Coronavirus: 7 more persons have tested positive for Coronavirus in Chhattisgarh's Korba district

The total number of cases in the district stands at 20 including one death and one cured.

Officials say the virus may have been ‘reactivated’ .

Patients who go on ventilators due to Covid-19 may require dialysis. I've requested concerned authorities to resolve the issue.

Presently, there are 10-12 manufacturers who are producing it. But, all those who have product license can start their production depending upon order and demand.

We hope that all other patients recover soon, he said.

Governments need to focus specifically on PCR based testing or any form of testing that detects active infection. In general, the PCR based tests are better for telling whether you are infected or not and Serology tests are better to detect whether you have been infected recently or in the past.

The World Health Organization (WHO) warned countries on Friday to be cautious about lifting restrictions introduced to curb the spread of the new coronavirus and voiced alarm it was taking hold in Africa. The United Nations agency would like to see an easing, but at the same time "lifting restrictions could lead to a deadly resurgence," WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told a press conference.