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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…
Gurugram: 77% patients aged above 50 die of Covid
A data of the Gurugram health department revealed that between April 1 to May 10, 77 per cent of the patients who succumbed to the lethal virus in the district were over 50 years of age while, only 23 per cent patients who died due to the…
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…
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…
‘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…
Mass recital of ‘Hanuman Chalisa’ to end pandemic
Seers, saints and volunteers of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and other frontal Hindu organizations, along with lakhs of Hindu families, will recite the 'Hanuman Chalisa' eleven times on Tuesday to drive away the Coronavirus.The event…
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…
200-bed Siddha centre for Covid patients opened in Madurai
The Municipal Administration Minister in the Tamil Nadu government, K.N. Nehru, on Monday inaugurated a 200-bed Siddha treatment centre for Covid-19 patients at the premises of the American College in Madurai.It is the second Siddha…