Rescue operation is underway in the Silkyara Tunnel where 41 workers are trapped inside after a portion of it collapsed, in Uttarkashi. | Photo Credit: ANI Rescuers at Silkyara tunnel have crossed the 50-metre mark and they need to dig through around 10 metres of rubble using rat-hole mining technique to bring out the 41 … Read more
Hyderabad City Police Commissioner C.V. Anand launching pelican signals for pedestrians on the upper Tank Bund in the presence of senior officials, in Hyderabad last month. | Photo Credit: File Photo Eye-to-eye communication and eye-hand coordination between a pedestrian and a motorist remains the unbeatable sign for crossing the road in Hyderabad. So are the risks and … Read more
Andy Shewan’s partner June Richards has been paid £10,000 in compensation by the hospital. Source link
Jan. 11, 2022 The Red Cross has declared a national blood crisis and is encouraging the public to donate, saying historically low blood supplies are causing some hospitals to change treatments and cancel surgeries. “In recent weeks, blood centers across the country have reported less than a one-day’s supply of blood of certain critical blood … Read more
“Major incident” at Whipps Cross Hospital as fire brigade takes 1,000 flood calls across London. Source link
It comes as the health service marks its 73rd anniversary on Monday with events across the UK. Source link
By Steven ReinbergHealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, Jan. 6, 2021 (HealthDay News) — The American Red Cross is urging COVID-19 survivors to donate blood plasma for hospital patients who need it to recover. As an incentive to help boost the national convalescent plasma shortage, the Red Cross has teamed up with the National Football League … Read more
Viviana Martinez-Bianchi, MD, director for health equity, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, Duke University, Durham, NC. Heidi Tworek, PhD, associate professor of history and public policy, University of British Columbia, Vancouver. Carlos Del Rio, MD, distinguished professor of medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta. Gary Kreps, PhD, director, … Read more
India reported 61,871 new coronavirus cases in last 24 hours, taking the country’s tally to 74,94,552, the Union health ministry said on Sunday. The number of deaths due to Covid-19 also increased by 1,033 to 1,14,031, according to the latest health bulletin. Meanwhile, the total active coronavirus cases in India stands at 7,83,311 and the … Read more
(Representative image) UNITED NATIONS – The president of the International Committee of the Red Cross warned Wednesday that the frequency of sophisticated cyber attacks against hospitals, electricity and water supplies, and other critical civilian infrastructure is increasing. Peter Maurer said the ICRC is increasingly concerned about the destructive effects of cyber operations that cut off … Read more