Shortages of vaccine and lack of slots make inoculation an uphill task 

18 to 44 year olds are feeling the heat as getting an OTP for allotment of a slot for vaccination and short supply of vaccines make receiving the jab a challenge, a matter of luck  The Delhi government has issued another SOS on Sunday that they are running out of Covaxin vaccine for the age […]

Delhi govt to provide financial help to families which lost earning members to COVID: CM

Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday said the Delhi government will extend financial help to families which have lost their earning members to the coronavirus and also bear the cost of education and upbringing of children orphaned by the pandemic. He also said the number of fresh COVID-19 cases has come down to around 8,500 […]

Eco-friendly touch to cremations

IIT Delhi’s Project ARTH comes forward with an eco-friendly alternative to wood log, helps provide free cremation to poor and Covid victims  Delhi has seen over 14,000 Covid cremations from April 1, according to MDC data. While crematorium workers are struggling to keep up with the rising death count, Project ARTH by Enactus IIT Delhi […]

Perils of the third wave

The third wave of the pandemic is likely to target children, fear experts. And we should act now The question often asked: Why is the medical fraternity so worried about the third wave when they have grossly failed to deal with the second? To answer this question one has to consider the coronavirus and its […]

Delhi court denies bail to Navneet Kalra in oxygen concentrator black marketing case

A Delhi court on Thursday refused to grant anticipatory bail to businessman Navneet Kalra in connection with the seizure of oxygen concentrators, required by COVID-19 patients, from his upscale restaurants including ‘Khan Chacha’ in the national capital. Application is dismissed, Additional Session Judge Sandeep Garg said. Fearing arrest, the businessman had moved the court earlier […]

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 […]

Confusion Galore: long waits and wrong addresses mar vaccination drive in UP

A jubilant lot of students were greeted with confusion on the first day of vaccination for the 18 to 44 years in Noida and Greater Noida. The shortage of vaccines leads to the uproar in the district hospital  The first day of vaccination drive in Noida and Greater Noida for the age group of 18-44 […]

Over 1.39 lakh people vaccinated in Delhi on Monday: Sisodia

Over 1.39 lakh people were vaccinated in Delhi on Monday, of which nearly 46 per cent belonged to the 18-44 age group, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said on Tuesday. “Total 1,39,261 people were vaccinated yesterday in Delhi out of which 64,151 are from 18-45 age group,” Sisodia tweeted. On Monday, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) […]