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Blaze follows 2 fire audits by Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation in last 6 monthsSubscriber Only
March 27, 2021 01:15 IST
The last major fire in a city mall had occurred in Orchid City Centre Mall, Mumbai Central on October 22, 2020. Subsequently the BMC had undertaken a fire safety audit of all malls in the city.
Sat, Mar 27, 2021
Maharashtra aims at 4 lakh vaccinations a daySubscriber Only
March 26, 2021 03:00 IST
Maharashtra has crossed the 5 million vaccination mark, the highest across India, followed closely by Rajasthan at 4.9 million.
Fri, Mar 26, 2021A year on, BMC on lookout for doctors, nurses yet againSubscriber Only
March 26, 2021 02:31 IST
The city has witnessed a five-fold rise in cases in the past 20 days and the BMC-run hospitals deal with about 80 per cent load of the total number of patients.
Fri, Mar 26, 2021
Two new Covid care centres to open in Dharavi as cases riseSubscriber Only
March 23, 2021 03:29 IST
Across Mumbai, there are 36,159 vacant beds in CCC facilities. Mumbai’s active case load has risen four-fold from 5,600 cases at the start of February, when local trains resumed operations, to over 22,000 cases.
Tue, Mar 23, 2021
Lukewarm response on Day-1, Dharavi vaccination drive to intensifySubscriber Only
March 22, 2021 23:28 IST
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation last week had planned to set up a vaccination centre close to the slum pockets of Dharavi after it realised that the uptake of vaccines from slum dwellers across the city is less than desirable.
Mon, Mar 22, 2021
Low stock in few districts, 32 lakh Covishield doses arrivingSubscriber Only
March 21, 2021 01:37 IST
On Saturday, Thane city reduced its total number of vaccination centres from 50 to 10 after it was left with less than 10,000 Covaxin doses.
Sun, Mar 21, 2021
Most doses wasted in Gadchiroli, government calls for training of healthcare workersSubscriber Only
March 21, 2021 01:23 IST
Mumbai, which has clocked maximum vaccinations at 81.16 lakh, has recorded only 1.1 per cent of wastage. The city has wasted at least 74,472 doses, data till March 17 shows.
Sun, Mar 21, 2021
At 3,063, Mumbai records highest daily rise in Covid casesSubscriber Only
March 20, 2021 00:30 IST
On Friday, Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) Commissioner Iqbal Singh Chahal took a call to increase 2,400 beds in private hospitals as hospitalisations have increased.
Sat, Mar 20, 2021
At 3,063, Mumbai records highest daily rise in Covid casesSubscriber Only
March 19, 2021 21:10 IST
The last highest count in Mumbai was on October 11 last year when the city had recorded 2,848 cases.
Fri, Mar 19, 2021
Deserted vaccination centres in rural, tribal areas, govt begins door to door awarenessSubscriber Only
March 19, 2021 20:53 IST
Coaxing and counselling push up vaccine figures marginally.
Sat, Mar 20, 2021
Closure of residential schools, hostels in Palghar rekindle worries about online educationSubscriber Only
March 18, 2021 23:16 IST
The district has allowed day schools to function, and made an exception for students of tenth and twelfth class in residential schools to continue living in hostels with written consent.
Thu, Mar 18, 2021
Maharashtra reports 23,000 Covid-19 cases, but this wave has a silver lining: fewer deathsSubscriber Only
March 18, 2021 04:00 IST
The last time Maharashtra crossed 20,000 cases was close to six months ago, on September 23, when the state recorded 21,029 cases. Days before that, on September 11, Maharashtra recorded its first peak at 24,886 cases.
Thu, Mar 18, 2021
Vaccinate all above 45 yrs, says Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav ThackeraySubscriber Only
March 18, 2021 03:34 IST
Thackeray made the demand during the virtual meeting that chief ministers had with the PM on a day Maharashtra reported 23,179 new Covid-19 cases.
Thu, Mar 18, 2021
Blood shortage in Maharashtra: State govt agency appeals to blood banks to hold more campsSubscriber Only
March 18, 2021 00:02 IST
The SBTC believes that the coming summer months may prove to be a challenge as people are not likely to turn up for donations.
Thu, Mar 18, 2021
Critical Covid cases reduced, but oxygen usage higher in MumbaiSubscriber Only
March 14, 2021 19:51 IST
Data accessed by The Indian Express shows that from last June to September to December the percentage of critical patients rose from 3.5 to 4.7 and to 6.4 per cent. But December onwards it was reduced to as low as 2.9 per cent.
Sun, Mar 14, 2021
To boost vaccination, BMC may provide transport from slum pocketsSubscriber Only
March 13, 2021 00:56 IST
Mumbai has vaccinated over 2.13 lakh people aged more than 60 years and those aged 45-59 years with co-morbidities; and vaccination centres have reported very few from slums in this pool.
Sat, Mar 13, 2021
Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation may take slum dwellers in batches for vaccination, provide transportSubscriber Only
March 12, 2021 20:03 IST
Mumbai has vaccinated over 2.13 lakh people aged more than 60 years and those aged 45-59 years with co-morbidities; and vaccination centres have reported very few from slums in this pool.
Fri, Mar 12, 2021
12-member panel to probe deaths of 3 Mumbai residents after vaccination
March 12, 2021 04:03 IST
Health experts caution that a person dying shortly after being inoculated does not mean the vaccine had led to the death.
Fri, Mar 12, 2021
Head: Lockdown not on cards in Mumbai: ChahalSubscriber Only
March 12, 2021 02:54 IST
The number of cases in Mumbai and the state has been rising steadily, with the state crossing 1 lakh active Covid-19 infections on Thursday.
Fri, Mar 12, 2021
One year of Covid: This is how they nursed hope amid despairSubscriber Only
March 11, 2021 02:04 IST
Nurses have changed the clothes of patients, trimmed their hair, cut nails, shared their tiffin and even prayed with them to make them happy. Their worst memory yet is of seeing several die of Covid-19 with their last wishes left unfulfilled.
Thu, Mar 11, 2021
Maximum violation in parks, tourist spots, least in cinema hallsSubscriber Only
March 11, 2021 00:12 IST
While in Mumbai, Rs 39.8 crore was collected from 19.66 lakh offenders who didn’t wear mask, in Pune, Rs 5.3 crore was collected from 2.37 lakh offenders. Beed tops in percentage wise violations.
Thu, Mar 11, 2021
Nearly 2,700 sex workers in Mumbai received govt aid during pandemicSubscriber Only
March 09, 2021 19:01 IST
In October, Maharashtra was the first state to provide dry ration and financial help to sex workers without insisting on proof of identity to sail them through the lockdown period.
Tue, Mar 09, 2021
Maharashtra: Daily vaccination crosses 1 lakh, turnout low in rural, tribal areasSubscriber Only
March 07, 2021 01:45 IST
From Monday, district administrations plan to open up primary health centres (PHCs) for vaccinations to increase coverage, but this will be possible only in areas with Internet coverage, so that the CoWIN software can be used for registrations.
Sun, Mar 07, 2021
Baby dies 2 hrs after being vaccinated under regular immunisation programme in NandurbarSubscriber Only
March 05, 2021 22:01 IST
An AEFI panel will meet Monday to assess the case. Meanwhile, the FDA has taken random samples for testing.
Fri, Mar 05, 2021
For Mumbai’s first Covid couple, vaccine brings hope after a year in isolationSubscriber Only
March 04, 2021 22:10 IST
Afraid of being reinfected, the elderly couple have remained confined to their apartment for the entire time, except for short trips to the bank and a grocery shop nearby.
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