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Chahat Rana
Chahat Rana is a correspondent with The Indian Express, Chandigarh
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3-day-old infant from Chandigarh one of the youngest to die of coronavirusSubscriber Only
May 25, 2020 06:08 IST
The infant girl’s mother had not been tested for Covid-19 prior to her delivery and has now been sampled for the disease.
Mon, May 25, 2020
Punjab: Without salary since January, PU contractual staff left in the lurchSubscriber Only
May 25, 2020 05:40 IST
The employees, who include plumbers, maintenance workers, and helpers employed to work in hostels and administrative offices of the university, have been shuttling between contractors and university officials, but to no avail.
Mon, May 25, 2020
Another Bapu Dham Colony resident tests positive, Chandigarh creates care areasSubscriber Only
May 23, 2020 09:08 IST
Under the new measures introduced by the administration, three institutional quarantine facilities or “care areas” have been made available to the residents of the colony, who opt for it.
Sat, May 23, 2020
UT using only over 12% of its testing facilitiesSubscriber Only
May 22, 2020 15:57 IST
Meanwhile, the number of Covid-19 patients in the city continue to increase, especially in the Covid-19 hotspot Bapu Dham Colony, which reported 12 cases Thursday.
Fri, May 22, 2020
Chandigarh: 498 new patients register at PGISubscriber Only
May 21, 2020 13:21 IST
As compared to the 498 patients registered through tele-consultation now, at least 3,000 new patients were registered in a day in person at PGI under pre-lockdown circumstances.
Thu, May 21, 2020
Rampant negligence in testing, containing at Bapu Dham: CouncillorSubscriber Only
May 21, 2020 12:13 IST
“One big reason is because they have not tested every member of the family which has been infected,” the councillor says.
Thu, May 21, 2020
Deemed ‘recovered’ without testing, 45 patients sent to quarantine facility in UTSubscriber Only
May 21, 2020 12:01 IST
Until now, PGIMER was testing every patient with RT PCR machine twice within a period of 24 hours before discharging them, regardless of their symptoms.
Thu, May 21, 2020Covid-19 cases hit 200-mark in ChandigarhSubscriber Only
May 20, 2020 10:02 IST
A total of 91 patients have been deemed as recovered by the UT health department now, leaving 109 active cases.
Wed, May 20, 2020
Virus here to stay, best practices way forward: NITI Aayog memberSubscriber Only
May 19, 2020 11:34 IST
According to him, these best practices include wearing masks, maintaining social distancing, hygiene and using the Aarogya Setu application.
Tue, May 19, 2020
Rescheduling vacations, suspending digital classes: How city’s private schools plan to navigate post-lockdown periodSubscriber Only
May 18, 2020 11:39 IST
Summer vacations scheduled between May 1 to May 15, have now been extended until May end.
Mon, May 18, 2020
Back home, PU students miss the vibrant and diverse campus spaceSubscriber Only
May 18, 2020 10:02 IST
Students from Panjab University, who are now back at their homes in different corners of the county, miss the vibrant, progressive and relatively liberal life that they were able to lead inside the PU campus.
Mon, May 18, 2020
Kidney patient ‘faints’ while walking back home from dialysisSubscriber Only
May 17, 2020 10:00 IST
Authorities are concerned with Covid-19 patients, those with other diseases are scared for their lives, unable to travel easily to hospitals for their treatment.
Sun, May 17, 2020
Chandigarh: 67-year-old heart patient, 79-year-old kidney patient among 3 patients dischargedSubscriber Only
May 16, 2020 05:17 IST
Apart from this, a nine-year-old girl from sector 30 and a 52-year-old male from Markanda in Haryana were also discharged.
Sat, May 16, 2020
Chandigarh: On Covid duty, GMSH-16 interns demand stipendSubscriber Only
May 16, 2020 02:47 IST
Medical students are required to finish a one-year-long internship as part of their MBBS degree. However, these students receive a stipend only if they intern at the college from where they graduated.
Sat, May 16, 2020
UT to decide on post discharge quarantine policySubscriber Only
May 13, 2020 11:18 IST
Earlier all patients were discharged only after a chest radiograph clearance and after having tested negative at least twice in a period of 24 hours.
Wed, May 13, 2020
Two health workers, constable among 8 to test positive in UTSubscriber Only
May 13, 2020 11:06 IST
At present, about 11 per cent of all COVID-19 patients in the city are healthcare workers.
Wed, May 13, 2020
‘We see ourselves as social workers,’ say ANMs battling Covid-19 on frontlineSubscriber Only
May 12, 2020 14:28 IST
The paramedic staff plays a pivotal role in ensuring that healthcare and basic sanitation standards are introduced to the masses in India.
Tue, May 12, 2020
Chandigarh woman at isolation ward with Covid-19 positive seven-year-old, finally tested Subscriber Only
May 12, 2020 13:40 IST
This is not the first time that testing has been delayed by the UT, where patients have gone to hospitals to be tested on countless occasions.
Tue, May 12, 2020
Chandigarh: Positivity rate rises to double the national average, testing slumps in UTSubscriber Only
May 11, 2020 05:56 IST
According to an epidemiologist from the city who wishes to remain anonymous, the increase in positivity rate can either denote a decrease in testing, or testing targeted at a pool which is already likely to be positive.
Mon, May 11, 2020PGIMER uses blood thinners to increase survival chances of coronavirus patientsSubscriber Only
May 11, 2020 03:33 IST
Low molecular heparin is a blood thinning drug or an anticoagulant used most commonly for clinical treatment of deep venous thrombosis or clotting, especially in patients who are bedridden for longer periods of time pre and post orthopedic procedure or surgeries.
Mon, May 11, 2020
Ayurveda medicine trial to begin on asymptomatic Covid-19 patients in ChandigarhSubscriber Only
May 10, 2020 02:35 IST
At least 20 more such patients are scheduled to be shifted to the college and hospital within the next few days. The hospital has a total capacity to house seventy such patients.
Sun, May 10, 2020
No ration for 18 days in sealed Dhanas slumSubscriber Only
May 09, 2020 08:27 IST
Dependent on daily wage and unable to go out to work, residents have already exhausted their ration and are eagerly waiting for the colony to open up.
Sat, May 09, 2020
As Covid, non-Covid patients travel in same ambulances, Chandigarh paramedical staff fear infectionSubscriber Only
May 08, 2020 16:02 IST
There are six ambulances divided across six zones in the UT which can be contacted for medical emergencies using the number “112”. Though these ambulances primarily dedicate themselves for non-COVID medical emergencies, such as picking up pregnant women, cardiac patients and trauma patients.
Fri, May 08, 2020
‘It’s claustrophobic, mentally harrowing, but we have to do our duty’: A nursing officer’s Covid shift in a hazmat suitSubscriber Only
May 08, 2020 15:53 IST
The PPE has become a household term since the pandemic began. Though at first, one only knew of the plight of healthcare workers who did not have access to protective wear, one is now hearing about with the plight of workers who have to spend hours in the three-layered plastic suit.
Fri, May 08, 2020
Chandigarh resident’s reports come back positive while he was on his way to native village in UPSubscriber Only
May 07, 2020 12:17 IST
The 35-year-old patient, whose test results came on Tuesday night, though revealed by the administration on Wednesday, said, “On Monday, I got the e-pass which I had applied for long ago, so I started for my village on a motorbike with a friend on the same day. He also claimed that he was not directed to quarantine at home.
Thu, May 07, 2020Journalism of Courage
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