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Goa oxygen shortage claims 13 more; 75 dead in 4 days
Thirteen Covid patients died at Goa's apex government hospital, the Goa Medical College, in the early hours of Friday owing to oxygen mismanagement, even as the death toll of patients who died between 2 am and 6 am at the premier facility…
1st Sputnik dose given in Hyd, priced at Rs 948+GST
Dr Reddy's Laboratories on Friday announced that the first consignment of imported doses of the Sputnik V vaccine that landed in India on May 1 received regulatory clearance from the Central Drugs Laboratory, Kasauli, on May 13.As part of a…
Cancer and Covid-19? Here’s what you should do
We face an unprecedented and exponential tsunami of Covid-19 positive, leading to a near-collapse of our healthcare system. Mortality due to the infection is mostly due to severe injury to the lungs causing respiratory failure. With the…
Bulletin on COVID-19 : JK reports 3027 new positive cases, 181762 recovered so far
The Government on Friday informed that 3027 new positive cases of novel Corona virus (COVID-19) 1511 from Jammu division and 1516 from Kashmir division, have been reported today, thus taking the total number of positive cases in Jammu and…
Free Oxygen on Wheels
Maharaja Agrasen Hospital, Bengaluru, in association with Greenwood High International School, Bengaluru has come up with a life saving initiative offering critical support to patients by launching five sophisticated buses which will…
Narayan Seva Sansthan Launches #Ghargharbhojan Campaign amidst second wave of COVID-19
Narayan Seva Sansthan today announced the #Ghargharbhojan Campaign. The campaign has been launched with the aim of distributing free food to the migrants and those in need during the second wave of COVID-19. The campaign will be to…
Proactively working to secure availability of Covid vaccines: Govt
The Union Government on Thursday emphasized that it is consistently and proactively working to secure and enhance the availability of vaccines.In a statement the Union Health Ministry said, "Government of India, as part of its policy to…
Russia’s Sputnik V Covid vax to be available in market from next week: Govt
The Union Health Ministry on Thursday announced that Russia's Sputnik V, the vaccine against the Covid-19 pandemic, will be available in markets across the country early next week.The announcement comes 12 days after the first consignment…
Foreigners, minorities, doctors targeted for Covid spread in India: Study
Indians blamed foreigners, minority groups and doctors for the rapid spread of Covid-19 across the country during the first wave due to misinformation, rumour and long-held discriminatory beliefs, a study claimed on Thursday.Researchers…
Sputnik V Phase 3 trial clear, transparent: Russian scientists
The Phase 3 trial of Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine is clear, transparent and fully complies with the regulatory standards that exist for provision of clinical trial data, Russian scientists said, after concerns were raised by various…