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Uday, cheetah brought from South Africa, dies; 2nd in a month

Officials said that Uday died during treatment around 4pm and the cause of death would be clear after the autopsy. (HT)
Updated on Apr 24, 2023 01:57 AM IST

450-bed isolation facility for Covid at Lok Nayak hospital in Delhi

Health minister Saurabh Bhardwaj at LNJP hospital in New Delhi on Monday. (HT Photo)
Updated on Apr 04, 2023 12:09 AM IST

54-year-old woman dies by suicide in Covid isolation ward of Shimla hospital

A resident of Chaupal in Shimla district, the woman tested positive for Covid-19 on September 18 after which she was referred to the hospital and admitted in the isolation ward.
Updated on Sep 24, 2020 12:21 AM IST

Covid-infected Jammu health director admitted to private hospital

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Updated on Sep 19, 2020 08:26 AM IST

Peeved over ‘indiscipline’, Jammu GMCH principal opts for VRS

Jammu Government Medical College and Hospital principal Dr Nasib Chand Digra.
Updated on Sep 15, 2020 12:40 AM IST

Ziqitza Healthcare has served over 1.09 Lac COVID-19 patient transfers

Ziqitza Healthcare, which presently operates the helplines 104 / 108 that support the COVID handling, had to scale up their operations and base as per the guidelines and advice from the health ministry, in a short period in hand to manage 10x of calls inflow a day.
Updated on Sep 11, 2020 08:02 PM IST

Covid-19: Health insurance is your best bet against steep medical costs

Reliance General Insurance offers a slew of unique benefits as part of its policy, so that you can allay your fears about healthcare in these stressful times
Updated on Jan 29, 2021 08:06 PM IST

Amitabh Bachchan says he sings in isolation ward at night, shares effects of Covid-19 treatment on mental state of patient

Amitabh Bachchan is recovering from Covid-19 at a hospital in Mumbai.
Updated on Jul 26, 2020 08:24 AM IST

General households to cut and store waste masks, gloves for 72 hours before disposing of: CPCB

This is the fourth time the CPCB has issued guidelines on management of bio-medical waste generated from coronavirus.
Published on Jul 23, 2020 05:42 PM IST

Ludhiana DC visits Civil Hospital to check Covid-19 facilities

Deputy commissioner Varinder Sharma (third from left) visited the Ludhiana Civil Hospital on Monday.
Updated on Jul 21, 2020 12:26 AM IST

Delhi police crack down on snatchers as pandemic keeps crime low

Senior Delhi police officers said that they had launched a massive crackdown in the last two months and a large number of people have been arrested for snatching and robbery . Snatching was one of the most common crimes last year.
Updated on Jul 08, 2020 03:18 AM IST

Wife found dead after husband dies in Covid-19 isolation ward in Odisha’s Jagatsinghpur

Ganjam has seen more than 1,800 Covid-19 cases, the highest in Odisha, in just about a month after two lakh migrant labourers came back to the district.
Published on Jul 04, 2020 07:44 AM IST

Disclose steps taken to convert railway coaches into quarantine facilities: HC to Centre

The petitioner had also prayed before that court that rapid antigen detection test (RADT) be conducted for Covid-19 patients.. (HT photo)
Updated on Jun 23, 2020 07:47 PM IST

Covid-19 patients in isolation coaches are all praise for Railways except for mosquitoes

An Indian Railways staff notes down details inside a train coach--temporarily converted into an isolation ward for coronavirus patients, at Anand Vihar railway station in New Delhi on Saturday.
Updated on Jun 23, 2020 02:03 PM IST

Patient dies after family members unplug ventilator to plug in cooler at Kota hospital

The doctor said action would be taken against whoever is found responsible in the probe report.( Praful Gangurde/HT Photo)
Published on Jun 20, 2020 12:01 PM IST

60 train coaches in Pune converted into Covid isolation cabins await patients

The Pune railway division had converted 60 coaches with a capacity of 1,080 beds into isolation wards earlier in April.
Published on Jun 16, 2020 04:10 PM IST

Phone calls, chit-chat: How a Covid facility in Delhi is helping patients fight corona, isolation

RGSSH in east Delhi, with 500 beds, has been treating pandemic-affected patients since the outbreak in Delhi in March and has been a Covid-19 dedicated facility from the very beginning.
Published on Jun 14, 2020 05:24 PM IST

BMC to start Covid-19 treatment in central government hospitals

Mumbai, India - June 11, 2020:Huge crowd at Dharavi during a government-imposed nationwide lockdown as a preventive measure against the spread of the coronavirus in Mumbai
Updated on Jun 12, 2020 04:12 PM IST

With 31 new cases, Haryana’s Covid-19 count climbs to 548

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Published on May 06, 2020 12:00 AM IST

75 cases detected in Haryana, 29 in Sonepat alone

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Updated on May 04, 2020 11:53 PM IST

As migrants return, states guard against Covid surge

Like most other states, Uttar Pradesh has made a 14-day quarantine mandatory, after which each family will get food grains for 15 days.
Updated on May 03, 2020 01:54 AM IST

417 new cases take Mumbai’s Covid-19 count to 6875; 20 die

The BMC said it discharged 45 patients from various hospitals on Thursday following their recovery from the disease, taking the number of such people to 1472.
Published on May 01, 2020 05:21 AM IST

This Kolkata hospital offers ‘virtual visiting hours’ for Covid-19 patients

Seen here is an AMRI hospital building.
Updated on Apr 27, 2020 09:23 PM IST

What does it cost to treat a coronavirus patient? Here’s a break up

The swab test of a suspected patient costs 4,500 (the Supreme Court fixed this fee for private labs after hearing experts and others). The price of the test kit alone is 3,000
Updated on Apr 22, 2020 07:04 PM IST

Mobile games rescued Sirsa siblings from boredom in isolation ward

Eight-year-old Arush (right) and his sister Aaina, 6, playing games on mobile phones during their time in the isolation ward of Sirsa civil hospital.
Updated on Apr 20, 2020 01:23 AM IST

Jharkhand woman tests Covid-19 positive after giving birth, state tally rises to 35

Firefighters sanitize a locality during the nationwide lockdown to curb the spread of coronavirus, in Ranchi, Saturday. April 18, 2020.
Updated on Apr 18, 2020 01:35 PM IST

Uttarakhand reports 3 new Covid-19 cases, 9-month-old tests positive

All Covid-19 positive cases reported from Uttarakhand since April 2 are linked Jamaat attendees.
Updated on Apr 17, 2020 08:26 PM IST

Now, UP’s Maharajganj, Hathras become corona-free districts

The district administration decided to discharge all six patients from hospital and shifted them to a quarantine facility for observation, according to state government guidelines.
Updated on Apr 17, 2020 05:43 PM IST