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Govt issues guidelines for management of dead bodies infected with Covid-19

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Govt issues guidelines for management of dead bodies infected with Covid-19 Guidelines include precautionary measures, infection prevention and control measures and environmental disinfection measures Current Affairs   : The Health Ministry on Tuesday gave rules that have been framed for the administration of dead bodies contaminated with novel coronavirus (Covid-19) to characterize a lot of conventions in dealing with such caases. In a press preparation, Joint Secretary, Health Ministry Lav Aggarwal gave insights regarding these. Rules for dead body the board towards safeguards, contamination anticipation and control measures, treatment of body and natural sterilization have been shaped. Lav Aggarwal likewise said that all tests for coronavirus at private labs ought to be offered when recommended by a certified doctor as indicated by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) rules. “Private labs testing is to guarantee constant answering to Integrated Disease S...

Govt, ICMR issue guidelines for private laboratories to test for Covid-19

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Govt, ICMR issue guidelines for private laboratories to test for Covid-19 The Ministry and ICMR have urged the laboratories to conduct Covid-19 tests for free Current Affairs   : The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) on Tuesday opened the testing of coronavirus (Covid-19) cases to private division indicative labs to improve the procedure of warm screening the nation over. The Ministry and ICMR have given rules for private research centers to direct Covid-19 tests and asked these foundations to lead the tests liberated from cost. The private places would work under the space of ICMR. The ICMR has additionally reexamined the criteria for testing coronavirus patients. As per theinstitution, an individual should home isolate himself/herself for 14 days on the off chance that they create indications. The ICMR is going to operationalise two quick testing research facilities, and 49 extra testing habitats before the c...

Coronavirus outbreak can now be classified as a pandemic, says WHO

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Coronavirus outbreak can now be classified as a pandemic, says WHO WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said he was troubled by the spread and severity of the outbreak, along with a lack of action taken to combat it. Current Affairs :The new coronavirus episode would now be able to be depicted as a pandemic, the leader of the World Health Organization declared Wednesday. WHO boss Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said he was pained by the spread and seriousness of the flare-up, alongside an absence of activity taken to battle it. “WHO has been evaluating this flare-up nonstop and we’re profoundly concerned, both by the disturbing degrees of spread and seriousness, and by the disturbing degrees of inaction,” he told a news meeting in Geneva. “We have thusly made the evaluation that COVID-19 can be portrayed as a pandemic.” The quantity of cases in more than 100 nations around the globe has ascended to more than 124,000, with more than 4,500 passings, remembering a hop for fa...

Japan Q4 GDP slumps more than estimated as Coronavirus ups recession risk

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Japan Q4 GDP slumps more than estimated as Coronavirus ups recession risk The economy is under growing pressure as the outbreak disrupts supply chains and damages tourism Current Affairs :Japan’s economy shrank quicker than at first evaluated in the final quarter to stamp the greatest drop in over five years as capital consumption drooped, throwing a more profound shadow over the standpoint as the coronavirus hit increased downturn dangers. The economy is feeling the squeeze as the episode upsets supply chains and harms the travel industry, which follows the hit to utilization after October’s business charge climb. The hopeless information heaps reestablished pressure on the administration and the national bank to send more grounded financial and fiscal help to support a delicate monetary recuperation. Additionally READ: LIVE: Coronavirus hazard expanded by smoking, vaping says NYC city hall leader “Shockingly, any recuperation in Q1 has been checked from the beginni...