A day into the 14-day lockdown imposed in the state of Karnataka, has led to severe losses as no work and no pay for the auto-rickshaw drivers, much like the other occupations in the unorganized sector. Drivers have expressed their anguish about the instability adhering to the pandemic and lockdown. R Naveen Shenoy, a 61-year…
With the increasing number of cases of Covid-19, along with the commencement of the lockdown, the state government has given permit to work from home for majority of the staff. The officials working in the key department for Covid-19 which comprises of Health and Family Welfare Department, Medical Education Department, Home Department and Revenue Department…
The Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) will be delivering the Sputnik V vaccine to India as India is battling the second wave of Covid-19 revealed RDIF CEO Kirill Dmitrev on Monday.While addressing an interview with CNN on Monday, Dmitrev revealed the first doses will arrive in India as scheduled for May 1. He further said…
As India is undergoing the worst side of the Covid-19 pandemic with the onset of second wave, the Railways have taken their own step towards helping the country in these difficult times by converting around 4,000 train coaches to Covid-care units with around 64,000 beds which will be available for use by the states. Presently,…
As the state of Karnataka is going to impose another 14-day lockdown due to the surge in the cases commencing on Tuesday night, people are making their way to the railway stations, central bus stations and also were queued in at toll plazas along the national highway to board vehicles to reach their respective homes….
Germany will be supplying medical oxygen along with medicines to India amid the Covid-19 crisis which has severely affected India during the second wave with a lot of burden imposed on the healthcare infrastructure of the country, revealed German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas on Monday.According to Sputnik, Maas quoted to Rheinische Post, “(W)e are now…
The shipping of vital medical supplies passed over from the UK, which comprises of 100 ventilators and 95 oxygen concentrators as their move of Covid-19 assistance, with the supply arriving in India on Tuesday, according to the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA).The official spokesperson of MEA, Arindam Bagchi tweeted, “International cooperation at work! Appreciate the…
While considering the intensity of Bengaluru Urban Number (BU), it is not the required information for admitting critical Covid-19 patients. BBMP Chief Commissioner Gaurav Gupta said Hospitals can either way carry out Rapid Antigen Tests for patients who are having bed requirements. In the last few days, the major problem has been the delay in…
The airfares for the India-US flights have had a tremendous hike post the advisory issued by the American government for the citizens to stop travelling to India with the worsening Covid-19 situation in the country, according to the civil aviation sources revealed on Sunday.Normally, the average price of the ticket from India to US is…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the country through monthly radio programme “Mann Ki Baat” and issued a warning for the citizens to be careful and not fall prey to the rising rumours about Covid-19 vaccine. He further appealed to the citizens of the country to grasp Information and statistics about the deadly virus via reliable…
