Dexamethasone is a synthetic steroid - a medicine that reduces inflammation by mimicking anti-inflammatory hormones produced by the body. How does it work? Dexamethasone is a synthetic (man-made) corticosteroid. Corticosteroids…
Tag: CORONAVIRUS
What are ‘Social Bubbles’?
Social Bubbles are small groups of close contacts made up of friends and family may be the best way to keep COVID-19 contained when a lockdown is lifted. According to…
Global Vaccine Summit
The Global Vaccine Summit, hosted by the UK, raises US$ 8.8 billion to immunise 300m children and support the global fight against COVID-19. The UK government hosted the Global Vaccine…
Unique A3i Strain in 41% Covid-19 Infections In India-CSIR
Amid the rising number of coronavirus cases in India, scientists have found a distinct cluster of covid population prevalent in India called Clade A3i, that comprises 41% of all SARS-CoV-2…
What is the WHO ‘Solidarity’ Trial for Covid-19?
The World Health Organization (WHO) said Monday that due to safety concerns, it is temporarily halting a clinical trial of the anti-malaria drug hydroxychloroquine for treating coronavirus patients. About "Solidarity"…
‘Travel Bubbles’ amid Covid-19
All around the world, as countries decide how to restart international travel amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the idea of a travel bubble — sometimes called a travel corridor — is…
National Disaster Management Authority(NDMA)
Context:The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) today asked Ministries Departments of Government of India, State Governments and State Authorities to continue the lockdown measures up to 31 May, 2020 in…
Covid-19 Test based on CRISPR Instead of RT-PCR
The new Test for COVID-19 detection based on CRISPR Technology confirms presence of viral DNA in samples faster and more accurately than the RT-PCR based test kits used globally as…
COVID KAVACH ELISA-Indigenous Antibody Detection Test
The Pune-based National Institute of Virology (NIV) has developed an immunological assay — enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) — to detect antibodies that the body develops in response to infection by…
Monoclonal Antibodies
Human body's immune system attacks foreign substances by making a large numbers of antibodies. An antibody is a protein that is formed in response to a specific protein on the…