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Maharashtra crosses one million Covid cases, shortage of oxygen hits hospitalsSubscriber Only
September 12, 2020 02:51 IST
With Maharashtra requiring 1,200 metric tonne of medical oxygen daily, the government has instructed suppliers to first prioritise government hospitals, then private Covid hospitals and then non-Covid hospitals.
Sat, Sep 12, 2020
Maharashtra: Home sample collection & test to cost Rs 2,000; Rs 1,200 at labSubscriber Only
September 08, 2020 03:10 IST
For home swab collection to testing, a private laboratory now cannot charge beyond Rs 2,000 for real-time polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). The earlier rate fixed by the government was Rs 2,500.
Tue, Sep 08, 2020
Covid outbreak: 64,349 deaths in Mumbai this yearSubscriber Only
September 08, 2020 02:13 IST
As per data accessed from the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), between March 1 and July 31 this year Mumbai recorded a total of 49,040 deaths as compared to 35,982 in the same period in 2019. In absolute numbers the total deaths in the city during this period increased by 13,058.
Wed, Sep 09, 2020
Post Ganeshotsav & dip in nursing homes catering to the infected, pvt hospitals witness rise in Covid admissionsSubscriber Only
September 05, 2020 10:40 IST
The increased strain is being attributed to the probability of people contracting the infection during Ganeshotsav, which saw increased socialising.
Sat, Sep 05, 2020
TIFR model predicts ‘difficult to manage’ 2nd wave if offices open up completely in Mumbai mid-SeptSubscriber Only
September 05, 2020 02:11 IST
The projection model has warned that if local trains are restarted by mid-September, it may lead to a ‘difficult to manage’ second wave. The model has advised staggering of office timings to avoid overcrowding in trains.
Sat, Sep 05, 2020
‘Resolve issues faced by TV & film industry within 3 months’Subscriber Only
September 04, 2020 03:13 IST
Taking cognizance of this, the MSHRC, in its August 24 order, had directed the state labour department to look into the charter of demands of the industry workers and ensure that they are discussed by the committee.
Fri, Sep 04, 2020
Covid positivity rate among Maharashtra’s healthcare professionals — 16%Subscriber Only
September 04, 2020 02:50 IST
Maharashtra also accounts for maximum overall cases (24.7 per cent) in the country. Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Uttar Pradesh together account for 60 per cent of India’s Covid-19 caseload.
Fri, Sep 04, 2020
At 18%, Telangana records highest positivity rate among health staffSubscriber Only
September 04, 2020 02:41 IST
On Thursday, the Centre pulled up states with a high positivity rate of Covid-19 among health workers—such as doctors, nurses, staffers and hospital cleaners—and asked them to evaluate the situation.
Fri, Sep 04, 2020
Mumbai sees dip in monthly growth, positivity rateSubscriber Only
September 03, 2020 02:10 IST
BMC data shows monthly Covid-19 tests have grown from 1.32 lakh in June to 2.03 lakh in July, and to 2.25 lakh in August, but while tests have increased the positivity rate has declined from 18.3 per cent in June to 17.9 per cent in July and 13.4 per cent in August.
Thu, Sep 03, 2020
Five Maharashtra districts record 400% spike in Covid cases in a monthSubscriber Only
August 31, 2020 02:38 IST
Mumbai, Thane and Pune continue to account for 57 per cent of the total burden of cases in the state but their growth has somewhat steadied. Mumbai had recorded a 28.04 per cent rise in cases between July 29 to August 29, Thane 43.8 per cent and Pune 104.3 per cent.
Mon, Aug 31, 2020
Behind India’s 10th double hand transplant, some fear and a lot of hopeSubscriber Only
August 29, 2020 02:21 IST
On Friday, 15 hours later, Maharashtra recorded its first successful hand transplant after the hands of a 32-year-old man, who had been declared brain dead, were transported from Chennai and surgically affixed to 24-year-old Monika’s arms
Wed, Sep 02, 2020
Since March, Mumbai saw 60% decline in immunisation, 92% in cataract surgerySubscriber Only
August 29, 2020 00:54 IST
Officials said that health services were worst hit in Mumbai than the state because the pandemic first struck the city. The worst phase was from April to June.
Sat, Aug 29, 2020
Mumbai doctors attempt city’s first double hand transplantSubscriber Only
August 28, 2020 02:46 IST
In 2018, Pune’s Command hospital attempted western India’s first double hand transplant on a serving soldier, but the transplant failed due to hyper acute rejection.
Fri, Aug 28, 2020
Maharashtra: As govt focuses on Covid-19, major health programmes hitSubscriber Only
August 28, 2020 02:26 IST
Data shows the conversion of district and civil hospitals into Dedicated Covid Hospitals affected institutional delivery, sick new born (SNCU) admissions, and sterilisation. In Panvel, Jalgaon, Solapur, Aurangabad, patients have to seek private care because of conversion of civil hospital.
Fri, Aug 28, 2020
Maharashtra mulls screening drive to check for hypertension, TB, Covid-like symptomsSubscriber Only
August 28, 2020 01:01 IST
Earlier this week, the central government issued guidelines to conduct bi-directional screening for tuberculosis and Covid-19 to ensure none of the two respiratory illnesses are missed.
Fri, Aug 28, 2020
Nurses protest for permanent posts, leaves; many others to join in on Sept 1Subscriber Only
August 27, 2020 03:43 IST
The Maharashtra State Nurses Association, United Nurses Association and Government Nurses Federation plan to protest from September 1 till 7 by wearing black ribbons so that Covid-19 patients are not affected by the strike.
Thu, Aug 27, 2020
Maharashtra: Medical education goes online, with hiccups and low clinical exposureSubscriber Only
August 26, 2020 03:55 IST
With the focus entirely on coronavirus over the last five months, students fear the loss of an entire year as they grapple with online lectures and zero practical exposure.
Wed, Aug 26, 2020
Explained: The first Covid-19 miscarriage in India, and why it happenedSubscriber Only
August 25, 2020 07:14 IST
Doctors concluded that placental infection due to Covid-19 had led to inflammation and the death of the foetus.
Thu, Aug 27, 2020
Mumbai woman suffers miscarriage due to Covid, says studySubscriber Only
August 24, 2020 01:57 IST
The woman, a hospital security guard in her late twenties, tested positive for Covid-19 when she was two months pregnant.
Mon, Aug 24, 2020
Medical council comes up with pandemic management module for undergrad studentsSubscriber Only
August 24, 2020 01:16 IST
Members of the committee said that the government has realised there is a need to prepare future doctors to understand social, legal and medical implications of an outbreak.
Mon, Aug 24, 2020
Mumbai: To tackle monsoon diseases, 72 hospitals, nursing homes reverted to non-Covid facilitySubscriber Only
August 22, 2020 03:57 IST
BMC health officials said they expect leptospirosis cases to surge this month and dengue cases by September. The number of malaria cases this year are double of what Mumbai recorded until 2019.
Sat, Aug 22, 2020
Institutional isolation now mandatory for Covid patients over 50 years in MumbaiSubscriber Only
August 21, 2020 09:57 IST
As per the guidelines, home isolation will only be allowed for mild and asymptomatic patients below 50 years. Those above 50, even without comorbidity, have to be referred to Covid care centre, irrespective of symptoms.
Fri, Aug 21, 2020
Maharashtra: 50 staffers, 21 patients infected by Covid at state mental hospitalsSubscriber Only
August 21, 2020 02:38 IST
At the Thane mental hospital, which houses 807 patients, so far 17 patients and 22 staffers have been afflicted by the coronavirus disease. In May, a female staffer had succumbed to the virus, while two patients died in June.
Fri, Aug 21, 2020
Maharashtra: Registry keeps track of pregnant women with coronavirusSubscriber Only
August 21, 2020 02:03 IST
The National Institute of Research in Reproductive Health (NIRRH), a research arm of Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), has tied up with 19 medical colleges in Maharashtra to feed data of each Covid-19 pregnant woman delivered in hospital.
Fri, Aug 21, 2020
In Covid’s Ground Zero Maharashtra, under-20 account for one in ten casesSubscriber Only
August 19, 2020 03:04 IST
Out of the 5.95 lakh cases of the novel coronavirus infection (including both active and cured/discharged cases) in Maharashtra — which tops the country in absolute case count and number of deaths — over 66,000 have been children and young people up to age 20.
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