Anonna Dutt is a health reporter at Hindustan Times. She reports on Delhi government’s health policies, hospitals in Delhi, and health-related feature stories.
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ISRO successfully tests propulsion system of Gaganyaan service module
The propulsion system demonstration model was fired for 450 seconds at the ISRO Propulsion Complex in Mahendergiri, Tamil Nadu.
Updated on Aug 29, 2021 11:56 PM IST
Anonna Dutt, New Delhi
IISc researchers identify marker to determine Covid severity
The researchers zeroed in on genes from S100 family that can be picked up while doing an RT-PCR test for detecting infection and can tell how severe the disease is
Updated on Aug 29, 2021 04:59 AM IST
27% reinfected during 4th wave in Delhi, says study
Antibodies against Sars-CoV-2 — the virus that causes Covid-19 — were found in about 27% of the 91 participants at a time when the second wave was raging in the country, researchers at the Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology, National Centre for Disease Control and the Cambridge University, said.
Updated on Aug 29, 2021 07:01 AM IST
Anonna Dutt, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
Rare, supermassive black holes spotted by Indian reseachers
Researchers from the Indian Institute of Astrophysics, Bengaluru, have observed three supermassive black holes from three galaxies merging to form a triple active galactic nuclei, using data from India’s only astronomy space mission, Astrosat
Updated on Aug 28, 2021 04:34 AM IST
Delhi: Docs perform complex heart surgery on 1-yr-old Iraqi girl
Doctors at Max Superspeciality hospital, Saket, who conducted the operation, said the toddler was born with a condition called Pentalogy of Cantrell, a syndrome that results in five birth defects.
Updated on Aug 28, 2021 01:09 AM IST
Anonna Dutt, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
Over 158k vaccine jabs administered in Delhi, most in a day since July 8
Over 158,000 Covid-19 vaccine doses were administered in Delhi on Thursday, the most in a day since July 8, showed data from the Centre’s CoWin dashboard
Updated on Aug 27, 2021 04:46 AM IST
Anonna Dutt, New Delhi
Stand-alone AIIMS trauma centre to reopen for trauma cases this weekend
The stand-alone trauma centre of the All India Institute of Medical Science (AIIMS) will reopen this weekend for trauma patients, 15 months after it was converted to a dedicated coronavirus disease (Covid-19) treatment facility
Published on Aug 26, 2021 12:04 AM IST
Anonna Dutt, New Delhi
Delhi’s 7th sero survey from next week, will also account for vaccination status
The last round of the survey conducted in Delhi in April, the sixth such, had to be stopped midway due to rising cases but 13,000 of the planned 28,000 samples that had already been collected returned a reading of nearly 56%, which means 56 out of every 100 residents of the Union territory were exposed to the virus.
Updated on Aug 26, 2021 01:49 AM IST
Anonna Dutt, New Delhi
17 fresh Covid cases in Delhi, the lowest since April 15 last year
To be sure, fewer tests are conducted on Sunday (which also coincided with Rakshabandhan) -- 46,251 according to the Delhi government’s health bulletin as against an average of 60,326 tests each day over the previous seven days.
Updated on Aug 24, 2021 01:01 AM IST
Anonna Dutt, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
Delhi Drugs control dept advisory asks pharmacies to stock up on Covid medicines
An expert panel, under the ministry of home affairs, has predicted a “third wave” in the country between September and October.
Updated on Aug 24, 2021 01:07 AM IST
Anonna Dutt, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
2 labs which held fake tests during Kumbh still on ICMR approved list
Allegations of fake testing at the Kumbh surfaced in late April after a Faridkot resident complained to the authorities that he received a message for collecting his Covid-19 report despite never having been tested. The complaint triggered a probe that unearthed roughly 100,000 fake rapid antigen tests.
Updated on Aug 22, 2021 12:04 AM IST
Anonna Dutt, New Delhi
Zydus to roll out its vaccine by end of September
The Zydus shot is the world’s first DNA-based vaccine against coronavirus disease (Covid-19) to be approved for use within a population.
Updated on Aug 22, 2021 04:07 AM IST
Anonna Dutt, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
Only 25% districts achieved zero malaria cases by ’20: Report
India was among the 18 global leaders who pledged to end malaria by 2030 in the East Asia Summit held in Malaysia in 2015.
Published on Aug 21, 2021 01:19 AM IST
Anonna Dutt, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
Delhi likely to miss 2022 target to root out malaria
Officials said this is mainly because malaria cases weren’t diagnosed, treated at major government hospitals, or reported by smaller private practitioners during the pandemic. So far, Delhi has reported 32 cases of malaria this year.
Updated on Aug 20, 2021 02:40 AM IST
Anonna Dutt, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
Sunanda Pushkar death case: Probe centered on autopsy report by AIIMS docs panel
As it was an SDM inquest, the then director AIIMS, Dr MC Misra, constituted a three-member panel of forensic medicine experts that was headed by Dr Sudhir Gupta to perform the post-mortem. The entire autopsy procedure was videographed, as is the protocol in medico-legal cases.
Updated on Aug 19, 2021 04:47 AM IST
Anonna Dutt, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
Web portals to offer geospatial data
India likely to host the second UN World Geospatial Information Congress in Hyderabad in October 2022
Updated on Aug 18, 2021 05:02 AM IST
Anonna Dutt, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
Vax drive picks up pace in the Capital
The number of people receiving the first dose of the vaccine has also increased from August 2, with the government gradually increasing the use of Covishield stock for the first stock.
Published on Aug 17, 2021 07:05 AM IST
Anonna Dutt, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
Covid vaccination picks up in Delhi
New Delhi: Immunisation against coronavirus disease (Covid-19) in Delhi has picked up pace over the last 10 days, with over 100,000 shots being administered on all days except Sundays
Published on Aug 17, 2021 12:06 AM IST
Isro’s satellite launch fails due to technical glitch
The satellite was meant to be the Indian space agency’s first launch in four months but had been lost, officials aware of the matter said.
Updated on Aug 13, 2021 06:17 AM IST
Anonna Dutt, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
25% dip in TB cases in 2020; experts cite low screening amid lockdown
India reported 1.8 million Tuberculosis cases between January and December 2020 as compared to 2.4 million the year before.
Published on Aug 08, 2021 04:55 AM IST
Anonna Dutt, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
Isro to launch EOS 3 aboard GSLV Mk III in its first flight since Chandrayaan-2
With the mission, the agency will resume the country’s space activities after a gap of over four months due to the second wave of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic
Updated on Aug 05, 2021 05:17 PM IST
Indian students abroad: Adar Poonawalla donates ₹10 cr for quarantine facility
Only those who have been fully vaccinated in the UK, EU, or the USA will be exempt from quarantine, meaning they would have received the Pfizer, Moderna, AstraZeneca, or Johnson and Johnson vaccine
Updated on Aug 05, 2021 01:30 PM IST
Four ISRO launches over next 5 months; Gaganyaan delayed, Centre tells LS
The four upcoming launches include three using India’s workhorse Polar Satellite Launch Vehicles (PSLV), according to government’s reply in the Lok Sabha
Updated on Aug 05, 2021 01:17 AM IST
Tighten curbs ahead of festivals: Centre to states
Meanwhile, Union health minister Mansukh Mandaviya wrote to Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan to implement measures suggested by the central team of experts led by the National Centre for Disease Control
Updated on Aug 05, 2021 01:47 AM IST
Anonna Dutt, New Delhi
Life-saving surgery on 2-year-old weighing 45kg
The doctors said that as per medical literature, the toddler, Khyati Varshney, is the youngest child to undergo weight loss surgery in the country.
Published on Aug 04, 2021 05:24 AM IST
Anonna Dutt, New Delhi
Monthly output of vaccines to increase, Centre tells Parliament
Union heath minister Mansukh Mandaviya made these submissions in response to a question, which asked for projected increase in production of these vaccines between August and December.
Updated on Aug 04, 2021 02:44 AM IST
Anonna Dutt, New Delhi
Centre says coronavirus case trajectory in eight states concerning
The outbreak in these regions has also meant that the country’s overall outbreak reproduction number -- also known as the effective R number -- has risen to 1.2
Updated on Aug 04, 2021 02:30 AM IST
Anonna Dutt, New Delhi
ISRO to expand reach of navigation system globally: New draft policy
All navigation constellations use the same radio frequency bands for broadcasting their navigation signals.
Updated on Aug 03, 2021 01:30 AM IST
Anonna Dutt, New Delhi
Covaxin effective against new Delta Plus variant, says study
Covaxin maker Bharat Biotech conducts study in association with ICMR
Updated on Aug 03, 2021 01:59 AM IST
Anonna Dutt, New Delhi
Safdarjung only govt hospital in Delhi giving ECMO therapy to Covid-19 patients
New Delhi’s All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) also has ECMO treatment facility but the institute did not use it on Covid-19 patients due to chances of survival being very low.
Published on Aug 02, 2021 01:14 PM IST