The Press Information Bureau (PIB) on Friday posted an advisory on Twitter released earlier by the health ministry on the use of hydroxychloroquine as treatment for patients suffering from coronavirus disease Covid-19. The advisory is based on recommendation of the taskforce constituted by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR). The advisory recommends not administering the drug […]
With hospitals being overburdened with an increasing number of COVID-19 patients in India, coupled with a lack of equipment and proper management, many doctors and nurses have now tested positive for the virus. In the first segment, Tabassum Barnagarwala, talks about the pressures being faced by frontline health workers in Mumbai, a city which has one of […]
India is preparing to start clinical trials to treat coronavirus disease (Covid-19) patients with convalescent plasma therapy that involves drawing antibody-rich blood of Covid1-9 survivors to treat the sick. The therapy has shown promise in treating Covid-19 patients, the American journal, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), reported on Tuesday. The country’s apex […]
India is now preparing its exit strategy from the 21-day nationwide lockdown. Vaccines and treatment for Covid-19 are some distance away, and uniform isolation, or a full lockdown, becomes more and more costly for the economy the longer it is in place. The next stage after the full lockdown is lifted, whether now or later, […]
Washington: The International Monetary Fund sees the world economy suffering its worst recession since the Great Depression this year, with emerging markets and low-income nations in Africa, Latin America and Asia at particularly high risk. The IMF’s baseline outlook is for a partial recovery in the global economy in 2021 if the pandemic fades in the […]
New Delhi: A man who had returned to his house in Bawana in northwest Delhi after attending a Tablighi Jamaat conference in Bhopal was allegedly thrashed earlier this week after some people accused him of spreading COVID-19, police said. Three people – Naveen, Prashant and Promod – have been arrested for allegedly beating the 22-year-old, who […]
Emergency services at Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Narayana Super Speciality Hospital in Reasi district’s Kakrayal area near Katra were suspended till further orders and over a dozen staff members, including doctors and paramedical staff, quarantined Thursday after it was found that they had come in contact with a 61-year-old patient who later died of coronavirus at Government […]
As healthcare workers lead the fight against the coronavirus pandemic gripping the world, their working conditions have been under greater scrutiny. Within the healthcare sector, nurses play a critical role. They comprise the largest component of health professionals, at over 59 per cent — or 27.9 million in absolute numbers — underling that their role, especially during the […]
With new coronavirus cases being reported from different parts of the country, India recorded 549 positive cases and 17 deaths in the past 24 hours, taking the total number of infections to 5,865, including 477 people who have been treated and discharged, the health ministry said on Thursday. “549 cases and 17 deaths have been reported in […]
Two women resident doctors of Safdarjung Hospital were allegedly assaulted by their neighbour, who accused them of “spreading coronavirus”, in Gautam Nagar area in the national capital late on Wednesday night. The police swung into action and managed to arrest the accused on the complaint of the 29-year-old resident doctor, who had stepped out with […]