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New Delhi : The last 24 hours have seen a sharp rise in the number of COVID-19 patients recovering. A total of 20,572 people were cured taking the total number of recovered cases among COVID-19 patients to 5,92,031. The recovery rate climbed up to 63.24% on July 15, 2020.
The surge in recovered cases is driven by aggressive testing, timely diagnosis, and effective management of the patients either through supervised home isolation or under active medical attention in the hospitals. The actual case load of COVID-19 is 3,19,840 active cases. They are all under medical supervision.
The norms and standards for Home Isolation along with use of oxymeters have helped keep check on the asymptomatic or mildly symptomatic patients without putting pressure on the hospital infrastructure.The gap between recovered and active cases has been consistently growing. It was 2,72,191 on July 15, 2020.
Corosure : Union Human Resource Development Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ on July 15, 2020, e-launched the World’s most affordable RT-PCR based COVID-19 diagnostic kit developed by IIT Delhi and approved by the ICMR and DCGI in New Delhi. Pokhriyal said that Corosure, COVID-19 Diagnostic Kit developed by Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, is a step towards Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision of a self-reliant India.He said that the country requires cheap and reliable testing to control the pandemic. The Corosure Kit has been developed indigenously and is much cheaper than other kits, according to a PIB release.
Punjab: Those coming to Punjab for less than 72 hours are now exempt from the mandatory home quarantine and only need to submit a formal undertaking at the border check post. It had been decided to provide this concession to facilitate students wishing to come for examinations or business travellers etc, whose stay in the state is less than 72 hours from the time of their arrival.
Haryana: The Chief Minister said that the State Government has taken the COVID-19 challenge as an opportunity and has introduced various industrial and economic reforms during this period as a result of which more than 60 big companies have shown keen interest in making investments in Haryana. Apart from this, the State Government has also prepared a roadmap to revive the state economy in the post-Corona period under which a number of task groups,having prominent personalities from different walks of life, have been constituted.
Karnataka: Seven days lockdown is being enforced strictly in Bangalore urban and Bangalore rural districts. Shivamoga district also goes into lockdown starting from July 16, 2020, until further orders. State government ordered display of bed allotment board mandatory in private hospitals; non-compliance of the order to attract punishment. Karnataka HC asks state whether there is special facility to conduct Covid test for public servants on duty during lockdown. State to fill up 1,419 nurses, 506 lab technicians, 916 pharmacists and D-group vacant positions soon.