Covid Medicines

SC asks Centre for ‘national plan’ on oxygen, medicine supply as India registers world’s highest spike in COVID cases

Delhi HC had earlier ordered the Centre to provide oxygen by whatever means to hospitals facing shortage, observing it 'seems human life is not important for the state'

A blood test can tell which COVID-19 patient should get steroid treatment and who would react adversely to it

The study suggested steroid therapy may benefit patients with severe inflammation, but may negatively impact those with less severe inflammation

Mosquitoes cannot spread COVID-19, Kansas State University finds after studying three most common vectors species

Mosquitoes are common vectors of a number of infectious pathogens, but WHO has maintained that COVID-19 is a respiratory disease that spreads through droplets and fomites.

Maharashtra makes Aadhaar card, positive test, doctor's prescription mandatory to buy COVID-19 drugs

The anti-viral drug remdesivir was cleared for 'restricted emergency use' to treat severe COVID-19 patients last month, causing a spike in demand for the medicine