Covid-19
73% waste pickers lost income during COVID-19 pandemic: Report
The report, 'A Governance Landfill: The Tragic Story of Capital’s Waste-Picking Community During the Pandemic', was published by the People’s Commission and Public Inquiry Committee (PC-PIC)
Delhi Police nabs man in Rs 15 crore Covid-19 vaccine scam
The case originated in 2022 following a complaint by one Sunil Kaushik, who alleged that he was defrauded of Rs 4 crore under the pretext of securing government contracts for vaccine transportation
‘Covishield vaccine takers need not worry, side effects minimal’: Experts
Medical experts reassure that the risk of blood clotting due to Covishield is rare, and Indians who received a jab two years ago need not be concerned
Indian study reveals high rates of lung damage post-acute Covid, experts probe causes
This high prevalence of co-morbidities, combined with air pollution and potentially weakened immune systems due to tuberculosis, could exacerbate COVID-19-induced lung injury among Indians
Delhi AIIMS to set up Covid screening OPD as cases rise, 12 beds for seriously ill patients
According to an office memorandum, a screening out-patient department (OPD) in the emergency department will be set up to screen patients for Covid-like symptoms and triage those on the basis of medical requirement
India records 186 new Covid cases in 24 hours
The death count has climbed to 5,31,886 with two deaths reported in the last 24 hours the data updated at 8 am stated
Delhi govt gives Rs 1 crore compensation to family of Covid warrior
Delhi government provided financial assistance of Rs 1 crore to the kin of Covid warrior Gayatri Sharma, a frontline worker who got infected with the coronavirus on the frontline and died fighting it
Delhi reports 43 new Covid cases; active caseload at 441
Delhi's Covid case tally has climbed to 20,40,347, while the death toll due to the viral disease stands at 26,649