Update bed status on app as frequently as feasible: Delhi govt to facilities treating COVID patientsIt has been reported that many hospitals are not updating status of different categories of beds availability regularly on the designated p...
07 May, 2021, 11.24 AM IST
Pakistan approves emergency use of third Chinese COVID-19 vaccine despite low efficacy rateThe Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (DRAP) on Thursday granted Emergency Use Authorisation (EUA) to CoronaVac, developed by Chinese c...
10 Apr, 2021, 12.32 PM IST
Covid-19 alert! Rare fungus is preying on corona patientsDoctors are now reporting an alarming incidence of rare and serious fungal infection which is preying on patients either battling Covid-19 ...
12 Dec, 2020, 08.00 PM IST
Gujarat Covid patient dies after assault by hospital staff, video goes viralRajkot Civil Hospital Superintendent has issued a video statement stating that the patient was Covid positive and had hypertension and diab...
19 Sep, 2020, 07.59 AM IST
Covid-19: Rajkot Civil Hospital gets embroiled in a video controversyRajkot Civil Hospital Superintendent has issued a video statement stating that the patient was Covid positive and had hypertension and diab...
18 Sep, 2020, 09.32 PM IST
Dharavi holds hope for other big cities in Covid-19 control: Dr H Sudarshan Ballal, chairman, Manipal HospitalsIt is time we started to look at reverse-isolation. Protect normal but vulnerable people from infection. Largest number of mortality is in ...
03 Aug, 2020, 10.40 AM IST
Pulse oximeters like 'surakha kavach', have minimised COVID-19 deaths in Delhi: Arvind Kejriwal"Delhi has been able to minimise deaths of Corona patients in home isolation thru this suraksha kavach called pulse oximeter. If patients d...
12 Jul, 2020, 06.11 PM IST
Wake up corona patients at night if their oxygen levels drop: Rajasthan governmentAn advisory by the state additional chief secretary said oxygen levels of corona patients must be monitored every hour at night. Rajasthan ...
29 Jun, 2020, 10.48 AM IST
Over 400 million to be screened in anti-Covid drive, say statesThe exercise will involve trained medical teams going door-to-door to each family with infra-red thermometers and pulse oximeters to detect...
26 Jun, 2020, 08.04 AM IST
Patients recovered from Covid-19 to get fitness certificatesIn an order issued on Monday, principal secretary-health and family welfare in the Delhi government directed hospitals to issue certificate...
18 Jun, 2020, 07.12 AM IST
Maharashtra SBTC to use Facebook feature to encourage voluntary blood donation"Now the lockdown in the state has been relaxed in some manner. Blood donation feature on Facebook will be used along with the blood donati...
15 Jun, 2020, 03.20 PM IST
Hiding coronavirus infection, running away from hospital to attract 1-3 yr jail term in UPAs per the ordinance passed by the UPcCabinet, if any Corona-infected person hides himself, he can face a sentence of one-three years in ja...
06 May, 2020, 02.19 PM IST
Here is how Indian Armed forces will honour COVID-19 warriors today"During the current crisis, it is the doctors, nurses, policemen, media, sanitation workers, delivery personnel, bank employees, government...
03 May, 2020, 10.09 AM IST
In India’s Himalayan states, a mighty fightback to CoronaThere is no credence to the theory yet that coronavirus has higher chances of spread in colder temperature. Officials told ET that the hill...
24 Apr, 2020, 09.55 PM IST
Coronavirus situation could worsen in Pakistan in next 2 weeksAlready hospitals beds in Karachi have reached saturation point and over 163 doctors and paramedics have been found positive. He added that...
24 Apr, 2020, 07.31 AM IST
e-Zest and Neurosynaptic announce new solution for Covid-19 screeningThe solution features a Corona-Screen Kit – a portable, lightweight kit that includes basic screening tools that seamlessly connect and fee...
25 Mar, 2020, 07.56 PM IST
All 3 old coronavirus positive patients cured, one new virus-hit man undergoing treatment: OfficialThe three who have been declared corona-negative following repeat tests include an Italian couple and a Dubai-returned, 85-year-old Jaipur ...
16 Mar, 2020, 08.41 AM IST