Page 29 - Health Crisis

'Dharavi model' helps tame second Covid-19 wave in Mumbai's slum town

After reporting up to 99 Covid-19 cases daily in April, Mumbai's slum colony of Dharavi has seen a gradual drop in single-day infections to under below 5 in the last couple of days

India reports its lowest daily Covid-19 tally increase in 44 days

The single-day rise in coronavirus cases in India fell below the 200,000 mark for a second time this month, taking the total tally to 27,555,457

'Up to three quarters of the UK's new Covid cases are of B.1.617 strain'

UK Health Secretary Matt Hancock said almost half and possibly three-quarters of all new coronavirus cases in the country are of the B.1.617 variant

Plea in Delhi HC seeking probe into deaths at Jaipur Golden Hospital

At least 20 critical patients had died at the Delhi hospital on the intervening night of April 23 and 24, allegedly due to Oxygen shortage

Thane coronavirus update: District reports 822 new cases, 52 deaths

With the addition of 822 new coronavirus cases, the infection count in Thane district of Maharashtra rose to 513,548

Covid-19 update: Global coronavirus caseload goes past 169.6 million

Deaths on account of the Covid-19 pandemic have surged to more than 3.52 million, according to the Johns Hopkins University

Covid toll on Indian economy deepens, jobs crisis to worsen: Reuters poll

Renewed restrictions have stalled economic activity, leaving many millions out of work and pushing economists to downgrade their views for the second time since early April

Delhi govt declares 'Black Fungus' an epidemic in the national capital

Putting out an official notification, the Delhi government on Thursday declared Mucormycosis an epidemic

Karnataka coronavirus update: Tally tops 2.5 mn; 476 more deaths reported

The state has reported 24,214 new cases in a day, according to the state health bulletin on Thursday

West Bengal coronavirus update: Count of new cases drops to 13,046

West Bengal continued to record a declining trend in fresh Covid-19 cases as it recorded 13,046 new infections, raising the tally to 1,331,249

US-India partnership to help end Covid-19 pandemic, says Jake Sullivan

The US National Security Advisor commended the partnership between the two nations on Thursday

Black Fungus: Punjab CM Amarinder Singh orders ramp-up of alternative drugs

Singh ordered a ramp-up of stocks of alternative drugs to treat the disease in view of the shortage of Amphotericin

NHRC asks Union health ministry, Delhi govt to act on treatment deficit

The Commission has sought Action Taken Reports from the health secretary and Government of NCT of Delhi over the death of a toddler due to the alleged denial of proper treatment

Covid-19 deaths: Centre okays assistance to families of 67 journalists

The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting and Press Information Bureau had compiled and collated the details of journalists who lost their lives due to the pandemic in 2020 and 2021

Assam coronavirus update: 5,704 new cases, 83 more fatalities reported

Assam's Covid-19 caseload surged to 3,92,574 after 5,704 more people tested positive for the virus, while 83 fresh fatalities pushed the death toll to 3,088.

How Covid crisis exhausted what Mr Modi had in plenty all these years

The three things that derailed the economy in the past - war, drought and oil - were mostly absent during his regime, but with the Covid crisis Mr Modi's luck seems to have run out, writes T N Ninan

I didn't 'destroy' India's self-sufficiency in vaccine production: Ramadoss

The Union health minister in the first term of the UPA government, Anbumani Ramadoss clarifies he did not close down govt-run vaccine manufacturing units

Technology helped this doctor and his team treat 20,000 Covid-19 patients

Dr Atul Vadgaonkar used EMR software from HealthPlix, a leading player in this space, to manage patient records and streamline the consultation process and data analytics

Senior journalist Sunil Jain passes away due to post-Covid complications

The Financial Express' Managing Editor Sunil Jain passed away on Saturday, his sister Sandhya Jain confirmed

Alumni of top institutes set up fundraiser to help fight Covid-19 crisis

The group has also tied up with large e-commerce and logistics players of the country for the smooth delivery of these life-saving concentrators