A home away from home

Silaiwali provides employment to refugee women from Afghanistan and makes the best of an adverse situation The Taliban is back in power and the people of Afghanistan, especially the women, are worried about what the future has in store for them. It’s not going to be easy. Some, however, escaped to India many years ago, […]

Delhi approves policy to incentivise pvt sector to set up oxygen plants, storage facilities

Stepping up preparations for a possible third wave of COVID-19, the Delhi cabinet approved a policy on Tuesday under which subsidies and incentives will be given to the private sector for setting up oxygen production plants and storage facilities to help improve the availability of the life-saving gas in the national capital “Approved Medical Oxy […]

Delhi unlock: Restauranteurs welcome but wary of reopening of dine-in facilities

After being shut for almost two months, restauranteurs in the national capital breathed a sigh of relief on Sunday and welcomed the Delhi government’s decision to allow dine-in facilities to operate with 50% occupancy Dine-in facilities were barred in Delhi since April 17, when the first weekend lockdown was imposed in a bid to curb […]

A request to save lives: Vaccinate kids before a third wave

With experts pointing to the eventuality of a third wave of the pandemic, people are taking to social media platforms to organise campaigns for parallel inoculation of kids   Considering the massive second wave of the coronavirus that did not spare the younger generation, vaccination seems to be the only way to stop the third […]

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Ministry of Health guidelines for treatment of severe Covid-19 patients

With the pandemic continuing to ravage the country’s healthcare infrastructure and the daily number of cases crossing the 3.5 lakh mark, managing Covid symptoms is important. With a dearth of hospital beds and Covid resources, the Ministry of Health has issued a set of guidelines for the treatment of severe Covid patients