'Healthcare Workers Have The Final Responsibility To Protect Themselves From Covid Infection': Health Ministry Tells Supreme Court
4 years, 7 months ago

'Healthcare Workers Have The Final Responsibility To Protect Themselves From Covid Infection': Health Ministry Tells Supreme Court

Live Law  

In a plea seeking accomodation and quarantine facilities for health workers involved in treating COVID-19 patients, the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has told the Supreme Court that the Health care workers' themselves are responsible to protect themselves from the infection. The affidavit states, "Government of India along with State Governments has made substantive efforts to train the frontline healthcare personnel at all levels on infection prevention control practices." In this context it is submitted, "it is also his/her responsibility to adequately train himself/herself and take all possible measures for preventing the infection…if adequate measures are scrupulously observed, the HCW's chances of contracting the infection would not be higher than that of any other person…" It added, "the health care workers using appropriate Personal Protective Equipments stand adequately protected against any potential exposure and subsequent infection. These guidelines, the affidavit states, emphasize the role of taking adequate preventive measures by all health care workers working in the hospital setting against the likelihood of contracting infection at their work places. The Ministry has contended that "the risk of frontline healthcare personnel would be mitigated if they use appropriate personal protective gears and undergo training in infection prevention control practices."

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Too many patients are catching COVID in Australian hospitals, doctors say. So why are hospitals rolling back precautions?
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Too many patients are catching COVID in Australian hospitals, doctors say. So why are hospitals rolling back precautions?

ABC  

Steve Irons' older brother Jim was only supposed to be in hospital for a short while. But senior healthcare workers in several states say vulnerable people — including transplant and oncology patients and others with compromised immune systems — are contracting COVID because even basic precautions are not being taken: a consequence, they say, of hospitals' failure to address airborne …

Covid-19 not a concern for most US adults, who are split on the latest vaccine and other precautions, KFF survey finds
1 year, 1 month ago

Covid-19 not a concern for most US adults, who are split on the latest vaccine and other precautions, KFF survey finds

CNN  

CNN — Most adults in the United States are not worried about getting sick with Covid-19 or spreading it over the holidays, a new survey from KFF found. Concern about rising cases and hospitalizations is slightly higher, with nearly half of adults saying they are “very” or “somewhat” worried that Covid-19 hospitalizations will increase this winter – about the same …

Up to 167,000 people caught Covid in hospital in second wave of pandemic – study
1 year, 2 months ago

Up to 167,000 people caught Covid in hospital in second wave of pandemic – study

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “The findings also point to ways we might be …

AIIMS-Delhi issues advisory after staffers tested positive for Covid-19
1 year, 8 months ago

AIIMS-Delhi issues advisory after staffers tested positive for Covid-19

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The All India Institute of Medical Sciences -Delhi has issued an advisory for its staff to follow Covid-19 appropriate behaviour after a few of them were tested positive for the infection. "Must use reusable cloth face cover/surgical mask in the workplace. Ensure proper cleaning and frequent sanitation of the workplace, particularly of the frequently touched surfaces," the AIIMS …

Without other pandemic precautions, hospital mask rules didn’t stop COVID spread, study finds
1 year, 8 months ago

Without other pandemic precautions, hospital mask rules didn’t stop COVID spread, study finds

LA Times  

In a world moving on from the COVID-19 pandemic, hospitals and medical offices have been the last bastions of mandatory masking. But new research finds that in communities where pandemic precautions have been largely abandoned, mask mandates in healthcare settings do little to prevent coronavirus infections among patients. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention continue to recommend indoor …

Government drops self testing and quarantine for coronavirus
1 year, 9 months ago

Government drops self testing and quarantine for coronavirus

Dutch News  

The cabinet on Friday agreed to scrap the last of the coronavirus measures currently in place, dropping the self-test requirement if people have complaints as well as the remaining quarantine measures. ‘By ending the last of the coronavirus measures, we are leaving behind an extraordinary period, and one which we will not forget quickly,’ Kuipers said. The public health institute …

COVID-19: State does a U-turn on seven-day home quarantine norm
2 years ago

COVID-19: State does a U-turn on seven-day home quarantine norm

The Hindu  

Three days after making seven days home quarantine mandatory for asymptomatic international passengers arriving in the State from five high risk countries — China, Japan, South Korea, Singapore and Thailand — besides Hong Kong, Karnataka on Tuesday withdrew this norm. Following recommendations by the State’s COVID-19 Technical Advisory Committee, the Health Department had issued a circular on December 31 mandating …

Guidelines issued to help patients recover
2 years ago

Guidelines issued to help patients recover

China Daily  

Documents detail rules for quarantine, roles of neighborhoods and hospitals Health authorities on Thursday issued two guidelines in tandem to help COVID-19 patients with mild symptoms recover at home and to properly monitor their health with test kits. To reduce cross-infections, the rules recommended separate rooms for homebound patients, who are encouraged to take recommended drugs based on their symptoms, …

每日一词∣居家隔离 home quarantine
2 years ago

每日一词∣居家隔离 home quarantine

China Daily  

12月7日，国务院联防联控机制综合组公布《关于进一步优化落实新冠肺炎疫情防控措施的通知》，提出十个方面进一步的优化要求。“新十条”明确，具备居家隔离条件的无症状感染者和轻型病例可居家隔离，也可自愿选择集中隔离收治。 China released a circular on further optimizing the COVID-19 response on Wednesday, announcing 10 prevention and control measures. They can also voluntarily opt to stay in centralized quarantine facilities, according to the circular issued by the State Council joint prevention and control mechanism against COVID-19. 7月13日，在北京市朝阳区奥运村街道一处新冠疫苗接种点，医护人员为一名86岁的市民接种新冠疫苗加强针。（图片来源：新华社） 【知识点】 近三年来，我国先后印发九版防控方案和诊疗方案，出台二十条优化措施和进一步的优化措施，以战略的稳定性、措施的灵活性有效应对了疫情形势的不确定性。近三年来，我国拥有了有效的诊疗技术和药物，医疗救治、病原检测、流行病学调查等能力持续提升，疫苗研发和接种取得积极进展，全人群疫苗完全接种率超过90%，群众的健康意识和健康素养明显提升。 此次“新十条”措施的公布，是疫情防控政策朝着更加精准、更加科学的方向迈出的重要一步。这些措施对群众关心的核酸检测，阳性感染者、密切接触者管理，高风险区划定封控，老年人疫苗接种和群众就医用药保障，以及学校疫情防控和涉疫安全保障等防控工作作出进一步优化。 关于隔离方式，“新十条”明确，感染者要科学分类收治，具备居家隔离条件的无症状感染者和轻型病例一般采取居家隔离，也可自愿选择集中隔离收治。居家隔离期间加强健康监测，隔离第6、7天连续2次核酸检测Ct值≥35解除隔离，病情加重的及时转定点医院治疗。具备居家隔离条件的密切接触者采取5天居家隔离，也可自愿选择集中隔离，第5天核酸检测阴性后解除隔离。 【重要讲话】 今年以来，面对复杂严峻的国内外发展环境，中国坚持稳中求进工作总基调，落实疫情要防住、经济要稳住、发展要安全的要求，坚持统筹疫情防控和经济社会发展，既最大程度保护了人民生命安全和身体健康，也最大程度稳住了经济社会发展基本盘。 This year, facing a complex and challenging …

Guidelines issued to help patients recover
2 years ago

Guidelines issued to help patients recover

China Daily  

Documents detail rules for quarantine, roles of neighborhoods and hospitals Health authorities on Thursday issued two guidelines in tandem to help COVID-19 patients with mild symptoms recover at home and to properly monitor their health with test kits. To reduce cross-infections, the rules recommended separate rooms for homebound patients, who are encouraged to take recommended drugs based on their symptoms, …

COVID-19 updates: Mandatory isolation comes to an end as Australia enters new phase of pandemic — as it happened
2 years, 2 months ago

COVID-19 updates: Mandatory isolation comes to an end as Australia enters new phase of pandemic — as it happened

ABC  

*Sigh* — It looks like I'll be wearing an N95 for the foreseeable future. I haven't had covid yet and don't appreciate that people will be forced to work when sick as they won't receive paid leave- for their sake and for mine! Matthew Pickett — Absolutely crazy - look at what is happening in Europe and the USA now …

Here’s the CDC’s new advice for protecting yourself against COVID-19
2 years, 4 months ago

Here’s the CDC’s new advice for protecting yourself against COVID-19

LA Times  

Niko Barner receives a dose of COVID-19 vaccine from nurse Christopher King at a clinic in Tustin. “Today, the CDC is streamlining its COVID-19 guidance to help people better understand their risk, how to protect themselves and others, what actions to take if exposed to COVID-19, and what actions to take if they are sick or test positive for the …

Youngkin eases day care, school masking, quarantine guidance
2 years, 5 months ago

Youngkin eases day care, school masking, quarantine guidance

Associated Press  

RICHMOND, Va. — Quarantining after exposure to COVID-19 is no longer recommended for unvaccinated, asymptomatic children in child care, K-12 schools and camp settings, Gov. The guidance announced Thursday evening by the Republican governor’s office also said masking is no longer routinely recommended in those settings, except in limited circumstances. Youngkin said the guidance, which is a departure from federal …

COVID-19 cases in Queensland hospitals likely to pass 1,000, CHO says, as isolation rules change
2 years, 5 months ago

COVID-19 cases in Queensland hospitals likely to pass 1,000, CHO says, as isolation rules change

ABC  

The number of people hospitalised with COVID-19 in Queensland is likely to exceed 1,000 in coming weeks, the highest number of the pandemic so far, health authorities say. Key points: More than 2,300 Queensland health staff are off work due to COVID-19 Isolation rules around the COVID reinfection period cut from 12 weeks to four weeks Queensland CHO John Gerrard …

COVID quarantine times, risk designation adjusted
2 years, 6 months ago

COVID quarantine times, risk designation adjusted

China Daily  

China has shortened the COVID-19 quarantine time for inbound international travelers and refined the designation of medium- and high-risk areas, in an effort to cope with the highly infectious Omicron variant more precisely, according to a document released on Tuesday. Rather, we are aiming for higher standards and more targeted and faster response in dealing with outbreaks, while adhering to …

Employers want to relax Covid quarantine rules as absenteeism problems rise
2 years, 11 months ago

Employers want to relax Covid quarantine rules as absenteeism problems rise

NL Times  

Employees who had contact with an infected person, but have tested negative for the coronavirus and don't have symptoms, should be able to go to work. According to the organizations, the quarantine rules must be relaxed "so that people who are not sick can get back to work as soon as possible before half of the Netherlands is on the …

Outbreak Team: Children without Covid symptoms should not need to quarantine
2 years, 11 months ago

Outbreak Team: Children without Covid symptoms should not need to quarantine

NL Times  

Children up to 12 years of age no longer need to be quarantined if they do not have symptoms of Covid-19, the Outbreak Management Team advised the Cabinet. The OMT also informed the government that children at risk of an infection should severely limit contact with the elderly for at least ten days. The experts also said there is no …

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 …

Victorian COVID-19 close contact exemption expands for more workers as Omicron wave rages
2 years, 11 months ago

Victorian COVID-19 close contact exemption expands for more workers as Omicron wave rages

ABC  

Thousands more Victorians will be able to go to work after being exposed to COVID-19 at home, as the state government tries to counter significant disruption to essential services caused by the rapid spread of the Omicron variant. Key points: Household contacts of COVID-19 cases who work in education, transport, utilities and emergency services will be able to go to …

As hospitals reel, California tells coronavirus-positive medical workers to stay on the job
2 years, 11 months ago

As hospitals reel, California tells coronavirus-positive medical workers to stay on the job

LA Times  

Daylong waits in the emergency room. State officials are attempting to address California’s staffing shortage through a sweeping policy change that allows asymptomatic healthcare workers who have tested positive for the coronavirus to return to work immediately. The decision is “irresponsible and a huge mistake that will jeopardize everyone’s health,” said Rosanna Mendez, executive director of SEIU 121RN, a union …

Health officials let COVID-infected staff stay on the job
2 years, 11 months ago

Health officials let COVID-infected staff stay on the job

Associated Press  

Health authorities around the U.S. are increasingly taking the extraordinary step of allowing nurses and other workers infected with the coronavirus to stay on the job if they have mild symptoms or none at all. “We are doing everything we can to ensure our employees can safely return to work while protecting our patients and staff from the transmissibility of …

Victorian COVID-19 hospitalisations rise to 861 as 37,994 new cases, 13 deaths reported
2 years, 11 months ago

Victorian COVID-19 hospitalisations rise to 861 as 37,994 new cases, 13 deaths reported

ABC  

The number of COVID-19 patients in Victorian hospitals has hit a new pandemic high, as the wave of Omicron infections continues to place pressure on the healthcare system. Key points: There are more than 170,000 active cases in Victoria, sending thousands of workers into isolation Health services are struggling to maintain staffing as COVID-19 hospitalisations continue to rise The Premier …

When will Covid-infected healthcare workers get their 'precautionary' dose?
2 years, 11 months ago

When will Covid-infected healthcare workers get their 'precautionary' dose?

India Today  

Even as a large number of healthcare workers have tested positive for Covid-19, there is no clarity on when they will be eligible for the third precautionary dose that will be administered to healthcare workers from January 10. As per earlier guidelines issued by the health ministry, those who tested positive during the second wave had to wait a minimum …

Resident doctors’ COVID-19 duty should not exceed 8 hours and 7 days: IMA
2 years, 11 months 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 …

Reduced COVID-19 isolation for NSW healthcare staff a 'catch-up' measure to stop system 'collapsing'
3 years ago

Reduced COVID-19 isolation for NSW healthcare staff a 'catch-up' measure to stop system 'collapsing'

ABC  

Tired and overworked healthcare workers in New South Wales were left with no choice but to support reducing the isolation rules for staff with no symptoms who had been deemed close contacts of COVID-19 cases. Key points: Expert says reducing isolation for asymptomatic healthcare staff made complete sense President of the doctors union says patients will not be put in …

US officials recommend shorter COVID isolation, quarantine
3 years ago

US officials recommend shorter COVID isolation, quarantine

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — U.S. health officials on Monday cut isolation restrictions for asymptomatic Americans who catch the coronavirus from 10 to five days, and similarly shortened the time that close contacts need to quarantine. The CDC’s isolation and quarantine guidance has confused the public, and the new recommendations are “happening at a time when more people are testing positive for …

US officials recommend shorter 5-day quarantine for Covid patients
3 years ago

US officials recommend shorter 5-day quarantine for Covid patients

Hindustan Times  

US health officials on Monday cut isolation restrictions for Americans who catch the coronavirus from 10 to five days, and similarly shortened the time that close contacts need to quarantine. And the agency said isolation time could be cut to five days, or even fewer, if there are severe staffing shortages. The CDC’s isolation and quarantine guidance has confused the …

US sets shorter COVID-19 isolation rules for health workers
3 years ago

US sets shorter COVID-19 isolation rules for health workers

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Worried that a new COVID-19 wave could overwhelm understaffed U.S. hospitals, federal officials on Thursday loosened rules that call on health care workers to stay out of work for 10 days if they test positive. “As the health care community prepares for an anticipated surge in patients due to omicron, CDC is updating our recommendations to reflect …

UK health boss: COVID-19 rules could tighten by Christmas
3 years ago

UK health boss: COVID-19 rules could tighten by Christmas

Associated Press  

LONDON — Britain’s health secretary has refused to rule out imposing tougher COVID-19 restrictions before Christmas amid the rapid rise of infections and continuing uncertainty about the omicron variant. The British Medical Association is warning that almost 50,000 doctors, nurses and other National Health Service staff in England could be off sick with Covid-19 by Christmas Day unless additional measures …

Bengaluru may impose institutional quarantine on travellers from 'at-risk' countries
3 years ago

Bengaluru may impose institutional quarantine on travellers from 'at-risk' countries

India Today  

Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike Chief Commissioner Gaurav Gupta said that discussions are on with experts to introduce compulsory institutional quarantine for foreign arrivals from 'at-risk' countries, even if they test negative for Covid-19. So we are considering introducing institutional quarantine for all passengers from at-risk countries, even if they test negative for COVID-19. 'PREPARING FOR SPIKE IN NUMBERS' Gaurav Gupta …

International Passengers from High-risk Countries Need to Undergo 14-day Quarantine, Says Kerala Minister
3 years, 1 month ago

International Passengers from High-risk Countries Need to Undergo 14-day Quarantine, Says Kerala Minister

News 18  

International passengers from high-risk nations, which have reported cases of the new COVID-19 variant Omicron, will have to undergo 14 days quarantine when they reach the state, Kerala Health Minister Veena George said on Monday. George said those passengers found positive will be shifted to a treatment centre, set up by the state government on the directions of the union …

COVID-19 vaccines to become mandatory for England's healthcare workers
3 years, 1 month ago

COVID-19 vaccines to become mandatory for England's healthcare workers

ABC  

Health workers in England will have to be vaccinated against COVID-19 by April 1 next year. Key points: About 100,000 health workers in England have not been vaccinated against COVID-19 Staff who cannot get vaccinated for medical reasons and those without face-to-face patient contact will be exempt The policy does not apply in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland UK Health …

Beds and medical services cut as Queensland hospital workers defy COVID-19 vaccination mandate
3 years, 2 months ago

Beds and medical services cut as Queensland hospital workers defy COVID-19 vaccination mandate

ABC  

More than 8 per cent of Central Queensland Hospital and Health Service workers have failed to comply with the COVID-19 vaccination mandate, forcing cuts to surgical, medical and mental health beds. Key points: Almost 4,000 health workers in the state's public hospitals have provided no evidence of vaccination against COVID-19 Health Minister Yvette D'Ath says those employees will be sent …

Current Covid measures must be better enforced: Outbreak team member
3 years, 2 months ago

Current Covid measures must be better enforced: Outbreak team member

NL Times  

The Outbreak Management Team will firstly advise the Cabinet to better implement the current measures in the fight against the rising number of coronavirus infections. Physician microbiologist and OMT member Marc Bonten sees that the previously advised restrictions are implemented "differently," he told Nieuwsuur. The medical microbiologist also said that the OMT will issue advice about a possible distinction in …

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 …

Victoria set to scrap COVID-19 quarantine requirements for fully vaccinated international travellers
3 years, 2 months ago

Victoria set to scrap COVID-19 quarantine requirements for fully vaccinated international travellers

ABC  

Victoria is set to scrap COVID-19 quarantine requirements for international arrivals from next month, bringing it into line with New South Wales. It's understood arriving travellers would need to be fully immunised and test negative for coronavirus. At this stage, it's believed the quarantine changes will be officially announced at Friday's COVID-19 media conference. Melbourne opening up after 263 days …

COVID updates: International travel resumes next month as PM announces changes to border restrictions — as it happened
3 years, 3 months ago

COVID updates: International travel resumes next month as PM announces changes to border restrictions — as it happened

ABC  

Mr McGowan is being asked about international borders reopening and when WA will open. He said the state wasn't going to set a date at this point in time, and that it was "really a NSW thing" because they had enough COVID in the community that travelling overseas and returning didn't really add to the risk profile. "WA will open …

Covid-19 vaccine health care worker holdouts: For them, it’s personal. For their hospitals it’s professional
3 years, 3 months ago

Covid-19 vaccine health care worker holdouts: For them, it’s personal. For their hospitals it’s professional

CNN  

CNN — Being a nurse means everything to Andrea Babinski, but she is willing to risk it all – the connections to colleagues she likes, the patients she cares for, not to mention the steady paycheck – for a simple belief. “We’re in every facet of health care so the influence of nurses and helping people to decide to receive …

World Tourism Day 2021: How To Be A Prepared Traveller During the Pandemic
3 years, 3 months ago

World Tourism Day 2021: How To Be A Prepared Traveller During the Pandemic

News 18  

Covid-19 has transformed the world of travel, from hand sanitisers in hotel lobbies, stewardesses in masks, centralized lockdowns to contact tracing apps. Policy Check Various nations, states, and towns already have COVID-19 travel standards in place that control who may visit and what tourists must do before visiting. It’s usually a good idea to pack enough disinfectant wipes for an …

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 …

Covid vaccine ‘to be made mandatory for NHS workers’ amid staff shortage fears
3 years, 3 months ago

Covid vaccine ‘to be made mandatory for NHS workers’ amid staff shortage fears

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. As many as 190,000 healthcare workers had not received one dose of a Covid …

Hospital wants only vaccinated workers in contact with vulnerable patients
3 years, 4 months ago

Hospital wants only vaccinated workers in contact with vulnerable patients

NL Times  

The Rijnstate Hospital in Arnhem wants only workers who have been vaccinated against Covid-19 in contact with vulnerable patients, NOS reported. I have much empathy for my people, but I am also worried that patients will avoid the hospital again”, hospital director Hans Schoo said. He called for the health ministry to institute a law that would make it possible …

COVID vaccination mandatory for all health care workers, WA government announces
3 years, 4 months ago

COVID vaccination mandatory for all health care workers, WA government announces

ABC  

All West Australian health care workers will have to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by the end of the year, under new mandatory rules designed to protect them and the wider community. Key points: Vaccinations will be mandatory for health workers from December Vaccinations will be mandatory for health workers from December WA is also bringing in tighter border rules …

Can employers make COVID-19 vaccination mandatory?
3 years, 4 months ago

Can employers make COVID-19 vaccination mandatory?

ABC  

If you're an aged care worker, you have to get a COVID vaccine. But the new advice states that an employer "may in certain circumstances be required to direct employees to get vaccinated" in order to comply with "work health and safety laws". The FWO says it's "unlikely to be reasonable" to make Tier 4 workers get vaccinated. "The coronavirus …

COVID-19: Precautions You Must Take During Home Quarantine
3 years, 4 months ago

COVID-19: Precautions You Must Take During Home Quarantine

News 18  

COVID-19 is a highly contagious viral disease and thus, it becomes increasingly difficult to protect yourself as well as your family when you are at the home quarantine. Here are other precautions that you must take during home quarantine in order to protect your family members: The person must maintain an ideal distance from the elderly, pregnant women, children and …

NT advertises five-year contracts for COVID-19 quarantine transport services
3 years, 4 months ago

NT advertises five-year contracts for COVID-19 quarantine transport services

ABC  

The Northern Territory government is enacting plans to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic for the next five years in recognition the virus will continue to impact society into the future. Key points: The NT government is advertising five-year contracts for quarantine transport services It says it needs "continuity of services" to deal with the ever-changing pandemic An epidemiologist says low …

No Home Quarantine, Get Covid Patients Admitted to Hosp: TN Govt to Officials Amid Surge
3 years, 5 months ago

No Home Quarantine, Get Covid Patients Admitted to Hosp: TN Govt to Officials Amid Surge

News 18  

With a view to identify the spike in the number of COVID-19 cases in Tamil Nadu, the state goverment on Friday advised officials concerned and doctors to get COVID-19 patients admitted in hospitals, instead of prescribing home quarantine. Minister for medical and family welfare Ma Subramanian said the health department has alsocommenced steps to identify the exact reasons behind the …

COVID 19: People throng Noida hospital to get vaccines, flout norms
3 years, 5 months ago

COVID 19: People throng Noida hospital to get vaccines, flout norms

India TV News  

People thronged at a hospital in NOIDA flouting the pandemic norms to take their COVID-19 vaccines on Monday. The incident was reported at Government District Hospital, Sector 30, Noida where a large number of people gathered to get their COVID-19 vaccine doses. The hospital administration said that many people could not get vaccinated in the last two days as there …

Soon no more quarantine obligation for fully vaccinated after Covid contact
3 years, 6 months ago

Soon no more quarantine obligation for fully vaccinated after Covid contact

NL Times  

From Thursday onwards, people that have been fully vaccinated against Covid-19 are not required to quarantine anymore after coming in contact with a person infected with the coronavirus, RTL Nieuws reported. “All infections will continue to be subjected to contact tracing investigation”, a GGD spokesperson said. On Saturday, the RIVM reported that an estimated 16,392,351 Covid-19 vaccine doses administered in …

Rules on COVID vaccines, testing for quarantine workers tightened after National Cabinet meeting
3 years, 6 months ago

Rules on COVID vaccines, testing for quarantine workers tightened after National Cabinet meeting

ABC  

In an emergency meeting called in the wake of an increase in cases around the country, National Cabinet last night agreed to a range of new measures in a bid to prevent future outbreaks. The Prime Minister said mandating vaccination for all quarantine workers, including those involved in transport, was "self-evident". Earlier this year, National Cabinet changed the testing regime …

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