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03 Jul

Bengal Govt fixes medical test rates for private labs and hospitals

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On Friday , similar to the capping of coronavirus test prices the West Bengal Clinical Establishment Regulatory Commission (WBCERC) fixed the charges on five radiological tests and 15 pathological tests which are conducted by private hospitals. The health department has issued an order that all private hospitals with more than 150 beds would follow the order. Among pathological tests, the Procalcitonin test cannot cost more than Rs 4,000, the upper limit for the IL-6 test has been fixed at Rs 3,500, for D-dimer, it is Rs 2,300. According to the commission, Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, many had complained about exorbitant rates of tests…

03 Jul

Union health ministry decided would set up two oxygen plants at north Bengal hospitals

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The Union health ministry has assigned two central agencies to set up two oxygen plants at the district hospitals of Darjeeling and Kalimpong and decided conduct the projects. On Friday, the BJP MP of Darjeeling Raju Bista said that Pressure Swing Adsorption i.e. medical oxygen generator plants which would be irst-of-its-kind facility in the hills,would be available at the hospitals very soon. The MP, Raju Bista has said that I had written a letter to the Prime Minister , mentioning that and requested him for oxygen plants, one each in these two places and another in Siliguri where patients from…

02 Jul

Health Ministry joins social media platform to spread Covid vax awareness

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The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHWF) partnered with Indic language social media platform, ShareChat and short video app Moj to organise a webinar to spread awareness about Covid appropriate behaviour and the world’s largest vaccination drive. The webinar aimed to make influencers act as catalysts, and to educate and share reliable information with their community of followers. The webinar encouraged the social influencers to act as advocates to amplify and share accurate and credible information on Covid-19, counter vaccine hesitancy and misinformation. ShareChat and Moj’s Chief Commercial Officer Ajit Varghese said: “We are excited to work with the…

01 Jul

private Covid-19 vaccination centres are witnessing rush for Covid vaccinations

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The rush for Covid vaccinations, which had lessened a little after the Center expanded the interval between the two doses of Covishield, has multiplied twofold since thousands of patients who had to wait 84 days for the second injection are now clamouring for it. Many private vaccination centres are witnessing a huge jump in the turnout and most of the people queuing up are waiting for the second dose, officials said. At most private hospitals on Wednesday, people had to wait for two to three hours to get vaccinated because of long queues. Some hospitals said they had to turn…

01 Jul

9 European Union countries, Switzerland include Covishield in ‘green pass’

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Several European Union countries have cleared the Serum Institute of India's Covid-19 vaccine, Covishield, amid travel pass row. According to a PTI report, nine European nations have agreed to accept Covishield for travel to their countries. Austria, Germany, Slovenia, Greece, Iceland, Ireland and Spain are among the countries that will allow travel by people who have taken Covishield shots. Besides, Switzerland has also included the drug in 'green pass' amid a row over travel pass to Indians. Separately, Estonia has also confirmed that it will recognise all vaccines authorised by India for the travel of Indians. This comes after India requested…

01 Jul

Covid Delta variant detected in 96 countries: WHO

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The Delta Covid-19 variant has now been detected in 96 countries, 11 more than last week, the World Health Organization (WHO) said in its latest update. The Delta variant, also referred to as a “double mutant” because it carries two mutations, is 55 per cent more transmissible than the Alpha variant, initially detected in the UK, and will rapidly become the dominant strain of globally, Xinhua news agency quoted the WHO as saying in the update issued on Wednesday. Africa has reported many new outbreaks of the variant as Tunisia, Mozambique, Uganda, Nigeria, and Malawi are among the 11 countries…

01 Jul

India logs 48,786 new COVID-19 cases, recovery rate at 96.97%

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India on Thursday recorded 48,786 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours. Active cases are now below 8 lakh mark at 5,23,257. Active cases constitute 1.72% of total cases.In the last 24 hours, 61,588 patients recovered from the infection. The total tally of people who have recovered so far from the disease is 2,94,88,918.The recovery rate has increased to 96.97%.33.57 crore vaccine doses were administered so far under a nationwide vaccination drive. The weekly positivity rate remains below 5%, currently at 2.64%.Daily recoveries continue to outnumber the daily new cases for the 49th consecutive day.The daily positivity rate is…

30 Jun

India logs 45,951 new COVID-19 cases, 817 deaths

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India on Wednesday recorded 45,951 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours. 817 people succumbed to the disease in the last 24 hours. The country crossed the mark of over three crore caseload of Covid on Wednesday. Active cases are now below 8 lakh mark at 5,37,064. Active cases constitute 1.94% of total cases. In the last 24 hours, 60,729 patients recovered from the infection. The total tally of people who have recovered so far from the disease is 2,94,27,330. The recovery rate has increased to 96.75%. 33.28 crore. vaccine doses were administered so far under a nationwide vaccination…

30 Jun

Nissan India launches ‘COVID 2.0’ campaign

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As the country gradually unlocks, Nissan India launches an integrated general awareness and safety campaign with Kapil Dev that aims to educate & empower India against COVID-19 through Cricket, a force that unifies the country. The campaign hopes to amplify the message of safety by urging Indians to come together as the country faces one if its toughest matches yet on health and safety. The 7-video series campaign is available on all digital-led platforms, with a new video going live every third day. Nissan India has chosen the iconic Cricket ambassador of India, Kapil Dev, as the voice of the…

29 Jun

HC warns Mumbai police: Don’t spare the ‘big fish’ in fake vaccine cases

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The Bombay High Court stated on Tuesday that the Mumbai police must find the "big fish" in cases of COVID-19 vaccination programmes in the city and should not spare them. A court-appointed panel of Chief Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice G S Kulkarni also ordered the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) to inform the court of any steps the civic body plans to take to test those duped by such camps for antibodies and any negative health effects caused by the fake vaccine. The court was hearing a number of public interest litigations (PILs) aimed at improving citizen access to COVID-19…