Page 6 - Healthcare Technologies

Separate infra needed for Covid-19 patients with other ailments: Fortis CEO

The hospital has chosen not to cut salaries of frontline health workers even as its looks to implement cost saving measures

Tech Mahindra may allow 25% employees to work from home till March 2021

The company is in talks with clients to seek approval, and is building a control system to track staff productivity in real time

Mumbai docs try Biocon and Roche's biologic drugs on critical Covid cases

Two repurposed drugs for rheumatoid arthritis and psoriasis are being tried on over 100 patients in Mumbai

Curbs on transport, commerce lifted partially as West Bengal eases lockdown

Malls, shopping complexes, cinemas, parks continue to remain closed

Over 1 mn RT-PCR tests for coronavirus detection conducted in India: ICMR

Currently, there are 28,046 active cases while 10,633 Covid-19 positive patients have been cured/discharged

Low pollution levels have slowed spread of Covid-19: Medical expert

"Air pollution leads to higher incidents of lung diseases. Coronavirus is just an addition in the list of infections which people suffering from chest diseases are prone to"

Govt allows import of superior testing technologies in Covid-19 battle

Players like Abbott, Roche, Trivitron, Eris get approvals to import chemiluminescent kits, ELISA kits too get nod

Lockdown extended for 2 weeks after May 4, schools and colleges stay shut

All agriculture work will be allowed and limited industrial production in zones which have been declared coronavirus safe

India to cap stimulus package at $60 bn to protect credit rating: Report

Fitch warned India's sovereign rating could come under pressure if its fiscal outlook deteriorates further

Raymond to repurpose factories to churn out personal protection equipment

Line-up includes masks, suits, sanitizers, shoe-covers and gloves

Miners seek tax rationalisation as Covid mutes demand for minerals

The mining sector is rooting for a uniform tax subsuming all levies and capped at 40 per cent

Tamil Nadu allows industrial activity in green zones after review meeting

CM Palaniswami urges District Collectors not to hinder movement of farm produce, asks them to help farmers market their produce

MyLab starts making RNA extraction kits for crucial Covid-19 test

There is a huge shortage in India of these kits, which are critical in extracting sufficient quantities of RNA for accurate molecular diagnosis

Challenge will be making sure Covid-19 vaccine efficacy is high: Serum CEO

The data from the trials and the vaccinated groups will show the levels of efficacy from the Oxford project, says Adar Poonawalla

Covid-19: A curious case of many positives and a speedy recovery

According to tweets put out by the Press Information Bureau in Maharashtra, of the 171 tested on April 15, 53 tested positive on April 20, 31 have been treated and discharged on April 26

IIT Kanpur partners ICICI Securities for producing affordable ventilators

To meet this growing demand for ventilators, it is deemed vital that the country's innovators and experts work together to develop affordable and simple solutions

Battling Covid-19: Start-ups chip in to resolve India's ventilator crisis

Domestic firms are also sourcing ventilator parts from within the country to manufacture ventilators at a much lower cost

Online loan collection is the way forward post lockdown: SCUF chief

In a Q&A, Y S Chakravarti, MD & CEO, of SCUF says his company expects its customers to come back on track within six to nine months after the lockdown is lifted

Govt should conduct 100,000 coronavirus tests per day: Rahul Gandhi

A total of 26,496 confirmed cases of COVID-19 have been reported in India, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said

Covid-19: Singapore to send 78 tonnes of relief materials to India

With 1,990 more COVID-19 cases reported in the last 24 hours, India's count of coronavirus cases has reached 26,496