It was becoming nearly impossible to shell out a significant Rs 8 lakh in rental payments per month amid dwindling sales. Lockdown restrictions may have eased but you may still be in for a disappointment if you planned to visit your favourite joint for a quick bite or a high street coffee bar for some … Read more
By the third week of April, the shortage of beds in the city resulted in only the sickest COVID patients with increasing oxygen requirements being admitted to hospitals. (Photo source: IE) By Prof. (Dr.) Ashok Seth, The second wave of COVID came like a Tsunami and caught us all unaware. As doctors who had been … Read more
Having suffered the deadly second wave that walloped the country, most only hope the slipping numbers do not lead to a flawed sense of comfort. (Representational image: Reuters) India is at a crucial juncture in its combat against covid-19. There are daily reports of declining viral caseload and currently less than one lakh new cases … Read more
The technology helps caregivers and medical professions in formulating a more targeted patient care plan thereby improving the overall health and wellness ecosystem. Coronavirus pandemic has brought the focus on the healthtech sector like never before. During the Covid-19 pandemic the number of people opting for telehealth or telemedicine has increased exponentially. The traditional model … Read more
In his view, travel is likely to pick up when people start travelling for improving their health/treatment of ailments to wellness centres like Atmantan and Nature experiences to offbeat locations. (Image source:: Atmantan Wellness Centre) Amidst the COVID-10 second wave, a meaningful push for India’s travel and hospitality industry has been largely missing. People are … Read more
What is the status of counterfeiting in the pharmaceutical industry? What is the Status in India? Is counterfeiting affecting only the pharmaceutical industry? What are the latest trends? Substandard, spurious, falsely labelled, falsified, and counterfeit medical products collectively called as SSFFC medical products are by their very nature difficult to detect. They are often designed … Read more
Mathematical modelling experts have said India will see a peak this month. (IE Image) The rising covid-19 caseload has been a worry and though mathematical modelling experts have said India will see a peak this month, each state within the country will see its own peak. In times such as these, even as patients and … Read more
Pune records more than 6,000 cases for two consecutive days. (IE Image) After becoming the worst-hit district in Maharashtra by Covid-19 second wave, Pune has witnessed 6,000 fresh cases for the second consecutive day on March 25, Thursday making authorities rush to ramp up health infrastructure. Pune as a district now has 50,000 active cases. … Read more
Covid-19 cases has surged in Punjab since March first week (IE Image) Covid experts at Punjab is expecting the peak of the second wave of the pandemic to be worse than the earlier peak. The government’s health adviser and expert committee head Dr KK Talwar find the new UK strain of Covid-19 to be more … Read more
MHA issues order with guidelines for effective control of #COVIDー19 which will be effective from April 1, 2021. (PTI Image) The Ministry of Home Affairs has issued orders with guideless to control the spread of Covid-19 infections. The guidelines that will be effective starting April 1st and will continue till the end of the month … Read more