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Greater Chennai Corporation to add 650 more O2-beds this week
Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) will be adding 650 more Oxygen beds this week and has tied up with Omandur Government Hospital, Stanley Medical College and Hospital, Kilpauk Medical College and Hospital and Rajiv Gandhi Government general…
Chennai colleges join civic body to provide Covid care centres
Colleges in Chennai are opening their campuses for oxygen beds and isolation rooms and are preparing food for frontline workers and a majority of these colleges have handed over their buildings to the Greater Chennai Corporation. These…
Covid positive Telangana youth spends 11 days on tree
An 18-year-old youth in Telangana spent 11 days on a tree after testing positive for Covid-19 as he could not isolate himself in his small home.Fearing that he might infect his parents and sister if he stays in the house, Ramawat Shiva…
Apollo Hospitals launches pilot programme for Sputnik vaccine
Apollo Hospitals and Dr. Reddy's Laboratories on Monday announced the launch of a limited pilot programme for the Sputnik V vaccine as part of the soft launch by Dr. Reddy's in India.The first phase of the programme will kick-off with…
Lot common in PM and PM CARES ventilators : Rahul Gandhi
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday slammed Prime Minister Narendra Modi saying ventilators provided by PM CARES don't work and there is a lot common between him and these ventilators."There's a lot common between PM Cares ventilators…
How does our body cope with stress of viral infections?
UK researchers analysing the effects of SARS-CoV-2, the virus causing the Covid-19 pandemic, on the human body has provided novel insights into the nature of resilience and how we deal with stressful situations.The research team involving…
Mamata Banerjee starts dharna at CBI’s Kolkata office
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has started a sit-in in CBI's Kolkata office to protest the arrest of four of her Trinamool Congress leaders, provoking an unusual Centre-state confrontation of sorts.Banerjee rushed to the 15th…
‘Oxygen for India’ marathon fundraiser to collect $2mn launched in Canada
The Indo-Canada Chamber of Commerce (ICCC), along with 80-odd community bodies, launched its 'Oxygen for India marathon fundraiser to collect $2 million to send oxygen equipment to India, even as Ontario announced to send 2,000 more…
DRDO’s anti-Covid drug 2-DG launched
The first batch of DRDO-developed anti-Covid drug 2-DG (2-deoxy-D-glucose) was launched on Monday to treat patients suffering from the deadly disease. The medicine comes in powder form and can be taken with water.Defence Minister Rajnath…
Tauktae to reach Gujarat coast Monday evening, IMD issues Orange alert
Cyclonic storm "Tauktae" is very likely to reach Gujarat coast on Monday evening and cross Gujarat coast between Porbandar and Mahuva (Bhavnagar district) during early hours on Tuesday as a very severe cyclonic storm with a maximum…