COVID-19

COVID-19 recovery rate rises to 63.13 pc with record 28,472 patients recuperating in 24 hours

4:33 pm July 22, 2020

New Delhi: India’s COVID-19 recovery rate rose to 63.13 per cent on Wednesday with a record 28,472 patients recuperating from the disease in 24 hours, while the case fatality rate further dropped to 2.41 per cent, the Union Health Ministry said. According to the ministry data updated at 8 am, recoveries have surged to 7,53,049 […]

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Second plasma bank in Kerala set up in Wayanad

4:07 pm July 20, 2020

Wayanad (Ker): Kerala’s second plasma bank has been set up at the Wayanad district hospital at nearby Mananthavady, close on the heels of a similar facility being launched at Manjeri in Malappuram. The District Medical Officer DrR Renuka, who inaugurated the plasma bank on Sunday, said the convalescent plasma therapy has been found effective for […]

COVID-19 concerns: Ikea India temporarily closes outlet in Hyderabad

11:26 pm July 17, 2020

Hyderabad: Ikea India (part of the Ingka Group) will be temporarily closing its outlet here from Saturday to implement additional safety measures in view of current COVID-19 pandemic, the Swedish furniture maker said on Friday. “In light of the current COVID-19 situation, we are temporarily closing IKEA Hyderabad store to implement additional safety measures,” Ikea […]

Canada, US poised to extend border restrictions to Aug. 21

11:39 pm July 14, 2020

Toronto: The US and Canada are poised to extend their agreement to keep their shared border closed to non-essential travel to Aug. 21, but a final confirmation has not been given, a person familiar with the matter said Tuesday. The agreement would likely extend the closure by another 30 days. The official was not authorized to speak […]

HC expresses concern on higher rates charged by private hospitals from COVID-19 patients

11:16 pm July 14, 2020

Hyderabad: Expressing concern over exorbitant charges allegedly being collected by private hospitals from COVID-19 patients in violation of norms, the Telangana High Court on Tuesday asked the state government if there was any mechanism to control such hospitals from fleecing patients. Referring to some PILs alleging that private hospitals were charging excessively from COVID-19 patients beyond the […]