COVID-19

Covid: 7 more deaths, 237 new cases in Himachal Pradesh

11:38 pm June 13, 2021

Shimla: Seven more people died of COVID-19 in Himachal Pradesh, taking the death toll to 3,375, while 237 new cases pushed the infection count to 1,98,550, an official said on Saturday. According to the state health department, the number of active cases stands at 4,777. The overall recoveries so far has reached 1,90,377 with 855 […]

IIT-incubated start-up develops portable hospitals

11:34 pm June 13, 2021

New Delhi: A start-up incubated at the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras (IIT-M) has developed portable hospitals, the office of the Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government said on Sunday. This technology enables building a 100-bed extension facility in three weeks. “MediCAB hospitals are designed with a dedicated zone of Intensive Care Units (ICUs) that […]

Haryana to launch third round of sero survey on June 15

11:49 pm June 10, 2021

Chandigarh: Haryana Health Minister Anil Vij will launch the third round of the sero survey in the state on June 15 to determine the prevalence of coronavirus antibodies in the community, especially in children aged 6-17. Additional Chief Secretary (Health), Rajeev Arora said all the necessary preparations in this regard have already been made. The […]

Oxygen storage capacity ramped up in Delhi

4:47 pm June 10, 2021

New Delhi: Three oxygen storage plants with a total capacity of 171 MT have been installed so far in the city to prepare for a possible third wave of COVID-19, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said on Thursday. A 57 metric tonne (MT) cryogenic tank is being set up for storage along with an oxygen generation […]

Five held for black marketing of black fungus drug

11:06 pm June 9, 2021

Pune: Five people, including a medical shop owner and a nurse, were arrested for alleged black-marketing of a key drug used in the treatment of mucormycosis or ‘black fungus’ in Pimpri Chinchwad area in Pune district of Maharashtra, police said on Wednesday. The accused were selling a vial of Amphotericin B injection, used in the […]