Delhi government sets up control rooms to manage COVID-related drugsIn an order, the government's Drugs Control Department said that the step has been taken to address reports of "acute shortage of COVID-19 ...
19 Apr, 2021, 12.05 PM IST
Delhi: Shortage of hospital beds, plasma donors triggers flurry of SOS messages on TwitterA man desperate to find a hospital bed for his "extremely weak" 60-year-old mother, another looking for anti-viral drug Remdevisir and a wo...
15 Apr, 2021, 06.05 PM IST
Children battling COVID-19 seek emotional support through govt helplineOver 400 such calls of children who suffered from coronavirus have been tackled by the NCPCR helpline since its inception in September, an ...
21 Nov, 2020, 01.52 PM IST
Govt expands covid-19 helpline, tells BSNL to reach out to 1.3 lakh complainants“Over 300 agents are handling 2,000 lines and about 21,000 calls daily. There is a need to augment capacity now with rising cases," a senio...
23 Jun, 2020, 07.59 AM IST
Karnataka to double capacity to 2 lakh beds: YediyurappaThe state currently has about 2,800 active cases of Covid-19 infections. On Wednesday, Bengaluru Urban reported 55 new cases, a steep incre...
18 Jun, 2020, 10.55 AM IST
Twin challenges that are complicating Mumbai's covid battleA look at the number of beds available in the city may hold some clues to what might have gone haywire.
24 May, 2020, 10.37 AM IST
487 Maharashtra cops found COVID-19 positive since lockdown: MinisterThe NCP leader also said that 3,10,694 passes have been issued for essential service providers and those caught in emergencies till now.
07 May, 2020, 02.47 PM IST
Karnataka govt launches "Apthamitra" helpline and app to fight COVID-19The help line and app was launched by Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa in the presence of senior Ministers and officials of the department. "...
22 Apr, 2020, 04.47 PM IST
Lockdown, week 3: New week unravels a fresh virus hotspotMeanwhile, on lifting the lockdown, ICMR said that it would depend on the doubling rate of infections this week and also identification of ...
06 Apr, 2020, 09.28 PM IST
Coronavirus helplines either busy or unreachable, complain usersOver a month back, the central and the state governments set up 24X7 helplines to answer people's queries on novel coronavirus, including w...
02 Apr, 2020, 04.04 PM IST
Lockdown, 6th day: Eye on virus hotspots, lingering supply pain & that sinking feeling in marketsEarlier in the day, the govt stressed that there was no plan to extend the lockdown beyond 21 days. The number of positive cases in India c...
31 Mar, 2020, 12.07 AM IST
Time for Modi to bring in the helicoptersIndia got its first glimpse of the covid-19 virus under a microscope. It's round like other coronaviruses, about 70 to 80 nanometre (a huma...
28 Mar, 2020, 06.56 PM IST
Covid Survival Guide: What you should do if you want to get yourself testedTill now, ICMR had only been conducting tests on symptomatic patients. India’s apex medical body intensified random sampling last week, inc...
24 Mar, 2020, 12.36 PM IST
1st and 2nd confirmatory tests for Covid-19 are free for all citizens: Health MinistryIf you have symptoms or have travelled to countries with coronavirus cases such as Italy and China, you should call to govt helpline number...
15 Mar, 2020, 06.00 PM IST
COVID-19: Indian Embassy in US set up helplines for queries on govt travel advisoryIndia on Thursday suspended all visas with some exceptions including diplomatic and official travel as coronavirus cases continue to prolif...
13 Mar, 2020, 07.27 AM IST