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URL copied Global record, India conducts 20 lakh tests in one day. India has set another landmark by conducting highest ever- 20 lakh tests in a single day- a global record, Union Health Ministry said on Wednesday. The achievement was registered at a time when the daily Covid recoveries outnumbered daily new cases for the sixth consecutive day. "More than 20 lakh tests were conducted in the last 24 hours (the highest ever conducted in a single day in India), while the daily positivity rate has declined to 13.31 per cent," the Ministry said. "20.08 lakh tests conducted in the last 24...

  Mucormycosis (black fungus), which is primarily affecting people recovering from COVID, has been declared an epidemic in Rajasthan, officials said on Wednesday. Currently, the state has around 100 black fungus patients and a separate ward has been made at Sawai Man Singh (SMS) Hospital in Jaipur for their treatment. Mucormycosis has been notified as an epidemic and a notifiable disease in the state under the Rajasthan Epidemic Act 2020, according to a notification issued by state's Principal Health Secretary Akhil Arora. He said the step was taken to ensure integrated and coordinated treat...

On the other side, Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope today informed that at least 90 people have died after getting infected with Mucormycosis (Black Fungus) so far in the state.

  The government is monitoring the supply of various essential drugs used in the treatment of COVID-19, Minister of State for Chemicals and Fertilisers Mansukh L Mandaviya said on Wednesday. In an official statement, the minister noted that all drugs used in the management of COVID-19 were now available in India by ramping up production and increasing imports. "The availability of these drugs is being monitored by implementing a three-pronged strategy of supply chain management, demand-side management and affordability," Mandaviya noted. The government is monitoring supply of various 'protoc...

Arrested in oxygen concentrators black marketing case, Navneet Kalra files for bail Arrested in oxygen concentrators black marketing case, Navneet Kalra files for bail Navneet Kalra, the main accused in the oxygen concentrators black marketing case, filed a bail application in a Delhi court on Wednesday. He has been in police custody since Sunday. advertisement UPDATED: May 19, 2021 22:54 IST Navneet Kalra, the main accused in the oxygen concentrators black marketing case, filed a bail application in a Delhi court on Wednesday. (Photo: Facebook) Navneet Kalra, the main accused in the black ma...