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Tag: COVID-19/Coronavirus

‘COVID India Seva’ launched to address COVID related queries

April 22, 2020
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  • Health ministry has launched COVID India Seva” to address queries related to COVID-19.  These experts will reply to the queries of people related to COVID-19 providing them realtime and more precise and accurate information.

Bug Sniffer developed by Aghakar Research Institute, Pune

April 21, 2020
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  • Aghakar Research Institute , Pune has developed Bug sniffer  for detection of pathogens.
  • This portable device can test for any possible pathogens in only 30 minutes.

HDFCBankSafetyGrid launched by HDFC Bank

April 21, 2020
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  • HDFCBankSafetyGrid campaign has been launched by HDFC Bank to make people aware of social distancing.

Himachal Pradesh launches e-sanjeevani-opd

April 21, 2020
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  • Due to rising COVID-19 patients and lockdown all over the state, e-sanjeevani-opd has been launched by Himachal Pradesh Government so that people can avail online medical consultation free of cost. 

Covid FYI, digital directory for all services and helpline launched

April 20, 2020
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  • For providing one stop solution to all queries related to services and helplines , digital directory COVID FYI have been launched.

Wardbot for Corona patients developed by IIT Ropar

April 19, 2020
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  • To help the COVID-19 patients in isolation wards, IIT Ropar has developed Wardbot, that is like a robot that will deliver basic items like food or other items to patients
  • This device will be very beneficial in reducing the pace of virus as it will reduce human to human interaction 

Pusa Sanitizing tunnel inaugurated in New Delhi

April 17, 2020
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  •  Union minister of state for Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare, Shri Kailash Chaudhary has inaugurated Pusa sanitizing tunnel in New Delhi.
  • This pusa sanitizing tunnel has been developed by the Division of Agricultural Engineering and Indian Agriculture research institute.

AIIB to lend USD 500 mn to India to assist fight COVID-19 pandemic

April 17, 2020
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  • Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) has declared that it is to finance $500 million in projects in India to assist the country to improve its health care systems. 
  • With this, AIIB has doubled its funds under the COVID-19 Crisis Recovery Facility.
  • Purpose: The move is to assist reduce health care pressures in pandemic preparedness and health infrastructure in India.

DRDO prepares kiosk “COVSACK” for COVID-19 sample collection

April 15, 2020
DRDO prepares kiosk “COVSACK” for COVID-19 sample collection
  • The “COVSACK” is a kiosk prepared by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) for the COVID-19 sample collections.
  • This newly made kiosk can make the process of collecting samples free of infection spread and will help in fighting the COVID-19.

Goa to be the 1st state to use Ayurveda to COVID-19 patients

April 15, 2020
Goa to be the 1st state to use Ayurveda to COVID-19 patients
  • Goa to be the first state to integrate allopathy and Ayurveda to increase the immunity of COVID-19 patients and those who have been quarantined.
  • The treatment will be conducted in consultation with doctors who are dealing with COVID-19 patients, who is also an Ayurvedic practitioner.