District administration, Health Department ready to tackle COVID-19 variant JN.1
1 year, 3 months ago

District administration, Health Department ready to tackle COVID-19 variant JN.1

The Hindu  

The district administration and Health Department are ready to tackle the COVID-19 variant JN.1 in Yadgir district. The Health Department has made arrangements at Yadgir Institute of Medical Sciences with an attached 300-bed hospital at the outskirts of Yadgir, district surgeon Pandmanand Gaikwad has said. “As many as 50 beds with ventilators were kept ready in the Intensive Care Unit and apart from this, 100 beds with oxygen and 150 common beds were also made available. Aaround 15-20 tests are done every day,” Dr. Gaikwad explained and added sufficient oxygen jumbo cylinders have been made available to avoid shortages.

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Minister takes officials to task for pathetic condition of Koppal district hospital
1 year, 3 months ago

Minister takes officials to task for pathetic condition of Koppal district hospital

The Hindu  

Annoyed by the reports on the dismal state of the district hospital attached to Koppal Institute of Medical Sciences at the meeting that he convened to discuss the measures to be taken to contain the spread of COVID-19 in Koppal on Saturday, district in-charge Minister Shivaraj Tangadagi took officials, especially the director of the institute, to task. It is our …

Jharkhand prepared for any spurt in Covid-19 cases, says health official
1 year, 3 months ago

Jharkhand prepared for any spurt in Covid-19 cases, says health official

Hindustan Times  

Jharkhand is prepared to deal with any spurt in COVID-19 cases, although the situation is presently under control, a health official said on Saturday. "In view of a rising number of coronavirus cases in some states, the Jharkhand health department has already conducted mock drills of functioning of oxygen plants and reviewed the number of beds available with oxygen support, …

Jagan Calls for Preventive Steps to Face Covid JN.1 Variant
1 year, 3 months ago

Jagan Calls for Preventive Steps to Face Covid JN.1 Variant

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy has directed the Health department to have full preparedness and focus on preventive steps in view of the reports that Covid-19's new variant, JN.1, is spreading fast. At a review meeting on the Covid threat, held at the camp office here on Friday, the chief minister told them to keep the village clinics …

COVID-19 mock drill held at KRH to check preparedness
1 year, 11 months ago

COVID-19 mock drill held at KRH to check preparedness

The Hindu  

Amidst COVID-19 spike in the country, a mock drill was conducted at the K.R. Hospital here on Monday as part of the nationwide drill in public and private hospitals for checking the preparedness of the healthcare institutions for handling any alarming rise in COVID-19 cases. Dr. Rajesh said the mock drill helped the hospital check the working of the entire …

Last Patient Discharged, Critical Cases Fall to Zero as Mumbai Catches A Break from Covid-19
3 years ago

Last Patient Discharged, Critical Cases Fall to Zero as Mumbai Catches A Break from Covid-19

News 18  

Once described as the hotspot of the Covid-19 pandemic, Mumbai heaved a sigh of relief on Wednesday as the city reported just 36 new cases in the last 24 hours of which 34 are asymptomatic and last patient infected with coronavirus was discharged from Kasturba hospital, which was the first in Mumbai to start treating Covid-19 patients. The hospital is …

Covid-19: Woefully Low Number Of Hospital Beds, No Supply Of Oxygen: Sikkim High Court Seeks State's Response
3 years, 10 months ago

Covid-19: Woefully Low Number Of Hospital Beds, No Supply Of Oxygen: Sikkim High Court Seeks State's Response

Live Law  

The Sikkim High Court has expressed concern over the 'woefully low' number of hospital beds that are available for treatment of Covid-19 patients in the State. In a suo moto PIL for Covid-19 management, a Division Bench comprising of Justices Meenakshi Madan Rai and Bhaskar Raj Pradhan observed, "The beds identified for patients with Covid in the STNM Hospital and …

Maharashtra: 7 COVID-19 patients die due to shortage of oxygen supply
4 years ago

Maharashtra: 7 COVID-19 patients die due to shortage of oxygen supply

Op India  

The shortage of critical care has again resulted in Maharashtra deaths, as seven COVID-19 patients lost their lives in the last two days due to a shortage of oxygen supply. According to the reports, four COVID-19 patients have lost their lives in Nagpur and three more in Dhule in Maharashtra due to a shortage in Oxygen supply. The hospitals in …

Telangana moves to supply oxygen straight to COVID-19 hospital beds
4 years, 9 months ago

Telangana moves to supply oxygen straight to COVID-19 hospital beds

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Oxygen therapy is proving to be useful in severe cases of COVID-19 in Telangana and the state government is planning to set up wards with direct oxygen supply to beds in the coronavirus wards at Osmania General Hospital, Gandhi Hospital and Telangana Institute of Medical Science and Research. Tenders have been floated inviting contractors to set up oxygen supply …

Karwar navy hospital takes up treatment of Covid-19 cases
5 years ago

Karwar navy hospital takes up treatment of Covid-19 cases

Deccan Chronicle  

Karwar: INHS Patanjali, the Indian Navy’s hospital at the Karwar naval base, has become the first armed forces hospital to begin treating civilian Covid-19 positive patients. Responding to a request by the Karnataka government, INHS Patanjali received six Covid-19 positive patients for treatment, including three who tested positive on Saturday, from Bhatkal. The isolated COVID-19 Treatment Area at the hospital …

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