Central Railway provides 11 isolation coaches to Nagpur
Mirror Online / Updated: May 3, 2021, 10:45 IST
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As many as 176 asymptomatic people or patients with mild symptoms can be accommodated in these 11 coaches
The
Central Railway (CR) handed over 11
isolation coaches for
coronavirus treatment.
As per reports, the CR has given a rake of 11 non-AC coaches and one more additional coach for medical staff. The COVID care centre was set up at the Ajni inland container depot in
Maharashtra s
The release further added that patients with asymptomatic or with mild symptoms will be given these coaches.
However, an ambulance will be stationed near the coaches day and night in case of any emergency. The patient will be immediately moved to a dedicated hospital for further treatment.
Mumbai man provides food to 200 home isolated COVID patients
Mirror Online / Updated: May 3, 2021, 09:44 IST
As the second wave of
COVID-19 continues to make life difficult for people in the country, many Good Samaritans are going the extra mile to help those in need.
Rajiv Singal, a Mumbai-based businessman, is providing
food to the people who have tested positive for COVID-19 and are in
home isolation.
Singal is providing food twice a day to 200 home isolated COVID-19 patients.
The inspiration came to him after he missed home-cooked food while he was home-quarantined after testing positive last year.
Analysing the vaccination trends, a paper presented by a team of scientists from Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR), Mumbai.
Restore Maharashtra s Remdesivir quota, HC urges Centre
ByVaibhav GanjapureVaibhav Ganjapure / Updated: May 3, 2021, 08:50 IST
Nagpur: Upset over reduction in
Remdesivir’s quota for Maharashtra for the period May 1-10, the Nagpur bench of Bombay High Court during an urgent hearing on Sunday asked the Centre to reconsider its decision in view of the high number of active Covid-19 cases in the state.
The directives came on a suo motu PIL. Justices Sunil Shukre and Avinash Gharote noticed the state’s quota was reduced to 3,74,500 vials for May 1-10 from 4,35,000 fixed for April 21-30, a reduction of 60,500 vials as per Centre’s May 1 order. “Such reduction is not consistent with active cases in Maharashtra. On April 30, their numbers were 6.72 lakh and on May 1, those were 6.64 lakh. This means there is a reduction [in cases] by hardly 1.2%, while the decrease in vials is about 14.5%. This mismatch needs to be reconsidered and removed by the Centre,” the judges said.
Mumbai will be ‘safer’ by June 1 if no hitch in vaccination drive, no new variant
ByMalathy IyerMalathy Iyer / Updated: May 3, 2021, 08:39 IST
(This story was first published in the Times of India in May 03, 2021)
Mumbai: A mathematical model analysing the reasons for the
second Covid wave in the city and the future trends suggests that the rising graph of Covid fatalities will peak in the first week of May. Covid cases peaked a few weeks before May 1 in
Mumbai.
Analysing the vaccination trends, a paper presented by a team of scientists from Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (
TIFR), Mumbai, stated that in scenarios matching Mumbai’s inoculation drive (age-based vaccinations of 15 to 20 lakh new people a month; 75% efficacy), Covid fatalities will reduce to near January- and February-levels by June 1.
The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Monday claimed that reports alleging that the Centre has not placed fresh orders for COVID-19 vaccines with the manufacturers were not correct.