Donita Jose
Stigma makes recovery for coronavirus patients
With nearly 80% of Covid patients in home isolation, many are harassed by neighbours who want them to be shifted to a hospital
17 hours ago
Coronavirus: Telangana labs fail to give thumbs up to plasma donors in time
Because of this, the handful of private hospitals in the city using convalescent plasma therapy are reluctant to take in such donors fearing contamination of their premises.
12 Jul 2020
NIMS kicks off country’s first indigenous COVID-19 vaccine 'Covaxin' human trials
NIMS hopes to conduct the trials on about 60 candidates but the number would be determined next week once the selection is completed.
08 Jul 2020
12 days on, Hyderabad man yet to get coronavirus test results
While the government has been criticising private labs for poor testing accuracy, it seems as if the capacity of public labs too have to be put under the microscope.
05 Jul 2020
Man’s body left in house for 36 hrs over Covid fears
On being informed by neighbours about his death, relatives abroad reached out to an NGO for help.
04 Jul 2020
With no government help, home isolation patients in Telangana get short end of the stick
Over 5,600 Covid-19 patients are under home quarantine but many of them are not receiving even the basic medication from the government.
02 Jul 2020
Many COVID-19 patients dying in transit as private hospitals deny admission in Telangana
Quite a number of cases have come to light of families taking their end-stage respiratory distressed kin from one private hospital to another for medical intervention only to be denied admission.
01 Jul 2020
Coronavirus cases in Telangana may double fastest, says analyst
The data is crucial because it shows that with the given growth rate, how many days it will take for the cases to double.
29 Jun 2020
Realities of a pandemic: Hyderabad family waits eight hours to cremate loved one
A family in Hyderabad had to wait for almost eight hours to get clarity on the cremation procedure for their loved one who succumbed to COVID-19.
27 Jun 2020
Poor sanitation pushes Tarnaka old-age home into shutdown
As senior citizens are highly vulnerable to Covid-19, govt has begun monitoring homes
26 Jun 2020
Covid tests halted at Hyderabad centres, patients jittery
The development without any prior notice came as a shocker as coronavirus cases in GHMC limits are skyrocketing.
26 Jun 2020
94 per cent survival rate at Gandhi Hospital where 4,056 COVID-19 patients were treated
Hospital has treated 4,056 Covid patients till date; death rate stands at 5.5 per cent.
24 Jun 2020
Asha workers reel under stress as Telangana witnesses steep spike in Covid cases
To make matters worse, many of these workers are also being forced to put up with insufficient protective gear and also to venture out to do survey for diseases.
23 Jun 2020
Dengue cases in Covid-hit localities worry GHMC
While Covid-19 cases are soaring in the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) limits, dengue wh i ch had troubled Telangana in 2019, is casting its shadow again.
21 Jun 2020
Despite price cap, private hospitals bleed COVID-19 patients dry in Telangana
A COVID-19 patient who is presently undergoing treatment at a private hospital in the city has been asked to pay 10 times the Rs 9,000 slab for ICU with ventilator.
18 Jun 2020
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