Health | Citizen Matters, Bengaluru

Do Bengaluru’s COVID helplines help?

May 6, 2021 Navya P K

Bengaluru has a multitude of helplines for COVID patients. How do these helplines allot beds or follow up with patients? And do they actually help?

Coping with COVID, a challenge for Bengaluru’s seniors

May 3, 2021 Juhi Jotwani

While retired professionals spoke of loneliness and anxiety, those who are still working to earn a living highlighted their livelihood challenges, vaccine hesitancy, and problems in receiving pension.

Bengaluru school kids breathe polluted air, shows study

May 2, 2021 News Desk

The study used data from an independent monitoring network set up in 27 major locations in 18 districts of Bengaluru by the Healthy Air Coalition.

What to do if you test positive for COVID in Bengaluru

April 27, 2021 Sandhya Bhat

The four step strategy – prevention, detection, isolation and intervention — to fight COVID-19.

Where do Bengaluru hospitals get their oxygen supply from?

April 26, 2021 Navya P K

Where do Bengaluru hospitals get oxygen from? Will the Centre’s increased allocation of 800 tonnes per day solve the city’s woes?

A guide for pet parents in quarantine

April 23, 2021 Pinky Chandran

The pet’s physical and emotional welfare is important in these difficult times. A cooped up dog can exhibit signs of depression and lethargy.

When and how to find a COVID bed in Bengaluru?

April 18, 2021 Sandhya Bhat

This explainer provides information on testing, when to hospitalise and how to find hospital beds.

Inspectors reviewing BBMP PHC at Ulsoor, Bengaluru

BBMP budget: Is 336 cr enough to manage Covid, fix a broken healthcare system?

April 16, 2021 Navya P K

BBMP has allocated only Rs 50 crore for Covid management in this year’s budget. Will this be enough?

How to organise a COVID vaccination drive in your apartment

April 9, 2021 Sandhya Bhat

Apartments are now organising vaccination drives within their premises in collaboration with BBMP and hospitals. Here’s how you can organise a vaccination camp at your apartment.

BBMP stepping up fight against second wave

April 2, 2021 News Desk

COVID cases spiked from 243 per day in February to about 3000 cases per day in March. While the fatality rate is less than 0.5%, the cases are spreading more rapidly in the second wave.

“How my parents got their vaccine shots”

March 13, 2021 Krishnan N

At hospitals, don’t expect the process specified by COWIN to be followed, says a citizen who took his parents for their vaccine shots.

How’s the COVID scenario in Bengaluru now?

March 3, 2021 Navya P K

While COVID cases have been steadily declining in Bengaluru in the past few months, it’s starting to rise again. Does this mean the city will see a second wave?

Karnataka’s vaccination drive against COVID-19 kicks off on Jan 16

January 13, 2021 News Desk

Four lakh healthcare and other frontline workers will be vaccinated when the vaccination programme begins on Saturday

Covid-19 pandemic isn’t over yet, stay safe: Epidemiologist Giridhar Babu

January 4, 2021 Harini Raghavan

If the vaccination process is on schedule, we could return to a semblance of normalcy in the next 7 to 8 months

A resident of a containment area being tested for COVID-19 in a fever clinic. Pic: BBMP Commissioner/Facebook

What the doctor ordered for 2021: Public-oriented health systems

December 28, 2020 Himanshu M

Covid-19 exposed the shortcomings of our health system. Reorienting it to serve public needs and social goals should be the motto in 2021