Protection for protectors: The Hindu Editorial on safety of healthcare workers
4 years, 8 months ago

Protection for protectors: The Hindu Editorial on safety of healthcare workers

The Hindu  

Since the first case of novel coronavirus infection in India was reported in end-January, many healthcare workers have been subjected to abuse and violence in the line of duty. The dastardly act of a few people in Chennai who not only attacked healthcare workers but also prevented a decent burial of a neurosurgeon who died of COVID-19 complications on April 19 shook the nation’s conscience. In many cases, the fear of stigma and isolation resulted in attacks on healthcare workers who had gone to collect samples from those who were part of this congregation. Doctors, nurses and other healthcare workers who are forced to work long hours treating patients infected with the highly infectious virus, and even when protective gear in the form of gloves, face mask and personal protective equipment are scarce, need more empathy, compassion, unmitigated support and cooperation from the society.

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Violence against doctors sparks outrage after recent attacks in Chennai
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Violence against doctors sparks outrage after recent attacks in Chennai

India Today  

The issue of violence against doctors has resurfaced after a doctor in Chennai was recently stabbed by a patient's attendant. This attack follows the tragic rape and murder of a trainee doctor at RG Kar Medical College in Kolkata, which has led to nationwide protests by medical professionals. Doctors in Kolkata continue to demand strict action against the accused, Sanjay …

Day after attack, doctor says he’s doing well; stir continues
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Day after attack, doctor says he’s doing well; stir continues

Hindustan Times  

Chennai: The government doctor in Chennai, who was stabbed multiple times by his patient’s son on Wednesday, said from the ICU on Thursday that he was stable even as doctors working in government hospitals across Tamil Nadu boycotted their duty in protest against the brutal attack and demanded more security. Doctors during a strike against the recent stabbing of Dr. …

Indian Medical Association condemns brutal attack on doctor in Chennai
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Indian Medical Association condemns brutal attack on doctor in Chennai

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: Condemning the brutal stabbing of a government doctor on duty in Chennai, the Indian Medical Association on Wednesday said strong deterrent legislations, exemplary punishments, and proactive safety measures are the need of the hour. The nation owes this to its doctors,” said IMA National President Dr. R V Asokan and Dr. Anilkumar J Nayak, Honorary Secretary General, in …

‘People need not panic over surge in Covid cases, precautions need to be taken’: Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah
1 year ago

‘People need not panic over surge in Covid cases, precautions need to be taken’: Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah

Hindustan Times  

As the Union Health Ministry has issued a new alert for COVID-19 amid the surge in cases across the country, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said on Thursday that people need not panic and that precautions need to be taken to avoid the risk. The Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare, Mansukh Mandaviya, chaired a high-level meeting on Wednesday to …

Is Covid scare back? 300 fresh cases reported, three deaths in Kerala
1 year ago

Is Covid scare back? 300 fresh cases reported, three deaths in Kerala

India TV News  

Kerala reported 300 new active cases of COVID-19 and 3 deaths on December 20, as per the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. Amid rising concerns over the emergence of the new variant of the Coronavirus, a Kerala-based health expert said on Wednesday that Covid is like any other communicable disease that cannot be wiped out completely adding that the …

Centre writes to States, advises them to maintain vigil amid uptick in COVID-19 cases
1 year ago

Centre writes to States, advises them to maintain vigil amid uptick in COVID-19 cases

The Hindu  

The Union Health Ministry has asked all States to maintain constant vigil over the COVID-19 situation in the country in view of the upcoming festive season and recent surge in cases in some parts of the country. The Health Ministry has in its letter noted that considering the upcoming festive season, States are advised to put in place requisite public …

Violence against doctors is a symptom. What is the disease?
1 year, 7 months ago

Violence against doctors is a symptom. What is the disease?

The Hindu  

One chilly evening, I sat at the computer desk in the hospital I worked at as a junior doctor, typing out the discharge summary of a patient who was meant to go home in an hour. Research has also found that workplace violence is mostly directed at junior doctors and residents, with the incidence progressively dropping against more senior healthcare …

Safety, in the line of duty: on Kerala’s move and health-care workers
1 year, 7 months ago

Safety, in the line of duty: on Kerala’s move and health-care workers

The Hindu  

Medical science is so advanced today, it has extended longevity and enhanced quality of life in ways thought impossible in the past, and yet, life must end in death. This is why Kerala’s move to amend the Kerala Healthcare Service Persons and Healthcare Service Institutions Act, to fortify defences against attacks on health-care institutions and workers is not only welcome …

Ready, or not: The Hindu Editorial on rising numbers of COVID-19 cases and India’s state of preparedness
1 year, 8 months ago

Ready, or not: The Hindu Editorial on rising numbers of COVID-19 cases and India’s state of preparedness

The Hindu  

The better part of management is preparedness. On April 12, a total of 7,830 new cases were reported in a 24-hour period, according to the Union Health Ministry’s data, possibly the highest in over 200 days. However, health systems can scarcely afford to be under prepared, especially considering the recent traumatic experience of a raging pandemic taking a huge toll. …

Covid Cases on Rise, Are Hospitals Fit for Fight? Mock Drills Begin Across India to Check Prep, Infra
1 year, 8 months ago

Covid Cases on Rise, Are Hospitals Fit for Fight? Mock Drills Begin Across India to Check Prep, Infra

News 18  

Acting on the instructions of Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya, a two-day countrywide mock drill began on Monday to check Covid preparedness of hospitals and state of medical infrastructure, even as India reported 5,880 new cases in the past 24 hours. The SoPs for Covid mock drill given to states mentioned that it needs to look into every aspect — …

Coronavirus updates Highlights: Tamil Nadu steps up vigil, screens 37 international passengers for Covid
2 years ago

Coronavirus updates Highlights: Tamil Nadu steps up vigil, screens 37 international passengers for Covid

Hindustan Times  

India has issued an advisory to check spread of Covid-19, which includes random sampling of 2 per cent of foreign passengers, a rule that comes into effect on Saturday, December 24, 2022. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union health minister Mansukh Mandaviya - both of whom held separate review meetings this week - have reiterated that the pandemic is not …

Covid News Updates: No Pandemic Curbs in Goa till Jan 2; Centre Warns Against Overcrowding Ahead of Festive Season
2 years ago

Covid News Updates: No Pandemic Curbs in Goa till Jan 2; Centre Warns Against Overcrowding Ahead of Festive Season

News 18  

Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya asked States to strengthen surveillance systems, ramp up testing and ensure readiness of hospital infrastructure during a meeting with state health ministers on Friday regarding the Covid-19 situation in India. Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya will visit a government hospital in Delhi on Tuesday for a mock drill to review the emergency response in place …

India on alert for new variants as Covid wave sweeps China
2 years ago

India on alert for new variants as Covid wave sweeps China

CNN  

New Delhi CNN — India’s health minister has advised the public to take precautions against Covid-19, including getting vaccinated and wearing masks, as the country remains on alert for potential new variants that could emerge from the wave of infections sweeping neighboring China. Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Thursday told Parliament that India would begin randomly testing 2% of international …

Coronavirus Update: Big relief from Covid-19 pandemic, less than 2000 new cases in India
2 years, 3 months ago

Coronavirus Update: Big relief from Covid-19 pandemic, less than 2000 new cases in India

Firstpost  

In the last 24 hours, 1,968 new cases of coronavirus have been reported, while 15 people died. Earlier on Monday, 3,011 new cases of Covid-19 were registered in the country Coronavirus Update: There is relief for India on the front of the global coronavirus pandemic. Earlier on Monday, 3,011 new cases of Covid-19 were registered in the country while 28 …

COVID: Too soon to say the worst of the pandemic is behind us
2 years, 8 months ago

COVID: Too soon to say the worst of the pandemic is behind us

The Hindu  

WITH the war in the Ukraine grabbing most of the headlines, the COVID-19 pandemic has clearly ceased to be the number one news item at the global level as it had been for a lengthy period of time until recently. The World Health Organisation’s COVID-19 Weekly Epidemiological Update published on April 12 states: “uring the week of 4 through 10 …

Govt. healthcare staff bearing the brunt of Covid onslaught in Telangana
2 years, 11 months ago

Govt. healthcare staff bearing the brunt of Covid onslaught in Telangana

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The state government’s healthcare workers are facing a Covid onslaught with infections rising rapidly in many hospitals. Director of medical education, Telangana, Dr K Ramesh Reddy said the department did not have a count of the overall number of healthcare workers infected in the state. A member of a state doctors’ association said that almost 80 per cent of …

Karnataka Records 48,049 New Covid-19 Cases, 29,068 from Bengaluru Alone
2 years, 11 months ago

Karnataka Records 48,049 New Covid-19 Cases, 29,068 from Bengaluru Alone

News 18  

Continuing to register a surge in cases, Karnataka on Friday logged 48,049 new cases of COVID-19, and 22 fatalities, taking the tally to 34,25,002 and the death toll to 38,537. India added 3,47,254 new coronavirus infections taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 3,85,66,027 which includes 9,692 cases of the Omicron variant, according to the Union Health Ministry data …

Hospitals try to bear Omicron load
2 years, 11 months ago

Hospitals try to bear Omicron load

The Hindu  

Standby buffer staff, internal lockdowns, workplace “buddy systems”, compulsory reporting of fatigue, and workshops to cope with mental and emotional exhaustion — these are among the few changes that have been introduced to the healthcare landscape to help COVID-19 health warriors stay fighting fit in the ongoing pandemic. His hospital brought in slew of measures, including a buddy system which …

Coronavirus live updates | Defence Minister Rajnath Singh tests positive for COVID-19
2 years, 11 months ago

Coronavirus live updates | Defence Minister Rajnath Singh tests positive for COVID-19

The Hindu  

The number of COVID-19 cases continued to rise on Sunday, with 1,79,339 new infections, taking the total number of active patients in India to over seven lakh. - AP Delhi Administration of precautionary dose of Covid vaccine begins in Delhi Amid a surging third wave of coronavirus infections, Delhi on Monday started administering a third or "precautionary dose" to people …

India starts COVID booster shots for the vulnerable as cases rise
2 years, 11 months ago

India starts COVID booster shots for the vulnerable as cases rise

Al Jazeera  

Healthcare and front-line workers along with people above 60 with health problems line up at vaccination centres amid Omicron variant surge. India has begun administering booster doses of COVID-19 vaccine to front-line workers and vulnerable elderly people, with the fast-spreading Omicron variant driving an almost eight-fold rise in daily infections since the start of the year. India reported 179,723 new …

Resident doctors’ COVID-19 duty should not exceed 8 hours and 7 days: IMA
3 years ago

Resident doctors’ COVID-19 duty should not exceed 8 hours and 7 days: IMA

The Hindu  

The Indian Medical Association has requested the Central and State governments to ensure that the COVID-19 duty of resident doctors should not exceed eight hours a day and seven days, after which there should be a quarantine of 10 to 14 days in the accommodation prescribed by the hospital. In a statement released on Wednesday, the IMA said that in …

With Threat of Covid Third Wave Lurking, 5 Things India Must Do To Protect the Protectors
3 years ago

With Threat of Covid Third Wave Lurking, 5 Things India Must Do To Protect the Protectors

News 18  

Under normal times, this week would have been the season of joy, festivity and celebrations for Christmas and the New Year. To protect our healthcare workers, doctors, nurses, paramedical personnel and frontline workers such as ambulance drivers, lab technicians, public healthcare and sanitation workers, we need to strictly follow a few measures. Reorientation and Training During the first Covid wave, …

COVID-19 debates in Parliament: India deserves a better Opposition, one that holds the government accountable
3 years ago

COVID-19 debates in Parliament: India deserves a better Opposition, one that holds the government accountable

Firstpost  

An informed debate over this issue in Parliament should have seen questions around these data points, but instead, Opposition lawmakers such as TMC MP Mahua Moitra were more interested in quoting Bob Dylan or passing acerbic comments against Hindi and Hindutva The third day of December during the ongoing Winter Session of the Parliament witnessed a rare scene. However, in …

Coronavirus LIVE Updates: Fresh 10,488 Covid Cases in India; WHO 'Very Worried' about Virus Spread in Europe
3 years, 1 month ago

Coronavirus LIVE Updates: Fresh 10,488 Covid Cases in India; WHO 'Very Worried' about Virus Spread in Europe

News 18  

Coronavirus LIVE Updates: In the last 24 hours, India recorded 10,488 cases and 313 deaths, as per data released by the Health Ministry. Harish Rawat said, “I think the state govt decided this without considering precautionary measures, without seeing Covid situation in the state and the country or perhaps without taking note of reports of an increase in Covid cases …

WHO says COVID may have killed 180,000 health workers
3 years, 2 months ago

WHO says COVID may have killed 180,000 health workers

Al Jazeera  

UN agency steps up calls for governments to do more to protect and support workers as the pandemic continues to grow. The World Health Organisation has estimated between 80,000 and 180,000 healthcare workers have died worldwide due to COVID-19, warning of the danger of burnout, anxiety and fatigue as the virus continues to spread around the world. Healthcare workers have …

Healthcare workers face stigma after Covid outbreak: ICMR study
3 years, 3 months ago

Healthcare workers face stigma after Covid outbreak: ICMR study

Hindustan Times  

A study conducted by the Indian Council of Medical Research on healthcare workers from 11 cities in the country, including Noida, has found that the subjects reported major family issues and faced stigma from society following the Covid-19 outbreak last year. The Indian Council of Medical Research conducted the study on healthcare workers from 11 cities in the country, including …

A flicker of hope: The Hindu Editorial on India's declining COVID-19 numbers
3 years, 3 months ago

A flicker of hope: The Hindu Editorial on India's declining COVID-19 numbers

The Hindu  

India’s count of active COVID-19 cases has hit a six-month low with the number dropping to 3,00,162, according to a Friday bulletin from the Health Ministry. The 3,00,000 active cases last December, saw around 300 deaths being reported every day. While the spread of infection can be controlled in limited ways, the availability of vaccines and the fact that many …

COVID-19 pandemic had psychosocial impact on healthcare workers, study says
3 years, 3 months ago

COVID-19 pandemic had psychosocial impact on healthcare workers, study says

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: A study by the Indian Council of Medical Research has revealed that increase in the work volume and intensity, manifestations of stigma and additional responsibilities of healthcare workers, who had to adapt to new protocols and adjust to the 'new normality' amid the COVID-19 pandemic, had a psychosocial impact on them. According to the study published in the …

Lessons for India from Kerala’s Covid experience
3 years, 4 months ago

Lessons for India from Kerala’s Covid experience

Hindustan Times  

Many held Kerala up as a national and global example on how to manage Covid-19 during the first wave of the pandemic. Based on statistical and scientific evidence on hand, it can be safely surmised that Kerala’s crisis is caused by a mutant strain of the original virus, and an extremely poor containment and home quarantine policy. As evident from …

Kerala now accounts for 50% of all new Covid cases in India, worried Centre intervenes
3 years, 5 months ago

Kerala now accounts for 50% of all new Covid cases in India, worried Centre intervenes

India Today  

The southern state of Kerala now accounts for 50 per cent of all new Covid-19 cases in the country, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has pointed out. Documents accessed by India Today show that Kottayam in Kerala has seen a 64 per cent increase in Covid-19 cases since June 28. Kerala accounts for 50 per cent of all …

Dealing with denial: The Hindu Editorial on playing down the COVID-19 tragedy
3 years, 5 months ago

Dealing with denial: The Hindu Editorial on playing down the COVID-19 tragedy

The Hindu  

A touchy topic for the Centre and States has been the counting of the dead from COVID-19. In 2020, as the pandemic ravaged Europe and the U.S., Health Ministry officials would incessantly argue that India had better managed the pandemic because its deaths per million of population were comparatively lower. It is technically true that while no death certificate or …

India reports 34,703 new Covid-19 cases, lowest in nearly four months; daily fatalities fall to 553
3 years, 6 months ago

India reports 34,703 new Covid-19 cases, lowest in nearly four months; daily fatalities fall to 553

Hindustan Times  

India’s caseload of the coronavirus disease climbed to 30,619,932 on Tuesday, after 34,703 cases were reported in the last 24 hours, according to the Union health ministry’s update at 8 am. Tuesday’s Covid-19 tally is 5,093 less than that of Monday’s when 39,796 people were detected positive for the viral disease. The report named “Covid-19: the race to finishing line,” …

An Oral History of the COVID-19 Crisis: 'I realised that documenting the truth, deaths in hospitals was my duty'
3 years, 6 months ago

An Oral History of the COVID-19 Crisis: 'I realised that documenting the truth, deaths in hospitals was my duty'

Firstpost  

This account is part of Firstpost’s Oral History Project of the COVID-19 Crisis in India. The Oral History Project aims to be an ongoing compendium of individual experiences of the pandemic, with a focus on one significant day in our respondents’ lives during this time. At the same time, I saw a lot of photographs coming in from Delhi, Mumbai …

National Doctors' Day: Harsh Vardhan Lauds Medicos for Going Beyond Call of Duty During Covid
3 years, 6 months ago

National Doctors' Day: Harsh Vardhan Lauds Medicos for Going Beyond Call of Duty During Covid

News 18  

Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on Thursday applauded doctors for going beyond the call of duty to attend to their patients during the COVID-19 pandemic and help the nation overcome its gravest challenge in over a century. History shall bear witness that when the time came and humanity needed to be saved, it was the doctors who stepped up to …

India logs 48,698 new COVID cases, over 64,000 recoveries in past 24 hours
3 years, 6 months ago

India logs 48,698 new COVID cases, over 64,000 recoveries in past 24 hours

India TV News  

India recorded 48,698 new cases of the novel coronavirus, along with 1,183 deaths due to the infection in the past 24 hours. India's COVID-19 tally had crossed the 20-lakh mark on August 7 last year, 30 lakh on August 23, 40 lakh on September 5 and 50 lakh on September 16. Name of State / UT Active Cases* Cured/Discharged/Migrated* Deaths** …

What Explains COVID Testing Hesitancy in India: Distress, Trauma and Fear of Social Stigma
3 years, 6 months ago

What Explains COVID Testing Hesitancy in India: Distress, Trauma and Fear of Social Stigma

News 18  

On 10 May 2021, India reported more new cases than all other countries combined. Conclusion Recognising the complex interactions between ongoing lived experience of COVID-19-related trauma, and traumatic experience associated with systemic social inequities, can help identify the reasons behind India’s prevalent testing hesitancy. For example, lower caste village residents may be hesitant to test because given their socio-economic status; …

COVID: Cosmopolitan India Dedicates It’s Cover to ASHA Workers
3 years, 7 months ago

COVID: Cosmopolitan India Dedicates It’s Cover to ASHA Workers

The Quint  

The ASHA workers, the foot soldiers fighting the pandemic in India, have been working frantically on the rural frontline, multitasking even as the fear of infection remains high. In the magazine, India Today Editor Preeti Chaudhary who has been reporting on India’s crisis through her on-ground reports, authors a piece on the selfless acts carried out by ASHA workers. Bellow …

After Assam, now health workers get beaten up by Covid patient's kin in Manipur hospital; two arrested
3 years, 7 months ago

After Assam, now health workers get beaten up by Covid patient's kin in Manipur hospital; two arrested

India Today  

In an Assam-like incident, health workers were allegedly assaulted at the Jawaharlal Nehru Institute of Medical Sciences hospital in Manipur's Imphal East district. A video shows some people, who are said to be relatives of a Covid-19 patient, vandalising equipment in JNIMS hospital's Covid-19 ICU ward. “The patient was admitted to the hospital three days ago with severe Covid-19 complications …

Deceased Covid patient's kin attack junior doctor in Assam, IMA demands action
3 years, 7 months ago

Deceased Covid patient's kin attack junior doctor in Assam, IMA demands action

India Today  

A young doctor was allegedly attacked on Tuesday by family members of a deceased Covid-19 patient at a Covid care centre in Assam's Hojai district. Assam Legislative Assembly Deputy Speaker Dr Numal Momin told Aajtak/India Today TV over the phone that it was the doctor's first day on duty in the rural area after completion of his MBBS course. https://t.co/HwQfbWwYmn— …

India's Covid-19 crisis: Why I'm grateful I lost my parents before the current surge
3 years, 7 months ago

India's Covid-19 crisis: Why I'm grateful I lost my parents before the current surge

CNN  

Pallabi Munsi is a CNN reporter based in New Delhi, India. It is the third country in the world -- after Brazil and the United States -- to cross 300,000 official deaths and we've set new grim records for the highest single-day figure for infections globally The health inequities that have led to India's Covid crisis developed over time. And …

Coronavirus News Updates: Centre approves Rs 5 lakh assistance for families of 67 journalists who died of COVID-19 this year
3 years, 7 months ago

Coronavirus News Updates: Centre approves Rs 5 lakh assistance for families of 67 journalists who died of COVID-19 this year

Firstpost  

11:30 PM Whatsapp Facebook Twitter Coronavirus News LATEST Updates Despite its own needs, India ensured supply of medicines to 123 countries: Vardhan India ensured the supply of medicines to 123 partner countries despite its own needs amid the COVID-19 pandemic, and has also been active in global efforts to develop diagnostics, therapeutics and vaccines to tackle the infection, Union Health …

Grim situation in Karnataka with second wave of COVID-19 pandemic
3 years, 7 months ago

Grim situation in Karnataka with second wave of COVID-19 pandemic

The Hindu  

The COVID-19 situation continues toremain grim in Bengaluru but what is worrying is that the infection is spreading rapidly beyond the capital and in the districts, where the health care infrastructure is lacking. A Special Division Bench of the Karnataka High Court consisting of Chief Justice Abhay Shreeniwas Oka and Justice Aravind Kumar, however, orally observed that “Karnataka appears to …

Volunteers lead Covid-19 fight in Bengaluru while braving personal losses
3 years, 7 months ago

Volunteers lead Covid-19 fight in Bengaluru while braving personal losses

Hindustan Times  

At a time when Bengaluru, like rest of the country, is battling the surging second wave of Covid-19 pandemic, volunteers from across the city have come forward to help residents while braving personal losses. “I have been helping to give decent burial to several victims of Covid-19, but when it came to my uncle, there was no one to help …

India's second COVID-19 wave has made healthcare, ableist even pre-pandemic, harder for disabled people to access – Firstpost
3 years, 7 months ago

India's second COVID-19 wave has made healthcare, ableist even pre-pandemic, harder for disabled people to access – Firstpost

Firstpost  

As a system, even before the pandemic, disabled people have shared how ableism features in their interactions with the healthcare system. Among the fears of not being provided adequate care because of their disabilities or comorbidities, many disabled people share their experiences of COVID-19: Volunteers like Vishnu Soman, founder of volunteer-driven initiative Smileys India, have been part of the COVID …

A broken polity, a ghost State
3 years, 7 months ago

A broken polity, a ghost State

Hindustan Times  

The devastating second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic has caused an unfortunate and avoidable catastrophe. As desperate scenes started beaming on television, and social media platforms were flooded with cries for help, India was forced to face the reality of its broken polity and a ghost State. Most government employees in India work in the railways, postal department, home ministry, …

COVID-19 second wave killed 329 doctors across India, maximum deaths in Bihar, says IMA
3 years, 7 months ago

COVID-19 second wave killed 329 doctors across India, maximum deaths in Bihar, says IMA

Firstpost  

The list of the deceased doctors includes former Indian Medical Association president Dr KK Aggarwal, who succumbed to the deadly virus on Monday New Delhi: The Indian Medical Association on Thursday released fresh figures on Covid-related fatalities among doctors, saying 329 of them succumbed to the disease during the ongoing second wave of the pandemic. Bihar alone saw 80 deaths, …

Top news of the day: Health Ministry advises vaccination three months after recovery from COVID-19; India asks WhatsApp to withdraw privacy policy update, and more
3 years, 7 months ago

Top news of the day: Health Ministry advises vaccination three months after recovery from COVID-19; India asks WhatsApp to withdraw privacy policy update, and more

The Hindu  

Also, COVID-19 vaccination is recommended for all lactating women and an individual can donate blood after 14 days of either receiving anti-coronavirus shot or testing RT-PCR negative, if suffering from the disease. Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal does not “speak for India”, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar has declared after Singapore’s Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan objected to Mr. Kejriwal’s claim …

Uttarakhand hospitals warned against masking Covid-19 deaths, data
3 years, 7 months ago

Uttarakhand hospitals warned against masking Covid-19 deaths, data

Hindustan Times  

Uttarakhand hospitals’ failure to report at least 200 Covid-19 related deaths has led to a warning by health experts against the “masking” of data, saying, it’s continuation could adversely affect the fight against the pandemic in the hill state. The warning comes after the state health department noticed that at least five hospitals and health facilities treating Covid-19 patients didn’t …

COVID-19 surge: Bihar, U.P., Delhi top list of deaths among doctors in second wave, says IMA
3 years, 7 months ago

COVID-19 surge: Bihar, U.P., Delhi top list of deaths among doctors in second wave, says IMA

The Hindu  

Bihar recorded the highest number of doctors — 69 — who died due to COVID-19 in the second wave so far followed by Uttar Pradesh and Delhi. According to the Indian Medical Association registry, 244 deaths have been recorded in the second wave with the youngest physician who died being Dr. Anas Mijahid, 25, from Delhi. Coronavirus updates — May …

India Lost 50 Doctors to Covid in a Day, IMA Says Over 200 Lost Lives So Far in Second Wave
3 years, 7 months ago

India Lost 50 Doctors to Covid in a Day, IMA Says Over 200 Lost Lives So Far in Second Wave

News 18  

As many as 244 doctors have lost their lives in the second wave of coronavirus in India, data from the Indian Medical Association registry showed. “While last year, we lost nearly 730 doctors across India, this year in a short period of time we have lost 244 doctors. The figures emerged on a day when Prime Minister Narendra Modi said …

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