Frontline Workers

UK to launch COVID-19 vaccine booster programme next week for vulnerable groups

Health minister Sajid Javid also approved a controversial proposal to offer jabs to children aged 12-15 as concern mounts about the spread of the virus in schools

Deepika Padukone launches initiative to provide mental health assistance to COVID-19 frontline workers

Sale proceeds from the actor's online shop, The Deepika Padukone Closet, will go to NGO Sangath’s Covid-19 well-being centre.

Unseen Warriors of COVID: Patients are dying like flies, say Kolkata's hospital staff working without PPE

One of the ward boys Firstpost spoke to hinted at heavy intake of alcohol to cope with the stress caused by proximity to death and human suffering." Soon I’ll become an alcoholic," he says

Unseen Warriors of COVID: Patna's hearse drivers, crematorium workers live in fear of infection, social stigma

A crematorium worker gets only Rs 375 per body while a hearse driver is retained at a monthly pay of Rs 10,000 and is expected to be available at any and all hours due to the high body count in the pandemic situation

Google Doodle shows its appreciation for all healthcare workers for their service

We bow down to the nurses, doctors, researchers that are working to provide us with the best healthcare they can.

A year since first lockdown, UK reflects on 'grief and loss' amid tribute to frontline workers

A year to the day since Boris Johnson first put the country under lockdown to slow the fast-spreading coronavirus, Britain paused to remember those who have died after contracting COVID-19 and reflect on a 12-month period that has turned life upside down.

Prince Harry gives advice to children of frontline workers in foreword to new book, Hospital by the Hill

Hospital by the Hill, by Chris Connaughton, is the story of a young person whose mother worked at a hospital and died during the pandemic.

Coronavirus News Updates: Bharat Biotech says Bhopal volunteer who died 10 days after trial jab was 'healthy' in follow-ups

Coronavirus News LIVE Updates: A 42-year-old volunteer from Bhopal died nearly ten days after he participated in the clinical trial for Covaxin; poisoning is suspected but officials said that the exact cause of the death will be known after viscera test

One crore frontline healthcare workers identified to receive first dose of COVID-19 vaccine

The Centre, with the help of state and UT governments, has started the process of identifying a total of around 30 crore priority beneficiaries

Cleaners, healthcare workers in departments other than ICU are more likely to get infected with COVID-19

Health workers were more than three times more likely to test positive for the virus than the general population, with the rate rising to five times for ethnic minority medical staff.