How is India’s second wave of Covid-19 different from the first?
How is India’s second wave of Covid-19 different from the first?
The infections are spreading faster but whether the disease is more severe among the young is hard to say in the absence of data. 2 hours ago A patient with a breathing problem wears an oxygen mask as she lies inside an ambulance waiting in a queue to enter a Covid-19 hospital in Ahmedabad, India, April 14, 2021. | Reuters/Amit Dave
With a massive second wave of Covid-19 sweeping through India, one in five infections in the world is currently being reported from the country.
Vadodara: You may have tested negative in the rapid antigen testing (RAT) and then RT-PCR, which is considered gold standard for testing, too. Still, chances are high that you could be Covid-19 positive.
Doctors across the state are coming across an increasing number of cases where patients test negative in RT-PCR but their high-resolution CT (HRCT) reveals significant infection in the lungs.
The problem has become so acute that the Vadodara Municipal Corporation (VMC) has issued a notification stating that the current strain of Covid-19 does not necessarily show a positive test on RT-PCR but the insurance companies and third-party administrators (TPAs) should treat them as Covid. “In cases where RT-PCR is negative but findings in HRCT and lab investigations are suggestive of viral etiology,the claim should be treated as that of Covid unless proved otherwise,” states VMC’s order issued under the Epidemic Diseases Act
Gotri hospital staffer carries two ventilators in Vadodara on Wednesday
Vadodara: Even as the shortage of Remdesivir injections continued in the city, the city unit of the BJP claimed that the controversy regarding the pricing of the drug was settled with doctors, chemists and officials agreeing to ensure that it was sold for Rs 1,700 per vial. A formal notification in this regard is, however, still expected.
A meeting of the representatives of the chemist associations in the city was called by the Vadodara Municipal Corporation (VMC) on Tuesday evening. VMC officials insisted in the meeting that the chemists should not sell Remdesivir vials in retail and the stocks should go to hospitals.
RT-PCR negative, but you may still be infected by coronavirus
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Doctors across the state are coming across an increasing number of cases where patients test negative in RT-PCR but their high-resolution CT (HRCT) reveals significant infection in the lungs.
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(This story originally appeared in on Apr 08, 2021)You may have tested negative in the rapid antigen testing (RAT) and then RT-PCR, which is considered gold standard for testing, too. Still, chances are high that you could be Covid-19 positive.
Doctors across the state are coming across an increasing number of cases where patients test negative in RT-PCR but their high-resolution CT (HRCT) reveals significant infection in the lungs.