Published on March 20, 2020 AHMEDABAD: Health authorities in Ahmedabad went on an overdrive on Thursday after a young girl, who had returned from the US two days ago, and belongs to Satellite area was suspected to be Covid-19 positive. Her blood samples were sent to the National Institute of Virology (NIV) for final verification … Continue reading Coronavirus in Ahmedabad: Satellite girl suspected positive, NIV report awaited
Covid-19 scare in Gujarat: Frontline fighters trained for battle
Published on March 17, 2020 AHMEDABAD: While Gujarat has not recorded a confirmed Covid-19 case yet, emergency medical caregivers at public and private institution are under pressure to make sure every suspected case is handled with due care, as there is no way of knowing which case could be COVID-19. While the city-based doctors and … Continue reading Covid-19 scare in Gujarat: Frontline fighters trained for battle
Gujarat: Covid-19 scare gives biometric attendance thumbs down
Published on March 14, 2020 The hi-tech biometric attendance system appears to have failed the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) hygiene test. With health guidelines insisting on avoiding touching oft-handled surfaces, many institutions have dusted out their attendance registers for staff to sign and mark their attendance instead of risk of picking up virus from the … Continue reading Gujarat: Covid-19 scare gives biometric attendance thumbs down
Coronavirus scare: IIM-Ahmedabad cancels annual convocation
Published on March 12, 2020 AHMEDABAD: India’s premier B-school IIM Ahmedabad (IIM-A) on Thursday announced cancellation of annual convocation. The official press release cited advisory issued by the central ministry of health and family welfare and WHO for the move.‘In view of the advisories issued by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and the … Continue reading Coronavirus scare: IIM-Ahmedabad cancels annual convocation
Summer holiday bookings dip 30%
Publication date: March 3, 2020 Ahmedabad: Niranjan Joshi and his friend Shashikant Vyas had their bags packed – if all had gone as per the plans, their families would have started off on the summer vacation to Hong Kong via Singapore on March 4. “But now with the travel advisory in place and COVID-19 scare, … Continue reading Summer holiday bookings dip 30%