Articles by Jyoti Shelar
Mumbai: 100 days after first shot, no clarity on which dose Andheri woman got
While Upadhyaya says the hospital is not confident about which dose she got, the hospital says she got Covishield
Published on Aug 05, 2021 11:20 PM IST
Jyoti Shelar, Mumbai
Can’t open up trains for all as 1/3rd of citizens still susceptible to Covid-19, says Maharashtra’s task force member
Hindustan Times spoke to task force member Dr Shashank Joshi on the rationale behind their recommendations
Published on Aug 05, 2021 12:04 AM IST
Jyoti Shelar, Mumbai
Covid-19: Why is double masking important now more than ever?
As offices open up, mandatory double masking in closed environments can help in reducing the risk of infections, say experts
Published on Aug 04, 2021 10:40 PM IST
Jyoti Shelar, Mumbai
Mumbai: Why indoor dining carries a high risk of Covid-19 spread?
As Mumbai unlocks further, citizens were hopeful for more relaxation in the timings of restaurants
Published on Aug 04, 2021 09:20 PM IST
Jyoti Shelar, Mumbai
Non-Covid surgeries, OPDs slowly gain momentum at Mumbai hospitals
With a steady decline in the Covid-19 cases in Mumbai, non-Covid medical procedures and visits at out-patient departments (OPDs) are slowly gaining momentum
Published on Aug 03, 2021 01:14 AM IST
Jyoti Shelar
Here’s how Maharashtra administered 359K more vax doses in May-July
According to the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, the state’s overall vaccine wastage has dropped to zero
Updated on Aug 01, 2021 12:18 AM IST
Jyoti Shelar
In Kolhapur, young adults await a jab
Kolhapur has emerged as a district of concern for Maharashtra contributing the highest daily caseload in the state since June 23. And while it tops in vaccinations of those above 45 years, it has also vaccinated the least number of people between 18 to 44 years.
Updated on Jul 31, 2021 04:31 PM IST
Jyoti Shelar, Hindustan Times, Kolhapur
234 pregnant women vaccinated; one adverse event recorded in Mumbai
Several gynaecologists HT spoke to said that pregnant women complained of very mild after effects of vaccinations like feeling feverish, mild fever, and body ache
Published on Jul 29, 2021 09:01 PM IST
Jyoti Shelar, Mumbai
With a rising daily Covid caseload Beed, Solapur emerge as new areas of concern for Maharashtra
Two districts in Maharashtra — Beed and Solapur — are among 22 districts across India marked out by the Centre as “areas of concern” for recording an increasing daily Covid-19 caseload trend for the past four weeks
Updated on Jul 29, 2021 12:44 AM IST
Jyoti Shelar, Mumbai
Second wave saw at least four Covid-19 deaths in 0-9 age group in Mumbai: Hospitals
The city has recorded at least four deaths in the 0-9 age group due to Covid-19 this year
Published on Jul 28, 2021 11:09 PM IST
Jyoti Shelar, Mumbai
60-69 age group worst-hit in both Covid waves: Mumbai civic body data
An analysis of mortality data has shown that senior citizens in the 60-69 age group were the worst hit by Covid-19 during both the waves in Mumbai
Updated on Jul 27, 2021 11:43 PM IST
Jyoti Shelar, Mumbai
10% of active Covid patients in Mumbai are critical
As Mumbai’s daily Covid-19 cases dropped below 500, the number of critical patients in the city has also come down
Published on Jul 27, 2021 12:35 AM IST
Jyoti Shelar, Mumbai
Despite 7 hotspots, Covid-19 testing, vax come to a standstill in Chiplun
The flood-ravaged Chiplun taluka has seven Covid-19 hotspots – the highest in Ratnagiri district – but testing and vaccinations have now come to a standstill
Published on Jul 25, 2021 11:25 PM IST
Jyoti Shelar
The epidemic to follow the Covid-19 pandemic
The lockdown started on March 25, 2020 and continued with full restriction till July and with reduced restriction till April 2021, when the restrictions were again increased in the light of second wave of infections.
Published on Jul 18, 2021 11:54 AM IST
Jyoti Shelar, Hindustan Times, Mumbai
Monoclonal antibody cocktail: Glimmer of hope against Covid-19
As the city’s management and medical experts prepare for an anticipated third wave of Covid-19, an experimental drug has offered a glimmer of hope against the virus
Published on Jul 14, 2021 12:02 AM IST
Jyoti Shelar, Mumbai
The Kolhapur paradox: District with highest daily caseload has the most 45+ vaccinations
Experts are mulling over the curious case of Maharashtra’s Kolhapur district, which has vaccinated the most number of people in the age group of 45 and above among the state’s 36 districts, but is still registering the highest daily caseload in the state for the past three weeks
Published on Jul 13, 2021 01:10 AM IST
Jyoti Shelar, Mumbai
Vaccination scam fallout: civic bodies tighten SOPs, housing societies turn more vigilant
The vaccination which came to light last month, in which over 4000 people were administered saline water in fake vaccination drives across the city, has left many residents of high rise housing societies wary even as civic bodies have issued new guidelines to ensure greater vigilance
Published on Jul 13, 2021 01:09 AM IST
Ankita Menon and Jyoti Shelar, Mumbai
Antibody cocktail shows promise: Analysis by SevenHills Hospital doctors
The experimental monoclonal antibody cocktail, which was administered to former United States President Donald Trump, has shown good results in 199 Covid-19 patients admitted to civic-run SevenHills Hospital
Published on Jul 13, 2021 01:03 AM IST
Jyoti Shelar, Mumbai
Doctors root for jabs from second trimester of pregnancy
The ministry of health and family welfare has approved Covid-19 vaccination for pregnant women underlining that the benefits of vaccination outweigh their potential risks
Published on Jul 12, 2021 12:25 AM IST
Jyoti Shelar, Mumbai
Mumbai’s positivity rate jumped to 2% on Wednesday
For the first time in 10 days, the city’s test positivity rate – the percentage of tests that come positive – jumped to 2% on Wednesday
Published on Jul 09, 2021 12:38 AM IST
Jyoti Shelar, Mumbai
Mumbai, Maharashtra’s ‘thick tail’ of cases a concern: Experts
As the second wave of Covid-19 abates in Mumbai and the rest of Maharashtra, the higher number of daily positive cases — a trend that medical experts term as ‘thick tail’ — has become a cause of concern
Published on Jul 08, 2021 12:05 AM IST
Jyoti Shelar, Mumbai
Covid-19 impact: Mumbai’s poor have got poorer
A large-scale study in Mumbai’s M East Ward — one of the poorest in the financial capital — has found that the average income of its residents has decreased by as much as 47% due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Published on Jun 20, 2021 12:06 AM IST
Jyoti Shelar, Mumbai
Maharashtra: Districts ramp up critical care facilities
Though Maharashtra’s daily caseload is a quarter of what it was a month ago, 50% of the daily numbers have emerged from six districts over the past five days: Sangli, Satara, Ratnagiri, Sindhudurg, Pune and Kolhapur
Published on Jun 11, 2021 12:36 AM IST
Jyoti Shelar
Reliance on RAT in rural Maha indicates caseload may be higher
Shortly after receiving his first dose of the vaccine Ravindra Khaire, a pharmacist from the small town of Ramtek in Nagpur district, began to exhibit symptoms of the coronavirus disease: a persistent cough, low-grade fever and body ache
Updated on Jun 03, 2021 12:44 AM IST
Pradip Maitra, Jyoti Shelar and Steffi Thevar, Nagpur/mumbai/pune
Maharashtra: Primary Health Centres left out of Covid care net
At a primary health centre (PHC) in Amravati district’s Morshi taluka, patients who come in with Covid-19 like symptoms such as high fever, breathlessness or depleting oxygen saturation are immediately referred to the district hospital, 30 km away
Published on May 27, 2021 12:26 AM IST
Jyoti Shelar, Mumbai
Covid-19: The five elements of the Mumbai model
Mumbai, with a higher population density, faced a shortage both of beds and oxygen as the second wave surged. However, the city, with a population of at least 12.3 million, was able to cope better than Delhi
Updated on May 11, 2021 01:05 PM IST
Jyoti Shelar
Mumbai: Doctors flag indiscriminate use of steroids, antibiotics in Covid-19 treatment
A 43-year-old man from Andheri was prescribed a cocktail of antibiotics, antiviral, and steroids on his first consultation with a local physician when he developed symptoms and was suspected of Covid-19
Published on May 08, 2021 12:43 AM IST
Jyoti Shelar, Mumbai
What is the Mumbai 02 model and how it cracked the code
When the worst surge in infections amid the second Covid-19 wave triggered oxygen shortage across the country, Mumbai fell back upon 15 big and 11 smaller Liquid Medical Oxygen tanks installed at 6 hospitals and as many jumbo Covid-19 centres between May and June last year
Updated on May 07, 2021 10:29 AM IST
Jyoti Shelar
O2 storage tanks to task force: Detailing the ‘Mumbai model’
The apex court on Wednesday appreciated Mumbai’s efforts and recommended that the Centre and Delhi take a cue on how to handle oxygen supply in the face of the severe shortage that the Capital city has been facing for the past three weeks.
Published on May 07, 2021 03:56 AM IST
Jyoti Shelar, Hindustan Times, Mumbai
Mumbai civic body installs 15 LMO tanks in 40 days
In a span of 40 days between May and June last year, Mumbai civic body installed 15 Liquid Medical Oxygen [LMO] tanks with a capacity of 13 kilolitres each and 11 smaller tanks with a capacity of up to six kilolitres each in the city’s six civic-run hospitals and six jumbo Covid-19 centres
Published on May 07, 2021 12:24 AM IST
Jyoti Shelar, Mumbai