Covid-19 Facilities

The Unified Payments Interface (UPI) facility played a significant role in India's fight against the Covid-19 pandemic, even as several prosperous countries faced problems, Prime Minister Narendra Modi told IANS on Monday.

The Odisha government has made wearing face masks mandatory in all health facilities as the active COVID-19 caseload in the state crossed the 3,000 mark on Monday, an official said.

Amid rising COVID-19 cases, a nationwide mock drill to take stock of hospital preparedness will be held on April 10 and 11 in which both public and private facilities are expected to participate.

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation has said the allegation of a Rs 100 crore scam in setting up of jumbo COVID-19 centres is "baseless" as only Rs 33.13 crore has been spent on providing manpower at two such facilities in the city.

Foxconn has reportedly appointed Michael Chiang as the company's iPhone assembly business chief after a troubled year for the company in China. The company's plant in China's Zhengzhou city was heavily affected late last year after the country's COVID-19 curbs prompted thousands of workers to leave, followed by worker unrest and protests. Chiang wi...

The four government COVID-19 vaccination centres in the state capital have run out of vaccines, making it difficult for people to get a precautionary dose, an official said on Wednesday.

Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Tuesday said that the city government-run hospitals are "fully equipped" to fight any surge in Covid cases as mock drills were conducted at various medical facilities in the national capital.

India will hold a mock drill today to check how well prepared are the health facilities to deal with any spike in COVID-19 cases. Health Ministers of all the states will participate in the mock drill.

A mock drill will be held on Tuesday across a number of health facilities in several states and Union territories to ensure their readiness to deal with any eventuality related to COVID-19, following an advisory by the Centre.

Health Ministry and Family Welfare will hold mock drills at all health facilities across the country on Tuesday following a surge in COVID-19 infections in many countries.

With random coronavirus testing of international arriving passengers set to start from Saturday, the Ministry of Civil Aviation has said that airlines' crew members will have to bring such identified passengers to the testing facility at the airport.

Foxconn has ended a month's long "closed loop" at its biggest iPhone assembly plant in central China. The decision of the Taiwanese tech firm comes after the country loosened its stringent COVID-19 regulations. The company's facility in central Zhengzhou was in effective lockdown for 56 days after cases were detected in October.

Foxconn is said to have seen over 20,000 new hires leave the company's Zhengzhou iPhone plant in China, after widespread worker protests that rocked the facility over a pay dispute. The company apologised for committing a pay-related "technical error" when hiring new recruits, offered remuneration to employees who wanted to resign and leave the cha...

Infections from some antibiotic-resistant pathogens known as superbugs have more than doubled in health care facilities in Europe, an EU agency said on Thursday, providing further evidence of the wider impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

iPhone Assembler Foxconn is said to be planning to quadruple its workforce at its iPhone factory in Tamil Nadu. The company recently grabbed headlines after production at its Zhengzhou plant, the largest iPhone factory in the world, was disturbed due to COVID-19 curbs in the region. The firm is said to be planning to boost the workforce at its plan...

The Unified Payments Interface (UPI) facility played a significant role in India's fight against the Covid-19 pandemic, even as several prosperous countries faced problems, Prime Minister Narendra Modi told IANS on Monday.

The Odisha government has made wearing face masks mandatory in all health facilities as the active COVID-19 caseload in the state crossed the 3,000 mark on Monday, an official said.

Amid rising COVID-19 cases, a nationwide mock drill to take stock of hospital preparedness will be held on April 10 and 11 in which both public and private facilities are expected to participate.

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation has said the allegation of a Rs 100 crore scam in setting up of jumbo COVID-19 centres is "baseless" as only Rs 33.13 crore has been spent on providing manpower at two such facilities in the city.

Foxconn has reportedly appointed Michael Chiang as the company's iPhone assembly business chief after a troubled year for the company in China. The company's plant in China's Zhengzhou city was heavily affected late last year after the country's COVID-19 curbs prompted thousands of workers to leave, followed by worker unrest and protests. Chiang wi...

The four government COVID-19 vaccination centres in the state capital have run out of vaccines, making it difficult for people to get a precautionary dose, an official said on Wednesday.

Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Tuesday said that the city government-run hospitals are "fully equipped" to fight any surge in Covid cases as mock drills were conducted at various medical facilities in the national capital.

India will hold a mock drill today to check how well prepared are the health facilities to deal with any spike in COVID-19 cases. Health Ministers of all the states will participate in the mock drill.

A mock drill will be held on Tuesday across a number of health facilities in several states and Union territories to ensure their readiness to deal with any eventuality related to COVID-19, following an advisory by the Centre.

Health Ministry and Family Welfare will hold mock drills at all health facilities across the country on Tuesday following a surge in COVID-19 infections in many countries.

With random coronavirus testing of international arriving passengers set to start from Saturday, the Ministry of Civil Aviation has said that airlines' crew members will have to bring such identified passengers to the testing facility at the airport.

Foxconn has ended a month's long "closed loop" at its biggest iPhone assembly plant in central China. The decision of the Taiwanese tech firm comes after the country loosened its stringent COVID-19 regulations. The company's facility in central Zhengzhou was in effective lockdown for 56 days after cases were detected in October.

Foxconn is said to have seen over 20,000 new hires leave the company's Zhengzhou iPhone plant in China, after widespread worker protests that rocked the facility over a pay dispute. The company apologised for committing a pay-related "technical error" when hiring new recruits, offered remuneration to employees who wanted to resign and leave the cha...

Infections from some antibiotic-resistant pathogens known as superbugs have more than doubled in health care facilities in Europe, an EU agency said on Thursday, providing further evidence of the wider impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

iPhone Assembler Foxconn is said to be planning to quadruple its workforce at its iPhone factory in Tamil Nadu. The company recently grabbed headlines after production at its Zhengzhou plant, the largest iPhone factory in the world, was disturbed due to COVID-19 curbs in the region. The firm is said to be planning to boost the workforce at its plan...