Presently, we are in less afraid about Covid scare as the lockdown ends, restrictions relaxed and normal life restored. But the fear of long term Covid is still hanging on head in many people, especially women who are becoming a soft target to this disease. When 30-year-old Shilpa Rao, a Tollywood makeup artist in Hyderabad, […]
Category: Environment & Pollution
Dont ‘Drinking Water’ Too Much, Could Trigger Serious Health Hazards
Excessive drinking of water is not good for health. “It not only leads to excess pee but also glowing skin,” stated doctors. In a study, it was found that unnecessary excess water drinking would lead to low blood sodium and various other complications. “If excess drinking water consumed for prolonged periods, it would lead to […]
30 Villagers On Tenterhooks As Health Officials Administered Wrong Vaccination In Andhra Pradesh
As many as 30 residents of Gudayanampalli village in Penumuru Mandal of Chittoor district who were administered a shot of Covishield as their first dose, were given Covaxin for their second dose at the Primary Health Centre during Sunday’s special vaccination drive. While the goof-up doesn’t appear to have led to adverse health effects among […]
Why Many ‘Covid Recovered Patients’ Re-Admitting At Various Hospitals In Hyderabad?
As a sudden spurt in recovered Covid patients returning with severe ailments to hospitals in Hyderabad is the major concern for doctors. Although there has been a dip in the number of Covid-19 cases across the state, an increase in the number of patients returning to hospitals post recovery is now a matter of deep […]
Lockdown Relaxation Time Turns Covid ‘Super Spreader’ In Hyderabad
The imposed lockdown relaxation time in Hyderabad appears as a super spreader to Corona virus and its variants. Each day from 6 am to 10am, the city bursts into the daily activities, capturing the entire day’s work in a short span of four hours where the Covid-19 rules go for a toss and lockdown protocols […]
Surge Of ’Multi-Morbidity’ Cases Baffles Doctors In Hyderabad
After Black Fungus, the surge of multi-morbidity cases makes worry to doctors in Hyderabad. Adding to the Covid-19 spread, seasonal diseases are joining the virus, leading to increase in multi-morbidity cases in Hyderabad. A combination of typhoid and Corona is taking the first place in such cases. Says Dr Shoba, RMO, Gandhi Hospital: “In my […]
Hundreds Of Covid Patients ‘Dying At Homes’ Due To High Cost Treatment And Funeral Chaos In Hyderabad
The covid deaths are showing horrible situation in Hyderabad. All burial grounds, crematoriums, cemeteries are kept corpses on 2-3 days waiting list. Those who help cremate bodies say besides a lack of beds, steep hospital bills, and ambulance costs are forcing many COVID patients to prefer home treatment. Zulaiqa Begum, a 50-year-old resident of Zeba […]
Private Hospitals Charging Exorbitant ‘Funeral Packages’ For Covid Dead Bodies In Hyderabad
Cashing in on the surge in coronavirus cases and deaths in privatehospitals, some of the crematoriums in Hyderabad along with heartless, avaricious middlemen, are offering pricey packages for performing the last rites of those who died with COVID-19. There are differing packages available for the last journey, from mortuary to burial ground. Middlemen are reportedly […]
Where To Keep ‘Covid Dead Bodies’ During Night Time In Hyderabad?
The dead covid victims in private hospitals is facing severe challenges to preserve the dead bodies in Hyderabad. Due to the lack of storage facilities in a number of small private hospitals in the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) region to preserve dead bodies, family members of those who succumb to COVID-19 are facing difficulties […]
Red Alert Sounded In Telangana For ‘Every Hour One Covid Death’
In what can be described as a disturbing development, at least 17 out of 33 districts in Telangana have been reporting higher test positivity rate (TPR) than State’s average of 3.9 per cent. The district-wise data analysed by #KhabarLive found that 17 districts, predominantly in the western and northwestern parts of the State, were having […]