41% ICU beds, 33% ventilator beds allotted for Covid in Mumbai vacant as of Thurs
BMC has said there could be a spike in Covid-19 cases in December and January but Mumbai’s health infrastructure is equipped to handle it.
By Eshanpriya MS
PUBLISHED ON DEC 05, 2020 02:33 PM IST
About 67% of beds, 41% of the ICU beds, 67% of the oxygen beds, and 33% of the ventilator beds reserved for Covid-19 patients in Mumbai were vacant as of Thursday, according to Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC).
Mumbai had 13,754 active Covid-19 cases on Friday compared to 11,000 the previous week. BMC has said there could be a spike in Covid-19 cases in December and January but Mumbai’s health infrastructure is equipped to handle it.
Suresh Kakani, an additional municipal commissioner in-charge of BMC’s public health department, said they have sufficient beds to handle the spike. “Most symptomatic patients need oxygen beds... fewer need ICU beds and even fewer need ventilator beds. Hence 50% of Mumbai’s total bed capacity are oxygen beds.”
Around 72% of the active cases in Mumbai are asymptomatic, 21% are symptomatic, and 7% are critical, BMC said. Mumbai’s recovery rate is 92%.
Police submit report in court on probe against Kangana Ranaut on posts
PTI, Mumbai
PUBLISHED ON MAR 04, 2021 05:32 PM IST
According to the complaint, Ranaut's sister Rangoli Chandel had posted an objectionable message on Twitter in April last year, targeting a particular community, following which her account was suspended.
Women were not forced to dance at a hostel: Maharashtra govt probe
By Faisal Malik
PUBLISHED ON MAR 04, 2021 05:21 PM IST
It was also found that the complainant is mentally unstable, according to her husband, who has earlier requested that she be hospitalised, home minister Anil Deshmukh told the House
Board exams in Maha will be held as scheduled: Minister amid surging Covid cases
By hindustantimes.com | Written by Harshit Sabarwal, New Delhi
UPDATED ON MAR 04, 2021 04:08 PM IST
A Maharashtra education board official had told news agency PTI on February 27 that exams for both these classes will be held between April 23 and May 21 after they had been postponed from the usual schedule (between February and March) due to the coronavirus pandemic.
BJP MLAs stage protest outside Maharashtra assembly
ANI
PUBLISHED ON MAR 04, 2021 03:21 PM IST
- The Opposition claimed that the state government has allotted tenders to contractors in creating Covid-19 infrastructure without proper procedures and hence there are irregularities.
Jalgaon incident: Maharashtra home minister Deshmukh denies engagement of police
ANI, Mumbai
PUBLISHED ON MAR 04, 2021 03:19 PM IST
He further said that during the cultural program which took place on March 1, one of the women removed clothes by herself and there was no involvement of the police.
Anurag Kashyap, Taapsee Pannu under I-T scanner: All you need to know about the raids
By HT Correspondent | Edited by Sameer
UPDATED ON MAR 04, 2021 10:43 AM IST
The income tax department on Wednesday raided the homes and offices of filmmakers Anurag Kashyap, Vikas Bahl, actor Taapsee Pannu, and other film and media personalities, triggering allegations from Opposition parties that the action was politically motivated to muzzle dissent
Grandma’s bond with grandchild special, but she can’t replace parents: Bombay HC
By Kanchan Chaudhari
PUBLISHED ON MAR 04, 2021 09:15 AM IST
The couple had moved the high court earlier this year as the maternal grandmother of their child refused to part with him
Anurag Kashyap, Taapsee Pannu among film personalities raided
By HT Correspondent, Hindustan Times, Mumbai
PUBLISHED ON MAR 04, 2021 03:52 AM IST
- Residence and official premises of Kashyap and Pannu in Versova, Goregaon and Andheri were raided.
Maha cops force girls to strip, govt orders probe
By HT Correspondent, Hindustan Times, Mumbai
UPDATED ON MAR 04, 2021 02:29 AM IST
- According to media reports, some girls from Ashadeep hostel in Jalgaon complained that people from outside and policemen were allowed to enter the facility on the pretext of a probe and some girls were forced to strip and dance.
Maharashtra ATS arrests major drug supplier from Himachal Pradesh
By Manish K Pathak, Mumbai
PUBLISHED ON MAR 04, 2021 01:22 AM IST
The Maharashtra Anti-terrorism squad (ATS), in a covert operation on Saturday, arrested a hotelier from Kullu district in Himachal Pradesh for allegedly supplying charas to Mumbai, Pune, and other parts of the state for several years.
Delete scene, withdraw movie from viewing platforms: Bombay HC to Telugu filmmakers
By KAY Dodhiya, Mumbai
PUBLISHED ON MAR 04, 2021 01:20 AM IST
The directions were issued after the actor approached the HC seeking damages for defamation from the filmmakers for using her photograph without her permission and in a derogatory manner.
Centre’s role now important in Maratha quota matter: Ashok Chavan
By HT Correspondent, Mumbai
PUBLISHED ON MAR 04, 2021 01:20 AM IST
The regular hearing for Maratha reservation issue is scheduled to commence from March 8. Chavan heads the state cabinet sub-committee on Maratha quota
Mumbai group set to make mattresses for homeless using discarded plastic
By Neha LM Tripathi, Mumbai
UPDATED ON MAR 04, 2021 11:30 AM IST
As a demo, a group of about 1000 members - called the Food Army - managed by a core team of six women, have started a project to make 6ftx3ft mattresses using discarded plastic bags.
Harassment at Jalgaon hostel: 4-member panel to conduct probe
By HT Correspondent, Mumbai
PUBLISHED ON MAR 04, 2021 01:16 AM IST
The Maharashtra government has constituted a four-member committee to probe an incident in Jalgaon, wherein policemen allegedly made girls from a government hostel strip and dance.
BJP mounts pressure to send Sanjay Rathod’s resignation to Governor
PUBLISHED ON MAR 04, 2021 01:12 AM IST
Forest minister Sanjay Rathod, whose name surfaced in the suicide case of a 22-year old woman, had submitted his resignation to chief minister Uddhav Thackeray on Sunday.