With an uptick in COVID-19 cases and expansion of the vaccination process, the Delhi government has decided to continue the services of all additional doctors and staff hired for vaccination, testing, surveillance and management of the infection in Covid hospitals and district health centres till June 30. Ajay Bisht, deputy secretary, Health and Family Welfare … Read more
The LDF‘s return to power with a thumping margin, spike in Covid-19 infection after the elections, the controversy surrounding self styled antiques dealer Monson Mavunkal which opened a can of worms for the Left government after his arrest and the state facing devastating landslides due to heavy rains were the significant events which Kerala witnessed … Read more
Nov. 23, 2021 — Ahead of the busiest travel days of the year, COVID-19 cases are rising across 40 states and territories, setting the U.S. up for a rough fifth surge of the pandemic. “A significant rise in cases just before Thanksgiving is not what we want to be seeing,” says Stephen Kissler, PhD, a … Read more
Aug. 9, 2021 – The Biden administration has announced initiatives to promote the safety of in-person college and university this fall as COVID-19 case rates surge across the country. A Vax to School College Checklist, adding COVID-19 vaccination discussions to sports physicals, and launching a Week of Action to promote vaccination among young people … Read more
The Covid group aims at setting a warning level of 50,000 new Covid-19 cases a day Covid-19: Group of officials empowered with formulating the nation’s pandemic emergency strategy said all necessary steps should be taken to contain the numbers of new coronavirus infections below 50,000, even when the government asked to prepare for a level … Read more
Once the national capital increases bed capacity to deal with the current Covid-19 surge, it will need as much as 1,000 MTs oxygen. As of now, Delhi has been allocated 480 metric tonnes of oxygen for its hospitals. Once the national capital increases bed capacity to deal with the current Covid-19 surge, it will need … Read more
India’s cumulative recoveries have surged to 1,36,48,159 with 1,93,279 recoveries being registered in a span of 24 hours. Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Karnataka, Kerala, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat and Rajasthan reported 75.01 per cent of the new COVID-19 cases registered in a day, the Union Health Ministry said on Friday. India added a … Read more
The daily surge in Covid cases in the second wave, which has crossed the 1 lakh mark, is now creating a sense of urgency among this group to get their hands on a shot sooner than later Synopsis For those under 45 years who cannot get the jab, there is a growing sense of helplessness … Read more
Since the Delhi government has announced a night lockdown and cases are not reducing, the workers fear the unpredictability in the situation and worst – them not getting paid. Representative Image Deja vu, is it? Last year thousands of daily wage workers were seen leaving in masses to their hometowns, thanks to a nationwide lockdown. … Read more
Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on Thursday dismissed as “farce” the “hue and cry” by certain states about partisanship by the Centre and called it an attempt to hide their own incompetence, saying non-BJP ruled Maharashtra and Rajasthan figured among the top three states based on allocation of vaccines. As COVID-19 cases in India hit a … Read more