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Fire safety gaps turning Himachal schools, hospitals into tinderboxes, finds CAG report

A CAG performance audit report revealed glaring lapses in the fire safety norms at government schools and the hospitals in Himachal Pradesh. (HT FIle)
Updated on Apr 12, 2023 03:01 am IST

Be prepared for any eventuality: Centre to states on bird flu

A team of health experts, from the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare visit a bird flu-affected area at Karuvatta in Alappuzha district on Thursday.
Updated on Jan 07, 2021 11:14 pm IST

Neetu Kapoor thanks makers of comeback film Jug Jugg Jeeyo for ‘ensuring safe environment’ on sets, shares pic of crew in PPE

Jug Jugg Jeeyo stars Anil Kapoor, Neetu Kapoor, Varun Dhawan and Kiara Advani in lead roles.
Updated on Nov 28, 2020 03:11 pm IST

Ward boy at Covid hospital in Lucknow tests positive after patient allegedly damages his PPE

Health workers on duty at SGPCI’s Rajdhani Covid-19 Hospital in Lucknow.
Published on Sept 27, 2020 07:41 pm IST

Doctor tweets pic of wrinkled hand after wearing PPE in humid climate. Tweeple post thank you messages

The image shared by Dr Syed Faizan Ahmad on Twitter.
Updated on Aug 25, 2020 12:13 pm IST

Fewer guests, police in PPE at Red Fort for August 15 celebrations

Preparations for the 74th Independence Day celebrations at Red Fort have been completed.
Updated on Aug 14, 2020 05:14 pm IST

TMC leader dons PPE to take man with Covid-19 symptoms to hospital

A youth leader of ruling Trinamool Congress in Bengal’s Jhargram district bought and wore a PPE to take a man with Covid-19 symptoms for testing.
Updated on Aug 13, 2020 02:42 pm IST

Burglars wearing PPE kits flee with 780 gm gold in Maharashtra

The footage of the 2-day-old incident during the coronavirus-induced lockdown shows the burglars wearing caps, masks, plastic jackets and hand-gloves taking the jewellery from the display cases.
Updated on Jul 07, 2020 01:43 pm IST

Covid-19 outbreak: Export of 5 million PPE suits a month on cards

Medics wearing Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) suits coming out of the Covid-19 ward of Victoria Hospital, during the ongoing nationwide lockdown, in Bengaluru, Wednesday, June 17, 2020.
Updated on Jun 23, 2020 05:40 am IST

Unlock 1.0: Kamya Panjabi Dang says, “We must start working for those who need to earn a living to survive”

Kamya Panjabi Dang is known for her hit TV shows Reth, Astitva...Ek Prem Kahani, Banoo Mein Teri Dulhann and Maryada: Lekin Kab Tak.
Updated on Jun 16, 2020 09:08 pm IST

Arunachal Pradesh district gives ‘human face’ to care of Covid-19 patients

Doctors, nurses and attendants at Miao Covid-19 care centre in Changlang district of Arunachal Pradesh are seen with their photos pasted over PPE kits.
Updated on Jun 15, 2020 11:53 am IST

‘Buy PPE only from approved producers’: Govt advisory

An air passenger in PPE kit due to spread of Coronavirus in New Delhi.
Updated on May 26, 2020 08:15 am IST

Indian-origin doctor couple set for court fight against UK government over risky guidance on PPE

Medical staff wearing protective clothing at St Thomas' hospital as a measure against coronavirus disease (COVID-19) , London, Britain, March 31, 2020/ representative.
Published on May 22, 2020 05:56 pm IST

India becomes world’s second largest manufacturer of PPE body coveralls

ATS ambulance staff in PPE suits and doctors of LNJP Hospital in New Delhi.
Published on May 21, 2020 11:41 pm IST

Covid-19: Hospitals in PoK get used PPE kits, masks with ‘paan’ stains

A Pakistani volunteer checks the body temperature of a passenger to help detect coronavirus, at a railway station in Lahore, Pakistan, Wednesday, March 18, 2020.
Published on May 20, 2020 04:43 pm IST

Distribute seized essential protective material as per orders of competent authority: HC to state

Health care workers wearing Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to check patients at Dharavi during a government-imposed nationwide lockdown as a preventive measure against the COVID-19 in Mumbai, India, on Thursday, May 14, 2020.
Updated on May 20, 2020 04:22 pm IST

Malaysian 9-year-old sews free PPE for healthworkers after classes

Nur Afia Qistina Zamzuri, a 9-year-old girl poses for a picture holding a personal protective equipment (PPE) she made for free.
Published on May 12, 2020 10:55 am IST

IIT Madras and Chengalpattu Medical College design doffing unit

Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT) at Chennai. (PTI)
Published on May 11, 2020 03:20 pm IST

Covid-19 cases close to 54,000 mark, Kerala and Odisha report no new ones: Top 10 points

At least 4,500 new cases have been detected across the country since Wednesday morning, figures announced by different states and union territories showed.
Updated on May 07, 2020 10:44 pm IST

Indian-origin UK MP sacked as carer over lack of PPE

Nadia Whittome, 24, was born in Nottingham to Indian-origin parents and worked as a carer before contesting the election
Updated on May 07, 2020 02:23 pm IST

Indian-origin man charged with hoarding, price-gouging PPE in US: Authorities

There has been a massive scarcity of PPE in the US during the coronavirus outbreak.
Published on Apr 25, 2020 02:29 pm IST

Covid-19 in UK: India-origin doctors launch legal challenge on PPE

Over 80 medical professionals have passed away in the UK after being infected by the virus in recent days.
Updated on Apr 24, 2020 07:31 pm IST

Excruciating hours, bad PPE doctors’ key issues

Doctors and nurses at some of the main coronavirus disease (Covid-19) hospitals have said that they continue to work with substandard protective gear
Updated on Apr 23, 2020 05:36 am IST

What does it cost to treat a coronavirus patient? Here’s a break up

The swab test of a suspected patient costs 4,500 (the Supreme Court fixed this fee for private labs after hearing experts and others). The price of the test kit alone is 3,000
Updated on Apr 22, 2020 07:04 pm IST

Arjun Rampal donates PPEs to frontline workers, urges everyone to contribute

Arjun Rampal poses with partner Gabriella Demetriades.
Updated on Apr 21, 2020 08:42 pm IST

Silent spreaders trigger worry, relaxations come into effect: Covid-19 news today

People are thermal screened and sensitized about the coronavirus by workers in PPE.
Updated on Apr 20, 2020 08:01 am IST

Covid-19: 60,000 imported PPE kits fail quality tests

A health worker in Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) kit during garbage collection from homes in Bengali Colony at Mahavir Enclave, a coronavirus containment zone in New Delhi, India, on Thursday, April 16, 2020.
Published on Apr 19, 2020 10:17 pm IST

US appeals to China to revise export rules on coronavirus medical gear

China tightened restrictions on exports of masks and other personal protective equipment (PPE) a week ago, calling for shipments to be subjected to a mandatory customs inspection.
Updated on Apr 18, 2020 10:09 am IST

‘State govt to give PPE kits for protection of private hospitals’ staff’

Medical staff collecting samples from people in a Covid 19 hotspot area in Lucknow on Tuesday.
Published on Apr 15, 2020 06:07 pm IST