hospitals

Environment degradation leading to increase in cancer incidence: RGCIRC

12:16 pm June 5, 2020

New Delhi: Environment degradation and faulty lifestyles are leading to an increase in the cancer incidence in the country. Protecting the environment and adopting a healthy lifestyle can help prevent cancer. This was stated by Dr Vineet Talwar, Director – Medical Oncology at Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute & Research Centre (RGCIRC) New Delhi, India’s premier […]

Delhi govt sets up panel for overall preparedness of hospitals to battle COVID-19

7:31 pm June 3, 2020

New Delhi: A five-member committee has been constituted by the Delhi government to strengthen the healthcare infrastructure and look into overall preparedness of hospitals to battle COVID-19, officials said. The order to set up the panel was issued on Tuesday, the day Delhi recorded its highest single-day spike of 1,298 coronavirus cases. The members of […]

Mumbai logs 426 new COVID-19 cases; 28 more patients die

10:09 pm May 12, 2020

Mumbai: The tally of coronavirus cases in the city increased to 14,781 on Tuesday with the addition of 426 new infections, while the toll rose to 556 with 28 more deaths, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) said. The BMC said 613 new suspected coronavirus patients were admitted at various city hospitals. Also, 203 more COVID-19 […]

Confusion over Delhi’s COVID-19 toll as govt data, figures from hospitals don’t match

8:14 pm May 9, 2020

New Delhi: Confusion prevailed over the number of deaths due to coronavirus in the national capital, with data from four hospitals showing that 92 people succumbed to the infection as against 68 fatalities reported by the Delhi government. The toll of 68 shared by the Delhi government in its health bulletin on Friday is based […]

Vijayan claims Rahul shying away from attacking BJP

No new cases for second consecutive day in Kerala

8:16 pm May 4, 2020

Thiruvananthapuram: For the second consecutive day,no new COVID-19 cases were reported in Kerala while 34 people are under currently treatment after 61 were discharged, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said on Monday. He said so far 499 people have been infected with the coronavirus, which has claimed three lives, including that of a four-month baby girl […]