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Union Minister dedicates COBAS-6800 testing machine to the nation

Facts: COBAS 6800 is a fully automated machine enabled with robotics for performing RT-PCR tests for COVID-19. The machine provides high-volume quality testing and will be able to test around 1200 samples in 24 hours. It is installed at the National Centre for Disease Control(NCDC). Significance: It will help minimize the chance of contamination and… Continue reading Union Minister dedicates COBAS-6800 testing machine to the nation

2nd economic package tranche: Atma Nirbhar Bharat

News: Union Finance Ministry announced the 2nd economic package under Atma Nirbhar Bharat for supporting the poor, including migrants, farmers, small businesses and street vendors. Facts: Key measures: Migrants: Free food grains will be supplied to all Migrant labourers for 2 months i.e. May and June,2020.Migrant labourers not covered under National Food Security Act(NFSA),2013 or… Continue reading 2nd economic package tranche: Atma Nirbhar Bharat

More time needed for rolling out virus diagnostic test

News: The Chitra GeneLAMP-N testing kit for coronavirus may be delayed for several more weeks as it needs more confirmatory testing as well as changes in its configuration. Facts: Chitra GeneLAMP-N testing kit has been developed by Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology,Trivandrum. The test detects two regions of the N gene… Continue reading More time needed for rolling out virus diagnostic test

Seventy-third World Health Assembly

News:The 73rd World Health Assembly will be conducted virtually due to the current COVID-19 pandemic. Facts: The World Health Assembly(WHA) is the forum through which the World Health Organization(WHO) is governed by its 194 member states.  It is the world’s highest health policy setting body and is composed of health ministers from member states. The… Continue reading Seventy-third World Health Assembly

Enzyme makes men vulnerable to coronavirus disease

News:According to a study, ACE-2 enzymes are responsible for why men seem to be more vulnerable to Covid-19 than women. Facts: Angiotensin Converting Enzyme 2(ACE2) is an enzyme molecule that connects the inside of our cells to the outside via the cell membrane. The enzyme is found in our lungs, heart, intestines, blood vessels and… Continue reading Enzyme makes men vulnerable to coronavirus disease

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