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Rupsa Chakraborty
Rupsa Chakraborty, is a special correspondent with The Indian Express' Mumbai bureau. She writes on issues related to health, science, gender sensitivity and rural development. She tweets @RupsaChak
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1,134 Covid cases in Maharashtra, 763 in MumbaiSubscriber Only
June 04, 2022 02:28 IST
Due to the ongoing surge in cases, the number of active Covid-19 cases in the state has increased to 5,127. However, 94 per cent of the infected are from three cities – Mumbai with 3,735 active cases, followed by Thane (658) and Pune (409).
Sat, Jun 04, 2022
11 districts yet to administer any booster dose in 18-59 age groupSubscriber Only
June 03, 2022 01:14 IST
There are eight districts that have administered less than 50 booster shots. This also includes Health Minister Rajesh Tope’s district Jalna, which as of June 1, had administered only three shots.
Fri, Jun 03, 2022
Maharashtra: Covid compensation sanctioned, but many families yet to get amount from govtSubscriber Only
June 02, 2022 04:11 IST
The Indian Express spoke to 10 family members of Covid-19 victims, who have been making rounds of collectors’ offices for the compensation, but have received no proper explanation.
Thu, Jun 02, 2022
Maharashtra again records over 1,000 casesSubscriber Only
June 02, 2022 02:56 IST
BMC commissioner Iqbal Singh Chahal on Wednesday asked civic officials to step up vigil, conduct tests on a war-footing and keep the staff of jumbo field hospitals on alert.
Fri, Jun 03, 2022
Maharashtra records 3-fold increase in active Covid cases, officials call it a ‘blip’Subscriber Only
June 01, 2022 04:14 IST
After flattening of the pandemic curve, daily Covid-19 cases are gradually rising in the state. On April 30, the state had only 998 active cases, which in the last one month has increased to 3,475 -- as on May 31. This accounts for a 248 per cent surge in active infections.
Wed, Jun 01, 2022
Explained: As Mumbai designates 28-bed ward for monkeypox, a look at the infection and the risks for IndiansSubscriber Only
May 24, 2022 16:18 IST
The monkeypox virus is an orthopoxvirus, which is a genus of viruses that also includes the variola virus, which causes smallpox, and the vaccinia virus, which was used in the smallpox vaccine.
Sat, Jul 23, 2022
Dr Rahul Pandit: ‘Covid cases will increase but not so much that it will be a wave’Subscriber Only
May 13, 2022 01:26 IST
"From April 1, Maharashtra stopped the mandatory Covid-19 protocol of masking up, and today we are seeing that cases have slightly gone up. In my opinion, it is going to be a small slip," Rahul Pandit said.
Fri, May 13, 2022
Active Covid cases rose by over 50% in Maharashtra in past monthSubscriber Only
May 07, 2022 20:41 IST
At present, of the 36 districts, only 11 rural districts like Satara, Nandurbar, Amravati, Wardha, Gondia and Jalgaon have zero active cases. Nearly 61.39 per cent of the active cases were recorded in Mumbai, which as of May 7 had 784 Covid patients.
Sat, May 07, 2022
Covid ex-gratia gap: Central team to randomly screen 5% applications for false claimsSubscriber Only
May 07, 2022 03:24 IST
As The Indian Express reported on Friday, against the Maharashtra government’s official Covid-19 death toll of 1.47 lakh, the number of applications approved for ex-gratia payment of Rs 50,000 for Covid-19 deaths has exceeded by 23 per cent as of May 1.
Sat, May 07, 2022
Official Covid toll 1.47 lakh, Maharashtra govt nod to ex-gratia for 1.81 lakh kin of deceasedSubscriber Only
May 06, 2022 02:28 IST
The discrepancy between the approved applications and the state’s official toll is the result of Supreme Court expanding the ambit of Covid-19 deaths.
Fri, May 06, 2022Fatality rate among partially and unvaccinated more than double of vaccinated: StudySubscriber Only
May 04, 2022 03:08 IST
Maharashtra has given first dose to 92 per cent of its target population but only 75 per cent have taken the second dose.
Wed, May 04, 2022
With khichdi, paratha & laddu, 50% dip in malnourishment in GadchiroliSubscriber Only
April 19, 2022 01:57 IST
Malnutrition refers to deficiencies, excesses, or imbalances in a person’s intake of energy and/or nutrients, as per the World Health Organisation (WHO).
Tue, Apr 19, 2022
With khichdi, tiranga paratha and sesame laddu, Gadchiroli’s severe malnourishment cases drop by 50%
April 18, 2022 18:51 IST
Last October, Gadchiroli introduced a special diet programme for malnourished children between the ages of six months and six years, and since then 3,794 malnourished children (of the 7,111 listed) have recovered in the district.
Tue, Apr 19, 2022
In a first, Maharashtra app maps workers’ migration for portability of ICDS schemeSubscriber Only
April 16, 2022 04:00 IST
The state government's women and child development (WCD) department launched it as a pilot project in November last year in six districts with high tribal population including Gadchiroli, Chandrapur, Amravati, Jalna, Palghar and Nandurbar.
Sat, Apr 16, 2022
Backward, forsaken Parbhani now pays among highest for fuel in IndiaSubscriber Only
April 16, 2022 01:45 IST
The fuel prices are so high in the district because of its location. A fuel tanker from Parbhani covers almost 730 km in a round trip to the nearest fuel depot in Panewadi, near Manmad, in Nashik district.
Sat, Apr 16, 2022
Backward, forsaken Parbhani now pays among highest for fuel in IndiaSubscriber Only
April 15, 2022 08:30 IST
This has aggravated problems in a place already in the grip of agrarian distress
Fri, Apr 15, 2022
Explained: Why are Covid-19 vaccine shots administered into the upper arm?Subscriber Only
April 14, 2022 04:00 IST
Most vaccines, including Covid-19, are most effective when administered through the intramuscular route into the upper arm muscle. But why the upper arm muscle in particular?
Tue, Apr 19, 2022
WCD: Over 55% applications under scheme for Covid orphans duplicatedSubscriber Only
April 13, 2022 03:36 IST
Civil society representatives have also protested for closing the entries in February without providing adequate publicity to the scheme.
Wed, Apr 13, 2022
Medicines worth Rs 1.83 cr destroyed, govt launches portal to help in optimum usage of medicinesSubscriber Only
April 12, 2022 04:36 IST
The dedicated portal called e-Aushadhi has been set up by the Medical Education Department. The portal is a supply chain management application software solution for managing annual demand and purchase of medicines with the government medical colleges (GMC).
Tue, Apr 12, 2022
Haffkine head transferred to Nagpur, ‘personal reasons’ citedSubscriber Only
April 12, 2022 03:26 IST
Madhavi Khode Chaware on Monday was transferred as Additional Divisional Commissioner, Nagpur. Saurabh Vijay Secretary, Medical Education and Drugs Department confirming the transfer stated that she has been transferred for ‘personal reasons’.
Tue, Apr 12, 2022
Maharashtra govt hospitals run out of basic, vital drugs as non-Covid footfall rises againSubscriber Only
April 11, 2022 03:17 IST
With the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic in early 2020, the footfall of patients in the OPD and emergency sections of government hospitals across Maharashtra dropped by nearly 70 per cent, as per the state’s public health department.
Mon, Apr 11, 2022
Maharashtra accounts for 10.9% of all Covid cases last weekSubscriber Only
April 09, 2022 01:16 IST
The state was advised to monitor clusters of new Covid-19 cases and told that it required to take containment measures. Also, it was asked to monitor influenza-like illness and SARI cases in all health facilities.
Sat, Apr 09, 2022
Maharashtra: Covid curbs removed, anganwadi centres remain shutSubscriber Only
April 08, 2022 01:21 IST
Activists claim the continued closure of anganwadi centres is not only hindering the pan-India nutrition programme, it is also affecting the non-formal pre-school education and health-checkups in the rural parts of the state.
Fri, Apr 08, 2022
BMC reports XE variant case in Mumbai: Sequencing data of SA national sent to NIBMG for further analysisSubscriber Only
April 08, 2022 00:25 IST
On Wednesday, the civic body had flagged – for the time in India – a case of XE variant in a 50-year-old South African national in Mumbai.
Fri, Apr 08, 2022
Mumbai civic body flags ‘XE Covid variant’, Centre says doesn’t matchSubscriber Only
April 06, 2022 17:41 IST
On the XE variant, Covid-19 task force member Dr Shashank Joshi assured there is no need to panic.
Thu, Apr 07, 2022Journalism of Courage
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