New Delhi: Ramping up government efforts to tackle the Covid-19 outbreak, Prime Minister Narendra Modi Sunday constituted 10 empowered groups, to be headed by secretaries, for planning and ensuring quick implementation of decisions taken to check the spread of coronavirus, ThePrint has learnt. Covid-19 cases have spiked in India over the last few days to cross […]
There have been multiple advisories from the AYUSH Ministry on COVID-19. Its long list of recommendations include Unani concoctions Sharbat Unnab and Tiryaq Arba, and the homeopathic medicine Arsenicum Album 30 for post-exposure prophylaxis for doctors and caregivers. In the absence of a scientifically proven cure or preventive for novel coronavirus infection, should one use alternative medicine […]
Bengaluru: As public health experts continue to wonder why India has such low rates of diagnostic tests for COVID-19 per capita, a recently published study by ICMR scientists indicates the council may have ignored its own analysis on the need for more aggressive testing. A mathematical model prepared by ICMR scientists almost two months ago suggested that […]
New Delhi: The Army has made a composite list of all those who retired in the last two years for possible recall if the need arises to fight the war against coronavirus. Army sources said they are focusing on all those with medical expertise and specialised technicians. The military has a system of recall by which […]
Health experts from SAARC countries will form a WhatsApp or an email group to exchange information on the coronavirus pandemic in real-time, officials said on Friday. This was one of the proposals made by New Delhi at the video-conferencing of SAARC health professionals on Thursday. It was a follow-up to the SAARC leaders’ conference on March 15. “India […]
NEW DELHI: Twenty-eight hospitals of the army, air force and navy across India have been earmarked as COVID-19 hospitals to handle and treat coronavirus cases, which is part of the measures of the defence forces to help civil authorities. The development was shared by Lieutenant General Anup Banerji, Director General Armed Forces Medical Services (DGAFMS). The DGAFMS heads the Armed Forces […]
New Delhi: The global airline industry has never had it so bad. Not even after the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Airlines could lose a quarter of a trillion dollars in revenue this year, according to the International Air Transport Association, as travel comes to a standstill with countries locked down to fight the coronavirus. Most carriers will […]
NEW DELHI : The government is looking for volunteer doctors to fight the coronavirus outbreak which has infected over 600 people in the country and has taken more than 19,000 lives across the globe. In a statement posted on Niti Aayog’s website on Wednesday, the government appealed to retired government, Armed Forces Medical Services, public sector undertaking or […]
New Delhi: Video chat app ‘Houseparty’, which raked in two million global downloads last week, has gone viral amid worldwide lockdowns to curb the Covid-19 outbreak . Since 2 March, the number of global downloads of the app has been growing at a much faster pace than other popular video conferencing apps like Zoom, Google Hangouts and Skype. […]
New Delhi: The Narendra Modi government Thursday announced a Rs 1.7 lakh crore relief package, including cash transfers and free foodgrains, for the poor and migrant workers who have been hit the hardest by the Covid-19 lockdown and the ensuing halt in economic activity. The steps announced will also benefit farmers, affected employees of the organised sector, and women. Called […]