Negative test results demanded as entry passes go against this week’s ICMR advisory on covid testing that effectively called off contact-tracing. Let’s rationalize test protocols at every level
Guidelines for persons in contact with confirmed COVID-19 cases, ICMR says THIS - ICMR advisory said contacts of confirmed Covid cases don t need to get tested unless identified as ‘high-risk’.
The experts said that surgeons should consider performing a non-urgent surgery on a COVID-recovered patient after at least six weeks of recovery date, adding that this will ensure faster healing.
The ICMR said the home testing mobile app is available in Google play store and Apple store and must be downloaded by all users, adding that the mobile app is a comprehensive guide of the testing procedure and will provide a positive or negative test result to the patient.
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Dr Rana said, In plasma therapy, we give a pre-forwarded antibody to someone who has been infected before so that the antibody can fight with the virus
Antibodies usually form when the coronavirus attacks, he added
New Delhi: After an advisory from the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) on the use of convalescent plasma for the treatment of coronavirus patients, Ganga Ram hospital Chairperson Dr DS Rana has said that Remdesivir is also being considered to be dropped from COVID-19 treatment soon.
Dr Rana said that there is no evidence of its effectiveness in treating COVID-19 patients. The move has come after the use of convalescent plasma has been dropped from the recommended treatment protocols for COVID-19, according to an advisory from the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR).