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Critical COVID-19 Care In Chennai’s Hospitals ‘Maximally Stretched’
Mumbai: The city of Chennai has gone back into lockdown from June 19-30, the first major city in India to do so. The...
Latest Surveillance Testing Guidance To Prioritise Health Staff, Prisoners
The Indian government has updated its testing strategy for COVID-19 and included a section on testing for...
Indian Women More Likely To Die Of COVID-19 Than Men, But More Data Needed To Know Why
Navi Mumbai: Indian women who contract COVID-19 are at a higher risk of dying than men, a recent study of cases until...
Children With Cancer Must Contend With COVID-19
New Delhi: Vinod Sharma will never forget the night of July 24, 2019, when he and his wife hastily left in an ambulance...
75% Of India’s Diabetes Patients Face A Higher COVID-19 Mortality Risk
Mumbai: With one in 11 Indian adults living with diabetes, the country has the largest share (16.6%) of the world’s...
India Does Not Test Healthcare Workers Regularly, Putting Them And Patients At Risk
Jaipur: Rashmi (name changed), a nurse at Mumbai’s King Edward Memorial (KEM) Hospital, tested positive for COVID-19 on...
As Indians Step Out To Work, Some Precautions You Could Take
Mumbai: India is easing lockdown restrictions in phases, with some restrictions set to continue till the end of June...
PPE Priced High In Private Hospitals, While Public Hospitals Face Shortage
New Delhi: Saima Furqan’s 60-year-old uncle was admitted to Sir Ganga Ram Hospital in Delhi with COVID-19 in April 2020....
