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Will auto companies join the race to build ventilators?

A slowdown in the industry and its idle capacity make vehicle makers prime candidates to meet the demand By Shivani Priyam Bengaluru: The exponential growth in Covid-19 cases and mounting fatalities worldwide have brought home the acute shortage of ventilators for critically ill patients as well as protective gear for health workers. As ventilator manufacturers are […]

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Sanitization chambers come in all shapes, sizes and prices

State authorities are coming up with cut-price sanitization chambers across the country amid the coronavirus outbreak. By Riya Sharma A Tripura Police officer has come up with a cut-price, 360-degree full-body sanitization chamber following a video tutorial. The chamber is a vinyl-covered booth that sprinkles a one percent diluted solution of sodium hypochlorite for four […]

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Patients suffer due to lack of Hydroxychloroquine

Jaipur runs low on the anti-malaria drug, hydroxychloroquine, that also speeds up recovery from COVID-19. By Nikita Gupta Date: April 16, 2020 Various medical shops in the city complain of a shortage of hydroxychloroquine, anti-malaria drug, that apart from speeding up the coronavirus recovery process, also helps patients of other medical issues such as arthritis, […]

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Not a Covid-19 patient? No admission even if you are critically ill

Private hospitals in Trichy refuse to admit patients with sicknesses other than Covid-19, leaving them to fend for themselves By Adilin Beatrice C Tiruchirapalli: Private hospitals in Trichy, Tamil Nadu, are not admitting patients with ailments other than Covid-19, causing them grave distress. Some hospitals that are still admitting non-Covid patients are reportedly asking their […]

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COVID-19: Pilibhit declared first corona-free district in UP

All the 12 suspected cases and two COVID-19 positive cases reported in Pilibhit district are now cured and there are no new cases as for now. Archita Srivastava April 15, 2020 Lucknow: Amit Mohan Prasad, the Principal Health Secretary of Uttar Pradesh, during a press conference held in Lucknow on April 13, declared that Pilibhit […]

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Mumbai woman hangs herself after testing positive for COVID-19

By Archita Srivastava Mumbai: A 29-year-old woman who was tested positive for Covid-19 reportedly committed suicide by hanging herself in Mumbai’s BYL Nair Hospital’s bathroom, today morning at 3:45am. The body was found hanging from the ceiling with a ‘dupatta’ by the hospital staff, according to news reports. The woman was a resident of Jijamata […]

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BCG and plasma therapy—New weapons in the fight against COVID-19

Maharashtra seeking for approvals from Center and  Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) to use BCG and plasma therapy for COVID-19 treatment. By Surbhi Shah Mumbai: The mounting number of COVID-19 cases in Maharashtra has led the Chief Minister to seek possible treatment to normalise the situation in the economic capital as early as possible. […]

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The untold Covid-19 crisis: Psychological impact on health care workers’

With health care professionals, fighting at the frontline with the COVID-19 pandemic, the stress level is taking a toll on their mental health. By Astha Oriel Bangalore || April 15, 2020 The healthcare professionals are at the frontline across the nations, fighting against COVID-19, which has been termed as the deadliest disease the world has […]

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