ITBP COVID centre with 500 oxygen-beds starts in Delhi; over 110 admitted

ITBP COVID centre with 500 oxygen-beds starts in Delhi; over 110 admitted

A COVID care centre with 500 oxygen-supported beds run by the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) began functioning in Delhi from Monday with the admission of at least 110 patients, officials said. The facility named Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel COVID Care Centre (SPCCC) has been opened in view of Delhi registering a sharp rise in coronavirus … Read more

Delhi Vaccination drive: Less than 50% of beneficiaries get Covid jabs in the first 3 days, here’s why

Delhi Vaccination drive: Less than 50% of beneficiaries get Covid jabs in the first 3 days, here’s why

Healthcare workers would like to see the vaccine’s effects on the first batch of participants for 14 days. In the national capital’s three main hospitals – AIIMS, RML and Safdarjung, the turnout of healthcare workers for getting the vaccine shot against the novel Coronavirus has been low. This led to the vaccination drive in Delhi … Read more

Cold wave and dense fog condition to prevail in North India

Cold wave and dense fog condition to prevail in North India

New Delhi: North and central India including the capital region will experience cold weather for the next two to three days, as icy winds blowing from western Himalaya and the La Nina phenomena cause a drop in temperature. This will also lead to dense fog conditions with visibility at below 200 metres in the morning … Read more

October recorded warmest nights in last 50 years, says Met Department

October recorded warmest nights in last 50 years, says Met Department

New Delhi: October recorded the warmest nights in the last 50 years and the month was the third warmest in terms of average monthly maximum and mean temperature during the same period, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Thursday. The temperature in November is likely to be near normal over the whole country except … Read more