New Delhi: Around 25 Covid-19 patients have died in the last 24 hours in Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, the hospital authority said here on Friday. Sir Ganga Ram Hospital on Thursday evening raised an alarm for immediate need of oxygen supply as over 140 critical patients admitted in the hospitals were on ventilators and on […]
Palghar: As many as 13 patients suffocated to death and several others injured in a massive fire that broke out in a Covid hospital in Virar early on Friday, officials said. The blaze was noticed around 3.15 a.m. on the second floor ICU Ward in the 4-storied Vijay Vallabh Hospital of Tirupati Nagar and quickly […]
New Delhi: India reported 314,835 fresh coronavirus infections on Thursday, taking the cumulative caseload to 15,930,965, according to MoHFW. This is the first time any country country has recorded over 300,000 cases in just 24 hours. Amid oxygen shortage and faltering health system in the country, India saw 2,104 deaths in highest single-day spike. The […]
New Delhi: In a tragic loss, Maulana Wahiduddin Khan passed away on Wednesday. The renowned Islamic scholar and peace activist was admitted to Apollo Hospital last week after he tested positive for COVID-19. The 96-year-old scholar did not have any severe symptoms or fever and his blood and oxygen levels were reportedly stable. But Maulana […]
Nashik: At least 22 patients died after an oxygen tank leaked at Zakir Hussain Hospital in Nashik on Wednesday, an official said. As many as 171 patients were present in the hospital at the time of the incident India Today reported. “The oxygen supply was stopped for half an hour due to the leak, because […]
New Delhi: Serum Institute of India (SII), the world’s largest vaccine maker, on Wednesday announced a price of Rs 600 per dose for COVID vaccine supplies to private hospitals and Rs 400 per dose to state governments. In a statement posted on its Twitter handle, SII said it will address the limited capacity by scaling […]
New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday launched a scathing attack on the Central government over its vaccine strategy and said that it is ‘not less than demonetisation’. Taking to Twitter, Rahul Gandhi wrote: “Central government’s vaccine strategy is not less than demonetisation. Common mass will stand in a queue, will suffer a loss […]
New Delhi: India continued to witness a massive surge in coronavirus cases as the daily infections today reach an all-time high. The country reported over 2.95 lakh new cases during the last 24 hours, while more than 2,000 people succumbed to the deadly pathogen in the same span of time. According to the data by […]
New Delhi: The UGC NET December 2020 cycle examination scheduled for May 2021 has been postponed by the government in view of the COVID-19 pandemic, announced Union Education Minister Dr Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank on Tuesday. “Keeping in mind the safety and wellbeing of candidates and exam functionaries during COVID-19 outbreak, I have advised the National […]
New Delhi: India will waive its 10% customs duty on imported Covid-19 vaccines, a senior government official told Reuters on Monday, as it tries to boost supplies to counter a dramatic surge in coronavirus cases. Imports of Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine are due to arrive soon and the government has also urged Pfizer, Moderna and […]