India's first mobile laboratory for Covid-19
Union minister Harsh Vardhan on 18 June 2020 launched a mobile laboratory for coronavirus testing which can be deployed in rural areas and help in promoting last-mile testing.
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BRI 'seriously affected' by Covid-19
About 20 percent of projects under China's ambitious Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) to link Asia, Europe and beyond have been "seriously affected" by the coronavirus pandemic, an official from China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on 19 June 2020.
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#BRI #seriouslyaffected #Covid-19 #Asia

France with India's Covid response
France and India on 18 June 2020 signed an agreement with Paris committing 200 million euros to support Delhi's Covid response.
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#IndiasCovid #France #COVID-19 #DrCSMohapatra

Indian find COVID-19 gene in wastewater
Scientists in India have for the first time detected genetic material of the SARS-CoV-2 virus in wastewater, a breakthrough that paves the way for using wastewater-based epidemiology (WBE) for real-time surveillance of COVID-19 in the country.
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#COVID-19 #wastewater #WBE #IIT-Gandhinagar

AHIDF approved
The government on 24 June 2020 announced a Rs 15,000 crore infrastructure development fund with an interest subsidy scheme to promote investment by private players and MSMEs in dairy, meat processing and animal feed plants, a move which is expected to create 35 lakh jobs.
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#AHIDF #COVID-19 #NarendraModi #MSMEs

World Drug Report 2020
The new coronavirus pandemic could hit drug markets just as the 2008 economic crisis did, exacerbating the risks for users, the UN drugs and crime agency warned on 25 June 2020.
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#WorldDrugReport #DrugReport2020 #UNdrugs #COVID-19

Immune cells involved against Covid-19 identified
Patients suffering from severe respiratory symptoms due to the novel coronavirus infection can rapidly generate an immune response in the form of virus-attacking T cells, suggests a new study which may lead to new vaccine development strategies against COVID-19.
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#Immunecells #Covid-19 #Tcells #UniversityofCalifornia

Govt allows use of dexamethasone
An inexpensive, widely used steroid ‘dexamethasone’ was included in the treatment protocols for COVID-19 patients in moderate to severe stages of illness among other therapeutic measures by the Union health ministry on 27 June 2020.
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#dexamethasone #COVID-19 #RECOVERY #remdesivir

WHO discontinues hydroxychloroquine trial
WHO accepted the recommendation from the Solidarity Trial’s International Steering Committee to discontinue the trial’s hydroxychloroquine and lopinavir/ritonavir arms.
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#WHO #hydroxychloroquine #COVID-19

Scientists discover TAT CARMIL1
Scientists have discovered a new drug which they claim could be useful to combat inflammation of all varieties, an advance that may help in fighting aggravated immune response in respiratory illnesses such as COVID-19.
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#Scientistsdiscover #TATCARMIL1 #COVID-19 #journalCellReports

UN report on impact of Covid-19
The COVID-19 pandemic is expected to exacerbate wasting, and child and adult obesity globally, a United Nations report has said.
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#UNreport #Covid-19 #FAO #IFAD #WorldHealthOrganization

'Pragyata' announced
The HRD ministry on 14 July 2020 announced guidelines for online classes by schools and recommended a cap on duration and the number of sessions in a day for students.
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#Pragyata #HRDministry #COVID-19 #MHRD

'Corosure' test kit for Covid-19
A low-cost test kit for Covid-19 developed by the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi was launched by Union minister Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank' on 15 July 2020.
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#Corosure #testkit #Covid-19 #IIT #Nishank

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