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Why healthcare delivery is a challenge in India?
Recently, it was flashed in the media that people are struggling outside the hospitals to get a bed. Several celebrities have also conveyed that they had to wait for hours to get a bed during this Covid crisis.Immediate parallels are drawn…
COVID-19 second wave: India fights back, counters negative campaign
As COVID-19 cases rise in South Asia, some elements have launched a campaign suggesting India has not been able to handle the crisis. In the fight against COVID-19, India is following a human centric approach to furthering global…
Technicians fighting along medicos on the Covid frontline
It is said that travesty throws it's own heroes, who bring new hope amidst despair. One such hero is Manohar Gupta, a Technician in CT scan section of district hospital Udhampur.As Covid infections surged in the district, there was…
Constant Oxygen Supply Chain to hospitals is being maintained : DIC Srinagar officials
The second wave of Covid-19 pandemic has seen huge surge of Covid positive cases which has created a necessity of increased oxygen production to support hospitals because oxygen is the elementary lifeline and most important life supporting…
Covid Fear, Panic and Anxiety affects Mental Health : Dr Yasir Rather
Psychiatry Expert, Dr Yasir Rather, Professor, Department of Psychiatry, GMC Srinagar stressed on Psychological Appropriate Behavior to mitigate influence of Covid pandemic on mental health of a person."The pandemic and the second wave…
Scientists call for investigation into origins of Covid-19
More investigation is needed to determine the origin of the Covid-19 pandemic, say a team of 18 scientists from Universities in the US, Canada, the UK and Switzerland."Theories of accidental release from a lab and zoonotic spillover both…
2 covid patients die as Telangana Police turn back Andhra ambulances
In a tragic turn of events, two patients from Andhra Pradesh died in the ambulance vehicles they were traveling in, as Telangana Police did not permit vehicles without valid online permits to cross the interstate border at Kurnool. The…
Increasing gap between Covishield doses unlikely to impact efficacy: doctors
Extending the gap between the first and second doses of Covishield vaccines to 12-16 weeks from the earlier 6-8 weeks, is a reasonable approach and is unlikely to have a negative impact on the efficacy of the jabs, say doctors on Friday.The…
2-DG drug cuts down oxygen demand in Covid-19 patients:Process co-inventor
The new Covid-19 adjuvant drug 2-deoxy-D-glucose (2-DG) impacts only the coronavirus affected cells and not the good cells in the human body, said one of the improved process inventors.He also said the drug reduces the oxygen dependency of…
Delhi IPS officer distributes immunity kits, masks to colleagues on the streets
It might not be sufficient to save them for long from the Covid-19 pandemic, but the initiative of a senior IPS officer to distribute immunity booster kits among his colleagues carrying out their duties in the field would boost their morale…