hospitals

New disinfection robot to aid cleaners in COVID-19 fight

3:51 pm April 15, 2020

Singapore: Scientists have developed a semi-autonomous robot that can disinfect large surfaces quickly, and reduce the risk of cleaners picking up the novel coronavirus from potentially contaminated areas. The researchers from Nanyang Technological University (NTU) in Singapore are planning to have public trials to support the fight against COVID-19. Named eXtreme Disinfection roBOT (XDBOT), it […]

Visit patients under home isolation, ensure they follow isolation norms: Delhi govt to officials

Containment zones rise to 381 in Mumbai despite lockdown

7:05 pm April 9, 2020

Mumbai: Despite lockdown in Mumbai, the number of containment zones – where one or more coronavirus patients or suspected cases are found – increased from 146 last week to 381 on Thursday. This shows a rapid rise in containment zones by 235 in just eight days. Out of the total 1,297 COVID-19 cases in Maharashtra, […]

Gujarat: Congress, BJP spar over Dhaman-1 ventilators

Police prohibit vehicular movements in Pune city

8:27 pm March 23, 2020

Pune: The police on Monday issued fresh orders prohibiting vehicular movements in Pune after observing that despite many appeals and orders, people were still coming on the roads, an action that jeopardises social distancing and crowding, necessary to stem the spread of the coronavirus. The orders will not apply to vehicles belonging to essential and […]

44-yr-old Coronavirus: NDA suspends large gatherings, expeditionsgaon resident tests positive of coronavirus

Coronavirus: 1,818 flights screened in country so far

11:10 pm February 10, 2020

New Delhi: Experts at various airports have so far screened 1,818 flights, covering a total of 1,97,192 passengers, Health Minister Harsh Vardhan informed Lok Sabha on Monday as he spoke on steps taken by the government to deal with Novel Coronavirus. He also said that screening of passengers has been initiated at 12 major seaports […]

Team co-led by Indian scientists solve 100-year-old mystery of how malaria affects brain

Japanese Encephalitis toll in Assam rises to 97

10:17 pm July 18, 2019

Guwahati: The Japanese Encephalitis toll in Assam since the beginning of this month rose to 97, with three more deaths reported on Thursday, a National Health Mission (NHM) bulletin said here. The number of JE-positive cases increased to 426 as 20 new ones were registered, the NHM bulletin said. On Thursday, one death each was […]