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17 Apr

Centre Adds More To List Of What Is Allowed After April 20 Amid Lockdown

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The government has made new additions to the list of activities that will be allowed amid lockdown in parts of the country that are least affected by coronavirus.Non-banking finance corporations and micro-finance institutions will be marked essential services that can resume. Coconut, spice bamboo, areca nut and cocoa plantations, and forest produce by scheduled tribes have also been added to the list.Construction in rural areas of water supply and sanitation and laying of power lines and telecom optical fibres and cables will also be allowed, according to a notification put out by the home ministry.

16 Apr

Delhi Man Dies Of COVID-19, Guard Blamed For Infection Tests Negative

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A security guard who was accused of infecting a family of 3 with COVID-19 in Delhi's Defence Colony, got tested recently and the reports were found to be negative. The three family members were being treated in Max Hospital, Saket. An elderly man in his 80s died yesterday and his son is on the ventilator. The man's wife has recovered and has been discharged.The family had blamed their security guard, accusing him of visiting the Tablighi Jamaat gathering last month, which emerged as a major virus hotspot linked to cases across the country.

16 Apr

Plasma Trials For COVID-19 To Begin Soon In Delhi

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Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said today that the Delhi has got the Centre's approval to carry out clinical trials of plasma therapy to help critically ill coronavirus patients. The plasma therapy is only for COVID-19 patients who are on ventilator support and seriously ill. Multi-Centre trials were expected to begin for this, after clearance from the Drug Controller of India."Trial of Plasma Enrichment technique will begin in the next three or four days. If successful, we can save the livesof serious COVID-19 patients," Mr. Kejriwal said.

05 Apr

Modi seeks help to Manmohan, Pranab, Mamata

editor0 CommentsArunachal Pradesh, Assam, Health, Lifestyle, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, North Bengal, North East, Sikkim, Tech Byte, Travel, Tripura

The whole world is fighting with the deadly coronavirus epidemic and India so. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has called two former President and two Prime Ministers of the country seeking advice on the fight against the virus. A source at the Indian Prime Minister's Office confirmed the information. Narendra Modi also spoke to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee about combating Coronavirus. He also spoke to the chief ministers of several other states and heads of almost all political parties. According to a source at the Prime Minister's Office, the Indian news agency ANI said that Prime Minister Modi…

03 Apr

Coronavirus: Global death toll reaches 53,190

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The global death toll from coronavirus jumped to 53,190 on Friday, reports UNB. It has so far infected 1,015,466 people around the world, according to worldometer. Of them, 750,047 are currently being treated with 37,696 being in serious or critical condition. So far, 212,229 people have recovered.

28 Mar

India’s confirmed coronavirus cases cross 900-mark, death toll at 19

editor0 CommentsArunachal Pradesh, Health, North East

The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in India rose to 918 on Saturday, according to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. Of them, nine cases are being assigned to states to initiate contact tracing and 47 are foreign nationals. The total number of active cases in the country rose to 819, while 80 patients have been cured and discharged, including one migrated patient. The number of deaths due to the infection stood at 19. Deaths have so far been reported from Maharashtra (5), Gujarat (3), Karnataka (2), Madhya Pradesh (2) and one each from Tamil Nadu, Bihar, Punjab, Delhi,…

22 Mar

No Trains Till Wednesday, Say Sources, 2 More Coronavirus Deaths: Top 10

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Trains across the country will not run till March 25, sources said as the number of coronavirus or COVID-19 cases crossed 300 last night in the biggest jump the country has seen. Two more coronavirus-linked deaths took place - one in Bihar and the other in Mumbai, taking the total number of deaths to six. There are 341 active coronavirus cases, the country's nodal testing body Indian Council of Medical Research said on Sunday, as millions across India observed a 14-hour self-quarantine or "Janata Curfew" recommended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The health ministry said as of 10.45 pm on…

13 Mar

AIMED Urges Govt.to Regulate Prices of Masks & Hand Sanitisers for Patient Safety,Adequate Quality Controls & Fair Pricing

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Due to the ongoing Corona Virus related crisis and supply chain disruptions and the sudden rise in Covid-19 patients in India, not only have prices of medical masks and hand sanitiser shot up, the domestic market is now flooded with sub-standard and low-quality products as some retailers and unorganised mask manufacturers are cashing in on the virus terror. There are unethical forces at work playing with the market and creating artificial shortages and thus giving a bad name to many of the sincere Manufacturers, some of whom are contacting AIMED with their concerns on the falling Standards of Quality & Safety as there is sudden mushrooming…

03 Mar

MAKAUT, WB Hosted an Event on National Science Day

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Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology, West Bengal has recently hosted an event on the occasion of National Science Day at their main Campus (Haringhata) with the objective of spreading a message on the importance of science and its applications among the student fraternity. The University exhibited innovative projects created by its student community on that day. As the theme of this year's Science Day Celebrations is 'Women in Science', the Hon'ble Vice-Chancellor Prof. (Dr.) Saikat Maitra has decided to place all the female faculty members under the limelight. The organization of the event witnessed women at the frontline and the programme…

02 Mar

Prayer meet of Corona Virus

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The Chinese Consul General in Kolkata, Zha Liyou, attended a prayer meet to send out a message of love, solidarity and healing to the people of China, reeling from the outbreak of coronavirus. The prayer meet organized by Rakshak Foundation at Press Club on March 2nd 2020 was attended by spiritual leaders and religions, such as Dr. Arunjyoti Bikkhu, Buddhist Monk, Sisters from the Apostolic Carmel, Rev. Archbishop, Samuel Pavana Raju, from the Catholic Church, Brahmakumari Manisha along with other well wishers such as Mr. Satnam Singh Ahluwalia, Founder, United Interfaith Foundation, Mr. Owaiz Aslam, Founder, Indian Pluralism Foundation and…