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COVID-19: Experts say face mask shortage led to significant loss of life i
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington DC [USA], April 19 (ANI): A number of health experts have opined that the millions of face masks donated by the Trump administration to China earlier this year when coronavirus was raging in that country created a shortage of the protective gear, which probably contributed to a si
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Delhi barbers gear up to observe all precautions against coronavirus once
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 17 (ANI): Hairstylists across the national capital are set to follow social distancing and proper sanitisation of their equipment while using hand gloves and masks as a precaution against coronavirus when their salons open post lockdown or in case the Centre lifts th
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Andhra Pradesh govt seeking to double the number of COVID-19 tests conduct
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], April 16 (ANI): The Andhra Pradesh government is gearing up to double the number of COVID-19 tests being carried out in the state and to bring it up to 4,000 in a day.
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India's COVID-19 cases rise to 11,933, districts to be classified in three
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 15 (ANI): The government continued to gear up its preparations in the fight against COVID-19 with three-way categorisation of districts as the total number of positive cases mounted to 11,933.
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Mahindra plant in Michigan creates new 'Arsenal of Health' to combat COVID
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Michigan [USA], April 15 (ANI): Indian automaker Mahindra is joining the "Arsenal of Health" efforts spearheaded by General Motors Co. and Ford Motor Co. in Michigan to make medical Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) for healthcare workers fighting COVID-19.
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Two hours reporting time for domestic flight passengers, separate checks f
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 11 (ANI): Airport security Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) has prepared and submitted to the Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) a new plan for when the domestic flight operations resume post the coronavirus lockdown.
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Maharashtra Health Minister raises issue of certification of coronavirus p
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 10 (ANI): Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope on Friday raised the issue of certification and procurement of protective gear with Union Health Minister via video conferencing in which health ministers from different states took part.
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More mandis in Punjab to handle procurement due to COVID-19: Capt Amarinde
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], April 10 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Friday said that the State was gearing up to handle another bumper harvest and would be going for district-wise and village-wise procurement and marketing for the rabi crop.
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'No protective gear has been provided to us', says Anganwadi worker surve
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Gautam Budh Nagar (Uttar Pradesh) [India], April 9 (ANI): Anganwadi workers engaged in conducting a survey in Harola village, Sector-5, Noida--the area which has been identified as a COVID19 hotspot and sealed by the administration, say that they have only been provided with a mask and no o
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Sanitation workers wear protective gear for collecting garbage from houses
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 9 (ANI): Sanitation workers of North Delhi Municipal Corporation were seen wearing a personal protective gear for the collection of garbage from the houses of the quarantined in the Paharganj area on Thursday, for prevention of COVID-19 transmission.
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Women SHGs in Odisha prepare masks for COVID-19 warriors
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Keonjhar (Odisha) [India], April 9 (ANI): Amid rising concerns over shortage of protective gear as the COVID-19 cases surge across the country, women Self Help Groups (SHG) under Mission Shakti and Odisha Livelihoods Mission (OLM) prepared face masks for police force, sanitation and frontlin
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HLL to produce 2 lakh rapid COVID-19 test kits in next few days
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], April 8 (ANI): With HLL Lifecare Limited getting the clearance from Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) for production of rapid antibody testing kit for detection of COVID-19, the government-owned healthcare company is gearing up to produce two lakh
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