Too many CT scans to diagnose Covid could increase cancer risk, AIIMS chief warns
At health ministry briefing on Covid-19, AIIMS director Dr Randeep Guleria warns against too much reliance on blood tests for biomarkers, noting it doesn't paint the true picture.
States seek Army help to fight Covid but ‘overstretched’ forces have limited doctors to spare
Latest demand has come from Delhi Deputy CM Manish Sisodia who Monday wrote to Defence Minister Rajnath Singh calling for the Army to set up 11,000 beds in the national capital.
Mamata declares journalists as ’Covid warriors’, urges Centre to vaccinate citizens for free
Mamata Banerjee said that if a portion of the money that the Centre spent in elections was invested in the Covid vaccination then universal vaccination would have already be done.
Full advance of Rs 1,732.50 cr released to SII for 11 cr Covishield doses: Health Ministry
Media reports alleging that the Centre has not placed any fresh order for Covid-19 vaccines are 'incorrect and not based on facts', the Union Health Ministry said.
After Odisha and Bihar, MP declares journalists as ‘frontline workers’
Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said that the journalists were risking their lives while doing their duty during this 'dangerous period of covid pandemic'.
Lack of oxygen blamed as 24 patients, including 12 with Covid, die at Karnataka govt hospital
Staff at Chamarajanagar district hospital say all patients died when the facility ran out of oxygen. District authorities say too early to reach that conclusion.
Discussions on with Indian govt for expedited approval of Pfizer Covid vaccine, says CEO
Pfizer is aware that access to vaccines is critical. Unfortunately, our vaccine is not registered in India although our application was submitted months ago, the CEO added.
Covid-19 pandemic: 9 sacked for refusing vaccine in New Zealand, savings up in South Africa
As the Covid-19 pandemic shows no signs of letting up, ThePrint highlights the most important stories on the crisis from across the globe.
India’s active Covid cases cross 34 lakh with 3.68 lakh new infections
The death toll increased to 2,18,959 with 3,417 fatalities in the last 24 hours. The national Covid recovery rate stood at 81.77%.
Gasping Covid patients on floor with the dead, doctors at breaking point in east UP hospitals
With just 1,400 hospital beds between them, East UP rural districts Ballia and Ghaizpur are struggling with a caseload of nearly 10,000 active cases.
Western press critical of Modi, so why is G-7 inviting him to UK summit?
Despite Modi’s hubris in declaring victory on the virus, the world recognises that the prime minister remains the tallest leader on the national landscape.
India approaches US firms seeking investment in country’s pharmaceutical, medical sector
Last week, India's Ambassador to the US Taranjit Singh Sandhu held virtual meetings with top US pharma companies, including Pfizer, and said India is seeking to encourage investments.
Defence
Delhi govt reduces Base Hospital’s oxygen allocation, Army says no need to panic
Due to shortage, less than 1 MT oxygen could be allocated to Base Hospital in Delhi Monday. Army has requested MoD for additional allocation & is also making arrangements on its own.
Mayday, Mayday — How Modi govt led India into a perfect storm
Triumphalism, premature declaration of victory meant no one checked if India had enough vaccines, oxygen, remdesivir, bringing us back to a crisis where we need foreign aid after four decades.