Wuhan Coronavirus Thread

[Mikesingh]

The GoI, it seems, is hell-bent on buying rapid test kits from China. What's wrong with this government.......or is it an indication we haven't still been able to take advantage of this pandemic in ramping up our domestic capabilities in the pharma sector?? The Wuhan Spirit still going bonkers.........

Availability and cost.

 

[lcafanboy]

 

[Blue Water Navy]

Still not able to make out the reason for this sudden relaxation. It could have continued till May 3rd. Maybe the secularism bug bit modi and team too hard ,so he wants to score brownie points from the
[Moderation Edit: --Pejorative Redacted--].
Obviously the lockdown could not have been continued indefinitely ,but 3rd May is just a week away. They were buying time to get ready for around few lakh cases. Once the lockdown is relaxed ,the numbers will go up within a span of 3 weeks ,the areas will be tagged as hotspots and locked completely.

[ -- Redacted-- ]

Well I didn't understand it either. 7 more days, what harm could have been done?

And also I don't understand the logic behind opening all shops and not opening just the liquor shops.

 

[fire starter]

as usual China exporting junk.

 

[Sanatani]

Well I didn't understand it either. 7 more days, what harm could have been done?

And also I don't understand the logic behind opening all shops and not opening just the liquor shops.

True. The number of ppl with alcohol withdrawal is unimaginable. Further iss kathin samay mein ek iska hi Sahara hai. Sanskari logon ne woh bhi cheen liya.

 

[Bhadra]

Seems like Pandemic will be underplayed now.

Given how muslims single handedly made the mockery of lockdown it was never practically sustainable to enforce lockdown for long.

Also politically now Modi can vow Muslim voters for being generous during Ramjaan or Ramadan.

By capacity building I understand that government now has enough resources to handle community spread?

What could have been the threshold at which government felt confident to bring out large chunk of casual work force and why the same could have not done earlier?

Cases are still on the rise.

I trust in the collective wisdom of Indians and hope it will be contained some how.

How can thousands of years slave mentality and hold of the victor's exuberance reflected in their behavioural practices and beliefs be over just in a matter of five years of Modi rule....

One should have reasonable expectations...

 

[Bhadra]

Still not able to make out the reason for this sudden relaxation. It could have continued till May 3rd. Maybe the secularism bug bit modi and team too hard ,so he wants to score brownie points from the
[Moderation Edit: --Pejorative Redacted--].
Obviously the lockdown could not have been continued indefinitely ,but 3rd May is just a week away. They were buying time to get ready for around few lakh cases. Once the lockdown is relaxed ,the numbers will go up within a span of 3 weeks ,the areas will be tagged as hotspots and locked completely.

[ -- Redacted-- ]

Delhi, Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Bengal, .......... Rule kissi ka aur badnaami Modi ki...

Why should those who are ruling not come to the front and practice Secularism and get the majority community killed ..... Why should they be allowed to chant --- Modi ...Modi.... Modi ....

Let the Abduls make trouble to Thackeray rather than Modi. Why should Modi be seen as responsible for huge Muslim gatherings in Bandra or Bhindi Bazar... Let Momota increase her Mullaha vote bank..

 

[Gautam Sarkar]

 

[Gautam Sarkar]

 

[Blue Water Navy]

True. The number of ppl with alcohol withdrawal is unimaginable. Further iss kathin samay mein ek iska hi Sahara hai. Sanskari logon ne woh bhi cheen liya.

Hopefully they will open after 3 May.

 

[Gautam Sarkar]

Premier Indian Tech Institute Develops COVID-19 Detection Method Amid Complaints About Chinese Kits

05:58 GMT 24.04.2020(updated 08:21 GMT 24.04.2020)

© REUTERS / P. Ravikumar

New Delhi (Sputnik): Coronavirus cases in the country are on a continuous rise and the requirement of test kits has only been increasing. The apex research lab, the Indian Council For Medical Research has been ordering huge numbers of test kits in order to expedite the testing rate so that the virus can be controlled.

Since a majority of Chinese test kits for COVID-19 turned out to be faulty, the country’s premier engineering college, the Indian Institute of technology Delhi (IIT-D) has developed a new method of diagnosis and also secured the approval of the top research lab, the Indian Council for Medical Research (ICMR) for the aforementioned.

The IIT-Delhi team has used comparative sequence analyses and identified unique regions (short stretches of RNA sequences) in the COVID-19 /SARS COV-2 genome, which are not present in other human corona viruses. This has paved the way to specifically detect COVID-19.

“This method uses primers targeting unique regions of COVID-19 that were designed and tested using real time polymerase chain reaction. These primers specifically bind to regions conserved in over 400 fully sequenced COVID-19 genomes. This highly sensitive assay was developed by extensive optimisation using synthetic DNA constructs followed by in vitro generated RNA fragments", the statement by IIT-Delhi said. ​

Touted as a cost-effective technique, the method is "probe-free" and reduces the testing cost while at the same time delivering accurate results.

According to IIT-D, they are eyeing large-scale deployment of the kit at “affordable prices” with suitable industrial partners as soon as possible.

India had obtained nearly a million COVID-19 test kits form China and issues regarding the accuracy of kits in terms of test results were soon raised by authorities. This sparked fear of a compromised COVID-19 response from the government.

Therefore, the Indian government has suspended the use of China-supplied rapid test kits and the ICMR has subjected these kits to rigorous quality checks.

According to the latest figures, there are 23,077 COVID-19 positive cases in India. The country has witnessed 718 deaths so far. On the other hand, 4,749 people have recovered in the country.

https://sputniknews.com/india/20200...on-method-amid-complaints-about-chinese-kits/

 

[Gautam Sarkar]

IIT professor develops software to detect COVID-19 within 5 seconds using X-ray scan

By Prachi Verma, Rica Bhattacharyya
PTI | Last Updated: Apr 24, 2020, 01.05 PM IST

Kamal Jain, a professor at the institute's civil engineering department, claims that the software will not only reduce testing costs but will also reduce the risk of exposure to healthcare professionals. So far, there is no verification of his claim by a medical institution.

The IIT-Roorkee professor said the software can help in accurate preliminary screening which can be supplemented by clinical testing for those tested positive for the deadly virus.

An IIT-Roorkee professor claims to have developed a software which can detect COVID-19 within five seconds using X-ray scan of the suspected patient.

The professor, who took over 40 days to develop the software, has filed a patent for the same and has approached the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) for a review.

Kamal Jain, a professor at the institute's civil engineering department, claims that the software will not only reduce testing costs but will also reduce the risk of exposure to healthcare professionals.

So far, there is no verification of his claim by a medical institution.

"I first developed an artificial intelligence-based database after analysing over 60,000 X-ray scans, including those of COVID-19, pneumonia and tuberculosis patients to differentiate between the kind of chest congestion suffered in the three diseases. I also analysed the chest x-ray database of the United States' NIH Clinical Center," Jain told PTI.

"Using the software developed by me, the doctors can simply upload pictures of an individual's X-ray. The software will not only classify whether the patient has any sign of pneumonia, it will be able to tell whether it is due to COVID-19 or other bacteria and also measure severity of the infection.
The results can be processed within five seconds" he added.

Jain said the software can help in accurate preliminary screening which can be supplemented by clinical testing for those tested positive for the deadly virus. "The pneumonia caused by COVID-19 is severe than other bacteria as it affects lungs completely than smaller portions of lungs in other cases.

The software will analyse bilateral opacity, pattern of fluid build-up in lungs and nature of clump or clot if any," the professor said.

https://economictimes.indiatimes.co...-x-ray-scan/articleshow/75344027.cms?from=mdr

 

[Niks_12]

Scientific know-how doesn’t seem to be a problem, mass manufacturing is for India, hence the need to import test kits, PPE etc. through emergency immediate purchases. There’s news everyday about some or the other innovation coming out from different parts, but things don’t seem to be up to the scale needed. Here China seems to be milking the COVID equipment cash cow with it’s ready infra and setup.

 

[Blue Water Navy]

Scientific know-how doesn’t seem to be a problem, mass manufacturing is for India, hence the need to import test kits, PPE etc. through emergency immediate purchases. There’s news everyday about some or the other innovation coming out from different parts, but things don’t seem to be up to the scale needed. Here China seems to be milking the COVID equipment cash cow with it’s ready infra and setup.

Indeed. Mass production is a factor!!

 

[here2where]

it will be stop start kind of a situation, if one case found in the area, whole area will be quarantined as hotspot.
No point in locking up 400 districts which are virus free.

let's see what the exact details are tomorrow.

Are you suggesting gormint is preping up to play 'Hit-the-area-where-corona-pops-up' arcade game? Never mind the fact that the frog/spreader in that hole would have long moved on to a different hole/hot-spot in the intervening 14 day gestation period. Its a game you never win with any degree of accuracy. God save us if that is indeed the mega plan.

And this is the same center that censured KL last week when that state decided to open shops and other establishments. It does what it itself thundered against just a few days ago.

 

[here2where]

Home Ministry fresh guidelines permits states to allow shops across India to function with certain restrictions & conditions from tomorrow:

Must be modi's idea of jump starting the economy and allow small establishments to start rebuilding their livelihoods. Good intention but going by the general unruly and disorderly behaviour of our public, this has the potential to undo whatever good work was done during lockdown.
But the PM is stuck between the rock and a hard place. How long to deny people the right to earn a livelihood on one hand vs the compulsion to enforce strict lockdown till vaccine is discovered.
There is no one right way to go about it.

 

[here2where]

Yeah! Awesome. Only women can be victims of domestic violence and so we have to ask them about their feelings everytime they visit the doctor.

Man, I freaking defend the ICMR from idiot desis in the US who think that India does not test nearly as much as needed, but seeing such useless gynocentric posts makes me want to not do that at all.

Yeah, go on, project men as monsters even though they're are the ones who are suffering the most and men would be the ones largely being stressed about gathering resources for their families.

strange tweet. what has ICMR got to do with domestic violence? isn't that something for the fat aunties in the WC to lose sleep over?

Edit - 'WC' = women's commission. not 'western closet'.

 

[Blue Water Navy]

Must be modi's idea of jump starting the economy and allow small establishments to start rebuilding their livelihoods. Good intention but going by the general unruly and disorderly behaviour of our public, this has the potential to undo whatever good work was done during lockdown.
But the PM is stuck between the rock and a hard place. How long to deny people the right to earn a livelihood on one hand vs the compulsion to enforce strict lockdown till vaccine is discovered.
There is no one right way to go about it.

Public is going to behave alright. And even if they don't, you and I are never going to find it.

The manufacturing and rural-work has started since 21 April, right?! How many cases of disturbances or social distancing problems or something such sort have you heard of?

 

[here2where]

The manufacturing and rural-work has started since 21 April, right?! How many cases of disturbances or social distancing problems or something such sort have you heard of?

I do not have the urban-rural split of covid numbers right now, but its well known this pandemic is mostly an urban phenomenon. Hence my point on our generally unruly public in urban living spaces contributing to spike in the infections if let loose on shopping sprees for non-essential items, horror, with kids in tow!!

 

[Blue Water Navy]

I do not have the urban-rural split of covid numbers right now, but its well known this pandemic is mostly an urban phenomenon. Hence my point on our generally unruly public in urban living spaces contributing to spike in the infections if let loose on shopping sprees for non-essential items, horror, with kids in tow!!

I don't think that will happen. Because even if Govt have let shops to open still they are focusing on social-distancing and all straight to the point.