With the focus of the healthcare system on those affected by COVID-19, health issues of other patients are being ignored. By Batchu Rushali The pandemic has led to a drastic shift of medical attention towards COVID-19 patients leading to lack of medical facilities for other health issues like hypertension, diabetes, lung and heart illnesses. Pratima […]
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Quarantine centers in Jharkhand don’t much care for guidelines in villages. By Swati Ekka Jamshedpur ||April 14, 2020 Dusty windows, Unclean rooms, lack of potable drinking water and security facilities are a sight at the quarantine centers set up at the outskirts of East Singhbhum district in Jharkhand. The quarantine center, set up in Panchayat […]
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The nationwide lockdown to curb the spread of coronavirus has hit people of all professions and dentistry is no different. Private dental practitioners are facing financial crisis with no primary income. By Manasvi Gupta Chandigarh || April 14, 2020 The Indian Dental Association had issued preventive guidelines before the lockdown for dental professionals on […]
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A survey of 20,000 people in 10 Indian cities conducted by Lybrate online center shows that 52 percent of the people in India indulge in self-medication. By Ishika Dangayach Jaipur|| April 14, 2020 Have you been to a pharmacy to purchase non-prescription antibiotics? The reaction will most definitely be a “sure” from most people in our […]
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Government efforts to help urban poor in Bengaluru during the lockdown have gone in vain as the citizens have not received the benefits. Anil Kumar Tiwari April 13, 2020 Bengaluru: Slum-dwellers of Agrahara Dasarahalli are not getting free milk from the authorities despite the Karnataka government’s effort to supply free milk in urban slums. Nizamuddin […]
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Illegal sale of liquor is rampant in the city via outlets and social media. Shivani Mishra April 13, 2020 Bengaluru: Liquor is illegally being sold in the city despite the ban on liquor sales. The services are up in speed amid this lockdown.People in Bangalore have found ways of selling liquor via outlets, social media […]
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Employees at HOPCOMS in Bengaluru struggle to cope up with COVID-19 situation without safety gear. Harshith Venkatesh April 13, 2020 Horticultural Producers’ Cooperative Marketing and Processing Society (HOPCOMS) employees are agitated at the prospect of working without masks and sanitisers. They have not received safety aids from the government, though they have been mandated by […]
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Blood banks in Guwahati are running dry on stocks due to lockdown Muskaan Agarwal April 13,2020 A massive fall in blood donations because of the lockdown has caused the blood banks in Guwahati to dry up. Needy patients are struggling and suffering. Since the nationwide lockdown began amid the coronavirus pandemic, blood donation camps haven’t […]
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With no flights to return home; workers are stranded in Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries. Rahul Padman April 13, 2020 Amid the world-wide spread of COVID-19, the Indian expatriate community in the Middle Eastern countries is facing problems. With jobs lost, due to shutting down of businesses in the lockdown, the deserted workers are unable […]
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While Agra has been lauded by the Centre for curbing the spread of the Corona virus, new cases reported today state otherwise. By Astha Oriel and Archita Srivastava Despite the measures taken by the district authorities to prevent new coronavirus cases, Uttar Pradesh recorded 40 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, of which 36 […]
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