Over a hundred deaths were reported during the third wave at the Seven Hills Hospital in Mumbai. As per a BMC report on Covid-19 deaths in the hospital, 135 patients died out of the 4,256 admitted between December 1-January 18 and 80 per cent of them were senior citizens.
29 January,2022 09:36 PM IST | Mumbai
While the comorbid aged between 45 and 59 years still look hesitant about the vaccine, senior citizens have surpassed all expectations and over 76,000 have been inoculated in the past one week. Meanwhile, the civic body increased the number of volunteers to take care of citizens at various vaccination centres. Authorities said they want to ensure that COVID-appropriate behaviour is observed and that nobody is without a mask.
08 March,2021 12:00 AM IST | Mumbai
A video of the rush at the BKC COVID centre went viral as the next phase of vaccination for senior citizens began in Mumbai. The CoWIN app continued to face glitches on the second day of Phase II of the COVID-19 vaccination drive, leading to crowds at vaccination centres across the city. Watch this video to find out more.
03 March,2021 12:00 AM IST | Mumbai
The first day of the BMC’s vaccination drive for senior citizens and those above 45 years with comorbidities saw total chaos at vaccination centres. This was a total contrast with the civic body’s efforts elsewhere in the city to control crowding through stiff measures. Watch this video to find out more.
02 March,2021 12:00 AM IST | Mumbai
The central government has announced that the COVID-19 vaccination drive for senior citizens will commence next month. However, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation is still waiting for clear guidelines on these vaccinations of more than 30 lakh senior citizens. The BMC doesn’t have any fool-proof data of the senior citizens. Watch this video for more details.
11 February,2021 12:00 AM IST | Mumbai
India plans to devise a healthcare scheme for senior citizens from unclaimed funds lying with the central government, said Finance Minister Arun Jaitley. There is an unclaimed corpus of about 9,000 crores (rupees 90 billion) with the government.
11 September,2015 10:17 AM IST
In this video by Trisha Rajani, COO - Dr. Vaidya's, she explains how senior citizens can take care at home during the nationwide Coronavirus Lockdown. Watch this video to know more.
19 May,2020 08:28 PM IST
Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, this year, Ganpati Visarjan will be a breeze for senior citizens in Mumbai. Watch this video to find out why!
20 August,2020 09:00 PM ISTADVERTISEMENT
