New Delhi: The Union Health Ministry on Friday issued guidelines on preventive measures, isolation and quarantine for healthcare workers deployed in COVID and non-COVID areas of hospitals. The ministry advised the healthcare facilities to activate their Hospital Infection Control Committees (HICC) which would be responsible for implementing the Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) activities and […]
Read MoreNew York: As five regions in New York state begin their phased re-opening on Friday, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has extended the state’s shutdown orders for the remaining regions, including New York City, till May 28. The five regions – Central New York, the North Country, Finger Lakes, Southern Tier and Mohawk Valley Regions […]
Read MoreWashington: US President Donald Trump gave an upbeat assessment Friday of the chances of developing a COVID-19 vaccine, saying he hoped one will be ready by the end of 2020. “We are looking to get it by the end of the year if we can, maybe before,” Trump said, as he delivered an update on […]
Read MoreCuttack: To help people access various services under the e-Courts project, an e-Sewa Kendra was opened inside the Orissa High Court premises here on Friday. Chief Justice Mohammad Rafiq and senior-most judge of the High Court Kumari Justice Sanju Panda inaugurated the facility in the presence of the Advocate General, office bearers of Orissa High […]
Read MoreMumbai: With 933 new patients being detected, the number of coronavirus cases in Mumbai reached 17,512 and death toll increased to 655 with 34 more deaths on Friday, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) said. 334 patients were also discharged from hospitals during the day, taking the number of recovered patients to 4,568. On the other […]
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