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COVID-19 positive Odisha doctor dies at Delhi hospital

11:54 pm June 20, 2020

New Delhi: A 39-year-old doctor from Odisha died of COVID-19 in the ICU of a Delhi government hospital on Saturday, officials said. The doctor (name withheld), who belonged to Cuttack district, succumbed to the disease at the Rajiv Gandhi Super Speciality Hospital, a dedicated COVID-19 facility in the morning, they said. He was a senior […]

COVID-19 patient ends life in ward after escape episode

12:11 am June 11, 2020

Thiruvananthapuram: A COVID-19 patient, brought back after escaping quarantine from the medical college hospital here, was found hanging in his isolation ward on Wednesday, police said. The person had hanged himself in the ward. This came to light when the nurse went to give him medicines. He was taken to the ICU immediately but could […]

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson moved to intensive care unit

3:59 am April 7, 2020

LONDON: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was moved to the intensive care unit of a London hospital after his coronavirus symptoms dramatically worsened Monday, just a day after he was admitted for what were said to be routine tests. Johnson was admitted to St. Thomas’ Hospital late Sunday, 10 days after he was diagnosed with […]

Maharashtra: 13 morning walkers booked for defying lockdown

COVID-19: Sonia writes to PM supporting lockdown, suggests urgent steps

4:29 pm March 26, 2020

New Delhi: Congress chief Sonia Gandhi wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday, supporting the lockdown announced in view of the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, while suggesting steps like protecting doctors and seeking deferment of loan recovery. The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic sweeping the world had caused serious public health concerns, anguish and apprehensions in India, […]

Vidisha: Woman gives birth to baby with two heads, three hands

1:29 pm November 25, 2019

Vidisha: A 23-year-old woman has given birth to a boy with two heads and three hands at a hospital in Madhya Pradesh’s Vidisha district, an official said on Monday. Babita Ahirwar on Saturday delivered the baby, weighing 3.3 kg and having conjoined heads, three hands and four palms, Vidisha district hospital’s civil surgeon Sanjay Khare […]