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Mumbai: Covid tests drop in city as door-to-door checks stop TNN / Updated: May 6, 2021, 08:02 IST Mumbai: Covid tests drop in city as door-to-door checks stop The volume of daily Covid-19 tests in Mumbai has dropped by almost 40% in three weeks. Tests not only detect cases, but also help health authorities map high incidence zones and plan intervention. One of the reasons for low testing is a discontinuation of aggressive door-to-door surveillance. Fewer antigen tests: On March 23, BMC said i...

BJP MP Manoj Kotak writes to BMC Chief for doorstep vaccination Mirror Online / Updated: May 4, 2021, 13:29 IST Manoj Kotak has written to Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation ( BMC) chief Iqbal Singh Chahal, seeking framing of guidelines and granting permission for doorstep vaccination. He informed that NGOs with medical guidance are stepping forward to offer their assistance for the cause of ensuring doorstep vaccination for every citizen, from those living in chawls to residential societies. ...

Palghar: Disaster averted in govt hospital after Nashik-like leakage of oxygen BySandhya NairSandhya Nair / Updated: May 5, 2021, 08:18 IST A disaster was averted after a leakage in a liquid oxygen tank of a government Covid-19 hospital in Vikramgad, Palghar district, was noticed by staff who immediately provided the 90 patients on oxygen with cylinders on Monday night. In the April 21 oxygen leak in a Nashik hospital, 24 Covid patients died as oxygen supply was discontinued for around 30 m...

Radiology body condemns AIIMS Director’s statement on CT Scan causing cancer, calls in irresponsible AIIMS Director Dr Guleria had said that younger people being exposed to CT scans ups the risk of cancer, as they age. Representative image Updated: May 5, 2021, 10:14 PM IST The Indian Radiological & Imaging Association(IRIA), a registered body has issued a statement clarifying that Computerized Tomography or CT scans are not harmful as was projected by the AII...

Highlights They called the statement unscientific and irresponsible They insisted that CT scans are safe and effective Chennai: Indian Radiological & Imaging Association(IRIA), a registered body has issued a statement clarifying that Computerized Tomography or CT scans are not harmful as was projected by the AIIMS Director Dr. Randeep Guleria in a media interaction. The Association has mentioned that Dr. Guleria’s claims of CT scan being equal to 300-400 X-Rays, upping cancer risk are wrong a...

Covid Testing: ICMRs new advisory recommends scaling up rapid antigen tests Covid Testing: ICMRs new advisory recommends scaling up rapid antigen tests Mirror Online / Updated: May 5, 2021, 07:57 IST Amid rising COVID-19 cases across the country, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has issued an advisory for COVID-19 testing and recommended upscaling testing using RATs. The apex health research body issued the advisory in view of laboratories facing challenges to meet the expected te...

Amid rising COVID-19 cases across the country, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has issued an advisory for COVID-19 testing and recommended upscaling testing using RATs. The apex health research body issued the advisory in view of laboratories facing challenges to meet the expected testing target. "At present, the laboratories are facing challenges to meet the expected testing target due to extraordinary caseload and staff getting infected with COVID-19. In view of this situation,...

Mumbai News LIVE: Vaccine stock for second dose for 45+ people over at six centres LIVE NOW Mumbai News LIVE: Vaccine stock for second dose for 45+ people over at six centres Mumbai on Monday reported the lowest number of new covid-19 cases in the last 47 days as 2,662 persons tested positive for the virus. On the other hand, 78 persons died due to the infection. The overall case count of the city now stands at 6,58,866 with 13,408 fatalities. At present, the metropolis has over 54,000 active c...

/ COVID Positive? Heres what AIIMS director says about conducting CT scans, blood tests to spot biomarkers and use of steroids COVID Positive? Heres what AIIMS director says about conducting CT scans, blood tests to spot biomarkers and use of steroids Mirror Online / Updated: May 4, 2021, 13:43 IST With people conducting several tests including CRP, CT Scans among others after testing positive for the COVID-19 virus, Randeep Guleria has warned of some serious side effects. Guleria, addressin...