Eleven health care employees of Bharat Ratna Indira Gandhi Maternity Hospital at Mira Road have been infected with coronavirus infection. They have been hospitalized at Pandit Bhimsen Joshi Covid-19 Hospital in Bhayandar. However, the report of two employees is yet to come. Lack of proper measures and inadequate materials have increased the risk of infection […]
Tag: Coronavirus Pandemic
Mira Bhayandar reported Records 145 New COVID-19 Cases within 24 hours; 4 Deaths
For the very first time, the new COVID-19 positive cases were reported in three digits here at Mira-Bhayandar within 24 hours. These records 145 new COVID-19 cases have spiked the number of positive cases (cumulative) to 1338 on Thursday. However, 23 people have been recovered from Coronavirus infection. Tuesday’s data with 91 positive cases were […]
COVID-19 Positive Woman Gives Birth to Uninfected Baby Girl at Wockhardt Hospital, Mira Road
The number of coronavirus infected people is rising at a rapid rate. Amid lockdown, a 27-year-old coronavirus positive mother gave birth to an uninfected baby girl weighing 3.6 kgs at Wockhardt Hospital, Mira Road. However, special precautions were undertaken to ensure that there was no contact between the mother and the newborn. The successful delivery […]
ICMR approves ADHC at Bhaktivedanta Hospital to test for COVID-19
Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has approved Apoorva Diagnostic and Healthcare (ADHC) located at Bhaktivedanta Hospital, Mira Road to test suspected coronavirus infections in the region. The lab is equipped to process 500 tests daily, it can be scaled up to 1000 tests and follows the pricing as per ICMR guidelines. ADHC will be […]
MBMC takes control of 80% of private hospital beds, capped prices
The Mira Bhayandar Municipal Corporation (MBMC) has brought 80 per cent of beds in all private hospitals across its jurisdiction under its purview. The municipal corporation says that the government has regulated the usage of private hospital bed capacity and has also capped the prices of treatments that can be billed to patients. However, hospitals […]
Mira Bhayandar records more than 650 new coronavirus cases in last one Month; 39 deaths
With a surge in the number of positive cases of Covid-19, some of the most crowded residential areas in Mira-Bhayandar are emerging as the new hot spots. About 667 new coronavirus cases were found in the twin city while 39 people lost their life due to coronavirus infection. As per official data, Covid-19 cases are […]
Migrants queue half KM for medical certificate sans social distancing
Recently, the government has allowed migrant workers, students, tourists, homeless who are struck due to lockdown to return to their villages. However, it has been made mandatory for everyone to get a medical certificate to fill the form online. Aspirants have started flocking to hospitals and clinics to get these medical certificates. However, social distancing […]
About 62% of coronavirus patients recovered in Mira-Bhayandar, 35% in one day
About 56 patients who had tested positive for coronavirus in Mira-Bhayandar have recovered and discharged from the COVID-19 hospital on Saturday. This is 34.78 per cent of the total positive patients in the twin-city. This is an encouraging sign for twin city’s battle against the outbreak. So far, one of the virus hotspots in Maharashtra […]
NGOs helping poor during coronavirus pandemic need more funds
As the Indian Government has extended the countrywide lockdown till May 3, many NGO s helping poor during the lockdown are now staring at the shortage of money to prepare free food for the underprivileged populace in the twin city. NGOs are looking at the option of either stopping production or reducing the quantity of […]