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.
Articles by Anonna Dutt
Vaccine doses near end, Delhi might shut centres tomorrow
Delhi health minister Satyendar Jain said on Tuesday that vaccination centres will have to be shut from Wednesday with just over 168,000 vaccine doses left in stock
Updated on Jul 13, 2021 07:13 PM IST
OPD footfall dipped by 57%, surgeries by 43% at one of Delhi’s biggest hospitals
The most significant decline in the number of patients visiting and getting admitted to the hospital was during the Covid-19 lockdown imposed in March 2020.
Published on Jul 10, 2021 12:16 PM IST
WHO approval to Covaxin likely in 4-6 weeks, says chief scientist
Bharat Biotech announced Covaxin’s Phase-3 clinical trial data recently. As per the trial report, Covaxin has been found to be 77.8% effective against symptomatic Covid-19.
Updated on Jul 10, 2021 04:42 AM IST
Anonna Dutt, New Delhi
Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal inaugurates first genome sequencing lab at Lok Nayak hospital
Chief minister Arvind Kejriwal, in the presence of health minister Satyender Jain, inaugurated the first laboratory under the Delhi government to sequence genomes of Sars-CoV-2 virus that causes Covid-19 at the Lok Nayak hospital on Wednesday
Published on Jul 08, 2021 12:21 AM IST
Anonna Dutt, New Delhi:
Delta variant: No antibodies in 16% after second dose of Covishield, says study
The titres of the neutralising antibodies – that specifically target the Sars-CoV-2 virus and kill it or prevent it from entering human cells – were also lower against the Delta variant as compared to the B1 variant that led to the first wave of infections in India.
Updated on Jul 04, 2021 03:30 AM IST
Anonna Dutt, New Delhi, Hindustan Times
No antibodies against Delta variant in 58% after first dose of Covishield, 16% after second: Research
NEW DELHI Neutralising antibodies against the delta variant (B1
Published on Jul 03, 2021 11:58 PM IST
Covid-19: Panels to investigate plaints of hefty bills
Explaining the slow rate of case disposal, district magistrate of central Delhi Akriti Sagar said each complaint is being investigated by a dedicated district-level committee, which is meeting at least once a week and conducting hearings.
Updated on Jul 04, 2021 02:35 AM IST
10% of those who had Covid-19 were reinfected during April wave: Study
The findings were based on the sequential analysis of samples from 1,000 people across ten locations part of the study, which found that the antibodies in them were mostly declining before they shot up again.
Updated on Jul 03, 2021 02:14 AM IST
Anonna Dutt, New Delhi, Hindustan Times
760 black fungus patients still being treated in Delhi hospitals
The Delhi government declared mucormycosis an epidemic and notifiable disease on May 18.
Updated on Jul 03, 2021 02:05 AM IST
Anonna Dutt, New Delhi
National Doctors’ Day: Delhi doctors recount the horrors of second wave
On National Doctors’ Day, celebrated each year on July 1 to commemorate the birth and death anniversary of great physician Dr BC Roy, HT shares the experiences of doctors from city’s emergency and critical care teams
Published on Jul 01, 2021 11:20 AM IST
Covid: 2 govt labs to start genome sequencing from July to detect mutations
Two genome labs under the Delhi government will start sequencing samples from the first week of July to detect variants or mutations of the Sars-CoV-2 virus that causes Covid-19, said Delhi health minister Satyendar Jain said on Wednesday
Updated on Jul 01, 2021 03:29 AM IST
Anonna Dutt, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
Lower exposure to Covid among persons with HIV: AIIMS study
Antibody prevalence was found to be 14% among the 164 persons with HIV/AIDS, who visited the hospital for their anti-retroviral therapy, added the study uploaded to medRxiv, a free online archive, and distribution server
Published on Jun 30, 2021 10:18 AM IST
Make malaria a notifiable disease in Delhi: Health minister Harsh Vardhan
During a review meeting with lieutenant governor Anil Baijal, Delhi health minister Satyendar Jain and mayors of the three MCDs, he also pushed the authorities to develop a community-driven approach towards eliminating the disease.
Updated on Jun 30, 2021 05:21 AM IST
Anonna Dutt, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
Three fold increase in mortality among younger Covid-19 patients: Max study
The study is based on clinical data from over 14,000 Covid-19 patients admitted during the first wave and over 5,400 during the second wave to Max hospitals in Delhi-NCR, Mohali, Dehradun, and Bhatinda
Published on Jun 29, 2021 10:07 AM IST
ISRO calls private entities to set up new launch sites
Currently, the Satish Dhawan Space Centre at Sriharikota is the country’s only spaceport operated by the Indian Space Research Organisation. Another spaceport is under development at Tamil Nadu’s Toothukudi.
Published on Jun 27, 2021 06:11 AM IST
Anonna Dutt, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
Oxygen audit panel report not final, says subgroup chief Dr Guleria
A political row has erupted between the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over the interim report. The report suggested there was “gross discrepancy” in recording the requirement of medical oxygen by 183 of Delhi’s hospitals, which asked for 1,140MT as opposed to the actual requirement of 209MT.
Updated on Jun 27, 2021 12:41 AM IST
Anonna Dutt, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
Third wave unlikely to be as severe as second: ICMR study
The study, based on mathematical modelling analysis, shows that the new variant is unlikely to cause a new wave unless it leads to a complete loss of immune protection from a previous infection.
Published on Jun 26, 2021 04:36 AM IST
Anonna Dutt, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
The doctor who went out of his way to help humanity
A renowned cardiologist in the National Capital Region and the head of the Indian Medical Association (IMA) from 2016-17, Agarwal was known for his effort to educate people through social media and healthcare festivals.
Updated on Jun 25, 2021 03:57 AM IST
Delta variant bypassed immunity, triggered repeat infections: Study
The findings are by researchers in India and India, and takes into account outbreak patterns among healthcare workers in three Indian cities, and lab analysis of how the variant reacts to antibodies as well as the way in which the virus infects human cells, particularly in the lungs.
Updated on Jun 25, 2021 08:15 AM IST
Anonna Dutt, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
Pandemic delays big-ticket launches by Isro this year
Isro was to carry out the first unmanned flight of the human-rated GSLV Mk III and the country’s first solar mission, Aditya L1, in December, according to the revised schedule.
Published on Jun 24, 2021 02:53 AM IST
Anonna Dutt, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
Delhi’s sero-prevalence remains same, report calls for another round of survey
The report suggests that the next round of sero survey be conducted in June-end or July-beginning to capture the exposure to infection during the massive second wave that saw Delhi reporting over 28,000 cases in a day
Published on Jun 23, 2021 01:03 PM IST
Doctors report increase in new cases of diabetes during Covid-19 pandemic
According to doctors, the new onset of diabetes can be because of two reasons – stress due to the infection (cytokine storm is also known to make the body insulin-resistant), or the infection destroying the beta cells in the pancreas
Published on Jun 23, 2021 10:53 AM IST
Delhi govt directs authorities to triple Covid-19 shots
On Tuesday, most of the vaccination sites also opened up walk-in facilities for those between the ages of 18 and 45 years, with half the slots at each centre being reserved for unscheduled vaccinations.
Updated on Jun 23, 2021 03:34 AM IST
Anonna Dutt, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
Slow start to next phase, but uptick likely: Officials
Meanwhile, some vaccination centres in the city that only inoculated the older age group on Monday opened up their slots for all adults in the city.
Published on Jun 22, 2021 03:29 AM IST
Anonna Dutt, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
Study: Delta variant more transmissible than others
The researchers found a ‘clear competitive advantage’ for Delta variant as compared to the Alpha, Beta and Gamma variants.
Updated on Jun 22, 2021 01:32 AM IST
Anonna Dutt, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
Stir held across country over violence against health workers
The “Save the Saviors” protest was peaceful and did not affect the services in the hospitals, Dr AK Ravikumar, honorary state secretary of IMA, was quoted as saying
Updated on Jun 19, 2021 04:44 AM IST
Anonna Dutt, New Delhi
37 CSIR labs to partner with TataMD to expand CRISPR-based RT PCR
Thirteen CSIR labs already conduct RT-PCR tests and were involved in an effort to scale up the more accurate testing technique in India after the pandemic broke out last year
Updated on Jun 18, 2021 05:17 PM IST
Kids, adults have similar antibodies: AIIMS Sero Survey
The seroprevalence, presence of virus-fighting antibodies against Sars-CoV-2, among children was 55.7% across five study sites, in comparison to 63.5% among adults -- the difference was judged to be statistically insignificant.
Updated on Jun 18, 2021 04:11 AM IST
Hospitals reopen OPDs as Covid-19 graph dips in Delhi
While outpatient clinics will be open for new and follow-up patients, no walk-ins will be allowed for now.
Updated on Jun 18, 2021 06:03 AM IST
Anonna Dutt, New Delhi
Only 4.09% fully vaccinated healthcare staff across Apollo Hospitals got Covid-19
The proportion of fully vaccinated healthcare workers developing an infection at Apollo Group was much lower than what has been reported from public hospitals like Lok Nayak and associated Maulana Azad Medical College or Christian Medical College Vellore.
Updated on Jun 16, 2021 11:36 PM IST