Monitoring of biomedical waste disposal did not kick off well in Karnataka owing to low usage literacy and technical issues. Karnataka has partially implemented mandatory guidelines to use the Covid-19 Biomedical Waste Management application (COVID19BWM) for tracking disposal of biomedical waste produced by healthcare facilities. Technical issues with the app and lack of awareness amongst collectors […]
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Ghaziabad hospitals were directed to reserve 10 ICU beds for children, in order to gear up for the ‘third wave’ of the pandemic, which is expected to primarily affect children. Ghaziabad: Private hospitals treating Covid-19 in Ghaziabad have been unable to reserve Intensive Care Unit (ICU) beds for Children, as directed by the district magistrate. […]
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People running tiffin services are helping Covid patients by providing nutritious food. Jaipur: Tiffin services have seen a boom during this time, as COVID-19 patients are home quarantined and are not able to cook for themselves. Arpit Garg from Amrit Dham tiffin services delivers tiffins to Covid-19 patients isolated at home. , He said, […]
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Cancer patients are finding it difficult to receive medication and treatment during the pandemic which is affecting their mental health too. Kolkata: It was in 2019 when Sunetra started having breathing problems. Not knowing the cause, she consulted several doctors and many blood tests later, she was diagnosed with leukaemia. After a bone marrow […]
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The total number of recovered cases stand at 1,74,07,470. Till date 2,31,419 people have died due to the virus. With a total active Covid-19 caseload of 35,94,781 in India till May 6, 2021, Maharashtra holds the highest active caseload of 6,41,596 followed by Karnataka (4,87,288), Kerala (3,90,906), Uttar Pradesh (2,59,844), Delhi (90,629), according to the […]
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Last year Hyderabad celebrated Ramzan without Haleem, and this year even with restaurants opening up, people are hesitant to eat Haleem. Hyderabad: Covid-19 fear keeps customers away from Haleem. Abhishek, a customer at Altaf’s Haleem, said, “I’m a huge fan of Haleem, but this year I’m hesitating to come out frequently and have Haleem as […]
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Most of the nursing homes in Delhi are running short of nursing staff, causing problems to elderly patients in home isolation. New Delhi: Mangal Singh’s phone keeps buzzing throughout the day with SOS calls for nurses and attendants required for home isolation patients in Delhi. As one of the founders of Garima Nursing Bureau, he […]
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Shopkeepers are anxious as they fear they might have to give up their business due to the rising cases of Covid in the city. Bengaluru: Shopkeepers fear that the second wave of Covid-19, will force them to pull the curtains down on their business. Most of them have been struggling to revive their business as […]
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Residents of homeless shelters who are above the age of 60 years and have comorbidities are being vaccinated for Covid19, even if they don’t have the required documents. Bangalore: Valsya, a woman in her 60s, is one of the first people who is going to be vaccinated for Covid-19 in Abhayashram, a privately owned shelter, […]
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