Indore Doctor Dies Of Covid-19; Grim Reminder That Self-Medication Can Be Fatal
Dr. Shatrughan Panjwani, who had tested positive for Coronavirus earlier this week, succumbed to the viral infection on Thursday early morning around 4:30 am at Indore’s Sri Aurobindo Hospital. A 62-year-old general physician, Panjwani had his clinic in the Manik Bagh locality and used to treat over 150 patients, mostly from the middle and lower-income groups, on any […]
Ensure our return to Valley or face us on roads; stuck Kashmiris warns government
Srinagar, Apr 09 (KNS): Several Kashmiris who are stuck in New Delhi’s Jamia Masjid area Thursday warned if authorities will fail to take any concrete measure for their return, they along with their families will hit Delhi roads. Talking to Kashmir News Service (KNS), they said since 21 days of lockdown was enforced across India, […]
Coronavirus LIVE news updates: Centre sanctions Rs 15,000 cr Covid-19 package as death toll rises to 169
Coronavirus (COVID-19) Tracker Live Updates: With the number of novel coronavirus cases in India nearing 5900-mark, including 169 deaths, the central government Thursday approved a COVID-19 emergency package worth Rs 15000 crore for states. A total of 549 COVID-19 cases and 17 deaths have been reported in India in the last 24 hours, the Union Health Ministry said in […]
Coronavirus: Provide PPE, security to doctors, health staff, SC directs govt
The Supreme Court Wednesday asked the government to ensure availability of personal protective equipment to doctors and other medical staff fighting the COVID-19 pandemic and to provide them with necessary police security. A bench of Justices Ashok Bhushan and S Ravindra Bhat also said action should be taken against those hindering healthcare staff and other government officials deputed […]
New academic calendar, vacations, how to conduct college exams — latest task for Modi govt
New Delhi: The Modi government is working on a contingency plan for the higher education sector as the academic calendar has been disrupted because of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. The plan, which is likely to be announced after 14 April, will include an alternate academic calendar, ways to conduct exams for colleges and universities, a new […]
We will win this together’: PM Modi responds to Trump’s thank you note on hydroxychloroquine
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday acknowledged the thank you note of US President Donald Trump, saying that India will do everything possible to help humanity’s fight against coronavirus disease Covid-19. “Fully agree with you President @realDonaldTrump. Times like these bring friends closer. The India-US partnership is stronger than ever. India shall do everything possible to […]
Covid-19: India steps up medical diplomacy, flies plane loads of medicines to friends
India has begun sending consignments of life-saving drugs as gifts to neighbouring countries to help them fight the coronavirus pandemic, South Block officials said on Thursday. Officials said the government was sending drugs to Bhutan, Bangladesh, Afghanistan, Nepal, Myanmar, Seychelles, Mauritius and some African countries. One of the early consignments, an Air India plane with 10 […]
Flu-like Symptoms? COVID-19 Or Not, This Is What You Should Do
All OPDs in private and government hospitals are shut in view of the Coronavirus scare. As such, it is difficult to visit a doctor to take medical advice if one has flu-like symptoms. In fact, medical practitioners say that a person with such symptoms should not visit any physician because if it happens to be […]
India is testing for Covid-19 antibodies, but unlikely to let recovered patients move freely
New Delhi: Are you among the 400-odd Indians who have recovered from the Covid-19 infection? It’s unlikely you will be allowed to break lockdown protocol since India isn’t considering adopting the ‘German model’ that allows people with antibodies to the virus to step out. The government on 4 April had advised conducting antibody tests in containment zones. The test […]
Coronavirus cases in India rise to 5734; 540 new patients, 17 deaths in 24 hours
Coronavirus cases in India went past the 5,500 mark on Thursday. The Ministry of Health updated the latest Covid-19 tally in the country to 5,734. The figure includes 5,095 active cases, 473 patients who have been cured or discharged and 166 deaths. As per the health ministry data, there have been 540 fresh Covid-19 cases and 17 deaths […]
