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Pentamed Hospital SOS Amid Oxygen Shortage, Says Lives Will Be At Stake
50 patients are on oxygen support, hospital authorities said. New Delhi: Several hospitals in Delhi have, over the past few days, been flagging shortage of medical oxygen amid surging number of coronavirus cases in the city. Pentamed Hospital in North Delhi is the latest in the growing list of...
Supreme Court Judge Justice Mohan M Shantanagoudar Dies At Gurgaon Hospital
Justice M Shantanagoudar was elevated as a judge of the Supreme Court on February 17, 2017. New Delhi: Supreme Court judge Justice Mohan M Shantanagoudar died at a private hospital in Gurgaon, sources said on Sunday. He was 62. Justice M Shantanagoudar was admitted to the Medanta hospital due...
Fortis Hospital Stops Admissions Amid Shortage Of Oxygen, Says Out Of Options
At least 100 patients are on Oxygen support at Fortis Escorts Heart Institute. New Delhi: Delhi’s Fortis Escorts Heart Institute said today it would not admit any more patients due to shortage of medical oxygen, in an escalating crisis over Covid cases spiraling in the capital. The decision is...
RR vs KKR, Indian Premier League: Rajasthan Royals Tease KKR With Iconic Shah Rukh Khan Pose. Watch
IPL 2021: Rajasthan Royals beat Kolkata Knight Riders by six wickets on Saturday.© BCCI/IPL Rajasthan Royals (RR) aced the game on the field and social media on Saturday when they followed a comprehensive win over Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in Mumbai with a social media post teasing...
Assam Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma’s Dig At Arvind Kejriwal Over Covid Cases
Himanta Biswa Sarma said around 650 beds have been added as Covid cases continue to spike (File) Guwahati: A day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi interrupted Arvind Kejriwal over “protocol break” during a meeting with chief ministers to object to the discussion being televised by his office, Assam Health...
Delhi Covid Lockdown May Be Extended By A Week As Cases Soar: Sources
Delhi was placed under six-day lockdown on Monday. (AFP) . New Delhi: The Delhi government is likely to extend the lockdown by at least one week as the cases in the city continue to soar, sources have told NDTV. An order to extend the lockdown is likely to be...
COVID-19 Vaccine Doses Pass One-Billion Mark As Global Cases Hit New Record
At least 1,002,938,540 doses have been administered in 207 countries and territories. (File) Paris: The number of Covid-19 jabs administered globally surpassed the one-billion mark on Saturday, offering hope after months of pandemic misery, even as the number of coronavirus cases worldwide hit a new daily record, mainly to...
Covaxin To Cost Rs 1,200 For Private Hospitals, Rs 600 For States
Covaxin: India’s new round of vaccination drive will start on May 1 (File) New Delhi: Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin will cost Rs 600 for state governments and Rs 1,200 for private hospitals, the company said in a statement today. For exports, the COVID-19 vaccine will cost in the range of...
COVID-19, Covishield: Adar Poonawalla Has Assured “Maximum Support”: Uddhav Thackerays Office
Maharashtra has been consistently reporting over 60,000 daily coronavirus cases (File) Mumbai: Serum Institute CEO Adar Poonawalla has assured Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray of “maximum support” in scaling up vaccinations in Covid-hit Maharashtra, the Chief Minister’s Office or CMO tweeted on Saturday. The industrialist’s Pune-based company manufactures Covishield, one...
RR vs KKR, Indian Premier League: Chris Morris’ Four-Wicket Haul Helps Rajasthan Royals Seal 6-Wicket Win vs Kolkata Knight Riders
Chris Morris’ four-wicket burst in the death overs and skipper Sanju Samson’s measured innings gave Rajasthan Royals a much-needed win over Kolkata Knight Riders in the IPL, on Saturday. Royals pacers, who were smart with their change of pace, restricted KKR to 133 for nine after Samson...
Parliamentary Panel Asked Centre Last Year To Increase Oxygen Production: Report
Covid: Several states in India are facing an acute shortage of medical oxygen (File) New Delhi: Months before the second wave of the coronavirus pandemic hit the country, a parliamentary panel in November last year had suggested the centre to augment hospital beds and oxygen production. The Parliamentary Standing...
Women Have More Antibodies To Fight COVID-19, Shows Sero Survey In Mumbai
It showed sero positivity among women was 37.12 per cent as against 35.02 per cent in men. (File) Mumbai: A sero survey by Mumbai’s civic body in Maharashtra has found that women have more antibodies than men to the fight the coronavirus. It also showed that sero positivity in...
2 Delhi Hospitals Send SOS For Oxygen Just Before Midnight
Coronavirus: COVID-19 cases have been rising in Delhi New Delhi: Sir Ganga Ram Hospital in Delhi late on Saturday night said it had medical oxygen left to last only about 45 minutes to an hour. A private medical facility in Delhi’s Uttam Nagar, Gandhi Hospital, also sent out an...
Delhi Records 357 Deaths Due To COVID-19, Highest Ever In A Day
The number of active coronavirus cases in Delhi is inching closer to the one-lakh mark. (File) New Delhi: Delhi recorded the highest single-day rise in its COVID-19 death count with 357 more people dying due to the viral disease on Saturday as well as over 24,000 new cases, according...
Remdesivir Available At These 30 Locations In Delhi
Coronavirus: COVID-19 cases have been rising in Delhi New Delhi: The Delhi government has listed 30 sites from where one can get the anti-viral drug remdesivir for critical COVID-19 patients. The Delhi Police have been asked to provide good security at these sites. Remdesivir being an investigational therapy drug...
19 States Mapped With Remdesivir Manufacturers For Faster Supply
Coronavirus: COVID-19 cases have been rising in India New Delhi: The centre has mapped manufacturers of the anti-viral drug remdesivir with 19 states that have high Covid case burden. This will ensure smooth and fast delivery of the medicine, the centre said in a statement. “Keeping in mind the...
Greta Thunberg Seeks Global Response To India Oxygen Shortage, Says Situation Heartbreaking
New Delhi: Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg has called the humanitarian crisis brought on by the shortage of medical oxygen in India “heartbreaking”. In a tweet, she said the global community must help the country tackle the rapid second wave of the coronavirus infections. “Heartbreaking to follow the recent...
Mumbai Reports 5,888 Covid Cases In 24 Hours, 3 Week Low In Daily Cases
Mumbai has over 80,000 active Covid cases (File) Mumbai: Mumbai reported 5,888 new Covid cases on Saturday evening – a three-week low and a significant drop from the 7,221 it reported on Friday, the 7,410 on Thursday and the 7,684 on Wednesday. This is the lowest daily addition to...
