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No need to panic, 90% of Covid patients will recover at home: Dr Naresh Trehan As soon as your RT-PCR report comes positive, my advice would be to consult your local doctor, said Dr Naresh Trehan of Medanta – The Medicity, adding that all doctors nowadays know the protocol and will begin your treatment accordingly. SPONSORED: 2 Batla House–based entrepreneurs launch alkhadim app so that you can shop from comfort of your house  He said 90 per cent of those who have contracted the viral disease will recover at home if they take their medication on time The doctor was…

Delhi’s Covid positivity rate 36%-37%, shortage of oxygen still there: Kejriwal During this lockdown we observed the positivity rate touched between 36-37 per cent, according to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. SPONSORED: 2 Batla House–based entrepreneurs launch alkhadim app so that you can shop from comfort of your house  “This is a new statistic for Delhi. Perhaps this has happened somewhere in the world, but we had not observed this before. The positivity rate has reduced a bit in the last 2-3 days, with the rate coming to below 30 per cent today. This is not to say that the…

This AFE resident running from pillar to post since Saturday night for oxygen with no success After a resident’s oxygen level dipped on Saturday evening, his family members in Abul Fazal Enclave have been running from pillar to post to lay hands at oxygen cylinder but with no success. SPONSORED: 2 Batla House–based entrepreneurs launch alkhadim app so that you can shop from comfort of your house  “I approached everybody in Okhla. From social media I got a few numbers of activists and leaders who have claimed to have been providing oxygen. All of them said they don’t have oxygen.…

Jamia PRO Azeem Covid positive, hospitalised Ahmad Azeem, PRO-cum-Media Coordinator, of Jamia Millia Islamia, has tested Covid positive and hospitalised, claim sources. SPONSORED: 2 Batla House–based entrepreneurs launch alkhadim app so that you can shop from comfort of your house  Azeem told the OT over phone that he was unwell and hospitalised in Majeeda hospital and feeling better after days of treatment. Several Jamia staffers have been tested Covid positive in the second wave of coronvirus which has created havoc in the national Capital claiming several lives. Delhi recorded 357 deaths in the last 24 hours, highest ever in a…

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday said Covid continues to wreak havoc in the city and that public opinion favoured extending the lockdown. SPONSORED: 2 Batla House–based entrepreneurs launch alkhadim app so that you can shop from comfort of your house  Kejriwal said the Delhi government has begun a portal for oxygen management to record the status of oxygen supply from manufacturers to hospitals every two hours; hospitals will have to give their consumption data in the last two hours and the supplier has to tell how much was supplied in that period. He said though the Centre has…

Many Delhi hospitals have run out of oxygen, give us oxygen: Kejriwal to States Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday wrote to Chief Ministers of all States requesting them for oxygen if they have any to spare. SPONSORED: 2 Batla House–based entrepreneurs launch alkhadim app so that you can shop from comfort of your house  Kejriwal said he would be grateful if the Chief Ministers could provide Delhi with any oxygen, along with tankers, from their State or any organisation in their State. He asked for this request to be treated as an SOS. He also wrote that due…

Bed not available, emergency closed: Al Shifa Hospital The gate of Al-Shifa Hospital in Abul Fazal Enclave is half open and on the gate several notices can be seen. “Bed not available in this hospital. Bed occupancy is full, emergency is closed,” said a resident who had visited the hospital to see Jamia Millia Islamia Urdu Professor Khalid Mubashir undergoing treatment there. SPONSORED: 2 Batla House–based entrepreneurs launch alkhadim app so that you can shop from comfort of your house  It is important to point out that Al-Shifa cannot treat Covid patients, said a source.

2020 batch pass-out Jamia student dies at 22 A Jamia Millia Islamia alumnus, who passed out from the university’s Polytechnic Department a year ago, has died, according to sources. SPONSORED: 2 Batla House–based entrepreneurs launch alkhadim app so that you can shop from comfort of your house  Sharing this information on Twitter, Amir Hannan wrote: “Today my friend Jitender Kumar lost the battle of his life…. He was in the ICU and took his last breath this evening. We studied together for 3 years at Jamia… He was Diploma Engineering student, 2020 batch pass-out.” He tagged the post to Jamia…

Set up Covid rehab centre at Jamia as staff losing lives, V-C Najma told In a letter to Jamia Millia Islamia Vice Chancellor and other university stakeholder, a senior university teacher has urged V-C Najma Akhtar to set up Covid rehabilitation centre on the campus. SPONSORED: 2 Batla House–based entrepreneurs launch alkhadim app so that you can shop from comfort of your house “Now, the Covid has reached at each home and almost every family of Jamia. With death rate also increasing in current wave, we have been reduced to a helpless spectator… committed faculty members and staffers are losing…

SBF’s Covid-19 Help Desk comes up for Covid patients During this pandemic, SBF organised a help desk in Batla House and Abul Fazal. It is taking place from April 20 from 10 am to 6 pm and around 10 volunteers actively participating in it, it said. SPONSORED: 2 Batla House–based entrepreneurs launch alkhadim app so that you can shop from comfort of your  “The purpose of this help desk is to serve the people. Making them aware of coronavirus and giving information from where they can get the oxygen in real-time, availability of a bed in hospitals. Knowledge about Covid…