4 pvt labs in Mum get ICMR nod to start testing

The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) on Sunday gave its nod to four private laboratories from Mumbai, including Thyrocare, Suburban Diagnostics, Metropolis Healthcare Ltd Mumbai and H N Reliance Foundation Hospital, to start testing for coronavirus. from Mumbai News & Coronavirus Live Updates: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/2J6e4...

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Medical team at forefront of fight against corona

A team of 137 doctors which has been at the forefront for the last 20 days to welcome thousands of passengers arriving from Covid-19-affected countries found Sunday a bit relaxing as only two flights landed at the city airport. from Mumbai News & Coronavirus Live Updates: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/33D93...

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15 who escaped quarantine camp brought back

Fifteen men who ran out of the quarantine facility after landing in the city from Dubai were tracked down and taken back on Sunday. The men, who hail from Punjab, had been stamped for quarantine. from Mumbai News & Coronavirus Live Updates: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/3dlXW...

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Coronavirus outbreak: Mumbai Bagh protest paused

Fifty-four-days after they began a sit-in protest at a lane naming it Mumbai Bagh to protest against the proposed NRC-CAA and NPR, the Mumbai Bagh women have decided to pause the Mumbai Bagh to fight against the Coronavirus. from Mumbai News & Coronavirus Live Updates: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/2QxOb...

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Mumbai: Milk booths, grocers may shut shop today

Localized shortage of essential items such as milk, bread, eggs and restaurant food marked the first day of the city’s Covid-19 lockdown. A complete closure is expected on Sunday due to the Prime Minister’s ‘Janata Curfew’ followed by a period of dormancy over the next few days until March 31. from Mumbai News & Coronavirus Live Updates: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/...

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Skies clear, AQI drops as Mumbai stays indoors

As the city slows to fight Covid-19, its air has seen a decline in pollutant levels, found a report by System of Air Quality Weather Forecasting and Research (SAFAR). According to SAFAR, there was a 45% drop in concentration of nitrogen oxide (NOx) this month compared to March 2018 and 2019. A drop in concentration of PM 2.5 too was seen since restrictions were imposed. from Mumbai News & Coronavirus Live Updates: Latest Mumbai News Headlines...

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Mum: Cop accused of rape, assault by wife booked

Sub-inspector Yusuf Shaikh (37) was booked by Ghatkopar police for rape, unnatural sex, assault and issuing threats, after his second wife a lodged a complaint against him recently. She also accused him of trying to divorce her by saying triple talaq. from Mumbai News & Coronavirus Live Updates: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/2U9mD...

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2 held for assaulting woman activist in Mumbai

Retired assistant police commissioner Shamsher Pathan and former MLA Faiyyaz Ahmed of MIM were arrested for manhandling a woman activist during the ongoing anti-CAA protest at Mumbai Bagh in Mumbai Central, after she lodged a complaint. from Mumbai News & Coronavirus Live Updates: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/2vJxk...

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Covid-19 scare: Corporate offices down shutters

Manufacturers of nonessential commodities are gearing up to comply with the fresh office shutdown directive to help flatten the Covid-19 curve, even as inventories may begin to pile up. from Mumbai News & Coronavirus Live Updates: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/2WwRs...

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BMC directs 9 pvt hosps to start isolation wards

BMC on Wednesday directed nine major private hospitals and a railway facility to reserve, in all, about 90 beds for Covid-19 patients. It said the beds are likely to be offered at concessional rates —at least 50% the usual charge. from Mumbai News & Coronavirus Live Updates: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/2IYZ8...

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Covid-19: KEM Hosp, Haffkine to start tests today

Testing capacity for Covid-19 will double from 150 to 300 in the city on Thursday, with authorities making arrangements for tests at KEM Hospital and Haffkine Institute, apart from Kasturba Hospital’s molecular laboratory at present. from Mumbai News & Coronavirus Live Updates: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/3daxC...

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Coronavirus: HC relief for girl stuck in Dubai

Bombay high court directed the Indian immigration authorities to issue a visa to a 19-year-old student, stranded alone in Dubai due to coronavirus travel advisories. It said it was in view of her young age, she was without her family, and could not have been denied permission to board a connecting flight from Dubai, when she had travelled from US on March 12. But it clarified that its order was not to be used as a precedent in other cases. from...

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Mum cops crack kidnapping, murder case after 20 yrs

Crime branch on Tuesday cracked a 20-yearold kidnapping-and-murder case, which was closed twice after police failed to trace the suspect. Main accused Sajjid Abdul Rashid Arai (44), on the run since 1999, was staying in Shrivardhan in Raigad with a fictitious identity. from Mumbai News & Coronavirus Live Updates: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/2UniX...

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Mumbai-Goa in 5 hours! Govt plans expressway

"The expressway will open up tourism opportunities in the Konkan, generating jobs for locals and giving travellers a chance to enjoy the Konkan coast. from Mumbai News & Coronavirus Live Updates: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/2TTXo...

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Vasai GRP nab man for flashing women in train

The Vasai GRP arrested a 25-year-old man for allegedly flashing women commuters inside a Borivli-bound train at Naigaon. from Mumbai News & Coronavirus Live Updates: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/2Wgib...

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Corona:‘Quarantine wards at Kasturba Hosp filthy'

On Twitter, one Ankit Gupta wrote: “Please Help. My friend is under observation at Ward 27 Kasturba Hospital Mumbai with 10 other patients. These bad conditions with poor sanitation, reckless staff attitude will not help contain the pandemic.” He posted four pictures of filthy wash basins, functional mattresses on rusting beds and stray animals roaming. from Mumbai News & Coronavirus Live Updates: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Coronavirus...

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Owners threaten stir after 4 CNG pumps' closure

CNG pump owners threatened to go on a protest and shut down all pumps across Mumbai to protest against the closure of four privately-owned pumps - two in Mumbai, one in Thane and another in Navi Mumbai - from Sunday midnight. A shutdown could have a major impact on the city's public transport system as autorickshaws, taxis, private cabs and a significant number of buses ply on this compressed natural gas. from Mumbai News & Coronavirus Live...

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After hubby, wife tests corona +ve in Mumbai

A day after a 64-year-old man with a travel history to Dubai tested positive for coronavirus at Mahim’s P D Hinduja Hospital, nearly 100 people, including doctors, staffers, patients, his family members, housemaids and security guards were placed under quarantine and home isolation across the city. from Mumbai News & Coronavirus Live Updates: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://if...

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Covid-19: Mumbai pvt hosps could be last resort

The makeshift hospitals of Wuhan made as much news as the Covid-19 patients they were meant to care for. But they aren't an option for Mumbai, the metro where land is always at a premium. The state and municipal authorities are hence surveying several private hospitals that can be roped in to set up Covid-19 wards if the need arises. from Mumbai News & Coronavirus Live Updates: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from...

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Mum: 'Corona heightens anxiety among vulnerable'

The 2019 novel coronavirus seems to have set off a panic reaction among Mumbaikars, with mothers seeking constant advice on sending their children to school or people calling up doctors about their sniffles and sore throat complaints. from Mumbai News & Coronavirus Live Updates: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/2ILB8...

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