Professors packed off to quarantine at Hyderabad\'s Osmania Medical College
4 years, 7 months ago

Professors packed off to quarantine at Hyderabad\'s Osmania Medical College

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Professors of Hyderabad's Osmania Medical College have been ordered into quarantine after several post-graduate students and interns there tested positive for the coronavirus in the past week. With dozens of junior doctors and professors testing positive or referred to quarantine, teaching hospitals in Hyderabad will have to function with only 50 per cent of their staff. Doctors are Osmania Medical College, one of the two premier public sector general hospitals in Hyderabad, are critical of the lack of attention being given to the infection spread at the hospital. Dr Shashikala Reddy, principal of Osmania Medical College, is satisfied with the current scenario: "All those who had symptoms have been tested.

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Karnataka: 140 Students In PES Engineering College Test Positive For Covid-19 In Mandya District
2 years, 11 months ago

Karnataka: 140 Students In PES Engineering College Test Positive For Covid-19 In Mandya District

ABP News  

New Delhi: As many as 140 engineering students have tested positive for Covid-19 in the Mandya district of Karnataka on Tuesday causing panic among the people. Earlier, a high alert was sounded in Mandya district when 84 devotees returning from Tamil Nadu after a pilgrimage to Om Shakthi temple were tested positive for Covid-19 in the first week of January. …

Coronavirus haunting the medicos of KMC, 42 medicos tested +ve for Covid
3 years ago

Coronavirus haunting the medicos of KMC, 42 medicos tested +ve for Covid

Deccan Chronicle  

Hanamkonda: For the past four days, coronavirus is haunting the medical students of Kakatiya Medical College by infecting as many as 42 members so far, which included professors and the principal of the college in the district. On Sunday five students tested positive and on Monday seven more did so, of which four were medical students, two professors and one …

48 medicos test positive for COVID-19 in Telangana\'s Karimnagar
3 years, 1 month ago

48 medicos test positive for COVID-19 in Telangana\'s Karimnagar

Deccan Chronicle  

Karimnagar: In an alarming development, 48 medical college students at the Chalmeda Anand Rao Institute of Medical Sciences in Bommakal village of Karimnagar were found Covid-19 positive on Sunday, in what is being billed as the single biggest outbreak of the disease in a medical college in Telangana state. District medical and health officer Dr Juveria told told this newspaper …

102 Students, Staff Members Test Covid-19 Positive in Andhra University, Hostel Made into Isolation Ward
3 years, 9 months ago

102 Students, Staff Members Test Covid-19 Positive in Andhra University, Hostel Made into Isolation Ward

News 18  

Authorities have turned a hostel block of Andhra University Engineering College, Visakhapatnam into an isolation ward after 102 students have tested positive for novel coronavirus on Sunday. The Engineering College Covid-19 cluster came to light when over 50 students tested positive on Saturday. College authorities told The News Minute that as of Sunday 102 Covid-19 cases have been recorded on …

Students protest at Osmania seeking Covid testing, postponement of exams
3 years, 9 months ago

Students protest at Osmania seeking Covid testing, postponement of exams

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Over 200 students staged a protest at Osmania University on Friday seeking Covid-19 testing and postponement of exams, after they claimed that six students there tested positive for the coronavirus. After conducting tests for just 150 students, the university says it would not do further tests as we have exams the next day. Students said, “The university is neither …

COVID-19 explodes among doctors in Hyderabad
4 years, 7 months ago

COVID-19 explodes among doctors in Hyderabad

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: A total of 48 post-graduate doctors have tested positive for COVID-19 so far in Hyderabad. Two doctors from Gandhi Medical College also tested positive on Thursday, and the hospital now has four physicians stricken with COVID-19. After the spread of the coronavirus in the medical community became public this week, the state government of Telangana finally issued orders for …

17 medics at Hyderabad's NIMS hospital test positive for coronavirus
4 years, 7 months ago

17 medics at Hyderabad's NIMS hospital test positive for coronavirus

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Thirteen post-graduate doctors, one gynaecology professor and three healthcare workers at Nizams Institute of Medical Sciences tested positive for Covid-19 on Wednesday. Seven post-graduates of Osmania Medical College, two of Gandhi Medical College, four of NIMS have also tested positive, taking the total number of doctors affected to 25 in government hospitals. This calls for mass screening of all …

12 PG doctors test Covid positive at Hyderabad's Osmania Medical College
4 years, 7 months ago

12 PG doctors test Covid positive at Hyderabad's Osmania Medical College

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: A total of 12 post-graduate doctors have tested from Osmania Medical College have positive for Coronavirus including four gynaecologists. An aggrieved post-graduate student said, “ICMR guidelines for testing healthcare workers are frequently not being followed. Telangana Junior Doctors Association has approached director of health and medical education Dr K. Ramesh Reddy and told him that regular screening of healthcare …

OMC may postpone exams after two more medicos test positive for coronavirus
4 years, 7 months ago

OMC may postpone exams after two more medicos test positive for coronavirus

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The number of Osmania Medical College students who have tested positive rose to eight on Saturday. Two hundred PG students, 100 of them women, staying in the new hostel of the college are being tested for Covid 19. Among those who tested positive are gynaecology PGs, three from the ENT department, a skin specialists and two from the surgery …

Covid flare-up at Hyderabad medical college: Students hid symptoms to study for exams
4 years, 7 months ago

Covid flare-up at Hyderabad medical college: Students hid symptoms to study for exams

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Two post-graduate doctors and an MBBS student of Osmania Medical College in Hyderabad have tested positive for Covid-19, and 30 inmates of their hostel have been quarantined. According to sources, the heads of departments of Osmania Medical College got into action and started checking on those who suffered from symptoms. A resident doctor said on condition of anonymity, “Why …

Outsiders coming to Hyderabad to undergo Covid testing
4 years, 8 months ago

Outsiders coming to Hyderabad to undergo Covid testing

Deccan Chronicle  

In Telangana, not only those coming from abroad, those coming from Mumbai too are being tested for coronavirus after it was found that three members of a family who returned to the city had tested positive on Thursday. The patients coming from abroad via special flights will undergo sample testing. Asymptomatic patients will be kept in government identified hotels and …

90 doctors, 30 nurses quarantined at Bhopal's Gandhi Medical College
4 years, 8 months ago

90 doctors, 30 nurses quarantined at Bhopal's Gandhi Medical College

India TV News  

90 doctors, 30 nurses, and 20 ward boys of Gandhi Medical College were quarantined on Sunday and this announcement has shaken the medical fraternity in the city. The newly-infected include an associate professor at Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Medical College and an employee of the Residency Area. The government tried to kickstart industrial activity in western Madhya Pradesh with the Industrial …

Coronavirus outbreak: Decision about college exams only after UGC directions, says Uday Samant
4 years, 8 months ago

Coronavirus outbreak: Decision about college exams only after UGC directions, says Uday Samant

India Today  

In view of the coronavirus crisis, the decision about when to hold university and college examinations in Maharashtra will be taken after instructions come from the University Grants Commission, state minister Uday Samant said on Friday. No decision had been taken about conducting examinations online, said Samant, minister for Higher and Technical Education, in a statement here. Setting up of …

AIIMS staff treating Covid19 patients applauded before going to quarantine
4 years, 8 months ago

AIIMS staff treating Covid19 patients applauded before going to quarantine

Op India  

Health workers are at the frontlines in the fight against the Novel Coronavirus. Today the first batch of about 30 nursing officers at AIIMS’s National Cancer Institute Jhajjar, Haryana were welcomed by the Institute staff after treating 200 coronavirus patients. #WATCH The first batch of about 30 Nursing officers at AIIMS’s National Cancer Institute Jhajjar were welcomed by the Institute …

Coronavirus | More healthcare workers test positive in Mumbai
4 years, 8 months ago

Coronavirus | More healthcare workers test positive in Mumbai

The Hindu  

With seven deaths and at least 118 new coronavirus cases reported on Friday, Maharashtra’s death toll touched 201, with 3,320 cases so far. Even as more frontline warriors such as doctors and nurses tested positive in Mumbai, two large hospitals that had been declared containment zones after numerous staff and doctors had been infected, are likely to resume their services …

92 hospital staff, including doctors quarantined after patient tests Covid19 positive
4 years, 9 months ago

92 hospital staff, including doctors quarantined after patient tests Covid19 positive

Deccan Chronicle  

Pune: At least 92 staff members, including several doctors, of the D Y Patil Hospital here in Maharashtra have been quarantined after an accident victim, who was being treated at the facility, tested positive for coronavirus, an official said on Monday. The patient, an autorickshaw driver, met with the accident on March 31, said Jitendra Bhawalkar, dean of the D …

Coronavirus Outbreak: Authorities ask varsities to allow empty hostels to be used as quarantine facilities
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus Outbreak: Authorities ask varsities to allow empty hostels to be used as quarantine facilities

India Today  

With classes and exams suspended, and most of the hostels empty, state authorities have requested educational institutions to allow their hostels to be used as quarantine facilities to aid the fight against the fast-spreading coronavirus. Quarantine facilities set up in Telangana and Uttar Pradesh A quarantine facility has also been set up in Telangana's Maulana Azad National Urdu University despite …

Yogi Adityanath-led UP government to set up coronavirus hospitals in 51 medical colleges
4 years, 9 months ago

Yogi Adityanath-led UP government to set up coronavirus hospitals in 51 medical colleges

India Today  

The Uttar Pradesh government will set up COVID-19 hospitals in 51 medical colleges of the state. In the 51 medical colleges, there are 4,500 isolation and quarantine beds as of now for the treatment coronavirus patients. Coronavirus outbreak: 200 isolation beds and 20 ventilators in every medical college Directives have been issued to have a minimum of 20 beds and …

Coronavirus Outbreak: IIT Kharagpur permits work from home
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus Outbreak: IIT Kharagpur permits work from home

India Today  

Following the Ministry of Human Resource Development's order to help contain the spread of coronavirus, IIT-Kharagpur on Sunday, March 22, 2020, issued a notice permitting faculty members, researchers, scholars, fellows, and non-teaching staff, except employees attached to emergency services, to work from home till March 31. "As a preventive measure to achieve social distancing, faculty members, researchers, scholars, fellows and …

Coronavirus Outbreak: Students of Urdu University oppose its development into quarantine zone
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus Outbreak: Students of Urdu University oppose its development into quarantine zone

India Today  

Authorities in Telangana on Thursday decided to convert the Maulana Azad National Urdu University into a quarantine facility for international travelers with suspected symptoms of Covid-19, a move which has evoked strong opposition from the students and the faculty members. Revenue authorities of Ranga Reddy district requested that MANUU buildings in be handed over for developing the quarantine centre with …

Coronavirus Outbreak: JNU asks students to vacate hostels, suspends mess services
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus Outbreak: JNU asks students to vacate hostels, suspends mess services

India Today  

The Jawaharlal Nehru University has asked its students to vacate hostels amid the coronavirus pandemic and said mess facilities would only be available for the next 48 hours. The directive came after Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal had on Thursday said Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal had asked all government departments, autonomous bodies and public sector units to segregate activities and …

Coronavirus Outbreak: AMU postpones all exams scheduled till April 2
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus Outbreak: AMU postpones all exams scheduled till April 2

India TV News  

The Aligarh Muslim University on Thursday postponed all university examinations scheduled till April 2 in view of the coronavirus pandemic. "All examinations scheduled till April 2 have been postponed and fresh dates for these examinations will be announced later," AMU spokesperson Omar Peerzada said. Peerzada said school children and girl students should travel only after duly informing their parents or …

Coronavirus Outbreak: Aligarh Muslim University admission tests suspended
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus Outbreak: Aligarh Muslim University admission tests suspended

India Today  

Coronavirus Outbreak: The Aligarh Muslim University on Tuesday, March 17, 2020, suspended all of its admission tests for its various schools until further notice. According to the Tuesday notification, the admission tests for different schools of the varsity scheduled earlier for March 22 and March 29, will now be held according to a "fresh schedule" to be announced later. "About …

Coronavirus: Higher education exams in UP as per schedule
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus: Higher education exams in UP as per schedule

India Today  

The Uttar Pradesh government on Sunday informed that higher education examinations will take place as per schedule. "Any exams in the higher education institutions which are fixed between March 16 to March 22 will take place as per schedule," said Monika Garg, principal secretary of Uttar Pradesh Higher Education Department. Central Government to treat coronavirus as a "notified disaster" In …

Coronavirus outbreak: Hyderabad University suspends all academic activities
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus outbreak: Hyderabad University suspends all academic activities

India Today  

In the wake of coronavirus scare, the University of Hyderabad on Sunday issued a notice announcing the suspension of all its academic activities, including classes and examinations, with immediate effect until March 31. "All students have been strongly advised to return to their homes and take adequate precautions as per guidelines issued by the authorities in their respective areas," University …

Coronavirus Outbreak: All educational institutes to be closed till March 31 in Telangana
4 years, 10 months ago

Coronavirus Outbreak: All educational institutes to be closed till March 31 in Telangana

India Today  

Coronavirus Outbreak: With a fresh case of the novel coronavirus on Sunday, the Telangana government has announced some measures to prevent the spread of the pandemic. As per the measures, the educational institutions will be closed till March 31, 2020. Board exams will be held as per schedule As per the preventive measures taken by the government, all types of …

Coronavirus outbreak: Rajasthan schools, colleges, movie halls to be closed in till March 30
4 years, 10 months ago

Coronavirus outbreak: Rajasthan schools, colleges, movie halls to be closed in till March 30

India Today  

Schools, colleges, cinema halls, coaching centres, gymnasiums etc. will be closed in Rajasthan till March 30 in view of the coronavirus outbreak, officials said on Friday. Coronavirus outbreak: Precautionary measures He said precautionary measures were being taken in accordance with the advisory issued by the Centre. State Health Minister Raghu Sharma, Chief Secretary DB Gupta, Additional Chief Secretary, Medical and …

Coronavirus Outbreak: AMU suspends classes and sessional tests till March 22
4 years, 10 months ago

Coronavirus Outbreak: AMU suspends classes and sessional tests till March 22

India Today  

The Aligarh Muslim University on Saturday suspended all classes, including sessional tests, till March 22 as a precautionary measure in view of novel coronavirus threat. "During a special meeting of top university officials presided over by Vice Chancellor Prof Tariq Mansoor, it was decided today that all conferences, workshops, educational tours and sports programmes have been postponed till March 31," …

Passengers, colleagues rush to be tested after Hyderabad man tests positive for COVID-19
4 years, 10 months ago

Passengers, colleagues rush to be tested after Hyderabad man tests positive for COVID-19

Firstpost  

Health Minister B Sriramulu appeals to people to not panic as the government and the health department have taken all the precautionary measures. The Karnataka government on Tuesday said it has taken all required precautionary measures to control the spread of novel coronavirus in the state and requested people not to panic Health Minister B Sriramulu convened a meeting of …

India\'s second coronavirus case confirmed in Kerala\'s Alappuzha
4 years, 11 months ago

India\'s second coronavirus case confirmed in Kerala\'s Alappuzha

Deccan Chronicle  

Two days after the first case of dreaded novel coronavirus case was confirmed in the state, one more person has tested positive for the killer virus in Kerala. Meanwhile, health minister K.K Shylaja said that the test result from National Institute of Virology is yet to be received. Meanwhile, the minister urged those with recent travel history to China and …

Coronavirus: Four more suspected of cases in Hyderabad
4 years, 11 months ago

Coronavirus: Four more suspected of cases in Hyderabad

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Four more people with suspicion of coronavirus self-reported to the Fever Hospital on Friday and gave their samples for testing as they had cough and cold. Of the 11 samples collected and sent for testing to Pune, nine samples returned as negative, while results of two others are awaited. The testing kits from the central government arrived at the …

Coronavirus patient moved to Thrissur medical college, more quarantined in Kerala
4 years, 11 months ago

Coronavirus patient moved to Thrissur medical college, more quarantined in Kerala

Deccan Chronicle  

The female medical student from Wuhan University who tested positive for deadly Coronavirus has been shifted to government medical college, Thrissur from the government general hospital where she was admitted earlier. National Institute of Virology, Pune has instructed the health authorities to identify and examine the student’s fellow travellers. The Thrissur Medical College is equipped with an isolation ward and …

Coronavirus outbreak: 4 of 11 people kept under observation in India test negative
4 years, 11 months ago

Coronavirus outbreak: 4 of 11 people kept under observation in India test negative

India Today  

Four persons, who returned from China and were kept under observation in Mumbai, Bengaluru and Hyderabad following screening for the novel coronavirus infection, have tested negative, the Union Health ministry said on Friday. Of the four, two persons were kept under observation at a Mumbai hospital, while one person each was kept under watch in Hyderabad and Bengaluru for possible …

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