Health

How a young Bengalurean helped countless COVID patients with the right info on hospital beds

September 4, 2020 Santosh Doddaiah

Santosh Doddaiah, 25, founded Covidbeds.org when he realised that government’s data on COVID hospital beds was wrong. He and his team have been directing patients to the right hospitals, and are now offering counselling and ambulance services too.

Why more recovered Covid-19 patients should donate their plasma

August 26, 2020 Bindu Gopal Rao

In the absence of a cure for Covid-19, plasma therapy is a line of treatment that is safe, well-tolerated by the human body and less expensive. But, there are few plasma donors.

COVID management in apartments: BBMP answers questions on waste mgmt, quarantine, sports facilities

August 20, 2020 Siddhant Kalra

Questions on how to manage COVID waste, whether common facilities can be opened up, etc., have vexed apartment RWAs. In a recent webinar, BBMP officials clarified many of these doubts.

ಲೆಕ್ಕಕ್ಕುಂಟು ಚಿಕಿತ್ಸೆಗಿಲ್ಲ: ಬೆಂಗಳೂರಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಕೋವಿಡ್ ಹಾಸಿಗೆಗಳ ಸಂಖ್ಯಾಶಾಸ್ತ್ರ

August 14, 2020 Siddhant Kalra

ಸರ್ಕಾರ ಪ್ರಕಟಿಸುವ ‘ಲಭ್ಯವಿರುವ ಹಾಸಿಗೆಗಳ ಪಟ್ಟಿ’ ಕೇವಲ ‘ನಿರೀಕ್ಷೆಯ ಪಟ್ಟಿ’

Bengaluru Buzz: Flood-prone areas identified | COVID recovery rate spikes | Portal for citizens’ health data…and more

August 10, 2020 News Desk

Bengaluru’s COVID recovery rate increases sharply, blanket testing scaled up, portal launched to collect citizens’ health data – catch up on news from the past week, in our roundup.

Why Bengaluru hospitals are refusing to admit COVID patients

August 8, 2020 Siddhant Kalra

Many private hospitals that the government empanelled for COVID treatment don’t have the necessary staff and facilities. Also, despite government orders, hospitals are only willing to treat patients who are routed by BBMP.

Does Bengaluru really have 13,000 hospital beds for COVID?

August 4, 2020 Siddhant Kalra

Government data shows that over 13,200 hospital beds in Bengaluru are reserved for COVID patients. But the actual number is likely around 3,500.

Hotels offer plush packages for COVID isolation, but few takers

July 28, 2020 Anita Rao Kashi

Bengaluru hospitals and hotels join hands to offer covid packages that promise plushy seclusion. Freeing up hospital resources is bonus.

A house in Anjanappa Garden. COVID 19 and slums

Tackling COVID in slums: How to set up community quarantine centres

July 27, 2020 Siddhant Kalra

In low-income communities, residents are often unable to quarantine themselves at home due to space constraints. Community quarantine facilities could be a solution to this.

Setting up a COVID Care Centre in your apartment? Here’s what you need to know

July 23, 2020 Siddhant Kalra

Apartment associations can now set up their own COVID Care Centres for patients with mild or no symptoms. But many find the process difficult. Here are some pointers on how to go about it.