Nagpur: The COVID-19 pandemic in Nagpur has probably entered the “community spread” phase which is a very dangerous and serious situation, district guardian minister Nitin Raut said on Monday. Addressing a press conference, Raut said a jumbo hospital with 1,000 oxygenated beds will come up in Lloyds Steel campus in Wardha city, about 76 km […]
Read MoreNew Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday said Delhi is facing an “acute shortage” of oxygen for COVID-19 patients and alleged that the quota of the city has been diverted to other states. This comes hours after he wrote a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi requesting his help in enhancing the number […]
Read MoreMumbai: Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope on Wednesday said the state has requested the Centre for the supply of oxygen for medical use from nearby states. “12 metric tonnes of oxygen is produced and over 7 tonnes of oxygen is consumed daily. We’ve urged that we should be supplied medical oxygen from the nearby states. […]
Read MoreNew Delhi: Ahead of Diwali, the Delhi government on Thursday decided to ban firecrackers in the national capital till November 30 and ramp up medical infrastructure in hospitals, with Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal holding the festive season and pollution responsible for the rising COVID-19 cases in the city. The ban will also cover green crackers, said a government […]
Read MoreAddis Ababa: An Ethiopian monk believed to be 114 years old has survived the coronavirus. Tilahun Woldemichael was discharged from a hospital on Thursday after almost three weeks. He received oxygen and dexamethasone, a cheap and widely available steroid that researchers in England have said reduced deaths by up to one third in severely ill hospitalised patients. […]
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