Month: May 2021

Govt caps price of CT-scan, X-ray in pvt hospitals, labs

Bengaluru, May 7: The Karnataka government has decided to cap the price of CT-scan and digital X-ray in private hospitals and labs at Rs 1,500 and Rs 250 respectively, Health Minister Sudhakar K said on Friday. He said CT-scan or X-ray is becoming increasingly necessary to detect COVID-19. […]

Supply 700 MT oxygen to Delhi daily, don’t make us to go firm, SC tells Centre

New Delhi, May 7: The Supreme Court Friday made clear to the Centre that it will have to keep supplying 700 MT of oxygen to Delhi every day till its order is modified, saying it meant business and non-compliance may force it to go firm . Two days ago, […]

Woman from Mali gives birth to 9 babies in Morocco

BAMAKO, Mali — A Malian woman has given birth to nine babies at once — after expecting seven, according to Mali’s Minister of Health and the Moroccan clinic where the nonuplets were born. It appeared to be the first time on record that a woman had given birth […]

Can COVID-19 vaccines affect my period?

Can COVID-19 vaccines affect my period? It’s not known, but researchers are starting to study the issue. Vaccines are designed to activate your immune system, and some experts have wondered if that could temporarily disrupt menstrual cycles. So far, reports of irregular bleeding have been anecdotal. And it’s […]

COVID spreading in rural India; record daily rises in infections, deaths

Hopes that India’s deadly second wave of COVID-19 was about to peak were swept away on Thursday as it posted record daily infections and deaths and as the virus spread from cities to villages across the world’s second-most populous nation. India reported a record 412,262 new COVID-19 cases […]

Pleas for help in India as COVID-19 leaves children without carers

When an Indian children’s rights group tracked down two boys aged 6 and 8 after it was told that their parents were both severely ill with COVID-19 and unable to care for them, the children had not eaten for days. The case, reported by the Bachpan Bachao Andolan […]

China condemns G7 statement censuring Beijing, supporting Taiwan

China condemned on Thursday a joint statement by G7 foreign ministers that expressed support for Chinese-claimed Taiwan and cast Beijing as a bully, saying it was a gross interference in China’s internal affairs. G7 foreign ministers said in a communique after a London summit that China was guilty of […]

Justice Ali Mohammad Magrey chairs Virtual meeting of J&K Juvenile Justice Board

SRINAGAR, MAY 06: Chairman Juvenile Justice Committee, Justice Ali Mohammad Magrey today chaired a Virtual meeting with Principal Magistrates of Juvenile Justice Boards of UT of J&K and Ladakah, here. While chairing the meeting Chairman suggested creating helplines for care institutions and other institutions in need of help […]

PM Modi reviews public health response to Covid-19

PM reviews state-wise and district wise covid situation PM directs help & guidance to the states about leading indicators to ramp up healthcare infrastructure PM reviews availability of medicines PM reviews India’s vaccine drive Need to sensitise states that the speed of vaccination doesn’t come down: PM DELHI, […]

PM Condoles demise of Chaudhary Ajit Singh

DELHI, MAY 6: The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has condoled the death of former Union Minister, Chaudhary Ajit Singh ji. In a tweet, the Prime Minister expressed deep grief on the death of Chaudhary Ajit Singh ji. The Prime Minister recalled his dedication to the welfare of […]

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