A multiplex worker doing
sanitization as per the government
guidelines at Umrao Mall
in Lucknow. (Express photo by Vishal
Srivastav)Coronavirus India News Live Updates: The number of active cases of the novel coronavirus in India dropped below eight lakh for the first time in one and a half months Saturday, prompting the Union Health Ministry to say the country had scaled “an unprecedented peak”.
India reported 62,212 new Covid-19 cases and 837 deaths in the 24 hours ending 9 am Saturday. The country’s tally of 74,32,681 cases included 7,95,087 active cases, 65,24,596 recoveries and 1,12,998 deaths.
“This significant achievement is the outcome of Centre-led targeted strategies leading to high number of recoveries and steadily falling number of fatalities,” the ministry said.
With Navratri beginning today, temples are gearing up to handle a rush of devotees by putting in place several measures, including installation of sanitisation tunnels, and banning offerings and ‘prasad’ to Goddess Durga.
West Bengal BJP president Dilip Ghosh tested positive for coronavirus on Friday, following which he was taken to a private hospital, news agency PTI reported. Ghosh had mild fever and was admitted to the high dependency unit of the hospital. A senior doctor at the hospital reportedly said, “He has 102-degree fever and is undergoing treatment. He is being treated for the disease. His oxygen saturation level is fine. There is nothing to worry about.”
A swab sample is being taken at a BMC medical facility for a Covid-19 rapid test in Mumbai. (Express Photo by Amit Chakravarty)
ITBP organised a yoga session at Sardar Patel Covid Care Centre and Hospital, Radha Soami Satsang Beas in Chhatarpur, Delhi.
Over 7,000 patients have been discharged from this ITBP-run centre.
Below are some photos from the Yoga session
Researchers from Hong Kong have reported a novel antiviral strategy for treatment of Covid-19. They have found that a class of existing drugs, which are currently used in the treatment of other infectious diseases, can suppress replication of SARS-CoV-2 and relieve Covid-19 symptoms in an animal model.
Their findings are published in Nature Microbiology.
These are metallodrugs, which consist of metal compounds. Generally, metal compounds are used as anti-microbial agents, but their antiviral activities have rarely been explored, the researchers said.
Their findings now provide a new therapeutic option for treatment of Covid-19. The researchers screened metallodrugs and related compounds including ranitidine bismuthcitrate(RBC), a commonly used anti-ulcer drug which contains the metal bismuth.
The Health Ministry Saturday said India scaled an unprecedented peak as active cases dropped below 8 lakh for the first time since September 1.
The October round of monthly sero-prevalance survey in Delhi, which had earlier got delayed, has started, PTI quoted sources as saying on Friday.
The previous survey was held from September 1-7 to better assess the COVID-19 situation here and formulate combat strategies.
The exercise was slated to begin from October 1, but got delayed as the results of the survey done last month were presented to the Delhi High Court on September 30. "This month's survey began from October 15. A total of 15,164 samples will be taken," an official source said.