As the Union Health Ministry has sounded a new alert for COVID-19, preparations to fight against the disease have been started in Jammu. In Shri Maharaja Gulab Singh Hospital, one of the major hospitals in the region, a COVID ward has been set up. The centre has further directed the states to monitor the occurrence of the respiratory diseases district-wise. Corona cases have started increasing once again in India. Currently, the number of active Corona patients in the entire country has reached 2,311. Along with this, the threat of Covid JN.1 sub-variant is also being seen; its cases are being reported in the state of Kerala.
21 December,2023 11:06 AM IST
After horrific hospital blast in Gaza hospital, which claimed around 500 lives, blame game ensued between Israel, Palestine. IDF released audio recordings of Hamas operatives talking about the misfired rocket causing Gaza hospital blast. Spokesperson of IDF held a press conference and gave evidence of the Hamas’ involvement in the strike on the hospital. This blast was the bloodiest incident in Gaza since Israel launched a bombing campaign against Hamas in retaliation.
18 October,2023 05:26 PM IST | Mumbai
About 500 Palestinians were killed in a blast at a Gaza City hospital on October 17. The Israeli and Palestinian officials are blaming each other for the deadly hospital strike. Deadly blast at Gaza hospital has ignited protests in the West Bank and around the West Asia. The health authorities in the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip said that an Israeli air strike caused the blast. Palestinian UN Ambassador Riyad Mansour, standing with Arab UN envoys, blamed Israel for the deadly attack. Meanwhile, Israel's military said that a failed rocket launch by the Islamic Jihad militant group hit Gaza hospital. Taking to platform X, Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu held Islamic Jihad responsible for the “failed rocket launch”. This blast was the bloodiest incident in Gaza since Israel launched a bombing campaign against Hamas in retaliation.
18 October,2023 04:37 PM IST | Mumbai
With both Israel and Gazans awakening to heavy explosive sounds, the deadly Israel-Palestine conflict entered its seventh day. Scenes of devastation, pain and agony were witnessed in both Israel and Gaza on October 12. But in a much more painful tale, Gazans are finding it extremely difficult to bury their loved ones as they are running out of burial spaces. Due to lack of space, people were compelled to bury their loved ones in random spots or being transported to other places. The death toll in Gaza has already passed 1,200 mark, and the numbers are showing no signs of slowing down. Meanwhile, more than 1,300 Israeli civilians have lost their lives since Hamas infiltrated Israel. Unfriendly neighbours Israel and Palestine are locking horns with each other after Islamic militant group Hamas infiltrated Israel and barbarically killed thousands of innocents and injured many others on October 07.
13 October,2023 10:57 AM IST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi along with industrialist Ratan Tata on Thursday inaugurated seven state-of-the-art cancer hospitals and laid the foundation stone for seven new cancer hospitals.
30 April,2022 01:11 AM IST | Mumbai
10 lakh unused vaccine doses in private hospitals while BMC centres run dry
Combination of flawed procurement policy and corporate overreach has meant there are 10 lakh unused vaccine doses in private hands even as BMC centres run dry; now, civic body scrambles to use six lakh of those doses before they expire.
07 August,2021 12:00 AM IST | Mumbai
The civic body has barred city offices and residential societies from roping in private hospitals from outside Mumbai to conduct vaccination sessions on their premises. In a circular issued on Monday, the corporation outlined stringent guidelines for commercial establishments and residential complexes conducting vaccination drives in the city.
15 June,2021 12:00 AM IST | Mumbai
Mumbaikars between the ages of 18 and 44 have turned to private players to get vaccinated against Covid-19. With private hospitals managing to get their stock of vaccines directly from manufacturing companies, this age group is booking their vaccination appointments online. Public vaccination centres are currently unable to provide shots to them.
02 June,2021 12:00 AM IST | Mumbai
With there being many in the city who use their connections and references to get vaccines without registration, the same does not seem to be working for those in the 18-44 years group. Vaccination centres have been employing various ways to keep such citizens at bay. Many are making lists of registered candidates and allowing only them inside the premises. Watch this video to find out more.
10 May,2021 12:00 AM IST | Mumbai
Municipal commissioner Iqbal Singh Chahal said that with a fresh stock of anti-COVID 19 vaccines being made available by the Mumbai civic body, the halted vaccination drive will resume at 62 of the 71 designated private hospitals in the city from April 12. Watch this video to find out more.
12 April,2021 06:54 PM IST | MumbaiADVERTISEMENT
