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India Gazette
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- Health
- India Gazette
Uttarakhand: 7 people test positive for COVID-19 in Dehradun
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], June 7 (ANI): Seven people have tested positive for COVID-19 in Dehradun, taking the total number of cases in the district to 29. On Friday, three people from Rishikesh, one from Sahaspur, and three from the Raipur region were infected with coronavirus. According to the Health Department, 25 patients were tested for COVID-19 on Friday, seven of whom were reported to be positive. The health department is looking for people who came in contact with the infected patients. In view of the recent increase in COVID-19 cases in India, a series of technical review meetings were held on June 2 and 3 with various representatives under the chairpersonship of Dr Sunita Sharma, Director General of Health Services (DGHS). According to release, the representatives include Disaster Management Cell, Emergency Management Response (EMR) Cell, National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), Integrated Disease Surveillance Programme (IDSP) and Central Government Hospitals in Delhi and with representatives from all States and UTs to evaluate the current COVID-19 situation and preparedness measures. As of June 7, 2025, at 8 AM, India reported 5364 active COVID-19 cases. Most cases are mild and managed under home care. Since January 1, 2025, 55 deaths have been reported, primarily among individuals with pre-existing illnesses. States have been instructed to ensure the availability of oxygen, isolation beds, ventilators, and essential medicines. A mock drill assessing oxygen supply systems (PSA plants, LMO tanks, MGPS lines) was conducted on June 2. Meanwhile, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Guwahati researchers have developed a novel method for detecting and measuring the amount of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. The innovative approach is based on how quickly a clay-virus-electrolyte mixture settles; a process commonly known as sedimentation. The findings of this research have been published in the prestigious peer-reviewed journal, Applied Clay Science, in a paper co-authored by Prof. T V Bharat, Department of Civil Engineering, and Prof. Sachin Kumar, Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering, along with research scholars Dr Himanshu Yadav and Deepa Mehta at IIT Guwahati. (ANI)
Agriland
30-04-2025
- Health
- Agriland
DAFM seeks tenders for BSE and scrapie testing equipment
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) is inviting tenders for testing equipment for bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) and scrapie. The department operates a Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathy (TSE) Surveillance Programme throughout the country. One element of the programme involves the extraction and transportation of brain tissue matter from carcasses at knackeries and slaughter plants to a designated rapid testing laboratory for post-mortem assessment. DAFM DAFM said that it requires a packaging solution for the storage and transportation of brain tissue matter conforming to the packaging standards for liquid substances. The department said that the absorbent material for inclusion within the secondary packaging must be capable of absorbing up to 600ml liquid. The successful tenderer will also supply sampling spoons for use in the extraction of brain tissue matter from carcasses at knackeries and slaughter plants. DAFM said that the spoons 'should be capable of transferring the brain tissue via the mouth of the sample pot without spillage'. Currently, separate designed spoons are used for BSE and scrapie sampling. 'The packaging shall be of good quality, strong enough to withstand the shocks and loadings normally encountered during carriage,' the department said. Based on current information available, the department estimated that the following supply may be required annually: 23,000 scrapie samples (to include 10,000 factory and 10,000 knackery samples); 60,000 BSE knackery samples; 1,500 BSE samples at slaughter plants. The closing date for the submissions of tenders for the contract worth €800,000 is 3:00p.m on May 29. The department noted that 50 samples for each spoon type and one sample for each other item must be submitted by post by the deadline.
