Published on March 30, 2020 Ahmedabad: No student is allowed to miss Prof Nigam Dave’s lectures at SLS, PDPU – even when it happens online. “With advanced tools embedded on platforms such as Zoom online classes, Canvas or Google classroom, we can capture screenshots or gather data on students’ engagements during the virtual classrooms,” said … Continue reading When education goes virtual
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Covid-19 patient dies in Ahmedabad; Gujarat toll reaches five
Published on March 29, 2020 AHMEDABAD: A 47-year-old man from Ahmedabad, who got admitted with suspected Covid-19 infection on Saturday at Civil Hospital, died on Sunday morning, said Gujarat health & family welfare department officials. With the death, Gujarat’s death toll in the global epidemic has reached to five, second in India after Maharashtra’s tally … Continue reading Covid-19 patient dies in Ahmedabad; Gujarat toll reaches five
Gujarat records six positive cases of coronavirus in 12 hours, total count 53
Published on March 28, 2020 AHMEDABAD: Gujarat state health and family welfare department officials on Saturday morning announced six new positive cases in a matter of 12 hours, taking the total number of positive cases in the state to 53. Jayanti Ravi, principal secretary (health & family welfare), told media on Saturday morning that the … Continue reading Gujarat records six positive cases of coronavirus in 12 hours, total count 53
Note travel history of patients, relatives: AMA to members
Published on March 28, 2020 Ahmedabad: It’s not only the government and private hospitals that are busy recording as much details about the patients as possible, your general practitioner will ask you at your next visit, apart from the questions like common symptoms and what did you have for dinner, where were you and your … Continue reading Note travel history of patients, relatives: AMA to members
Most cases in city, least local transmission
Published on March 28, 2020 Ahmedabad:The city of Ahmedabad accounts for 34% of Covid-19 cases in Gujarat, 15 persons, 14 under treatment and one dead. But Ahmedabad, the most populous city in Gujarat, has one particular distinction, it has had the lowest local transmission (LT) cases so far. Compared to Gandhinagar and Rajkot, where LT … Continue reading Most cases in city, least local transmission
Covid-19 scare: Gujarat records one more death, cases mount to 43
Published on March 26, 2020 AHMEDABAD: Gujarat recorded yet another death due to Covid-19 infection in less than 15 hours as a 70-year-old man from Bhavnagar was declared dead on Thursday morning. His report had arrived on Thursday morning itself, mentioned state health & family welfare department officials. Jayanti Ravi, principal secretary (health & family … Continue reading Covid-19 scare: Gujarat records one more death, cases mount to 43
Gujarat records three new coronavirus cases in 13 hours, total count now 38
March 25, 2020 AHMEDABAD: Gujarat’s total positive Covid-19 cases rose to 38 with addition of three more cases from Ahmedabad, Surat and Vadodara each. Only one of the cases had travel history whereas two others are local transmissions, said state health & family welfare department officials. Jayanti Ravi, principal secretary (health), told media on Wednesday … Continue reading Gujarat records three new coronavirus cases in 13 hours, total count now 38
Communities to fight the pandemic
Published on March 25, 2020 Ahmedabad: In middle of March, when the discussion on COVID-19 was at its peak but Gujarat had not recorded its first case, Knowledge Management and Innovations for Change (KMIC) at IIM-Ahmedabad (IIM-A) organized an online meeting. On the lines were not business honchos or thought leaders, it were the municipal … Continue reading Communities to fight the pandemic
Fighting loneliness and anxiety in the time of Covid-19
Published on March 25, 2020 Ahmedabad: Nayanesh Patel (name changed), a resident of Satellite, had a tough time adjusting to quarantine routine for the first few days – waking up and getting ready, having breakfast in bed, catching up with work, having a meal, watching a movie, catching up with friends – and trying to … Continue reading Fighting loneliness and anxiety in the time of Covid-19
Coronavirus: Gujarat police to form a control room for effective implementation of lockdown, address issues
Published on March 24, 2020 GANDHINAGAR: Gujarat DGP Shivanand Jha announced formation of a state control room for effective implementation of lockdown and address issues faced by the citizens.Jha said that the lockdown of the state from March 23 midnight is successful so far and appealed to citizens to adhere to the rules to make … Continue reading Coronavirus: Gujarat police to form a control room for effective implementation of lockdown, address issues
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