Health

Jaipur, April 20 : This is the story of a 37-year-old corona warrior, who is a doctor by profession and is currently battling for life on a ventilator, awaiting medicines which could have improved his health.However, the delayed availability of the d…

Lucknow, April 20 : Congress National General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi has urged Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath to do away with the referral system for admission of Covid patients in hospitals.In a letter sent to the Chief Minister on …

Chennai, April 20 : With Covid-19 cases mounting, the residents associations of Chennai are cooperating with the police, revenue and the Greater Chennai Corporation authorities to ensure that people are wearing masks and observing social distancing.W…

Bengaluru, April 20 : As epicentre of the pandemic in Karnataka, active Covid cases in this tech city crossed 1-lakh mark, with 9,618 new cases in a day, said the state health department bulletin on Monday.”With 9,618 new cases registered on Sunday, …

Bengaluru, April 20 : Bengaluru legislators and MPs on Monday unanimously favoured imposing Section I44 – prohibition of unlawful assembly of people instead of enforcing measures like lockdown, partial lockdown or night curfew.After the meeting conv…

New Delhi, April 19 : Amid the shortage of beds for Covid patients, the North Delhi Municipal Corporation on Monday offered its schools and community centres to create an infrastructure for 8,000 beds.Addressing a press conference, North Delhi Mayor,…

Amaravati, April 19 : Amid rising coronavirus infections, the Andhra Pradesh government on Monday appointed Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) executive officer K.S.Jawahar Reddy as the Chairperson of Covid command and control centre.”Reddy, Execut…

Jammu, April 19 : Describing the present situation as challenging, a top Jammu and Kashmir official on Monday asked all eligible people to get vaccinated immediately.Financial Commissioner, Health and Medical Education, Atul Dulloo, appealed to all e…

Hyderabad, April 19 : The Covid-19 control room will resume functioning in Hyderabad in view of the massive surge in the cases.Secretary, Municipal Administration, Arvind Kumar, on Monday directed the officials to re-start the control room in Greater…

Thiruvananthapuram, April 19 : A high level committee, chaired by Kerala Chief Secretary V.P. Joy, on Monday decided to impose a night curfew from 9 p.m to 5 a.m. starting Tuesday, for the next two weeks in order to curb the rising spike in Covid cas…