Panaji: People with vision problems need an empathetic companion to call out obstacles, a trustworthy aide to count cash, and a reliable friend to recognise faces — an AI-powered wearable device rolls all that help into a two-piece set. The device, which does not need the internet, was launched at the International Purple Fest in … Read more
Mumbai on Saturday reported 889 new coronavirus infections, an increase from 763 cases added a day before. The caseload in the metropolis thus rose to 10,68,897, and death toll reached 19,568, a civic official said. The city had recorded 846 cases on February 4, after which the cases declined. But the numbers began to increase … Read more
On the second day in a row, Mumbai recorded more than 700 new coronavirus infections on Thursday. The financial capital of India also witnessed a death on account of the infection after more than a fortnight, as per the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation’s (BMC) bulletin. Mumbai logged 704 new COVID-19 cases, 35 fewer than the previous … Read more
With the addition of fresh cases, the tally of infections in Mumbai rose to 10,55,657 and the COVID-19 death toll to 16,476, a Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) bulletin said. Mumbai on Monday reported 96 new COVID-19 cases, the lowest single-day rise after April 17, 2020, and one fatality due to coronavirus infection, the city civic … Read more
The death toll remained unchanged at 16,687 as no patient succumbed to the infection during the day, it said. Mumbai on Sunday reported 167 new coronavirus positive cases, 34 less that the previous day, which raised the city’s infection count to 10,55,561, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) said. The death toll remained unchanged at 16,687 … Read more
Mumbai First and Praja Foundation released the “Ideal Mumbai public health manifesto”, highlighting the city’s primary healthcare needs and suggested a strong public health action plan. Amid apprehension about a third wave of coronavirus pandemic with the rise in omicron cases, nearly 45 per cent posts in the city’s health department are lying vacant, according … Read more
On Monday, Mumbai reported 371 Covid-19 cases and four deaths, taking its total tally past the 7.5-lakh mark. (File) The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has issued standard operating procedures ahead of the proposed reopening of colleges and theatres. The civic body has permitted multiplexes and single-screen theatres, auditoriums, and drama theatres to reopen from October … Read more
In Mumbai, free vaccination drives have been facing constant hurdles due to short supply of vaccines. (Picture courtesy: IE) The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) will resume its vaccination drive at state- and municipal corporation-run centres today after it received a fresh batch of doses from the Centre. The civic body had to suspend inoculation drives … Read more
The Bombay High Court on Thursday asked the Central Government to seek direction from the NEGVAC (National Expert Group on Vaccine Administration for Covid-19) on policy about the door-to-door vaccination for those elderly and disabled who can’t step out, with care and compassion it deserves. The division bench of Chief Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice … Read more
The municipal commissioner said that the city has a vaccine requirement of 1.5 crore in order to inoculate all those above the age of 18 years. In a recently floated tender by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), the city has issued a global Expression of Interest (EoI) in order to procure one crore doses of … Read more