Covid Resource for Second Wave

Initial part of this blog has resources useful for all of India. Later part is dedicated to resources for Mumbai city.

Innovations that has potential to change the world

I have special liking for innovations that has potential to change the world for the better. Here, I intend to share all those at one place. Hope you like them. 

1. This video demonstrates how Dozee - a contactless, remote, accurate and affordable remote health monitoring solution works.

It's start-up by young IIT Bombay Alumni re-purposed what originally was a sleep monitoring sensor to a remote patient monitoring system!! 

They are getting orders from hospitals..

Website https://www.dozee.io/covid-19/

2. No contact water tap with soap: 1 Sec water for wetting hands, 1 sec soap dispensing, 20 sec for scrubbing, 9 sec for rinsing.

3. Sharing video on two IIT students who invented car that runs on air, water, aluminium and graphene.

Actually they have invented a battery which is powered by these materials. 

The company name is Log9 Materials. They started in 2014. Their innovation has got good publicity in leading media publications. 

This video is perhaps 18 months old. It would be interesting to see how they are doing now in 2020.

4. Air-conditioned Bike Helmet

5. Useful invention to convert plastic waste into low cost fuel. 

https://www.thebetterindia.com/200794/chennai-innovation-technology-plastic-to-fuel-alternative-low-cost-green/

6. Useful article by a friend Vinayak G on hackathon in the area of health and electronics, in good details. 

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/essential-innovations-courtesy-hackathon-vinayak-ganapuram

7. It seems world is poised to eliminate animal slaughter and reduce dependence on agricultural farming practices, if this works. 

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A company from Finland, Solar Foods, is planning to bring to market a new protein powder, Solein, made out of CO₂, water and electricity. It's a high-protein, flour-like ingredient that contains 50 percent protein content, 5–10 percent fat, and 20–25 percent carbs. It reportedly looks and tastes like wheat flour, and could become an ingredient in a wide variety of food products after its initial launch in 2021.

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https://bigthink.com/technology-innovation/protein-from-air

8. Ashok Leyland and ABB have supplied electric buses to Geneva, Switzerland where bus battery charging is done in 20 seconds, when bus halts at bus stops. Even battery swap is made very efficient. Way to go. 

Soon such buses will start in India as well. So, electric vehicles will replace petrol/diesel vehicles sooner than we anticipate.

9. Prashant Gade has given free prosthetic arms to 1,500 patients. He dropped out of Engineering course in 3rd year. This is an appeal to help him to further his cause. A true engineer.

10. Old and discarded Car and Truck tyres converted to little adorable beds for animals.

https://www.healthyfoodhouse.com/man-transforms-old-tires-into-adorable-little-beds-for-animals

11. Very simple and innovative way of providing sustainable means of serving fruit juices.

12. A bunch of Indian engineers at the Bengaluru R&D Facility of Saudi Arabia’s Sabic petrochemical company have created a plastic that is stronger than steel while being extremely lightweight. They’ve created a resin-metal based hybrid solution that they call Noryl GTX.

Noryl GTX blends polyamide (PA) and modified polyphenylene ether polymer (PPE) technology. It brings forward the dimensional stability, low water absorption and heat resistance of PPE polymer with the chemical resistance and flow of PA polymer. 

This isn’t the first revolutionary discovery at the Bengaluru R&D facility. The team of 300 engineers (mostly chemical and material scientists) are constantly to bring new and innovative tech applications. They are also known to file for at least 70 patents every year.

https://m.indiatimes.com/technology/news/bengaluru-engineers-create-resin-that-makes-plastics-as-strong-as-steel-while-staying-lightweight-501845.html

13. Royal Dutch airlines - KLM, has created a dinner table at the airport which no one can eat from, unless 20 people agree to sit & eat together !

An idea to spread friendship & love between unknown passengers.

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This kind of innovative thinking can lead to much better returns rather than usual advertising.

14. Plastic is recycled for making sheets, which are useful for construction.

15. Bangalore woman develops waste segregation machine and more. 

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The biodegradable waste helps generate biogas or produce organic compost/manure.

The non-biodegradable waste is used to make recycled boards which can be transformed into tables, chairs, roofing tiles, partition walls, among other things.

“Till date, the authorities were only spending money on waste, but here’s a complete zero-waste system, that converts waste into wealth.”

“Trashcon” follows three business models:

1. They recommend the segregator to those who have channels set for the use of biodegradables and non-biodegradables.

2. In the second model, they sell the segregator and buy back the non-biodegradable waste to create boards. So the customer not only makes a green choice but also generates revenue.

3. The third model is where they set up an end-to-end zero waste management system and make manures and recyclable boards from the output.

The company is now working with industry biggie, Pidilite, which helps the boards reach carpenters. This has already found a huge market not just in India but even Canada, Australia and the USA.

https://www.thebetterindia.com/180745/bengaluru-woman-innovation-waste-segregation-minutes-recycling-india/

16. Voice box for stage-3/4 throat cancer patients invented by an person in India for just ₹50/- 

Equivalent solution available in the market costs more than ₹30,000/-

17. Eco friendly Hydrogen trains in Germany.

18. Jabalpur becomes first smart city with Hexi cycle project. One can pickup cycle from starting point and drop at the destination. All using mobile app.

19. People with loss of central vision can now see using eSight Electronic glass

India Manufactured by: eSight Corp Wearable Technology Valley Limited 10/1, Bangur Avenue, Block A, Kolkata – 700055 Phone : +91 98300 07427

20. Health ATM which gives report in few minutes installed in Delhi.

21. Herbivore Farms grows super healthy varieties of leafy green vegetables using hydroponic methods of cultivation in a factory premise. 

It is spread over 1,000 sq ft and houses 2,500 kinds of plants in a temperature controlled indoor setting. It’s in Andheri. It was initially a warehouse in an old industrial estate. 

https://yourstory.com/socialstory/2019/03/mumbai-couple-hyperlocal-farm-2fblcy3ya6

22. Freedom from trouble of parking the vehicle, in between two parked vehicles.

23. Michelin has introduced Airless Tyres which will be available in India soon. Forget about tyre punctures and checking of air pressure.

24. Technology is becoming integrated in our daily life, and now poised to become part of ourselves without limits! Sub-dermal implants that charge themselves with motion, like a self-winding watch.

25. Smart glasses. Great solution for visually challenged people.

26. Plane Li-Fi - light to transmit data while flying

At a time when passengers have been increasingly demanding in-flight internet bandwidth, there is a need to look for alternatives that go beyond traditional Wi-Fi technologies. One such is accessing the internet through light bulbs using Li-Fi. On an aircraft, this wireless communication technology can use light to transmit data and allow people to remain online while flying and even during take-off and landing. The term was first introduced by Professor Harald Haas, Chair of mobile communications at the University of Edinburgh, during a 2011 TED Global talk. He envisioned light bulbs that could act as wireless routers. Using the technology, data is transmitted by changing the intensity of LEDs at such a high rate that the flickering of the light is not visible to the human eye. A light sensor on the end device – for example a laptop – receives the data transmitted by the flashing and dimming light. 

Experts say that Li-Fi holds the key to solving challenges faced by 5G, the next generation of wireless broadband technology. It can send data 100 times faster than traditional Wi-Fi. Plane maker Airbus has been working on installing Li-Fi on its aircraft as it provides secure wireless connectivity at all locations and time zones. It does this without any electromagnetic interference with the sensitive radio equipment. It was reported that during experiments, scientists have reached speeds of 15 gigabits per second (Gbps) and have displayed that future light bulbs can transmit 100 Gbps. At that speed, one could download 12 high-definition films in 60 seconds. Data transmission is even possible when the light is dimmed to levels hardly perceptible to the human eye. All of these features make aircraft an ideal place to use Li-Fi.

Cabin reading lights would transport data to passengers’ smartphones, tablets and laptops. It was reported that  Apple was also experimenting Li-Fi for use in future iPhones after hints to the technology were found within the code of its mobile operating system iOS. In India New Delhi-based startup Velmenni is also working on Li-Fi technology for wireless data transfer using light as a medium. Velmenni’s main focus is in solving challenges for back-haul connectivity for 4G and 5G and also create a parallel infrastructure to Wi-Fi.

27. Xenxo S-ring is a revolutionary gadget likely to transform how we use technology.

28. A Jewish woman Sharon Barak has invented a new plastic like material that simply dissolves in water. Of course, it cannot store water or tea but has many uses.

Here is another video with similar single use plastic that dissolves in water. Not sure if it's same or different.

29. Wind Turbines inspired by nature: Tree like design - simple and elegant.

30. Innovative way to recycle and reuse discarded flip-flop chappals.

31. Fantastic waste management process developed by Indore. This city was rated as the cleanest city of India 3rd time in a row. If all city follow this, India will be the cleanest country in the world.

32. Now carry your Electric 2-Wheeler in your car; or carry it around with you. It weighs less than 25 kgs. 

33. Foldable cargo Bicycle. Convertible Cycle called Convercycle. It is a cargo bike.

34. Bicycle without chains! NuBike.

Cycle without chains using CeramicSpeed bearings.

35. Atmospheric Water generator invented by Bharat Electronics Limited India. It is especially useful for defence personnel deployed in far away places.

Watergen - Water from humidity in the air by a Israel based company. It has setup plant in USA.

36. Robot that makes jobs of manual scavengers easy, safe and dignified. Four engineers have developed Sewage Cleaning Robot.

37. London's Gatwick Airport is testing out an electric, autonomous robot named Stan that parks customers' cars for them. 

Stan uses forklift-like arms and artificial intelligence to create up to 50% more space in a parking lot. Also it tracks and makes the car available on the passenger’s return. 

Paris’ Charles de Gaulle airport will implement same technology soon. Good use of AI and technology.

38. Airbag for Bikers

39. You may have known about Edible Cutlery items. This is about a person / company that makes it commercially.

40. Love this idea of giving out used items; and recycling it creatively by setting up a mall with shops who sell it after a creative refurbishing. 

I have seen such ventures in US and European countries. But they are mostly an individual effort. 

Collective effort at society level is a real boost towards saving planet. India also will need such places soon.

41. Tree planting Drone. Example of good use of technology.

42. Mechanical Chef that makes Home-made food. माँ के हाथ का खाना mechanical chef द्वारा।

43. A simple net that turn fog into clean potable water. 

44. Fully electric powered autonomous cargo vehicle - made in India by young entrepreneurs of ATI Motors.

45. Motion Sync - play musical instrument using hand movements and gestures.

46. Nasal Filters : to battle Air Pollution in cities like Delhi. Invented by IIT Graduates, in India ! Cost Rs.10 /- each.

47. Innovative Chess board by students of K J Somaiya Engg College Student. It allows one to play chess with a player in some other part of the world on a chess board.

48. Wind from passing buses vehicles rotates vanes and Solar panels creating electricity to bring power to 20,000 homes Istanbul University Student invented this. Installed in Turkey.

49. I liked use of mobile app  (Aahar) and people behind it (Robinhood Army), for a social cause at Indore. Worth emulating.

50. Why can’t we recycle energy? Here a prototype of a plant where CO2 in atmosphere is converted in to fuel. 

It can give setback to electric vehicles and help survive existing vehicles thereby making the environment minimise pollution.

51. Different types of personal vehicles. Very good variety.

52. I liked the idea of biodegradable thermocol, Charcoal free Incense sticks and Vermi Compost made from flower waste of temples, in Kanpur.

53. See how Styrofoam used widely for packaging can be converted to activated carbon. Discovered by young boys!

https://www.facebook.com/1662548660/posts/10215446698594955/

54. Toothpaste tablets. No need of the tube.

55. Running out of burial space? Here is a Green burial. 

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This is my collection up to 1-Aug-2018 (Number 55). I have many more (up to 27-July-2016). Stay tuned. I will post them when time permits. 

Leave your comments citing number allotted to each innovation.

Knowing Treelabs: Inventing the Inventors

I met Dr Dipankar of Treelabs on 13th Sept 2018 at his office cum residence. His work seems too good to be true.

Me and my son Ankit spend four and half hours with him knowing and seeing his work. He seems to have done ground breaking fundamental research in many many areas. He left IITB few years back. He is determined to make difference in the lives of lowest rung of people by creating Bell Labs of India and finding out enlightened inventors.

Many of his inventions are related to Electrical Power e.g. drastic reduction in energy consumption of an electrical induction motor, measuring energy usage of a machine in real time on mobile phone etc. Frankly I’m not qualified to assess or understand fully his inventions.

Short description of his work is given below.
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Dipankar did is B.Tech from IIT-Bombay in Electrical Engineering (‘84-‘88 batch). Subsequently, he did his Masters and PhD from Rice University (USA) in Physics. He did it in record time of 10 months. He enjoyed the rare privilege of working in both experimental and theoretical physics.

On the experimental side he worked on “cutting edge” technology areas such as Scanning Probe Microscopy, Fullerenes/Buckyballs (C60), Ultra-fast Femto-second Lasers etc.

He had been among the pioneers in the field of scanning probe microscopy, building systems from scratch when one did not have the luxury to purchase off-the-shelf systems.

Scanning probe microscopes may be considered the cutting edge in advanced mechanical control systems, with pico-meter level precision.

On the theoretical side Dipankar solved a 100-year old but largely contemporary problem, that of solving Maxwell’s equations exactly, analytically. This work allows electromagnetic calculations to be done in minutes on a personal computer, which would normally take weeks to compute on supercomputers.

Immediately on completion of his PhD, Dipankar returned to India, and started a private research Lab of his own, in India. He started by building scanning probe microscopes.

Dipankar’s work for more than one decade in India resulted in many significant inventions.

A prominent set of inventions are in the area of ‘energy-efficiency’ and have attracted keen attention from the pundits in the field.

Dipankar has published scientific papers in premier scientific journals such as Science, Physical Review Letters, Physical Review, etc.

Dipankar has also been associated, for the past more than twelve years with IIT-Bombay
as an Adjunct Associate Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering, and teaches a course called Electronics Design Lab, or EDL where students are urged to think on their own and design real working products, from ‘scratch’.

He also interacts with students in various IIM’s and other management institutions in the country.

At present Dipankar is focused on creating TREELabs, a ‘Linux’ like movement in the inventions domain, and has been mobilizing people and institutions to participate in various ways.

http://www.treelabs.org
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He is totally different from other inventors.

Top guys of leading corporations and government have met him and said he is sitting on multiple-billion dollar inventions.

He claims to explain concepts of mass, energy, laws of mechanics etc using two basic concepts of linearity and symmetry! He says even a child can understand it. He is writing a book about it

Amazing person. Not married though he had long relationship. Cooking own food. Almost in a garage type home-office setup with few dedicated young boys working with him. His colleague Cyril Mathew worked as a Phd student under Prof Dipankar at IIT Bombay.

He has certain basic principles:

• No work for military
• No nuclear energy
• Teach people to fish instead of giving them fish.
• Work should empower people of lowest strata. 
• No bribe

Tesla wanted to buy his induction motor tech outright but he refused based on his certain principles.

He is working with Gandhi outfit at Wardha promoting "Nayi Taalim" (New Training) - where some bright young school students will be made factory owners and parents will be working in the factory!

Time spent with him - for us (me and my son Ankit) was a classroom learning of 4 hours and 30 mins!

When we left the place it left us wondering- can this be real!

He said when he was studying he had this Entrepreneurship bug bit him and he started earning from it more than his father, when he was just a student in a school.

Things started happening in his life and he never planned anything that has happened with him. On Scanning Tubular Microscope (STM) he happened to work with people who got Nobel prize later. He designed STM machine and gave rights to a friend from Italy because in India every top government official wanted to be compensated for assisting him.

He said he wasted six years at IITB. People who paid IITB for furthering his work never reached him. He got frustrated with IITB management and even mindset of students. So he left it. He didn’t take salary when he worked.

His monthly expense is Rs. 2,000 to 3,000/-

I forgot to mention he said he has designed a way to get about 4 to 5 litre of water overnight in a desert from an area of one square metre without using any energy.

Also, he could convert it to ice by spending about Rs.300 to 400 of energy.

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He said energy efficiency of a ordinary ceiling fan is 1 to 2% if you measure the energy output of the air displaced and reduction in air temperature. One of the expert in aviation in airflow (PhD) did calculations and agreed on his view.

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He showed a three phase induction motor run through his “box” on single phase 230 volt ac. at different speeds.

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He showed a small size (easily portable) Welding Machine powered by single phase 230 volt ac power. He took two broken high speed steel  hacksaw blades. When connected the blade tips melted and got joined. One remarkable part of welding was that he held the blades with bare hand i.e., temperature increase of the blades was only at the tip where they got welded.

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Arc welding machine demo

"My Story Session" with Prof. Dipankar of TREELabs at TiE Pune.

https://youtu.be/3q1nzO5W5F0
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Ice maker demo at Tata Centre for Technology and Design of IIT Bombay.

https://youtu.be/-N5gTR1o_Zs
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Lampo - light source

Richard Stallman, founder of GNU foundation and considered to be the 'father' of the free software movement, witnessing the lampo and having discussions at Treelabs.

This innovation got second place at the IIT Bombay's 10 Great Ideas contest during its Golden Jubilee celebration.

https://youtu.be/j93NWOnqHGI

What to do when one feels unwell, during Covid-19 lockdown in Mumbai

This is a compilation of useful information to fight Covid-19 pandemic. It's culled from many sources. These details are given for information only. Reasonable care has been taken to make it as accurate as possible. Hope you find it useful.

1. What to do when you suspect Corona virus infection?

a. Don't Panic. Stay calm. Contact your family doctor and seek his advice. In case he is not able to help reach out to doctors (or apps) mentioned at Point-7 for Covid-19 and Point-8 for non-Covid health issue.

b. In case of  Covid suspicion call on 1916 and/or report on Arogya Setu Application. MCGM Medical Officer will contact you. 

c. Visit nearest Covid Fever Clinic. Based on advice of medical officer get Covid-19 (RT-PCR) test done. At government hospitals test is free of charge. Private lab charges Rs.2,800/- for home collection. At lab charge is Rs.2,200/-

d. Upon receipt of test report decide next course of action along with MCGM Medical officer. If symptoms are mild he may advice quarantine. In case of severe symptoms he may advice you to get admitted at a Covid hospital.

2. Covid-19 Helpline Numbers

MCGM Help Line

Toll Free: 1916

Disaster Management Control Room: 022-22694725; 022-22694727

Maharashtra State Help Line

Phone No.: 022–22024535

Central Govt Helpline for Corona-Virus:

Phone: 011-23978046 

Toll Free : 1075 

Helpline Email ID : ncov2019@gov.in

Download Arogya Setu application from https://www.mygov.in/aarogya-setu-app/

3. Covid Hospitals

Address and contact details of well known Covid hospitals is given below. Some cells have been kept blank purposefully so that government and private hospitals from same area appear next to each other. List is starting from hospitals in South Mumbai and gradually goes towards north Mumbai.

Sr	Government Hospitals	Private Hospitals
1	Kasturba Hospital, Byculla Sane Guruji Marg, Arthur Road, Mumbai 400 011 Contact No. 022-23083901 / 022-23092458 / 022-23092458 (Fax) / 022-23000889	Bombay Hospital, Marine Lines 12, Vitthaldas Thackersey Marg, Near to Liberty Cinema, New Marine Lines, Marine Lines, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400020 Contact: 022-22067676
2	Nair Hospital, Mumbai Central 55, Dr Anandrao Nair Marg, Mumbai Central, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400008 Contact: 022-23081490 (101) / 022-24667845 / 022-23085379 (P) / 022-24327508	Wockhardt Hospitals, Agripada 1877, Dr.Anand Rao Nair Road, Near Agripada Police Station, Mumbai Central (E), Mumbai- 400 011 022-61784444, 022-61784400, 82911-01001
3		Breach Candy Hospital, Cumballa Hill 60 A, Bhulabhai Desai Marg, Breach Candy, Cumballa Hill, Mumbai, 400026 Contact: 022-23667788
4		H N Reliance Hospital, Girgaon Raja Rammohan Roy Rd, Charni Road East, Prarthana Samaj, Khetwadi, Girgaon, Mumbai 400004 Contact: 1800-221166
5	KEM Hospital, Parel Acharya Donde Marg, Parel, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400012 Contact: 022-24131763 / 022-24136051 / 022-24134977	Global Hospitals, Parel 35, Dr Ernest Borges Rd, opp. Shirodkar High School, Parel, Mumbai 400012 Phone: 022-67670101
6	Lokmanya Tilak Hospital, Sion RB2 Central Railway Quarters, Jain Society, Sion, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400022  Contact: 022-24092020 / 022-24090002 / 022-24090367 / 022-24076382 / 022-24076380	Hinduja Hospital, Mahim SVS Rd, Mahim West, Shivaji Park, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400016 Contact: 022-24451515
7	K B Bhabha Hospital, Kurla Small Gol Bldg, Belgrami Road, Near Police Station, Kurla West, Mumbai 400070 Tele: 022-26500241, 022-26500144	Raheja Hospital, Mahim Raheja Rugnalaya Marg, Mahim West, Mumbai 400016 Contact: 022-66529999
8	Bhabha Hospital, Bandra Waterfield Road, Bandra West, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400050 Contact: 022-26422775 / 022-26429828 / 022-26406787	Lilavati Hospital, Bandra A-791, Bandra Reclamation Road, Bandra West, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400050 Contact: 022-26751000
9	Cooper Hospital, Vile Parle U 15, Bhaktivedanta Swami Rd, JVPD Scheme, Juhu, Mumbai 400056 Contact: 022-26207254 / 022-26207256 / 022-26207258 / 022-26205897 (Fax) / 022-28934257	Nanvati Hospital, Vile Parle S V Rd, near LIC Colony, Suresh Colony, Vile Parle West, Mumbai 400056 Contact: 022-26267500
10		Kokilaben Hospital, Andheri Rao Saheb Achutrao Patwardhan Marg, Four Bungalows, Andheri West, Mumbai 400053 Contact: 022-30696969
11	Rajawadi Hospital, Ghatkopar 7, M G Road, Rajawadi, Ghatkopar East, Mumbai 400077 Contact: 022-25115066 to 022-25115070 / 022-25127372 / 022-25094149 to 022-25094153 /022-25125610 – 022-25125611	Seven Hills Hospital, Andheri Marol Maroshi Rd, Shivaji Nagar JJC, Marol, Andheri East, Mumbai 400059 Phone: 022-67676766
12		Hiranandani Hospital, Powai 3rd Floor, HBOT Department,  Powai, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400076 Contact: 022-25763500
13		Fortis Hospital, Mulund Mulund Goregaon Link Rd, Nahur West, Industrial Area, Mulund West, Mumbai 400078 Contact: 96060-47050

Blood Bank Contact Details

Helpline Numbers: 104, 1910

1. St. George Blood Bank 022-22620344, 022-22620242

2. J.J Hospital Blood Bank 022-23769400

3. G.T Hospital Blood Bank 022-22621464, 022-22621465, 022-22621467

4. Kama Hospital Blood Bank 022-22611648

5. Indian Red Cross Society 022-22663560

6. Breach Candy Hospital and Research centre 022-23667811, 022-23667820

7. Hinduja National Hospital 022-24452222, 022-24451515, 022-24447752

8. Jaslok Hospital 022-24939595

9. Lilavati Hospital Blood Bank 022-26455891 Ext. 2223

10. Tata Memorial Hospital Blood Bank 022-24149750, 022-24161413

4. Updated list of sealed buildings

https://stopcoronavirus.mcgm.gov.in/cbl-pdf-doc-view.jsp

5. Mumbai MCGM Area-wise Officers In Charge

Eighty per cent beds in private hospitals are reserved for covid patients and treatment at government rates is mandatory. 

These chartered officers have now been appointed to monitor the situation.  Sseparate e-mail address has been created as given hereunder, for citizens to lodge complaints.

The Municipal Corporation has taken possession of these beds and will distribute them as required.

Who has which Hospital & for its Functional responsibility

1. Madan Nagargoje: Bombay Hospital, Saifi Hospital, Jaslok Hospital, Breach Candy Hospital, H. N. Reliance Hospital, Bhatia Hospital, Convest and Manjula S. Badani Jain Hospital, SRCC Hospital.

E-mail address: covid19nodal1@mcgm.gov.in

2. Ajit Patil: Masina Hospital, Wockhardt Hospital, Prince Ali Khan Hospital, Global Hospital, K. J. Somaiya Hospital, Guru Nanak Hospital, p. D. Hinduja Hospital.

E-mail address: covid19nodal2@mcgm.gov.in

3. Radhakrishnan: S. L. Raheja Hospital, Lilavati Hospital, Holy Family Hospital, Seven Hills Hospital (Reliance), BSES Hospital, Nursing Hospital, Holy Spirit Hospital.

E-mail address: covid19nodal5@mcgm.gov.in

4. Sushil Khodvekar: Kohinoor Hospital, Hindu Sabha Hospital, SRV Chembur Hospital, Galaxy Multispeciality Hospital, L.A. H. Hiranandani Hospital, Surana Sethia Hospital, Fortis Hospital.

E-mail address: covid19nodal4@mcgm.gov.in

5. Prashant Naranware: Karuna Hospital, Kokilaben Hospital, Sanjeevani Hospital, Nanavati Hospital, Apex Hospital, Apex Superspeciality Hospital.

E-mail address: covid19nodal3@mcgm.gov.in

Compiled by; UdayPrabhu@Activist.com

6. Ambulance Service

The Maharashtra Emergency Medical Service (MEMS) provides free ambulance service on calling 108. It reaches the patient'a home and takes him to the hospital.

The 108 ambulance service is aimed at providing medical support during golden hour and was launched in 2014. Mumbai has 93 ambulances under this service.

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This medical emergency platform will help the citizens to book an ambulance using a mobile app and track the vehicle once it is assigned and predict the time when it will reach the desired venue. The fare paid for the ambulance will be predictable and the user will have a very seamless experience at the time when his or her mind is in turmoil due to the emergency happening in the household.

Call on 1800-266-4242 for the ambulance or download 'Dial4242' app on Android or iPhone and request for ambulance.

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HelpNow 24x7 Ambulance service started by IITians. Dial +91-8899889952

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Mumbai Dhadkan has launched a special service of Ambulances for Healthcare workers. The ambulance will reach within 45 mins to Healthcare workers anywhere across Mumbai.

We have a fleet of 58 ambulances.

Ambulance Helpline Numbers:

Jeevan

98676-52784

98215-55528

93268-39332

80806-08888

Dr Suhas

98190-25705

98190-25705 

An initiative by Dr Tushar Shah, Devik Sparsh (Dr Shruti Manaktala), Golden Citizens Trust (Dr Anjali Chhabria), Dr Charuta Mandke, Madat Trust (Dr Anand Parihar), Lions Club of Juhu (Mr Chetan Shah), Dr Nilima Vaidya Bhamare & L B Trust (Dr Sanjay Goel)

7. Covid-19 Medical Help Line

Excellent helpline (24×7) has been initiated by Indian Medical Association. 

The numbers are +91-99996-72238 and +91-99996-72239

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These doctors from Mumbai you can consult for free on phone.

For telephonic guidance on COVID-19 from 8 am to 12 noon - 

Dr Tushar Shah.   9321469911

Dr M Bhatt.           9320407074

Dr D Doshi.           9820237951

Dr D Rathod.         8879148679

Dr R Gwalani.        8779835257

Dr D Kansara.       8369846412

For telephonic guidance on Covid-19 from 12 to 4 pm - 

Dr G Kamath.      9136575405

Dr S Manglik.       9820222384

Dr J Jain.             7021092685

Dr A Thakkar.      9321470745

Dr L Bhagat.        9820732570

Dr N Shah.           9821140656

Dr S Phanse.        8779328220

Dr J Shah.            9869031354

For telephonic guidance on Covid-19 from 4 to 8 pm - 

Dr N Zaveri.        9321489748

Dr S Ansari.        7045720278

Dr L Kedia.          9321470560

Dr B Shukla.        9321489060

Dr S Halwai.        9867379346

Dr M Kotian.        8928650290

For telephonic guidance on Covid-19 from 8 to 11 pm - 

Dr N Kumar.           8104605550

Dr P Bhargav.        9833887603

Dr R Chauhan.       9892135010

Dr B Kharat.           9969471815

Dr S Dhulekar.        9892139027

Dr S Pandit.           9422473277

8. Non-Covid Medical Help Line

Breach Candy Hospital starting Live Care. Now you can consult registered doctors through Tele/Video consultation from the comfort of your home using mobile app.

To book an appointment, call 011-41179678 Mon-Sat 10am to 6pm / 022-23667800 Mon - Sat 8 am to 4 pm or click below link to download MyHealthcare patient app https://www.myhealthcare.co/patient to book an appointment.

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P. D. Hinduja Hospital doctors are now available for tele/video consultation.You can consult our doctors from the safety of your home. To book an appointment, call 022-67668181 / 022-45108181 (Mon - Sat 8 am to 7  pm) or book online at http://bit.ly/PDHH_OnlineAppointment

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KEM Hospital and IIT Bombay Initiative

During lockdown, where will patients of non-Covid related factors go?

❖ How will all the issues related to general health get resolution?

❖ Do all queries need personal in-person guidance?

Landline number to be called: 022-62328234 Timing: 8 am to 10 pm. Free of charge.

Adhering to Medical Council of India guidelines, many of the HODs and Professors of KEM

Hospital along with some Professors of IIT Bombay, Powai, Mumbai, led by Dr Kameswari

Chebrolu of the Computer Science & Engineering Dept, have developed a platform to help

non-Covid patients during this period of lockdown for consultation in the immediate future.

Instead of coming to hospitals and exposing patients to a potentially hazardous Covid-19

environment, patients and family members can call the helpline, and get timely advice and

proper counselling.

This initiative at KEM, signed off by:

Dr. Mukesh Agrawal Paediatrics

Dr. Kamakshi Bhate Community Medicine

Dr Shilpa Rao General Surgery

Dr.Tukaram Jamale Nephrology

Dr.Hetal Marfatia ENT

Dr. Sandhya Kamat Pharmacology

Dr. Niranjan Maydeo &

Dr Padmaja Samant OBGY

Dr. Sangeeta Ravat Neurology

Dr. Charan Lanjewar Cardiology

Dr. Akash Shukla GI medicine

Dr. Chetan Kantharia GI Surgery

Dr. Sujata Patwardhan Urology and all their students

With thanks to the Dean KEMH, Mumbai, Dr Hemant Deshmukh, and the Director of IIT

Bombay, Prof. Subhasis Chaudhuri, for their permission for this timely and necessary intervention, for the health of our nation.

For further details, please contact via email: Prof Kameswari Chebrolu, Dept of CSE, IIT Bombay,

Powai, Mumbai 400076 chebrolu@iitb.ac.in

Prof Shilpa Rao, Dept of General Surgery, King Edward Memorial Hospital and Seth Gordhandas

Sunderdas Medical College shilparao@kem.edu

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Tata Group has started a good initiative by providing absolutely free Doctors consultation online through chats. This facility is started for all so that you need not go out for Doctors and you may consult them safely at home.

The link is given below, request every one to take benefit of this fantastic facility.

https://www.tatahealth.com/online-doctor-consultation/general-physician

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9. Home Quarantine Services

When your loved one needs prolong medical care at Home you have to provide your time ,care and love in order to heal them  faster and better.

We at Maxtech understand this crucial requirements and we  provide each and every thing to the patient who is on bed at home.

We provide complete ICU Setup at home including Hospital beds, Oxygen / Bipap & Ventilator machines etc; on rental basis and 2000+ products such as Adult Diapers, Cotton rolls , Dressing Materials, Gloves etc; at wholesale price with free home delivery (Mumbai Limits) 

hence, saving time and money .

For more details Call on 90290-75765 and 90041-55541

You Tube Video  : https://youtu.be/XaatWbahSrc

Website- www.maxtechhealth.in and www.maxtechhealth.com

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Sir H. N. Reliance Foundation Hospital brings a home quarantine service that offers a comprehensive solution in safety of your home for COVID positive and symptomatic patients.  15 Day home quarantine packages for individual starting at Rs. 375/- per day. 

To know more about the packages call us on our toll-free number – 1800-221166 or  9324947776.

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Evexius brings to you a special Home Quarantine Service  which involves setting up an Isolation Facility at home for COVID-19 patients. This is being offered in partnership with local hospitals and in accordance with the guidelines set by local healthcare and civic authorities. As a part of the Home Isolation Facility we offer 24x7 Home Health Sherpa Support, 24x7 caregivers (if needed), Doctor Tele-consultation, Psychological counselling, Dietician Consultation and Comprehensive Home Care Kit. Through this facility you can avail remote care services in the comfort of your home.

More details: https://www.evexiushealthcare.com                 

10. Useful Q & A on Masks and Respirators

Different types of masks (to educate non medical and non health workers)

Myths and Facts about "Masks"

Q-1 What are the common types of masks.?

Ans -

1 Cloth mask

2 Surgical mask

Q-2 What are the Respirators.?

Ans -

N- 95

N- 99

N- 100

are the respirators.

Q-3 What is the difference between mask and respirator.?

Ans - Mask has  loose fit, it doesn't seal nose & mouth snugly.

During respiration air moves along the edges of the mask, while respirator has tight seal & most of the times air passes only through its material after filtration.

Q-4 Are all respirator masks r same.?

Ans- No, respirators r graded according to their filtration efficiency.

According to the used filter type

According to the type of materials used & additional features

They r of different types.

Q-5 What is the efficiency grading.?

Ans - According to the efficiency of filtration these r usually graded as-

95, 99 & 100.

Means these respirator masks r capable of traping 95%, 99% & 99.9% of particles, smaller up to the 0.3 micron size.

This grading can also be done as

P1 (FFP1) - 80%

P2 (FFP2) - 95%

P3 (FFP3) - 99.95%

Filtration efficiency.

Q-6 What is the NR or P meaning written over mask.?

Ans -

N - not oil proof

R - oil resistant

P - oil proof

(Eg. N 95 is not oil proof)

Q-7 Few repirator masks have valve, what is that.?

Ans - That valve is nothing but a simple exhalation port with one way valve mechanism, it reduces effort of expiration, reduce heat inside the mask, dissipate humidity & reduce co2 the amount of from the  dead space of mask.

Q-8 When to use surgical masks.?

Ans - Surgical mask or procedure mask is the most common mask used by health workers. 

It is not designed to protect wearer from inhaling the air born bacteria & viruses.

It is used to block only large particle droplets, splashes, sprays or splatter.

It also reduce the exposure of wearer's saliva & respiratory secretions to others. Surgical mask also remind wearer not to touch their mouth/nose which could otherwise transfer virus/bacteria after having touched a contaminated surface.

Q-9 What is the filtration capacity of surgical mask.?

Ans - It can vary between 10-90% according to the manufacturer.

Q-10 How one can assure about the quality of mask.?

Ans - Mask should be certified by the NIOSH (National institute for occupational safety & health) Or

NPPTL (National personal protective technology laboratory)

Q-11 Does cloth mask effective.?

Ans - Cloth is a wooven material thus pore size is bigger than surgical mask which is made up of non wooven polypropylene material thus cloth mask is less effective than surgical mask in terms of filtration efficiency.

Q-12 Does extra layer improve efficacy of cloth mask.?

Ans - No, it's not advisable. Each extra layer adds only 2% of extra protection on the cost of comfort .

Q-13 Can surgical/cloth mask be used routinely.?

Ans - Yes these can be used routinely.

Few studies done on normal population concluded that the use of simple mask can decrease the incidence of flu up to 75%.

Few east asian countries following this practice of routine use of mask.

Q-14 Can mask be reused?

Ans - Cloth mask can be reused after washing.

- Surgical mask should be discarded after single use or after soiled

- Respirator mask should be discarded when resistance of breathing get increased or get solied.

Viruses/bacterias can grow & flourish inside the reused mask.

Q-15 What r the WHO recommendations for using masks.?

Ans -

- For the normal population, any type of mask is not required, maintaining the social distance & hand hygiene are the sufficient.

- Sick person should wear surgical mask.

- Any person who is taking care of sick person should also wear the surgical mask.

- N 95 mask should be used by the person who is potential to get expose with the respiratory secretions of the infected patient. eg... During the Endotracheal intubation, CPR, Ventilation, Bronchoscopy & Tracheostomy.

11. Useful Information for Doctors in Mulund and Thane

As we all  know , Covid Positive medicos facing lots issues in finding beds in thane,we have decided to keep one bed reserved for doctors of any pathy on first come first serve basis.

Pls feel free to call if any dr is in need of bed .

Hospital service will be free of cost if no Mediclaim

Regards ,

Dr Amol Gitte 9769545533

Siddhivinayk hospital

(Covid hospital)

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We at Metropol multispeciality hospital also will keep one bed prioritised to medical faculty and their family members. 

Dr Rahul Pandey 

Metropol multispeciality hospital (Covid) 

9833441011.

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Drs of Thane 

Lifecare hospital Vartaknagar assure you all that 1 bed will be reserved for Thane Drs of covid infection in this covid crisis 

Please contact me directly on this 9869354001

Dr Sushil Indoria

Lifecare hospital

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Horizon Prime Hospital will keep one bed prioritised to the medical faculty and family members. 

Contact 022-68556855

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Covid 19 Mahesh Ambulance Services 

Contact no. 9702030500/ 88280-09500

Basic, oxygen, cardiac with ventilator

Basic van with oxygen in Mulund, Bhadup, Thane  3,500/-

Bombay 5,000/-

Cardiac with venti in Mulund, Bhadup, Thane - 5,500/-

Bombay-8,500/-

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Last updated on: 16-6-2020

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