Tag: coronavirus
COVID Patients On Ventilators Can Have Permanent Nerve Damage: Study
Severely ill Covid-19 patients on ventilators are placed in a prone (face down) position because it's easier for them to breathe and reduces mortality. However, a new study shows that life-saving position can also cause permanent nerve damage in these vulnerable patients.....
Ajay Maken Moves SC Seeking Rehab Of Delhi's Slum Dwellers Before Eviction
Senior Congress leader Ajay Maken has moved the Supreme Court seeking rehabilitation of the inhabitants of close to 48,000 slum dwellings along the railway tracks in Delhi. On August 31, the Supreme Court had ordered removal of around 48,000 slum dwellings across railway tracks in Delhi within three months and said no political interference will be entertained in the matter.....
Coronavirus: States, UTs Asked Not To Restrict Movement Of Oxygen Supplies
The Health Ministry on Friday said that few states are trying to curb the free inter-state movement of oxygen supplies by exercising provisions under various acts and also mandating the manufacturers and suppliers located in the state to restrict their oxygen supplies to only the hospitals of the state. ....
Biden Calls Trump's Handling Of Pandemic 'almost Criminal'
Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden has called US President Donald Trump's handling of the coronavirus pandemic "disgusting" and "almost criminal", after it was revealed that the latter had downplayed the virus' threat earlier this year, the media reported on Friday. ....
Coronavirus: What Is 'Maskne' And How To Deal With It?
Since the month of March after coronavirus was declared as a global pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO), the group leading from the front as well as experts in the field began to acknowledge the use of masks as a first line of defence against the virus. ....
Himani Shivpuri Tests Positive For COVID-19
Actress Himani Shivpuri, a known face in films and on television, has tested positive for the novel coronavirus. ....
Sonia, Rahul To Miss Monsoon Session For Some Days
Even as the crucial Monsoon Session of Parliament is set to commence from September 14, Congress interim chief Sonia Gandhi will miss the session as she has left for abroad with her son Rahul Gandhi for her annual medical treatment. ....
Delhi Government Orders Private Hospitals To Reserve 80% ICU Beds For Covid Patients
In view of the rising Covid-19 tally in the national capital, the Delhi government on Saturday ordered 33 private hospitals, including five fully Covid hospitals, to reserve 80 per cent of their bed capacity in ICU wards for corona patients with immediate effect. ....
IndiGo Marks Completion Of 50,000 Flights Since Lockdown
Airline major IndiGo on Saturday marked the completion of 50,000 flights since lockdown. ....
New Image Of Coronavirus Released As Seen Up Close Inside Human Lungs
A team of researchers in the US has published striking images of SARS-CoV-2 infected cells in the respiratory airways that are very graphic in nature. ....
