05:30
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Amid reports of medical oxygen supply shortage in India, the Centre said Covid patients, especially in hospitals are being given oxygen, however, it should be used judiciously. Additional Secretary, Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) Piyush Goyal said, “Oxygen is available in adequate quantity in the country and efforts are being made to transport it to hospitals in the shortest possible time.
Exploring Feasibility Of Converting Nitrogen Plants To Produce Oxygen: Govt
States like Delhi, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh are showing early signs of plateauing in daily new Covid cases but these are very early signals to analyse anything, the government added. File photo Outlook Web Bureau 2021-05-03T17:07:21+05:30 Exploring Feasibility Of Converting Nitrogen Plants To Produce Oxygen: Govt outlookindia.com 2021-05-03T17:09:20+05:30
The government has said that it will be exploring the feasibility of converting existing nitrogen plants to produce oxygen. As per the health ministry, 12 states have over one lakh active Covid-19 cases, seven states have 50,000 to one lakh cases, and 17 states have less than 50,000 such infections.
Amid the second wave of the pandemic sweeping across the country, an oxygen concentrator that normally costs about Rs 50,000 to Rs 60,000 is now being sold for a whopping Rs 1.5 lakh.
It is a device that sucks oxygen from the atmosphere and delivers it to a person suffering from respiratory illness. It is a life-saving instrument meant for home use by those Covid-19 patients whose oxygen saturation dips below 80 mm Hg.
While the demand for oxygen concentrators has gone through the roof, oximeters, that indicate the level of oxygen in an individual’s body, are out of stock in most medical stores. Those who have stock, are selling it at a price between Rs 1,800 to Rs 3,000 which is about three to four times the MRP of the device.