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First black fungus patient in Meerut dies
A 59-year-old patient from Muzaffarnagar has become the first to succumb to Mucormycosis or black fungus in Meerut.He had recently recovered from Covid.Four patients were initially found with the symptoms of the dreaded fungal disease last…
50 snakes in one house create scare in UP
Fear gripped the Laluganj area in Jahanabad police circle in Fatehpur district when snakes started coming out of a house.The house owner Gaya Prasada said that he first saw a few baby snakes in his house on Tuesday afternoon and he caught…
This UP village has sealed itself to check Covid spread
The Parwana village in Bulandshahr district of Uttar Pradesh has sealed itself to prevent the spread of Covid infection.Barricades have been put up at the entry points of the village, with a banner declaring that the "entry of outsiders in…
Now, two dozen bodies found on Ganga banks in UP’s Ghazipur
After Bihar's Buxar, around two dozen bodies were found on the banks of the Ganga at adjoining Ghazipur district of Uttar Pradesh, an official said on Tuesday.A.K. Pandey, the SHO of Gahmar police station in Ghazipur, told IANS that the…
17 die in 20 days in single UP village, Covid suspected
In a disturbing turn of events, Pipra Bara Khan, a small village in Babhanjot block in Gonda district in Uttar Pradesh, has witnessed 17 deaths in the last 20 days.It is suspected that the deaths were caused by Covid-19, even as the…
Covid patients make beeline for Peepal tree in UP district
This is a clear case of superstition and faith riding over science as people in the Bahadurganj area in Shahjahanpur are making a beeline for a Peepal tree after being declared Covid positive.About half a dozen members from two families who…
Prone position helped octogenarian beat Covid
As Covid patients across the state gasp for oxygen, an 82-year-old woman from Gorakhpur has managed to bring up her oxygen levels by lying in a prone position.She has recovered from Covid without an oxygen cylinder and is setting an example…
Bijnor had 24 ventilators but none to run them for nearly a year
A year ago on April 13, when Bijnor saw its first Covid-19 diagnosis, the district hospital did not have a single ventilator. Over the course of the next few months, the Uttar Pradesh government sent 24 ventilators to Bijnor to help severe…
Groom cycles his way to bride’s house to spread Covid norms
A ten-kilometre journey has been his ticket to fame and Vinay Kumar is now being hailed as a hero in his Bojhi village in Pratapgarh district of Uttar Pradesh.Vinay Kumar, along with his friends, took his baraat to Rajgarh village on…
Five of family killed, several hurt as train rams into truck
Five persons were killed and several injured when the Lucknow-Chandigarh express rammed into a truck, a DCM trailer and two motorbikes on the railway track on Thursday morning.The incident took place in Katra police circle early on Thursday…