GUWAHATI: Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, IIT Guwahati, has developed high quality and affordable Viral Transport Media (VTM), RT-PCR and RNA isolation kits, in collaboration with RR Animal Healthcare Limited and with inputs from Guwahati Medical College Hospital, or GMCH. Prof. Parameswar Krishnan Iyer, Prof. Siddhartha Sankar Ghosh from IIT
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NEW DELHI: Researchers from the University of Oxford in the UK state that a low-dose steroid drug called dexamethasone can reduce the risk of death in severe cases of the novel coronavirus by up to one-third among patients who are experiencing severe respiratory complications. This drug is a part of
Shillong: Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, staggered entry of voters, use of gloves and masks besides social distancing will be strictly maintained during the June 19 Rajya Sabha election in Meghalaya, Chief Electoral Officer of the state F R Kharkongor said on Wednesday. Thermal screening and proper respiratory etiquettes have to
Kolkata: A Tripura U-19 women’s cricket team player, Ayanti Reang, has been found dead at her residence. According to vernacular daily ‘Syandan’, the 16-year-old was found hanging from the ceiling of her room on Tuesday night. There was no official word on the cause of her death. The youngest of
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said that the discipline shown by citizens during lockdown has helped stop “exponential” growth of coronavirus. He made the remarks on the second day of his sixth interaction with Chief Ministers via video conferencing to discuss the situation created by COVID-19 and