Perhaps now, we might be able to think about those poor animals whom we cage in those modern prisons call “zoo” for our recreation and education. Perhaps, the lockdown is a signal to humanity to finally let go of the outdated concept. For most of us, the lockdown imposed by the government in the wake […]
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Neglected Frontline #Covid Health Workers Need Safety Gear In Telangana
In Telangana, the worst-affected state, nurses, sanitation workers and community health workers say they do not have adequate protection from virus exposure. Fifty-one year old Daisy Rani works as a nurse at Niloufer Hospital, one of the main quarantine hospitals in Hyderabad for admitting and treating Covid-19 patients. Five doctors working here were sent into […]
Is #CoronaVirus ‘Community Transmission’ Started In Telugu States?
Despite the state governments evaluations and statements on deadly #CoronaVirus community transmission, the attack is already kicked off in Telugu States of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh. While Union health secretary Luv Agarwal has been saying every day that there was no community transmission of Covid-19 in the country, Telangana government’s bulletin too has bene saying […]
#Covid Nurses Boycott Duties In Hyderabad’s Gandhi Hospital Demanding Salary And Regularisation
About 200 outsourced nurses working at Gandhi Hospital are boycotting duties demanding regularisation for nurses who have been working with the hospital for more than 15 years. The nurses say that though this is not the right time to boycott duties, they were left with no choice because representations to the hospital authorities did not […]
Why Lathi-Wielding RSS Men ‘Checking Vehicles’ In Telangana?
The big question during lockdown arises why RSS men interfering the government duties. And why the government is become speechless on this act. Several questions boggling the minds and no proper clarification came out yet. Many photographs of lathi-wielding activists belonging to the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) manning a check post in Telangana sparked outrage […]
#Covid Doctors Working Inside Isolation Wards Reveals ‘Exhaustion’ In Hyderabad
A peek into the long shifts pulled by doctors living inside the isolation facility reveals the exhaustion, fears and heroism of healthcare workers across the country as they struggle to contain the COVID-19 pandemic. If the world had not been in the throes of a pandemic, Dr. S Nagarjuna would have been married to his […]
Mango Farmers Facing Tough ‘Marketing’ Challenge On ‘Lockdown’ Crop In Telangana
Mango yield has been low so far and due to lockdown, the king of fruits which may head towards Fruit market in Hyderabad where a sudden spike in supply and low demand could lead to more problems. It’s that time of the year when mangoes are high in demand. Mangoes from across Telangana are going […]
Sudden Shortage Of ‘Hydroxycholoroquine’ Forcing Doctors To Make ‘Tough Choices’ In Telangana
Many doctors in Telangana said that they currently have no choice but to give priority to rheumatoid arthritis and lupus patients who need the medicine the most. For the past couple of weeks, Srinivasulu, a 50-year-old school teacher in Jagtial district, has been trying desperately to find tablets of hydroxychloroquine (HCQ), the anti-malaria drug that […]
#Covid Scare Rescinded Offered Jobs, Professionals Fear Unemployed Future Ahead
Professional networking platform LinkedIn is flooded with soon-to-be graduates seeking internships and job opportunities. While this is common around the month of April, just before students and graduates finish a school year, this year, nearly all these posts have one common theme – an initial internship or job offer that has now been rescinded. “I […]
Why ‘Nurses’ In Hyderabad Given ‘Lowest Priority’ In #COVID Hospitals?
In Telangana government-run Gandhi Hospital, nurses who were asked to quarantine themselves for two weeks after treating Covid-19 patients have been provided accommodation in the same building that houses both infected patients as well as those displaying symptoms. Noting that the pandemic is seeing a “persisting and ever escalating spread” the United Nurses Association pointed […]