![]() | After IIT Madras Covid outbreak, TN to collect swab samples from more colleges, hostelsThe rapid Covid spread within the IIT Madras campus has called attention to safety within educational institutions. |
![]() | COVID-19: J&K begins flu vaccination for healthcare professionalsHealthcare workers are at increased risk of exposure to COVID-19 as compared to the general population, with potential threat for their health and for patients safety. |
![]() | ‘Bring down positivity rate below five per cent’Tamil Nadu Chief Secretary K Shanmugan instructed Collector K Rajamani to bring down Covid-19 positivity rate below five per cent and maintain daily cases below 100 by increasing the samples tested. |
![]() | 28 people in Thanjavur village test positive, refuse to get admitted in hospitalDistrict officials, including Peravurani Tahsildar Jayalakshmi and Sethubavachathiram panchayat union president MK Muthumanickam, went to the village to convince the patients to get admitted, in vain. |
![]() | Cabinet Secretary concerned over some states' COVID-19 fatality rates higher than national averageDuring the meeting chaired by the cabinet secretary, the minister of commerce and industry addressed these states and UTs and reviewed the oxygen availability there. |
![]() | 14 newborns of Covid-positive mothers too contract virus in BengaluruBreast milk may not be the reason; moms may not have taken sufficient precaution: Experts |
![]() | Provision of essentials to senior citizens must not stop: Supreme CourtThe SC told the governments that they are obliged to take care of senior citizens who are living alone by ensuring that they are provided essential goods and services. |
![]() | Office is home for people trying to evade COVID-19 stigmaWith many Tiruchiites providing their office addresses to avoid health officials knocking on the doors of their houses, the task of identifying positive persons has become onerous. |
![]() | Diabetes linked to high mortality rate in TiruchyAccording to sources, 60 per cent of the 38 Covid deaths in MGMGH and eight out of the 10 deaths in Pudukkottai Medical College Hospital were patients with diabetes. |
![]() | Karnataka Government mulls reopening schools from July 1The admission process can begin before that - June 8 — as per a circular by Primary and Secondary Education Minister S Suresh Kumar. |
![]() | Quarantine kicks in as passengers on two more flights test positiveAlliance Air, which operates regional flights, is a subsidiary of Air India. |
![]() | COVID-19: Dealing with new offices, new work cultureThe chief operating officer (COO) of a large private bank has been quite stressed with this new work-from-home culture. |
![]() | 13 new coronavirus cases in Agra takes tally to 313; many health workers test positivePolice enforced lockdown restrictions effectively in the past three days, seizing a large number of vehicles and booking hundreds of violators. |
![]() | Chennai Corporation's strong social media presence offers timely help during lockdownEven if those in distress do not come under corporation limits, social media team members coordinate with local body officials who in turn send help. |
![]() | Domestic violence: When home is not the safest place during lock downAmid rise in domestic violence, experts say women now have fewer avenues to seek help |
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