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Covid-19 stigma: Kin refuses to help, wife pushes dead husband's body on cart in Karnataka

The coronavirus fear has made everybody apprehensive now, a wife was recorded pushing her dead husband's body on a cart because her family refused to help fearing he died of Covid-19.

Jul 19, 2020

Ebola is coming again; WHO seeks help to fight it in Congo

Over 50 cases of Ebola have been reported in the western Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) Equateur province and efforts are being made to contain the outbreak as effectively as possible.

Jul 18, 2020

Check COVID hospital bed availability in Bengaluru | full list

Since the BBMP announced its new dashboard showcasing the hospital beds available in the city, there have still been complaints of it not loading or that the hospitals are still refusing to admit patients. The BBMP has issued an alternate link to the dashboard now, we check the hospital beds available in real-time.

Jul 18, 2020

BBMP ramps up health checkups for Pourakarmikas after 5 sanitation workers succumb to COVID

In Bengaluru so far five Pourakarmikas have lost their lives due to COVID-19 after pressure from the union the BBMP is now ramping up health checkups and providing gears for their safety.

Jul 18, 2020

Bengaluru sees spurt in Covid deaths: 97% patients on ventilators at BMCRI have died

Over the past few months, critical care ventilator support and ICU support for Covid patients have reported high mortality rates globally. In Bengaluru, BMCRI confirmed that 89 of the 92 patients on ventilators at the Victoria Hospital died.

Jul 17, 2020

Bengaluru lockdown: BBMP Mayor asks for more time from Karnataka govt to tackle Covid crisis

BBMP Mayor Goutham Kumar has said that more time will be needed to fight Covid-19 in Bengaluru, he further said that a proposal has been made to the Karnataka CM in this regard.

Jul 17, 2020

TTD chairman plans to continue darshan at Tirumala even after 140 workers tested Covid positive

After 140 employees tested positive for Covid-19, TTD chairman YV Subba Reddy said that the Srivari darshan at Tirumala will continue with precautionary measures.

Jul 17, 2020

Non-Covid hospital in Bengaluru reports 17 positive cases among staff

In a shocking development, 17 staff members at the Sanjiv Gandhi Institute of Trauma and Orthopaedics have tested positive for COVID-19 even though the hospital doesn't treat COVID patients, raising concerns about how it could have been transmitted.

Jul 16, 2020

Hospital bed availability in Bengaluru is now public on the BBMP dashboard, tracked in real-time

After a long wait, the BBMP has finally published real-time information on hospital bed availability on their dashboard. Patients can track bed availability before getting admitted, making the process transparent.

Jul 14, 2020

Immunity of COVID-19 survivors last only few months; risk of infection persists

The study showed that patients at a clinic in Munich showed a significant drop in the number of so-called neutralising antibodies in the body.

Jul 13, 2020

Shilpa Shetty's yoga tips to beat lockdown muscle stress

Actress and fitness enthusiast Shilpa Shetty has a few simple yoga tips to the people, who are unable to to go for a walk or hit the gym, which has led to stiffening of muscles and backache.

Jul 13, 2020

Stay home if you've given swab samples for Covid testing or face legal action: Karnataka govt issues notice

The Government of Karnataka issued an order on Monday enforcing that those who are going out after giving their swab samples for testing will be facing stringent legal action under the Epidemic Diseases Act.

Jul 13, 2020

Coronavirus: 23,000 under home quarantine provide false addresses to authorities in Bengaluru

In Bengaluru, according to the data of the Citizen quarantine squads, reports have emerged of defaulters under home quarantine providing incorrect addresses and details. Nearly 23,000 such violations have been found so far in the city.

Jul 13, 2020

In Telangana, dead body moved in auto rickshaw; no ambulance for COVID positive deceased

In Telangana, a relative of a COVID-19 patient took the deceased body to the burial ground in an auto-rickshaw. Enquiry into the matter has been ordered.

Jul 12, 2020

Kerala doctor gets coughed on while on duty, KK Shailaja condemns incident

A doctor and her team recently were attacked by a group heading to do their work in Kerala, one of whom stuck their head inside the car and coughed on the doctor. KK Shailaja, Health Minister for Kerala condemned the incident.

Jul 11, 2020