Hospitals May Put Off Elective Surgeries Until After COVID-19 Peaks
Mumbai: The central government, in its advisory released on March 20, had directed hospitals and medical institutions to...
Mumbai Crosses 15,500 Cases, Maharashtra 25,000 Mark
Mumbai has reported 15,581 COVID-19 cases as of May 13, accounting for 60% of cases in Maharashtra and 20% of India’s...
Mumbai’s COVID-19 cases cross 6,000
With 475 new cases reported on April 29, Mumbai now has 6,457 COVID-19 cases--65% of Maharashtra’s total and 20% of...
1 in 4 Indians to have died of COVID-19 have been in Mumbai
Mumbai reported 15 COVID-19 deaths on April 27, taking the total to 219, the most deaths in the country compared to any...
COVID-19 Lockdown Is The Best Time To Quit Tobacco
Mumbai: The temporary ban on the sale of tobacco products during the ongoing lockdown to curb the spread of COVID-19 is...
‘Timely identification’ as Dharavi crosses 200 COVID-19 cases, reports 13 deaths
Timely identification of positive patients and isolation of their contacts is why Mumbai’s Dharavi, one of the world’s...
63% of Maharashtra patients aged 21-50, 50% of deaths among 61-70 age group
63% or 135 of the 216 COVID-19 cases analysed were in the age group of 21 & 50 years, as per a March 31 report by...
India 60 Tankers Short Of Blood In 2016-17, As Shortage Increases
Mumbai: India fell short of 1.9 million units of blood in 2016-17--equivalent to 60 tankers--that could have aided more...
