1 COVID patient can infect 400 people: Maha health official

The head of Maharashtra's COVID-19 task force Dr Sanjay Oak on Thursday said a COVID-19 patient can infect 400 people, and hence, there is no alternative to masks, hygiene and social distancing.......

Don't worry, says Maharashtra task force chief

'I would like to reassure the general populace that your government, both Centre and state and the city councils are working at an accelerated pace.' IMAGE: Doctors check a resident at a slum in......

BMC asks schools to get swine flu tests done

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation appealed to school authorities that if they find any suspected case of H1N1 or any similar symptoms they must inform the parents who in turn must get their......

Where is the manpower to handle ventilators?

The second wave of the pandemic has not only crippled medical infrastructure in terms of hospital beds, but has also led to bottlenecks in invasive ventilators and medical oxygen capacities and......