Mumbai: Artificial intelligence has boosted the detection of tuberculosis in the city in the last two years even among those with no outward symptoms of the deadly disease, according to civic doctors. BMC executive health officer Dr Mangala Gomare told TOI, “Around 35 per cent of our confirmed TB cases were incidentally detected, that is … Read more
As COVID-19 cases are going up rapidly in Mumbai, the city civic body on Monday decided to discharge asymptomatic patients at the earliest to vacate beds for the patients with more serious symptoms. The civic body has also decided to place the order for procuring 1.5 lakh injections of antiviral drug Remdesivir and other medical … Read more
Mumbai: Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Saturday expressed apprehensions of a “second wave” of coronavirus transmission as more people are moving out for work, and called for stricter compliance with norms. Speaking at a virtual meeting with ministers and officials of Marathwada and Nashik divisions on the COVID-19 situation, the CM expressed concerns over … Read more
NEW DELHI: Amidst rising coronavirus cases and the resultant pressure on the availability of beds, Bihar has decided to allow home isolation of asymptomatic patients on the basis of an undertaking by the patient and a district official’s approval. Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday also ordered for a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) … Read more