Coronavirus live updates: 2618 Covid-19 positive cases and 55 deaths reported in Pune

5 lakh tested for 2nd day, positivity rate now 9%

According to Covid-19 data released by Johns Hopkins coronavirus resource centre, India is 15th among 20 most affected countries in case fatality ratios. Only Argentina, Russia, South Africa, Bangladesh and Saudi Arabia have better CFRs. The UK and Mexico with CFRs of 15.2% and 11.1% are the worst followed by Iran (5.4%), Egypt (5%) and Indonesia (4.8%).

Chandigarh: Central Scientific Instruments Organisation (CSIO), along with AMESYS INDIA has developed ‘Suraksha’, a microorganism decontamination box

Ascertain accuracy of rapid antigen tests: Government to ICMR

While use of antigen tests helped ramp up testing significantly across the country, false negatives and missi