Maharashtra: State asks Centre to ease Ct value used to measure COVID-19
TNN / Updated: Apr 12, 2021, 14:37 IST
(This story was first published in the Times of India on April 12, 2021)
Pune: A laboratory marker to identify viral loads in Covid swab samples has divided opinion over its utility and use. Ct (or, cycle threshold value) indicates the number of cycles completed to identify the virus in a sample during an RT-PCR test.
The Ct value is inversely proportional to the viral load in the sample lower the value, higher the viral presence.
Last week, the state wrote to the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), asking if Ct value cut-off can be at 24 meaning a sample testing over 24 can be described as negative. The
Maharashtra tightens rules for sale of Remdesivir
TNN / Updated: Apr 12, 2021, 12:38 IST
(This story was first published in the Times of India on April 12, 2021)
Mumbai: The state’s public health department has released a format that will contain information about a patient’s clinical condition and must be attached to a prescription advising
Remdesivir.
In a circular, the state said that retailers shouldn’t dispense Remdesivir unless the form was attached with a prescription. The state
FDA has released another order stating that it can only be dispensed by hospitals treating Covid patients.
The form should contain information about the patient’s history of fever, respiratory rate, oxygen saturation in room air, and if he is on life support. The form also asks for CT scan findings and history of comorbid conditions, if any.
Central teams find faults in Covid-19 measures of Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh and Punjab. Maharashtra recorded 63,294 new coronavirus cases on April 11, 2021 | Photo Credit: AP
Key Highlights
3,116 fresh cases took the infection tally to 2,72,772 in Punjab
Chhattisgarh reported 10,521 fresh coronavirus positive cases
New Delhi: The high level multi-disciplinary public health teams which were deployed to 50 districts across Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh and Punjab in view of the recent very large numbers of daily new COVID-19 cases, have stated flaws in the handling of the coronavirus situation in the respective states.
The teams were rushed to 30 districts of Maharashtra, 11 districts of Chhattisgarh and 9 districts of Punjab to assist the state health department and local authorities in COVID-19 surveillance, control and containment measures.
India News: NEW DELHI: Maharashtra on Sunday reported as many as 63,294 new Covid-19 cases, its highest single-day rise in infection tally since the pandemic bega.