Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan has released a protocol for the clinical management of the coronavirus infection on Tuesday, which lists dietary measures, yoga and Ayurvedic herbs, and formulations such as Ashwagandha and AYUSH-64 for the prevention of coronavirus infection and treatment of mild and asymptomatic cases.
Vice President Venkaiah Naidu, who underwent a routine COVID-19 test today morning, has been tested positive. He is however, asymptomatic and in good health.
Testing self-collected saliva samples could offer an easy, quick and effective mass testing approach for detecting asymptomatic COVID-19 cases, according to a study.
Most people who are infected by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, that causes COVID-19, are not asymptomatic throughout the course of infection, a review of studies carried early in the pandemic suggests.
New research has added to the growing body of evidence that asymptomatic patients suffering from Covid-19 are less likely to infect close contacts compared to severe cases.
Home isolation of COVID-19 patients has been implemented in the district of Ghaziabad from today. Earlier, all patients infected with coronavirus were to be brought to COVID hospital first for a checkup before a call can be taken by a team of doctors who would visit the patient's house.
Health Ministry OSD, Rajesh Bhushan on July 21 stated that the evidence suggests that with a valved mask the person wearing is safe but if they are asymptomatic then propensity of that person infecting others is there.
Despite strong opposition from students, the Karnataka government has decided to go ahead with KCET Exams. Asymptomatic COVID-19 students will also be able to write the exams. The development was confirmed by Dr. Ashwathnarayan, Deputy CM, and the Higher Education Minister of Karnataka.
In a bid to deter people from hiding their Covid-19 infection, the Uttar Pradesh government on Monday decided to allow home isolation for asymptomatic patients.
Asymptomatic patients at a COVID care centre in Karnataka's Ballari on July 19 performed a flash mob to life people's spirit against the invisible enemy. The dancers included doctors, policemen and locals.
As much as 45 per cent of people infected by the novel coronavirus behind the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic never show symptoms of the disease, according to a review of studies which suggests that the virus may silently damage the bodies of these asymptotic individuals.
In a video published by WHO, Dr Maria Van Kerkhove, COVID-19 technical head, discusses five things on the transmission nature of coronavirus as the noval disease continues to spread in the world.
Asymptomatic cases in Karnataka dominates 97 per cent active COVID-19 cases but there is no clarity or evidence that they do not spread the infection, a minister informed.
The World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that more research needs to be done to better understand the extent to which COVID-19 is being spread by people who don't show symptoms.
Contract tracing in some countries has found the spread of coronavirus by asymptomatic people is rare.
A two-year-old boy has approached the Delhi High Court against the city government's decision restraining asymptomatic patients from getting tested for Covid-19, claiming that he is at a considerable risk as he has working members in the family.
The Goa government has started special Covid-19 test centres to look after patients who are asymptomatic or who have mild symptoms of Covid-19 state Health Secretary Nila Mohanan said, even as Health Department statistics show that 95 per cent of the patients in Goa, who have tested positive for Covid-19 are asymptomatic.
The latest decision appears to be aimed at lessening strain on an already overstretched healthcare system. Home quarantining asymptomatic patients may free up hospital beds for confirmed and more serious patients infected by the coronavirus.
It said, as per the guidelines issued by the government and the Delhi Heath Department earlier, asymptomatic and mild symptoms cases do not require hospitalisation, and are recommended to be either kept under home isolation or sent to COVID care centres or COVID health centres, if their houses are not suitable for home isolation.
All asymptomatic passengers who enter in Delhi shall home quarantine themselves for seven days, the Delhi Disaster Management Authority said on Wednesday.
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