WATCH: New videos from Mumbai hospitals show wards packed with living and dead, 2 patients in one bed
4 years, 8 months ago

WATCH: New videos from Mumbai hospitals show wards packed with living and dead, 2 patients in one bed

India Today  

The city of Mumbai has emerged as the epicentre of the novel coronavirus outbreak in Mumbai. Stills from videos of Sion, KEM hospital shot by Sudhakar Nadar; first picture shows the dead body of a Covid-19 patient lying unattended on a stretcher in a corridor; second picture shows the dead body of a Covid-19 patient lying unattended on the floor of a ward; third picture shows the dead body of a Covid-19 patient lying unattended on a bed inside a ward next to patients waiting for their test results The videos are shot by Sudhakar Nadar, a journalist with a newspaper in Mumbai. Stills from videos of Sion, KEM hospital shot by Sudhakar Nadar showing patients sharing beds inside the Emergency and Casualty wards In the midst of a room bustling with people is the dead body of a novel coronvirus patient, wrapped in black plastic. Sion and KEM hospital, both run by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation, have a capacity of 20 beds per ward in the Emergency and Casualty wards, however, the number of patients coming in far outweighs the capacity. Stills from videos of Sion, KEM hospital shot by Sudhakar Nadar showing relatives of patients sleeping on the floor Mumbai's civic body, the BMC is now preparing several facilities with an overall capacity of 75,000 beds at the city's exhibition centres, grounds, parking lots and sports complexes.

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New Year 2024: Top 7 precautions to take while partying amid rising Covid cases
1 year ago

New Year 2024: Top 7 precautions to take while partying amid rising Covid cases

Live Mint  

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Covid-19 an 'Incidental Finding' in Most Hospitalised Patients, Queries on Boosters Up as Cases See Uptick
1 year, 8 months ago

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News 18  

As Covid-19 cases continue to register a spike across India, doctors are noticing “mostly mild” cases not requiring hospitalisation. As per doctors dealing with Covid-19 patients in multiple states, the majority of the patients are being treated symptomatically and Covid-19 has mostly been an “incidental finding” when patients are being admitted for other complaints. Dr Sumit Ray, medical director and …

Viral Video: COVID-19 patients in China receive treatment on street outside hospital in Beijing
2 years ago

Viral Video: COVID-19 patients in China receive treatment on street outside hospital in Beijing

Firstpost  

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Last Patient Discharged, Critical Cases Fall to Zero as Mumbai Catches A Break from Covid-19
2 years, 9 months 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 …

In a pandemic first, no Covid patient admitted at Delhi’s Lok Nayak hospital
2 years, 9 months ago

In a pandemic first, no Covid patient admitted at Delhi’s Lok Nayak hospital

Hindustan Times  

In a heartening announcement, health minister Satyendar Jain on Thursday said the Lok Nayak Hospital, the Capital’s largest Covid-19 facility run by the Delhi government, currently has zero Covid-19 patients under treatment. During the recent wave of the omicron variant of Covid-19, an omicron isolation centre was started at the hospital, where patients testing positive upon arrival from foreign countries …

At 15,166 COVID-19 cases, Mumbai logs highest single-day surge: What lies ahead for the financial capital as infections rise
3 years ago

At 15,166 COVID-19 cases, Mumbai logs highest single-day surge: What lies ahead for the financial capital as infections rise

Firstpost  

Scientists have forecast that the financial capital will see the peak of the third coronavirus wave between 6-13 January and that fatalities could be the highest in first week of February Mumbai saw an all-time COVID-19 high on Wednesday when the financial capital recorded a whopping 15,166 new cases of coronavirus in 24 hours — the highest since the outbreak …

COVID-19 Cases on the Rise in Bengal, Centre Asks State Govt to Review Situation
3 years, 2 months ago

COVID-19 Cases on the Rise in Bengal, Centre Asks State Govt to Review Situation

The Quint  

Experts have already warned that West Bengal will see a spike in the coming weeks as COVID-19 norms have been largely flouted during the recent Durga Puja celebrations. According to an official of the state health department, the positivity rate in Cooch Behar is 8.7 percent, in East Medinipur it is around 5 percent, in Nadia it is 4.2 percent, …

Mumbai Out of the Covid Woods? 85% Hospital Beds Now Vacant
3 years, 5 months ago

Mumbai Out of the Covid Woods? 85% Hospital Beds Now Vacant

News 18  

The strict lockdown-like restrictions imposed by Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray when Maharashtra was being railed by the second wave of Covid-19 as it ambushed the already-crumbling state’s healthcare system, seem to be finally bearing fruit. Nearly 85 per cent of hospital beds dedicated to Covid-19 patients are now lying vacant across the capital city paving the way for doctors to …

Goa struggles due to missteps in Covid control
3 years, 7 months ago

Goa struggles due to missteps in Covid control

Hindustan Times  

Three weeks back, chief minister Pramod Sawant ruled out a lockdown in Goa even as the second Covid-19 wave was overwhelming the health care systems across the country. The supply of medical oxygen, a key intervention among Covid-19 patients many of whom suffer respiratory distress, has run low at the premier state-run Goa Medical College and Hospital for four straight …

Covid Prowls in Rural Bihar: Doctors Helpless, Hospitals Choked, Locals Turn to Quacks
3 years, 7 months ago

Covid Prowls in Rural Bihar: Doctors Helpless, Hospitals Choked, Locals Turn to Quacks

News 18  

As we walk into a rural health clinic at Khawaspur, just 20 kilometres from the district headquarters of Bhojpur in Bihar, a doctor is seen sitting helplessly. With a stethoscope and a few paracetamol and vitamin C tablets, he cannot do much for Covid patients frequently walking in. “People come here with cough and cold…they then go to Uttar Pradesh …

Government Hospitals run out of beds for COVID-19 patients
3 years, 7 months ago

Government Hospitals run out of beds for COVID-19 patients

The Hindu  

Madurai Almost all Intensive Care Units and oxygen-supported beds in Government Hospitals in the district are filled, pushing new patients to wait for their admission. A senior doctor from the Government Rajaji Hospital said almost all the 1,200 beds allocated for COVID-19 patients were occupied. Private hospitals were also referring patients in critical conditions to government hospitals, said S. Gandhimathinathan, …

Covid-19: The five elements of the Mumbai model
3 years, 7 months ago

Covid-19: The five elements of the Mumbai model

Hindustan Times  

The devastating impact of India’s raging pandemic has largely been seen in Delhi, as the national Capital’s rising caseload was met with a shortage of medical oxygen and hospital beds for weeks at a stretch. “When the war room made the first call to inform the positive report, the patient’s health and living conditions were understood and they would be …

No Confirmed Bed-no Entry, Telangana Cops Stop Covid-19 Patients in Ambulances from Andhra Pradesh at Borders
3 years, 7 months ago

No Confirmed Bed-no Entry, Telangana Cops Stop Covid-19 Patients in Ambulances from Andhra Pradesh at Borders

News 18  

Telangana police on Monday started restricting patients coming to the city in ambulances from neighbouring Andhra Pradesh at border places, a move aimed at avoiding scenes of patients waiting for beds near hospitals, police officials said. The patients without confirmed bids are forced to wait outside hospitals,” a senior police official of a bordering district of Telangana told PTI. Police …

Andhra: YSRCP MLA from Tirupati performs last rites of 21 Covid victims deserted by families
3 years, 8 months ago

Andhra: YSRCP MLA from Tirupati performs last rites of 21 Covid victims deserted by families

India Today  

At a time when stigma prevails over the last rites of victims of the novel coronavirus, a Tirupati MLA in Andhra Pradesh's Chittoor district performed the last rites of Covid-19 patients whose bodies were either left unclaimed or abandoned by families. Bhumana Karunakar Reddy visited the Sri Venkateswara Ramnarain Ruia Government General Hospital mortuary where 21 bodies of Covid-19 patients …

Ramgarh hospital shifts patients for want of Covid drug
3 years, 8 months ago

Ramgarh hospital shifts patients for want of Covid drug

Hindustan Times  

Amid the rapid rise in positive cases across Jharkhand, both hospitals and individuals were facing shortage of basic drugs prescribed for treatment of Covid-19. Facing this problem, a private hospital in Ramgarh was recently forced to shift all its Covid-19 patients to other hospitals, officials said on Monday. HT Image Proprietor of Niramaya Das Health Care Centre in Ramgarh, Dr …

Covid patients and families struggle as hospitals in Jodhpur run out of beds | Ground Report
3 years, 8 months ago

Covid patients and families struggle as hospitals in Jodhpur run out of beds | Ground Report

India Today  

With the second wave of Covid-19 raging on in Rajasthan, the biggest hospitals and Covid facilities in Jodhpur are running out of not just beds and staff but even stretchers and wheelchairs for patients. At Mathura Das Mathu Hospital, 62-year-old Ram Prakash was waiting in the lobby for six hours to get a bed for his mother. I have never …

No Beds in Delhi's Lok Nayak Hospital, One Dies Waiting Outside While Others Feel Helpless
3 years, 8 months ago

No Beds in Delhi's Lok Nayak Hospital, One Dies Waiting Outside While Others Feel Helpless

News 18  

With over 100 patients being discharged from Delhi’s Lok Nayak Hospital overnight, families rushed with Covid patients to get a bed on Friday. The report said that one 34-year-old Mohammed Qasim had Covid symptoms but he couldn’t managed to get tested. We thought we would get a bed here,” family of one Kanhaiya said as they waited outside the hospital. …

Mumbai gravedigger works 24-hour shifts as India's Covid-19 death toll soars
3 years, 8 months ago

Mumbai gravedigger works 24-hour shifts as India's Covid-19 death toll soars

India Today  

Two or three months into the COVID-19 crisis, Mumbai gravedigger Sayyed Munir Kamruddin stopped wearing personal protective equipment and gloves. India is in the midst of a second wave of coronavirus infections that has seen at least 300,000 people test positive each day for the past week, and its total cases rise past 18 million. In Delhi, ambulances have been …

'In UP Also, COVID Positive People Are Not Getting Hospital Beds', Solicitor General Tells Supreme Court In Siddique Kappan Case
3 years, 8 months ago

'In UP Also, COVID Positive People Are Not Getting Hospital Beds', Solicitor General Tells Supreme Court In Siddique Kappan Case

Live Law  

While opposing the plea seeking shifting of jailed Kerala journalist Siddique Kappan from Mathura jail to Delhi for medical treatment, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta told the Supreme Court on Wednesday that COVID positive patients in Uttar Pradesh were finding it difficult to get hospital beds. Vehemently opposing the bench's suggestion to shift Kappan to a hospital in Delhi for better …

Covid-19 Patient Fails to Get Bed, Dies; Family Attacks Delhi Hospital Staff
3 years, 8 months ago

Covid-19 Patient Fails to Get Bed, Dies; Family Attacks Delhi Hospital Staff

News 18  

Family members of a woman, who allegedly died due to COVID-19 after failing to get a bed at Apollo Hospital in south Delhi, attacked the staff of the private healthcare facility on Tuesday, police said. Unfortunately, the patient died around 8 am, following which her family members resorted to vandalism, destruction of hospital property and assault on our doctors and …

2,700 new beds for Covid-19 patients to be added in Delhi in next few days: Manish Sisodia
3 years, 8 months ago

2,700 new beds for Covid-19 patients to be added in Delhi in next few days: Manish Sisodia

India TV News  

Around 2,700 beds will be added at different hospitals and facilities in the national capital in the next few days for COVID-19 patients, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia announced on Tuesday. Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has announced a six-day lockdown in the national capital from 10 pm on Monday till 5 am on April 26, and said it was …

Crisis looms over Kolkata hospitals amid shortage of COVID-19 beds, spike in cases
3 years, 8 months ago

Crisis looms over Kolkata hospitals amid shortage of COVID-19 beds, spike in cases

Firstpost  

Kolkata: Amid the steep rise in COVID-19 cases, hospitals in the city are staring at a bed crisis with most of them underscoring that their critical care units are all occupied. Ours is a small hospital, there is no option to boost the infrastructure,” principal Anima Haldar said, further expressing her inability to increase the number of beds, despite at …

COVID on the rise in Maharashtra: Mumbai could face shortage of beds in a week's time
3 years, 9 months ago

COVID on the rise in Maharashtra: Mumbai could face shortage of beds in a week's time

Op India  

With Mumbai recording 5,888 new Covid cases on Monday, BMC has directed all private hospitals and nursing homes to reserve 80% of hospital beds and all ICU beds vacant for Covid-19 patients. #NewsAlert | BMC directs all private hospitals in Mumbai to keep 80% of beds vacant for Covid-19 patients. Dr. Shashank Joshi who was a part of the meeting …

As Covid-19 cases in Mumbai rise, BMC asks govt hospitals to increase bed capacity
3 years, 10 months ago

As Covid-19 cases in Mumbai rise, BMC asks govt hospitals to increase bed capacity

India Today  

Considering the rise in Covid-19 cases in Mumbai, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation has asked the government hospitals to increase its bed capacity to last year’s strength as a preventive measure. The BMC maintains that even though the situation is under control, the number of new Covid-19 cases reported daily in Mumbai has been rising continuously. Dr Ramesh Bharmal, Dean, Nair …

Three COVID-19 patients killed in fire at Rajkot hospital; 30 others rescued
4 years, 1 month ago

Three COVID-19 patients killed in fire at Rajkot hospital; 30 others rescued

Firstpost  

The fire broke out in the ICU of Uday Shivanand Hospital at around 1 am, after which rescued patients were shifted to other COVID-19 hospitals Ahmedabad: Three coronavirus patients were killed after a fire broke out in the ICU of a designated COVID-19 hospital in Gujarat’s Rajkot in the early hours of Friday, a fire brigade official said. The fire …

SC asks Delhi, Assam, Maharashtra, Gujarat to submit status report on covid-19 preparedness amidst spike in cases
4 years, 1 month ago

SC asks Delhi, Assam, Maharashtra, Gujarat to submit status report on covid-19 preparedness amidst spike in cases

Live Mint  

Expressing concern over the rising covid-19 cases in the country, the Supreme Court on Monday sought status report over the Covid-19 situation from the states of Delhi, Assam, Maharashtra, and Gujarat within the next two days. A three-judge bench Justice Ashok Bhushan observed in the court “We are hearing huge spike in the current month throughout the country, especially in …

Hospitals near Noida to check if beds are free before referring Covid-19 patients to district
4 years, 1 month ago

Hospitals near Noida to check if beds are free before referring Covid-19 patients to district

Hindustan Times  

NOIDA: The Gautam Buddh Nagar administration has asked hospitals in neighbouring districts to refer coronavirus disease patients to hospitals in the Noida district only after co-ordinating with Covid-dedicated facilities here about availability of beds. HT Image In its recent meeting with private Covid-dedicated hospitals in the district, the administration had asked them to increase their capacity of beds and to …

Outstation COVID-19 patients straining bed strength in Mumbai, says doctor who coordinates between BMC, pvt hospitals
4 years, 3 months ago

Outstation COVID-19 patients straining bed strength in Mumbai, says doctor who coordinates between BMC, pvt hospitals

Firstpost  

Gautam Bhansali, a specialist in general medicine and infectious diseases, said the patient load in Mumbai will continue to rise till the end of September, but added that the city is prepared By Govindraj Ethiraj Mumbai: The total number of COVID-19 cases in India has now crossed the 5 million mark. About 30 percent to 40 percent of the people …

No Hospital Can Refuse To Admit A COVID Patient If Beds For Such Patients Are Available: Calcutta HC [Read Order]
4 years, 3 months ago

No Hospital Can Refuse To Admit A COVID Patient If Beds For Such Patients Are Available: Calcutta HC [Read Order]

Live Law  

The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday said that no hospital can refuse to admit a COVID-19 patient if beds for such patients are available and that this is one of the basic tenets of medical ethics. Asserting that the Right to a decent funeral can also be traced in Article 25 of the Constitution of India, the Calcutta High Court …

Opinion | Covid-19: Dark clouds and silver linings
4 years, 3 months ago

Opinion | Covid-19: Dark clouds and silver linings

Live Mint  

In a column published on 16 May, I wrote that India had lost the battle to contain the novel coronavirus. On 2 July, when detected cases in India had just topped 500,000, I wrote that low per capita figures meant little because the virus had an unimpeded path to five million cases and beyond. Who could have imagined six months …

Despite surge, only 35% of Covid beds occupied in GB Nagar, most remain in home isolation
4 years, 3 months ago

Despite surge, only 35% of Covid beds occupied in GB Nagar, most remain in home isolation

Hindustan Times  

Despite the surge in Covid-19 patients this month, nearly 65% of the 2,857 beds in Gautam Budh Nagar’s Covid-dedicated hospitals are vacant. And, since the state government has already announced the price caps for private medical colleges and hospitals, many of them have already started developing exclusive facilities for the treatment of Covid-19 patients,” he said. “In the L-2 category …

Maharashtra: Man succumbs to Covid-19 due to lack of ventilator beds, body taken for cremation on handcart
4 years, 3 months ago

Maharashtra: Man succumbs to Covid-19 due to lack of ventilator beds, body taken for cremation on handcart

India Today  

The body of a 40-year-old man who died of Covid-19 had to be carried to the crematorium on a handcart at a village in Maharashtra an as ambulance was not available, claimed the sarpanch. Khanapur village sarpanch Nilesh Jawalkar said that the 40-year-man succumbed to the disease two days ago. The deceased man and his brother tested positive for Covid-19 …

Covid-19: Rajasthan warns private hospitals against overcharging, adds beds in govt hospitals
4 years, 4 months ago

Covid-19: Rajasthan warns private hospitals against overcharging, adds beds in govt hospitals

India Today  

The Rajasthan government has warned private hospitals against overcharging from Covid-19 patients and announced revised rates for their treatment with details of various charges that are inclusive. State Health Minister Raghu Sharma, who has been at the front tackling Covid for the past six months, said he is aware of artificial shortage of beds created in private hospitals and is …

Eight dead in Ahmedabad's Navrangpura after fire at COVID-19 hospital; 40 patients rescued, Gujarat CM orders probe
4 years, 5 months ago

Eight dead in Ahmedabad's Navrangpura after fire at COVID-19 hospital; 40 patients rescued, Gujarat CM orders probe

Firstpost  

The blaze broke out at the Shrey Hospital in Ahmedabad’s Navrangpura during the early hours of Thursday. Eight patients in the ICU ward of a private COVID-19 designated hospital in Ahmedabad died after a fire broke out on Thursday, a fire official said. The blaze broke out around 3.30 am at the private hospital, Shrey Hospital in Navrangpura area of …

COVID-19 patients shifted to hospital in garbage vehicle in Andhra Pradesh
4 years, 5 months ago

COVID-19 patients shifted to hospital in garbage vehicle in Andhra Pradesh

India TV News  

In a shocking incident, three COVID-19 patients were allegedly shifted to a hospital in a garbage vehicle in Andhra Pradesh's Vizianagaram district. Primary Health Centre medical officer Gayatri Devi said the ambulance was sent immediately after learning about the patients from volunteers but before the vehicle could reach there the local residents mobilized a trolley from the municipal body. Nellimarla …

Bangladeshi coronavirus sufferers shun hospitals
4 years, 5 months ago

Bangladeshi coronavirus sufferers shun hospitals

India Today  

Thousands of beds for coronavirus patients in Bangladesh are lying empty despite the country struggling with a rising caseload as people are too scared to enter hospitals, officials and sufferers say. Some patients have bluntly told health workers they would "rather die at home than die in a hospital", an official for a medical charity told AFP. "They told us …

Dedicated facilities for pregnant COVID-19 patients
4 years, 6 months ago

Dedicated facilities for pregnant COVID-19 patients

The Hindu  

Amidst a growing number of complaints of patients being refused admission, the city will soon have two facilities dedicated for pregnant women who have tested positive for COVID-19. Speaking to reporters after the meeting, he said councillors across party lines, had been urged to work on the frontline, contact patients who had tested positive for COVID-19, reassure them, ensure those …

Paucity of oxygen-fitted beds hits COVID-19 treatment in Telangana
4 years, 6 months ago

Paucity of oxygen-fitted beds hits COVID-19 treatment in Telangana

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The crunching shortage of oxygen-equipped beds in Hyderabad was not envisioned by the government or private hospitals, though they had the time to build infrastructure during the 80 days of lockdown, when the caseload was not as heavy as it is now. A senior public health specialist in the city said, “We had sufficient time but the analysis of …

As Delhi becomes India’s coronavirus capital, its hospitals are struggling to cope
4 years, 6 months ago

As Delhi becomes India’s coronavirus capital, its hospitals are struggling to cope

CNN  

CNN — Lakhjeet Singh had been running a fever for days when his son-in-law took him to a private hospital in Delhi for a Covid-19 test. Mandeep Singh said three private hospitals told the family they had no beds, despite an app set up by the Delhi government showing they had availability. As cases climbed and people scrambled to find …

COVID-19 chaos in Delhi: Govt app reveals over 4,000 vacant beds as patients complain of shortage, eye-popping charges at private hospitals
4 years, 6 months ago

COVID-19 chaos in Delhi: Govt app reveals over 4,000 vacant beds as patients complain of shortage, eye-popping charges at private hospitals

Firstpost  

The surge in COVID-19 cases has stunned the Delhi government that was, till a few weeks ago, confident of its ability to manage the virus. The Delhi government has directed 61 private hospitals to free up 20 percent of their beds for the use of COVID-19 positive patients. Health minister Satyendar Jain, speaking on hospital authorities who raised doubts that …

'Sorry State Of Affairs': SC Issues Notice To Delhi,Maharashtra, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu & West Bengal Over COVID-19 Management
4 years, 6 months ago

'Sorry State Of Affairs': SC Issues Notice To Delhi,Maharashtra, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu & West Bengal Over COVID-19 Management

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice to the Governments of NCT of Delhi, Maharashtra, West Bengal, Gujarat and Tamil Nadu over management of COVID-19 situation.The bench observed that media reports "indicated a sorry state of affairs of care of Covid patients in Delhi and some other states".The Court directed that the Chief Secretaries of these states should take immediate …

Hyderabad Gandhi Hospital won\'t treat patients with mild COVID-19 symptoms
4 years, 6 months ago

Hyderabad Gandhi Hospital won\'t treat patients with mild COVID-19 symptoms

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Those with mild symptoms for Covid-19 will not be admitted to Gandhi Hospital, where Covid cases are taken at present, and only the critically and seriously ill will be admitted as cases increase in the next 14 days. A senior government doctor explained, “Those who do not have a separate room will be kept in Nature Cure Hospital, Gachibowli …

Mumbai: Blame game over shortage of Covid-19 beds continues as cases rise
4 years, 7 months ago

Mumbai: Blame game over shortage of Covid-19 beds continues as cases rise

India Today  

Covid-19 cases in Mumbai are on a steady rise and so is the politics over the shortfall of the hospital beds to treat those patients. Now even as this blame game continues, the Mumbai Metropolitan Regional Development Authority has said that it is focusing on phase 2 of the Covid-19 facility at Bandra Kurla Complex. And yet people don't want …

India's richest city Mumbai is rapidly turning into the world's next coronavirus catastrophe
4 years, 7 months ago

India's richest city Mumbai is rapidly turning into the world's next coronavirus catastrophe

ABC  

Indian businessman Manit Parikh had thought a lot about the coronavirus pandemic that had swept his home city of Mumbai, but he never anticipated the crisis would engulf his family in just a few days. Key points: Mumbai accounts for more than a fifth of India's total COVID-19 cases Mumbai accounts for more than a fifth of India's total COVID-19 …

Opinion | With COVID-19 cases and fatalities rising, situation seems to be grim in several hospitals
4 years, 7 months ago

Opinion | With COVID-19 cases and fatalities rising, situation seems to be grim in several hospitals

India TV News  

The fifth phase of lockdown is set to begin from June 1 and India reported the highest single-day hike in COVID-19 cases and deaths on Friday. In my prime time show 'Aaj Ki Baat' on Friday, we showed a video of a COVID-19 patient crying for help from doctors in Kota's new medical college hospital, but none of the health …

Coronavirus patients made to share bed, stretchers in Sion hospital as cases increase
4 years, 7 months ago

Coronavirus patients made to share bed, stretchers in Sion hospital as cases increase

Op India  

Weeks after horrific videos of dead bodies of coronavirus patients were seen lying unattended among patients under treatment at Sion hospital in Mumbai, shocking reports are emerging from the same hospital stating that the coronavirus patients and other emergency patients are now made to share beds due to a shortage in capacity, as per a report in The Guardian. According …

Mixing patients may worsen Covid-19 spread, warn private hospitals
4 years, 7 months ago

Mixing patients may worsen Covid-19 spread, warn private hospitals

Hindustan Times  

Reserving beds for Covid-19 patients in hospitals treating people with other ailments might lead to a further spread of the infection, warned private hospitals and doctors, who are writing to the government to review its decision. In countries such as Italy and Spain, treating Covid-19 patients alongside non-Covid patients ed to several hospitals becoming transmission hot spots.” The Delhi government …

Dean of Sion hospital removed after video of death bodies with Coronavirus patients emerged
4 years, 7 months ago

Dean of Sion hospital removed after video of death bodies with Coronavirus patients emerged

Op India  

Days after a shocking video showing coronavirus patients surrounded by dead bodies at the LTMG Sion Hospital, the dean of the hospital Pramod Ingle has removed from his post. Shocking video of dead bodies around coronavirus patients Maharashtra BJP legislator Nitesh N. Rane on Wednesday had posted a video purportedly showing coronavirus patients sleeping among the dead in a Mumbai …

Corpses left lying near coronavirus patients under treatment, Sion hospital under probe
4 years, 8 months ago

Corpses left lying near coronavirus patients under treatment, Sion hospital under probe

Op India  

A shocking incident of a Mumbai hospital related to mismanagement of dead bodies of Wuhan coronavirus deceased patients has come into notice of Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation. #Breaking | Sion Hospital Horror: BMC orders probe after a video surfaces on social media in which patients have been kept with dead bodies. pic.twitter.com/Qd0rgrhG3l — TIMES NOW May 7, 2020 In a viral …

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