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Karnataka launches Oxy Bus service for Covid patients outside hospitals
Taking a leaf out of Chennai NGO Oxygen on Wheels's playbook, Karnataka on Tuesday launched its own version - OxyBus service - to aid Covid patients during emergencies.After the Covid second wave hit the state in mid-March and intensified…
2 more Indian Navy ships bring oxygen to K’taka from Kuwait
Two more Indian Navy ships, INS Kochi and INS Tabar, reached Karnataka's New Mangaluru port with 100 MT of liquid medical oxygen from Kuwait, a defence official said on Tuesday."As part of operation Samudra Setu-2, the two naval ships…
Maharashtra’s Covid deaths, cases rise again, state toll crosses 77K
After a breather of two days, Maharashtra again saw Covid-19 cases and fatalities rise even as the Mumbai situation continued to ease, health officials said on Tuesday.Compared with 549 deaths on Monday, the state fatalities went up to 793,…
Bulletin on COVID-19 : JK reports 3614 new positive cases, 167813 recovered so far
The Government on Monday informed that3614 new positive cases of novel Corona virus (COVID-19), 1496 from Jammu division and 2118 from Kashmir division, have been reported today, thus taking the total number of positive cases in Jammu and…
Covid-19 could cause long-lasting damage to heart: Doctors
A large number of recovered patients from Covid-19 have encountered heart problems and even patients with existing heart problems have felt its affects. The virus can lead to heart injury, heart failure, stroke, and damage to your heart,…
‘One third of India’s oxygen production concentrated in eastern region’
One-third of oxygen production in the country is concentrated in its eastern region even as nearly 60 per cent of the demand for the live-saving gas is in the northern and southern parts and 30 per cent in the western sector.There is a…
Naval ship brings oxygen to Mangaluru port from Kuwait
ndian Navy's INS Kolkata sailed into the new Mangaluru port on Karnataka's west coast with medical oxygen from Qatar and Kuwait, a defence official said on Monday."As part of operation 'Samudra Setu II' to support the nation's fight against…
3 Navy ships arrive with critical medical supplies from foreign nations
Three Indian Navy ships arrived at three different ports on Monday carrying oxygen tanks, cylinders and other critical medical equipment and supplies from Singapore, Qatar and Kuwait, in an effort to meet the surging demand for oxygen to…
Chandigarh extends curfew by another week
Amidst the continuous spike in Covid-19 cases in Chandigarh, the Union Territory administration on Monday decided to extend the week-old curfew by another week.Non-essential shops will continue to be closed. The daily night curfew from 6…
Fortnight long complete lockdown begins in Tamil Nadu
After partial lockdowns and full lockdown on Sundays, a fortnight-long lockdown began in Tamil Nadu from May 10 to May 24. With the government providing time to stock essentials including groceries and medicines, no heavy rush was witnessed…