Maharashtra extends curbs till 1 June to contain Covid

May 14, 2021

The Maharashtra government on Thursday extended the lockdown-like restrictions in the state till 1 June to break the chain of Covid-19. In an order, Chief secretary Sitaram Kunte said the curbs will remain in force till 7am on 1 June. As per the order, additional restrictions include mandatory negative RT-PCR...

Walk-in vaccination resumes for 60-plus category, informs BMC

May 13, 2021

Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) in fresh orders issued on Wednesday once again allowed walk-in Covid vaccinations in Mumbai from Monday to Wednesday for citizens over 60 years of age and the differently-abled who are eligible for the second dose. This would be allowed at centres near their homes only. On...

MAHARASHTRA TO DIVERT COVAXIN DOSES FOR 45-PLUS AGE GROUP

May 12, 2021

With the country reeling under the severe impact of the second wave of Covid-19, Maharashtra has been getting lower vaccine doses than it requires. Amid a shortage of Covid-19 vaccine doses, Maharashtra has suspended vaccination for those in the 18-44 age group who want Covaxin. The state government on Tuesday...

Kareena Kapoor Khan drops first photo of newborn with Taimur

May 10, 2021

Kareena Kapoor and Saif Ali Khan welcomed their second child, a baby boy, on February 21. Fans have been waiting eagerly for a photo of her younger son. On Mother’s Day, Kareena took to Instagram to share an adorable picture of her sons. Taimur Ali Khan is seen holding his...

KARTIK AARYAN IS OVERWHELMED BY THE KINDNESS OF PEOPLE

May 8, 2021

MUMBAI: With the second wave of Covid hitting the nation adversely, social media has risen to help each other in the testing times. Overwhelmed by the heartwarming actions of humanity around, Kartik Aaryan took to social media to share a hopeful message. Posting a picture of himself at the Golden...

PHARMA STARTUP ANNOUNCES ONE-STOP WEBSITE FOR COVID RESOURCES

May 6, 2021

Mumbai: 19-year-old pharma entrepreneur Arjun Deshpande has started an initiative, ‘By People, For People’, to link emergency necessities for Covid patients and affected families so they can be accessed at one source. The announcement made online recorded a good response, gathering over 4000 hits within two hours, and has now...

Mumbai’s first drive-in vaccination centre starts functioning

May 5, 2021

Mumbai’s first drive-in vaccination centre started operations on Tuesday. The multi-storey Kohinoor parking lot on JK Sawant Marg, near Shivaji Park in Dadar West, which has been turned into a vaccination centre, offers a drive-in facility to senior citizens and specially-abled citizens. Kiran Dighavkar, Assistant Commissioner of the G/North ward...

COVID VACCINATION CLOSED FOR THREE DAYS IN MUMBAI

May 1, 2021

The nationwide Covid vaccination drive for people in the age group of 18-44 years is scheduled to start today and registration for the same has been open on the CoWIN platform. However, vaccination for Covid in Mumbai will remain completely closed for three days, i.e. from Friday, April 30, 2021...

AJAY DEVGN, SONU SOOD AND MANY FROM FILM FRATERNITY EXTEND HELP TO CORONA PATIENTS

April 29, 2021

Indian filmmaker and superstar Ajay Devgn has been working quietly with the BMC to provide emergency medical facilities for Mumbaikars affected by COVID-19. It was reported that last year he donated ventilators to Dharavi, one of the areas that was badly hit at that point, helping the situation to a...

Differences among MVA partners over free vaccination

April 27, 2021

Maharashtra Revenue Minister Balasaheb Thorat, on Monday, stated that the decision on ‘free vaccine’ against COVID-19 for people of the state should be announced by the chief minister and any attempt by others to take credit for it is deplorable. Thorat’s resentment came a day after Maharashtra Minority Affairs Minister...