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Sashikala VP -May 3, 2021

For the 18 to 45-year-olds left out of the vaccination process, India’s phase 3 of the vaccination drive has brought hope, however shortages in vaccines is not making things easy Even as the Covid crisis deepens in the country,  Delhi is seeing colossally high daily positive cases (20,394 on 1 May) and a grim rise […]

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Mihir Srivastava -May 3, 2021

Coronavirus hits the marginalised sections—as defined on racial lines—of a society, says a comprehensive Lancet study Coronavirus has a racist tendency or is it a lack of access to health facility or reluctance to get tests done, that shows that South Asians and other ethnic minorities in England are more likely to test positive, get hospitalized or […]

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Sashikala VP -April 30, 2021

With crematoriums inundated, bodies waiting in long queues and ambulances charging hefty sums, North DMC Mayor assigns more hearse vans for cremation  The North Delhi Municipal Corporation Mayor Jai Prakash told Patriot 13 hearse vans have been ordered to take bodies to cremation grounds. One van will be deputed for each cremation site specifically to […]

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PTI -April 29, 2021

Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain on Thursday said the city does not have sufficient doses of vaccine for the inoculation of those in the 18-44 age group and orders have been placed with manufacturers for the same. The minister, however, said preparations to give jabs to this category have been completed. “At present, we don’t […]

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Patriot Bureau -April 28, 2021

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    

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