Health

Kalaburagi (Karnataka), May 5 : Doctors from remote rural areas like Aland taluk in Karnataka’s Kalaburagi where four Covid patients reportedly died due to shortage of oxygen have had their own harrowing experiences of dealing with the spreading pand…

Vizag, May 4 : With Andhra Pradesh reeling severely under the Covid-19 crisis, health officials suspect that the N440K variant, discovered by the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB), might be the reason behind the rapid deterioration of …

Mumbai, May 4 : Maharashtra’s Covid-19 fatalities and new cases recorded a sharp hike though the Mumbai situation improved while the state death toll shot past the 71,000 mark on Tuesday, health officials said.Against 567 deaths on Monday, the state …

New Delhi, May 4 : In a bid to reduce over-crowding in jails amid the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, the Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the Uttar Pradesh government to decide, within a month, on premature release of prisoners who fulfil the conditions…

New Delhi, May 4 : The Delhi government on Tuesday set up a round-the-clock emergency helpline involving three IAS officers and over 20 call centre executives to ensure smooth oxygen supply in the national capital in the wake of the raging second wav…

Gandhinagar, May 4 : The Gujarat government on Tuesday extended the night curfew to control spread of coronavirus to seven other cities, apart from the 29 major cities where the curbs are in effect from 8 p.m.to 6 a.m.The curfew, imposed in five nort…

Bengaluru, May 4 : The Covid-19 pandemic has not just battered the healthcare sector, but it has also resulted in financial crisis across sectors.Mynvax, a startup incubated by the Society of Innovation and Development (SID) at the Indian Institute o…

New Delhi, May 4 : In order to tackle the requirement of medical oxygen in the wake of the raging second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has started installing five medical oxygen plants in Delh…

Shimla, May 4 : Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur on Tuesday thanked the Centre for approving six pressure swing absorption (PSA) oxygen plants to the state.With them, the total sanctioned oxygen plants rose to 13.He said the plants woul…

New Delhi, May 4 : The Indian Railways on Tuesday said that 27 Oxygen Express trains have completed their journey, delivering more than 1,585 metric tonnes of liquid medical oxygen (LMO) in 103 tankers to various states.A Railway Ministry official sa…