The number of active Covid-19 cases in Kolkata has spiraled in the last fortnight. There are no beds left to treat Covid-19 patients in several private hospitals in Kolkata while in others the number of beds is fast drying up as the city has witnessed
Dr Senjuti Saha of Bangladesh has dedicated her life to serve humanity. She is a microbiologist who has been working as a scientist at the Child Health Research Foundation (CHRF) in Bangladesh. Her dedication to her cause has finally paved the way for working on
There has been a huge surge in Coronavirus cases pan India and West Bengal government is trying to increase the number of tests to successfully identify and isolate COVID-19 patients. Only one COVID-19 testing laboratory was functioning in the initial days of the outbreak of
As corona virus cases continue to rise across the country, the government’s top priority has been the development of an indigenous vaccine against COVID 19. The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has joined hands with Bharat Biotech International Limited (BBIL) of Hyderabad to develop
The buzz had suddenly made the whole scientific community of India sit up in a semi-trance. Couple of days ago, virologists, scientists and doctors of India were surprised to find ICMR declaring that a COVID-19 vaccine that is undergoing simultaneous animal and human trials in
Plasma therapy has been of great help in treating COVID-19 patients in India. Several critical pa-tients in New Delhi have responded to this therapy and have even successfully come out of ventila-tors. Recent was a minister of the Kejriwal government. The blood plasma from blood
Since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic, the World Health Organization has been very categorical about the use of masks as part of a comprehensive package for the prevention and control of spread of certain respiratory viral diseases, including COVID-19. The government too, has been
A 94-year-old patient in Kolkata is set to become the oldest to beat coronavirus in the city after showing good signs of recovery. This is indeed a great feat on the part of doctors of Kolkata’s state-run Calcutta Medical College Hospital and a sign of
Chander Pahar was our all-time favourite, and not to forget how a doctor-turned director pulled off one of the best adventure movies of Tollywood. But filmmaker Kamaleshwar Mukherjee has now decided to come to the aid of the cyclone-ravaged people of the Sundarbans, treating patients
Theatre is an integral part of the Indian ethos, sharing a long symbiotic relationship dating 5,000 years ago. Theatre evolved with time. Street Plays or “Nukkad Natak” has evolved as means to voice the concerns of the common man. It has also become the new