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Covid-19 crisis: In rural Thane, fresh cases down but fatalities still high

The fourth part of the series looks at the Covid situation in parts of Maharashtra's rural Thane district

Rural pulse: In long queue for vax after a relentless second Covid-19 wave

The third part of the series looks at the state of vaccination in parts of rural Bengal

Assam strengthens health care infrastructure as Covid-19 cases surge

Assam is continuously increasing the number of oxygen-supported beds, and it also has enough stock of Remdesivir vials, state Health Minister Kesab Mahanta said on Friday.

SBI eyes over Rs 10K-crore credit pipeline for health infrastructure

Ashwani Bhatia, managing director, SBI, said the bank had held discussions with firms that needed funds for building hospital infrastructure

'Mirror mirror on the wall ...'

The key fault-lines that must be addressed

Covid-19 loans: Banks using their own resources to get the benefit

Earlier, option of earning 40 bps extra was for banks using RBI's Rs 50,000-cr window

Delhi under lockdown for a week as rising Covid cases stretch health infra

Announcing lockdown in Delhi in a virtual address, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said: "If strict measures are not taken now, the health system in Delhi can collapse."

InMobi's Tewari warns of rising cases, offers staff help in audio message

The firm had plans to continue work-from-home till July, but with now Covid cases surging, it may extend the facility

Need to boost production of medical-grade oxygen: PM Narendra Modi

Amid a steep rise in coronavirus cases, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday undertook a comprehensive review to ensure adequate medical grade oxygen supply in the country and called for ramping up its production. With cases hitting a new peak in several parts of the country, the demand for medical oxygen has increased as it is a critical component in the treatment of COVID-19-affected patients. Prime Minister Modi took a comprehensive review to ensure adequate medical grade oxygen supply in the country, the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) said in a statement. Inputs from ministries like health, steel, road transport, and the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) were also shared with the prime minister during the review, it said. Prime Minister Modi stressed that it is important to ensure synergy across ministries and state governments, the PMO said. He also took a detailed review of the current situation of oxygen supply and projected use in the coming

Behind India's ventilator crisis: Lack of trained staff and idle units

Oxygen makers flag concern over shortage of liquid oxygen

Covid-19 crisis: Health care infra ranking for states expected soon

15th Finance Commission would likely recommend performance-based grants

Irdai asks insurers, TPAs to disclose infra details of hospitals in network

Insurers and TPAs have been asked to provide details of medical infrastructure of hospitals

Trump gift of ventilators welcome, India needs each machine coming its way

On a conservative basis a city like Mumbai would need 4,000 ventilators in a week or fortnight. While there are no official estimates, the city may not have more than 1,000 ICU beds for Covid-19

Fitch highlights India's two big challenges in fight against coronavirus

The significant inefficiency, dysfunctioning and acute shortage of the healthcare delivery systems in the public sector do not match up with the growing needs of the population, says the report

Former Chhattisgarh CM Ajit Jogi suffers cardiac arrest, slips into coma

Jogi's neurological activity is "almost nil" and he is on ventilator support, said doctors

Coronavirus outbreak: Recovery rate rises from 13% to 25% in 14 days

More than 78% who died had co-morbidities; 60+ age group accounts for 51% of deaths, 45-60 age group for 35% of deaths

India's infant immunisation drive comes to a halt over Covid-19 fear

Health activists seek door-to-door drive; protocol to start 'catch-up' immunisation

Ensure safety of nurses, Kerala CM writes letters to Thackeray, Kejriwal

Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan said 46 nurses from Kerala have been infected by Covid-19 in Mumbai and 5 nurses have been infected in Delhi

Sonia hits out at govt for 'unplanned' lockdown, calls for proactive steps

Gandhi said MSMEs are now gravely threatened as they have been hit hardest by the economic fallout of coronavirus and the related lockdown

Govt ropes in Nandan Nilekani for developing IT infra for healthcare scheme

Former UIDAI chairman Nilekani -- the brain behind the Aadhaar -- is also a member of the GST return simplification committee