Doctors at Indore hospital refuse to wear Covid-19 masks, probe ordered
4 years, 8 months ago

Doctors at Indore hospital refuse to wear Covid-19 masks, probe ordered

Hindustan Times  

An inquiry has been ordered into quality of masks distributed among doctors of MY Hospital in Madhya Pradesh’s Indore. The probe was ordered after the hospital tranche of masks to the health department citing doctors’ unwillingness to wear them. A week ago, Dr Anand Rai, a whistleblower in the Vyapam scam, had raised the issue of quality of masks provided to health workers in Indore. Our doctors are using the best of masks that we purchase and also get from health department.” “If we raise doubt against intention of such people who donated the masks it will be very unfortunate for Indore and it will discourage others from coming forward to help people at the time of tragedy,” he further said.

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Start Wearing Masks, Says Health Minister
1 year ago

Start Wearing Masks, Says Health Minister

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Health minister Damodar Rajanarasimha on Wednesday urged the public to start wearing masks in public places and follow social distance protocols, while chairing a review on Covid-19 control in the state in the wake of the emergence of the JN.1 variant. The minister said that people experiencing Covid-like symptoms must visit a doctor, get advice and get themselves tested …

Karnataka health minister advises senior citizens to wear masks, amid Covid surge in Kerala
1 year ago

Karnataka health minister advises senior citizens to wear masks, amid Covid surge in Kerala

Hindustan Times  

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Masks must in BMC hospitals
1 year, 9 months ago

Masks must in BMC hospitals

Hindustan Times  

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Masks must for hospital staff, mock drills to check Covid preparedness in Jammu and Kashmir
1 year, 9 months ago

Masks must for hospital staff, mock drills to check Covid preparedness in Jammu and Kashmir

Hindustan Times  

The health authorities in Jammu and Kashmir on Monday conducted a mock drill in hospitals and health institutions to review Covid-19 preparedness while also making it mandatory for the hospital staff to wear face masks in view of the uptick in cases this month. Jammu and Kashmir has recorded a slight increase in Covid cases this month with one death …

Covid Status Check: Masks Are Back, States on High Alert; UP, Kerala Mull New Strategies
1 year, 9 months ago

Covid Status Check: Masks Are Back, States on High Alert; UP, Kerala Mull New Strategies

News 18  

Covid cases in India have seen a spike the past month, with a 40% jump in daily cases on March 30. According to the World Health Organisation, the highest proportional increase of new Covid cases was observed in India, in the Southeast Asia Region from February 27 to March 26, 2023. Uttar Pradesh The Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh …

Big Cities Lift Covid Curbs, But Doctors Divided Over Mask Mandate, And Can It Prevent Next Wave?
2 years, 9 months ago

Big Cities Lift Covid Curbs, But Doctors Divided Over Mask Mandate, And Can It Prevent Next Wave?

News 18  

Even as Maharashtra and Delhi have made masks optional, the doctor community is divided over the new move, and some believe that masks should still be mandatory despite India seeing a big drop in Covid cases. Dr Rajeev Jayadevan, co-chairman of Indian Medical Association ’s national Covid task force, said, “It is dangerous if more states make wearing masks optional. …

Indore doctors announce they'd only offer services to fully vaccinated people starting Nov 30
3 years, 2 months ago

Indore doctors announce they'd only offer services to fully vaccinated people starting Nov 30

Hindustan Times  

In order to spread awareness regarding Covid-19 vaccination, two doctors in the Indore district has decided that they will not give their services to those patients who have not taken both the doses of vaccine from November 30. "In the letter written to the DC, I have extended my support to the mega vaccination drive being carried by the district …

Covid-19: Madhya Pradesh chief minister says not wearing masks amounts to 'crime'
3 years, 9 months ago

Covid-19: Madhya Pradesh chief minister says not wearing masks amounts to 'crime'

Hindustan Times  

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Tuesday said not wearing a face mask amounts to crime and appealed to people to follow appropriate "social behaviour" to check the spread of Covid-19. The coronavirus cannot be controlled only by government's efforts, because the infection is being spread by social behaviour, Shivraj Singh Chouhan said. "We are making efforts to …

Coronavirus | Slight spurt in cases in the recent days
4 years, 1 month ago

Coronavirus | Slight spurt in cases in the recent days

The Hindu  

There is a slight increase in COVID-19 cases in the last couple of days, said doctors at Tirunelveli Medical College and Hospital here on Wednesday. Shopkeepers were also not insisting on their customers to wear face masks any more and the practice of thermal scanning to check body temperature had been discontinued in many places. Interestingly, recent COVID-19 cases were …

"No Person Should be Seen Outside his/ her House Without Mask on Face": Orders Allahabad HC Saying 'If Action Not Taken Today, We Won't Be Able To Face Our Progenies'
4 years, 3 months ago

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Live Law  

The Allahabad High Court on Thursday issued a writ of mandamus for the whole of the State of Uttar Pradesh that "no person should be seen outside his/ her house without a mask on his/her face and he or she should check that the mask covers both the nose and the mouth." Issue No.II: Discharge of function by the Town …

Madras HC Seeks Status Report From TN Govt. On Manufacture, Sale, Pricing, Quality, Usage And Disposal Of Face Masks [Read Order]
4 years, 7 months ago

Madras HC Seeks Status Report From TN Govt. On Manufacture, Sale, Pricing, Quality, Usage And Disposal Of Face Masks [Read Order]

Live Law  

The Madras High Court on Friday issued notice to the Centre and the state of Tamil Nadu on a PIL to devise and formulate proper rules and regulations as regards manufacture, quality control, specification, pricing, usage and disposal of face masks by the public at large. It was submitted that despite the fact that the World Health Organisation, the Central …

Telangana doctors opt for crowd-funding to buy masks
4 years, 9 months ago

Telangana doctors opt for crowd-funding to buy masks

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The state government’s decision to supply Personal Protection Equipment, sanitisers and masks to junior doctors in government hospitals treating Coronavirus patients and testing Covid-19 suspects has remained on paper only. On Tuesday, the Telangana Junior Doctors Association, having not received PPE, masks or sanitisers, was forced to opt for crowd funding and donations from senior doctors as they have …

Coronavirus: Demand for face masks, hand senitisers spikes
4 years, 10 months ago

Coronavirus: Demand for face masks, hand senitisers spikes

Hindustan Times  

Jalandhar/Bathinda/Moga The demand for surgical masks and hand senitisers has spiked amid reports of suspected coronavirus patients being quarantined at many places in the state. Bathinda civil surgeon Dr Amrik Singh said patient’s blood samples have been sent to All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Delhi. ----- ‘Flu corners’ at Golden Temple, Durgiana Temple AMRITSAR The health department on Thursday …

Coronavirus COVID-19 mask shortages mean GPs are shopping at hardware stores for supplies
4 years, 10 months ago

Coronavirus COVID-19 mask shortages mean GPs are shopping at hardware stores for supplies

ABC  

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