Covid-19: 'Forget Common Man, Even If I Were To Ask For A Bed, It Would Not Be Available Right Now': Justice Vipin Sanghi Of Delhi High Court
3 years, 8 months ago

Covid-19: 'Forget Common Man, Even If I Were To Ask For A Bed, It Would Not Be Available Right Now': Justice Vipin Sanghi Of Delhi High Court

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The Delhi High Court today expressed concern over the acute shortage of hospital beds for treating critical Covid-19 patients in the capital city. "Forget common man on the street, even if I were to ask for a bed, it would not be available right now," Justice Vipin Sanghi remarked today looking at the shortage of beds at Covid-19 hospitals in Delhi. "We hope and expect that Centre will look into the requirements of COVID beds and work to enhance availability," the Bench also comprising of Justice Rekha Palli said. Non-availability of Hospital Beds During the hearing, Senior Advocate Rahul Mehra, appearing for the Delhi Government told the Court that even though the Central Government claims to have increased the number of beds at centrally controlled Covid hospitals but, at the ground level they haven't been handed over to the State.

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Delhi Deputy CM Manish Sisodia attends mock drill in hospital, reviews preparedness against Covid-19
1 year, 11 months ago

Delhi Deputy CM Manish Sisodia attends mock drill in hospital, reviews preparedness against Covid-19

India Today  

Amid the surge in coronavirus cases globally, Delhi’s Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Tuesday reviewed the operational preparedness of the Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Hospital to deal with emergency situations. Notably, 450 out of 2000 beds have been reserved for Covid patients in Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Hospital, and if needed, the number will be increased. The hospital is fully prepared …

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 …

With caseload low, Delhi govt packs up two Covid care centres
2 years, 9 months ago

With caseload low, Delhi govt packs up two Covid care centres

Hindustan Times  

Amid falling Covid cases and the positivity rate consistently below 1% in the Capital, the Delhi government has decided to shut two 500 bed Covid care centres — at two Ramlila maidans near Delhi Gate and GTB hospital — which, among others, catered to hundreds of international passengers arriving in Delhi during the Omicron-fuelled third wave in the city. “In …

Now, only takeaways at Delhi bars and restaurants
2 years, 11 months ago

Now, only takeaways at Delhi bars and restaurants

The Hindu  

The Capital’s bars and restaurants will only be allowed to extend takeaway and home delivery services while violation of COVID-appropriate behaviour will be dealt with more strictly now. According to the government, assuming the hospitalisation of 5% infected patients over the coming days, if daily cases touched the 30,000 mark, 1,500 patients would be in need of hospitalisation and the …

Delhi govt readies 3,000 Covid beds of kids as cases surge
2 years, 11 months ago

Delhi govt readies 3,000 Covid beds of kids as cases surge

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: More than 3,000 beds exclusively for children have been prepared in several Delhi government hospitals in view of the surge in the fresh Covid-19 infections in the national capital, Delhi health ministers Satyendar Jain said on Saturday. Delhi health minister Satyendar Jain said the government is readying 3,000 Covid dedicated beds for children at various facilities. There is …

Delhi hospitals can now use beds reserved for Covid cases for dengue, malaria, chikungunya patients
3 years, 1 month ago

Delhi hospitals can now use beds reserved for Covid cases for dengue, malaria, chikungunya patients

India TV News  

Delhi government has said that hospitals may use one-third of the beds reserved for coronavirus patients for those suffering from vector-borne diseases if the need arises. Delhi has reported over 1,000 cases of dengue this year, with more than 280 cases logged in the last week, according to a civic report released on Monday. Further many of the beds reserved …

Prepared to face possible third wave of COVID-19, says Mumbai’s civic body
3 years, 6 months ago

Prepared to face possible third wave of COVID-19, says Mumbai’s civic body

Firstpost  

The BMC said systems for generating medical grade oxygen from atmospheric air are being made available in various hospitals Mumbai: The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation on Wednesday said it is prepared to face a possible third wave of the coronavirus infection in the metropolis and has put in place required medical facilities to deal with a surge in cases. In a …

Hospitals reopen OPDs as Covid-19 graph dips in Delhi
3 years, 6 months ago

Hospitals reopen OPDs as Covid-19 graph dips in Delhi

Hindustan Times  

With the ebb in Covid-19 cases, hospitals in the Capital are looking to restart routine services such as outpatient clinics and planned surgeries, which have been off the table for nearly two months. The Delhi government-run Lok Nayak hospital, which also has around 100 Covid-19 patients admitted, is looking to restart non-Covid services. “In view of the decreased need to …

Covid Bed Facility In Indira Gandhi Hospital: Delhi High Court Directs Monitoring Of Project On Weekly Basis, Disciplinary Action For Lapse
3 years, 6 months ago

Covid Bed Facility In Indira Gandhi Hospital: Delhi High Court Directs Monitoring Of Project On Weekly Basis, Disciplinary Action For Lapse

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The Delhi High Court on Friday directed the Principal Secretary of Health of the Delhi Government to personally monitor the progress of the project of making 250 covid bed Facility on Indira Gandhi Hospital on a weekly basis.A division bench comprising of Justice Vipin Sanghi and Justice Jasmeet Singh also directed the aforesaid official to state reasons in the event …

PIL for Transparency: Delhi HC Says if Prez, PM Need Treatment, Beds Need to Be Reserved in Hospital
3 years, 7 months ago

PIL for Transparency: Delhi HC Says if Prez, PM Need Treatment, Beds Need to Be Reserved in Hospital

News 18  

The Delhi High Court Friday said beds have to reserved in hospitals for treatment of certain categories of people like the President and Prime Minister of the country. The court made the reference of reserving beds for certain categories of people while hearing a plea calling for a centralised and transparent system to help COVID-19 patients locate a bed in …

"Problem Is In Delhi As Both Centre & State Think It Is Theirs": Delhi High Court On Covid-19 Management In Capital
3 years, 7 months ago

"Problem Is In Delhi As Both Centre & State Think It Is Theirs": Delhi High Court On Covid-19 Management In Capital

Live Law  

Hearing a batch of pleas on various aspects of the management of the Covid-19 pandemic in the national capital, the Delhi High Court which has been hearing the pleas for nearly 3 weeks now, today remarked, "The problem is in Delhi because both Centre and State think Delhi is theirs." Rahul Mehra, responded stating that the Centre should not just …

Delhi Government Oscillates On 250-Covid Bed Facility In Indira Gandhi Hospital, High Court Seeks Detailed Affidavit
3 years, 7 months ago

Delhi Government Oscillates On 250-Covid Bed Facility In Indira Gandhi Hospital, High Court Seeks Detailed Affidavit

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A day after the Aam Aadmi Party-led Delhi government told the Delhi High Court upon being questioned, that it's got a 250-bed Covid facility ready in Indira Gandhi Hospital, Dwarka, New Delhi, the government today informed the Court that the hospital is ready to offer 80 beds of which 8 are occupied. While the government had yesterday informed Court that …

Covid-19: Woefully Low Number Of Hospital Beds, No Supply Of Oxygen: Sikkim High Court Seeks State's Response
3 years, 7 months ago

Covid-19: Woefully Low Number Of Hospital Beds, No Supply Of Oxygen: Sikkim High Court Seeks State's Response

Live Law  

The Sikkim High Court has expressed concern over the 'woefully low' number of hospital beds that are available for treatment of Covid-19 patients in the State. In a suo moto PIL for Covid-19 management, a Division Bench comprising of Justices Meenakshi Madan Rai and Bhaskar Raj Pradhan observed, "The beds identified for patients with Covid in the STNM Hospital and …

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: Delhi government readies plan for home delivery of medical oxygen, Check details
3 years, 7 months ago

Covid-19: Delhi government readies plan for home delivery of medical oxygen, Check details

India TV News  

Oxygen Home Delivery in Delhi: The Delhi government has prepped a detailed plan to deliver medical oxygen at the doorstep of Covid-19 patients who are under home isolation. Several Covid-19 patients in Delhi are unable to find a bed in hospitals and are undergoing treatment at home. The fresh wave of the coronavirus infection in Delhi has put huge pressure …

Ramgarh hospital shifts patients for want of Covid drug
3 years, 7 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 …

Several Patients In Waiting For 1 ICU Bed: 76-Year Old Critical Covid-19 Patient Gets Relief From Delhi High Court
3 years, 7 months ago

Several Patients In Waiting For 1 ICU Bed: 76-Year Old Critical Covid-19 Patient Gets Relief From Delhi High Court

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court was today informed by a major city hospital, on the plea of a 76-year old senior citizen critically ailing from Covid-19, that though the Covid-19 information portal of Delhi government was showing 1 ICU bed as being available, infact there were "several patients already in the waiting and hence no bed is available." While earlier the …

Walk-in Admission of the Needy, 500 Oxygenated Beds: Delhi's Sardar Patel Centre Providing Care to Covid Patients
3 years, 7 months ago

Walk-in Admission of the Needy, 500 Oxygenated Beds: Delhi's Sardar Patel Centre Providing Care to Covid Patients

News 18  

Sardar Patel COVID Care Centre in Delhi’s Chhatarpur, which has 500 oxygenated beds, has been accepting patients since Monday. Established by Radha Soami Beas in association with South Delhi District Administration and Indo-Tibetan Border Police, the facility has been providing COVID-19 treatment, medicines, food and other facilities free of cost. The minister was informed that the capacity of the Sardar …

Delhi High Court Directs Insurance Companies To Communicate Their Approval To Hospitals Within 30 To 60 Minutes To Ensure Discharge Of COVID Patients In Time
3 years, 7 months ago

Delhi High Court Directs Insurance Companies To Communicate Their Approval To Hospitals Within 30 To 60 Minutes To Ensure Discharge Of COVID Patients In Time

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The Delhi High Court on Wednesday issued slew of directions on the availability of Remdesivir in an online portal, providing information on the availability of vacant beds capable of providing oxygen treatment and approval by insurance companies during discharge of covid 19 patients. Approval by Insurance companies during discharge of COVID-19 patients The Court directed Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority …

'In UP Also, COVID Positive People Are Not Getting Hospital Beds', Solicitor General Tells Supreme Court In Siddique Kappan Case
3 years, 7 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 …

BJP sets up 1,000 beds isolation facility in Bhopal as Covid-19 cases skyrocket
3 years, 7 months ago

BJP sets up 1,000 beds isolation facility in Bhopal as Covid-19 cases skyrocket

India TV News  

In a bid to address bed crunch at hospitals in Bhopal, the Bharatiya Janata Party is setting up a Covid-19 isolation facility in the city. The Covid care centre will have at least 1,000 beds. Earlier this week, a 150-bed COVID care centre was opened at an Army facility in Bhopal within 48 hours amid a sharp spike in cases. …

Ensure Some Beds From Command Hospitals Are Available For COVID Patients : Karnataka High Court Directs Centre
3 years, 7 months ago

Ensure Some Beds From Command Hospitals Are Available For COVID Patients : Karnataka High Court Directs Centre

Live Law  

The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday directed the Central Government to ensure that some beds are made available for the benefit of citizens at hospitals operated by defence establishments in the city. On going through the status of beds available in the city of Bengaluru the bench said "The situation is 'alarming' in terms of availability of beds for treating …

Delhi: 100 rooms Covid-19 facility at Ashoka Hotel for High Court judges, officers
3 years, 7 months ago

Delhi: 100 rooms Covid-19 facility at Ashoka Hotel for High Court judges, officers

India TV News  

Delhi's five-star hotel, Ashoka Hotel, will be converted into a dedicated Covid-19 facility by the city government for High Court judges and their families. According to an order issued by Chanakyapuri sub-divisional magistrate Geeta Grover, 100 rooms in the hotel will be coverted into Covid care centre. Primus Hospital will run the facility at the five-star hotel, the order said, …

Delhi hospitals swamped, Covid patients being taken to Punjab for treatment | Ground Report
3 years, 7 months ago

Delhi hospitals swamped, Covid patients being taken to Punjab for treatment | Ground Report

India Today  

With Delhi reeling under severe shortage of life-saving oxygen and ICU beds, Covid-19 patients are getting admitted to hospitals in Punjab for treatment. Tales of people coming from Delhi Harsh Sharma and his sister Bhavna Shrma brought their father to a nursing home in Mohali as there are no ICU beds with oxygen available in Delhi. Speaking about the harrowing …

Army readies 150 beds isolation centre in 48 hours in Bhopal to address bed crunch in hospitals
3 years, 7 months ago

Army readies 150 beds isolation centre in 48 hours in Bhopal to address bed crunch in hospitals

India TV News  

In a bid to address the bed crunch in hospitals amid rising Covid-19 cases, a new isolation facility has been set up Army in Bhopal to tide over the crisis. Bhopal Disctrict Collector said that asymptomatic patients will be treated at the new facility, adding that those without oxygen support will also be admitted here. A week-long 'corona curfew' was …

Covid-19: Oxygen shortage cripples hospitals, Delhi sees over 700% rise in demand
3 years, 8 months ago

Covid-19: Oxygen shortage cripples hospitals, Delhi sees over 700% rise in demand

India Today  

Patients gasping for breath, some lying on hospital pavements, their kin desperately searching for oxygen cylinders and beds, cries for help on social media, hospitals pleading courts to help them get emergency oxygen supply, and scores of pyres burning in crematoriums. In a letter to the states, Bhalla said in view of the rapid rise in Covid-19 cases and the …

Coronavirus | Saving lives the bottom line, Delhi High Court tells Centre
3 years, 8 months ago

Coronavirus | Saving lives the bottom line, Delhi High Court tells Centre

The Hindu  

Laying down the bottom line that no life should be lost due to lack of oxygen, the Delhi High Court on Wednesday asked the Centre why oxygen supply has not been diverted from steel and petroleum industries to hospitals to tide over the emergent COVID-19 situation. A Bench of Justices Vipin Sanghi and Rekha Palli made the remark during an …

Delhi Govt To Ramp Up Availability Of Beds For Covid-19 Patients
3 years, 8 months ago

Delhi Govt To Ramp Up Availability Of Beds For Covid-19 Patients

News 18  

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. I urge those who need hospitals to check app beforehand for bed availability and then proceed further,” Sisodia said at an online press conference. Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal …

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 …

"Healthcare Infra At The Stage Of Imminent Collapse": Delhi High Court Directs Govt. To State Beds, Oxygen Availability On Affidavit
3 years, 8 months ago

"Healthcare Infra At The Stage Of Imminent Collapse": Delhi High Court Directs Govt. To State Beds, Oxygen Availability On Affidavit

Live Law  

Expressing concern over the unprecedented rise in Covid-19 cases in the capital, with the capital registering more than 25,000 cases in a day, the Delhi High Court expressing concern over the situation said that, "It is evident that the healthcare infrastructure is at the stage of imminent collapse." Taking special note of the condition of daily wage workers who have …

Cases against two Delhi hospitals for turning away COVID patients
3 years, 8 months ago

Cases against two Delhi hospitals for turning away COVID patients

India TV News  

Cases were registered against two hospitals in Delhi on Sunday for turning away COVID-19 patients, a day after Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal warned them of strict action if found giving wrong information about the availability of beds. Police said an FIR was registered against Mata Chanan Devi Hospital in west Delhi's Janakpuri on the complaint of Bhoop Singh, Tehsildar, Dwarka …

Delhi CM Kejriwal writes to PM Modi, seeks reservation of 7,000 hospital beds for Covid patients
3 years, 8 months ago

Delhi CM Kejriwal writes to PM Modi, seeks reservation of 7,000 hospital beds for Covid patients

India Today  

Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal, in a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, said the Covid-19 situation in the national capital is deteriorating rapidly. The Chief Minister also urged the PM to reserve at least 7,000 hospital beds in Delhi for coronavirus patients. A copy of Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal's letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi At least 1,800 of the …

Covid ICU beds with ventilators fully occupied in 69 of 94 hospitals in Delhi
3 years, 8 months ago

Covid ICU beds with ventilators fully occupied in 69 of 94 hospitals in Delhi

India TV News  

Amid an unprecedented surge in coronavirus cases in the national capital, COVID-19 ICU beds with ventilators are fully occupied in 69 of 94 hospitals with such facilities and only 79 beds are vacant, according to data shared on an official app on Wednesday. According to the Delhi Corona App till about 2 PM, in 75 of the 110 hospitals, all …

Covid-19 ICU Beds With Ventilators Fully Occupied in 69 of 94 Hospitals in Delhi
3 years, 8 months ago

Covid-19 ICU Beds With Ventilators Fully Occupied in 69 of 94 Hospitals in Delhi

News 18  

Amid an unprecedented surge in coronavirus cases in the national capital, COVID-19 ICU beds with ventilators are fully occupied in 69 of 94 hospitals with such facilities and only 79 beds are vacant, according to data shared on an official app on Wednesday. According to the Delhi Corona App till about 2 PM, in 75 of the 110 hospitals, all …

Delhi govt to convert some hotels into extended Covid hospitals amid bed crunch
3 years, 8 months ago

Delhi govt to convert some hotels into extended Covid hospitals amid bed crunch

India Today  

Amid a spike of coronavirus cases and shortage of beds in Delhi, the AAP government on Wednesday announced plans to convert some hotels into extended Covid-19 hospitals. According to a government order, the hotels that will be converted into extended Covid-19 health centres are Hotel Pitrashish, Fraser Suites, Caspia Hotel, Crown Plaza Hotel, Seven Sea Hotel, among others. However, various …

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 …

Convert some hospitals into Covid facilities, Delhi CM Kejriwal tells officials in Covid review meet
3 years, 8 months ago

Convert some hospitals into Covid facilities, Delhi CM Kejriwal tells officials in Covid review meet

India Today  

Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal chaired a meet of top officials to review the Covid-19 situation in the national capital on Monday. Hospital beds for coronavirus patients must be increased in Delhi, the Chief Minister told officials concerned. In a tweet on Monday, CM Kejriwal urged the people of Delhi to follow Covid-19 protocols, not rush to hospitals unless necessary and …

No ICU, ventilator beds for Covid-19 patients in over 50 Delhi hospitals: Govt data
3 years, 8 months ago

No ICU, ventilator beds for Covid-19 patients in over 50 Delhi hospitals: Govt data

India Today  

Amid a resurgence in Covid-19 cases in Delhi, over 50 hospitals in the national capital have run out of ICU and ventilator beds, government data till 5 pm showed on Sunday. Of the 1,153 ventilator beds in government-run and private hospitals, only 307 are available for Covid-19 patients, according to the city government’s “Delhi Corona” application. WATCH: Hospitals run out …

Delhi: Rajiv Gandhi hospital suspends non-COVID services, earmarked only for coronavirus patients again
3 years, 8 months ago

Delhi: Rajiv Gandhi hospital suspends non-COVID services, earmarked only for coronavirus patients again

India TV News  

Delhi government-run Rajiv Gandhi Super Speciality Hospital has been again converted into a dedicated COVID-19 facility amid a massive surge in coronavirus cases in the national capital, officials said on Friday. RGSSH is a 650-bed facility in east Delhi and had played a critical role in combatting the pandemic in the city last year, when the national capital had witnessed …

Reserve 10-25% beds for Covid-19 patients: Health dept to pvt hospitals
3 years, 8 months ago

Reserve 10-25% beds for Covid-19 patients: Health dept to pvt hospitals

Hindustan Times  

Concerned over sudden rise in Covid-19 cases, state health department has asked all private hospitals across Bihar to reserve 10-25% beds for treatment of infected patients, an official said on Thursday. HT Image State health secretary KK Soan wrote to all deputy commissioners of the state on Wednesday, asking them to ensure reservation of 10-25% normal and ICU beds of …

Delhi govt increases number of beds reserved for COVID-19 patients
3 years, 8 months ago

Delhi govt increases number of beds reserved for COVID-19 patients

India TV News  

Amid the surge in COVID-19 cases in the national capital, the Delhi government on Monday has decided to increase the number of beds reserved for coronavirus patients at several hospitals. The government, in a media release, stated that in view of the increase in COVID-19 cases in the city, it has been decided to designate an increased number of beds …

Delhi Health Min Satyendar Jain Says No ICU Bed Shortage in Govt Hospitals; To Review Situation Amid Covid Surge
3 years, 8 months ago

Delhi Health Min Satyendar Jain Says No ICU Bed Shortage in Govt Hospitals; To Review Situation Amid Covid Surge

News 18  

Amid reports of shortage of ICU beds in some private hospitals in Delhi, health minister Satyendar Jain has said that the situation will be reviewed on Tuesday. Jain said that there was no shortage of ICU beds or ventilators in government hospitals in Delhi, pointing out that Delhi hospitals absorb patients from within the capital and even those from outside …

Have Decided To De-Escalate COVID ICU Beds Reservation: Delhi Govt Tells High Court
3 years, 11 months ago

Have Decided To De-Escalate COVID ICU Beds Reservation: Delhi Govt Tells High Court

Live Law  

The Delhi Government today told the High Court that it has decided to de-escalate COVID ICU beds in the city. As per an Order issued under the authority of Directorate General of Health Services, the AAP Government, in a review meeting held on Tuesday, January 5, has decided to: Convert 4 fully COVID private hospitals namely: Fortis Super Speciality Hospital, …

Inhumane to Reserve ICU Beds in Pvt Hospitals for Covid Patients when Cases Going Down: Delhi HC
4 years ago

Inhumane to Reserve ICU Beds in Pvt Hospitals for Covid Patients when Cases Going Down: Delhi HC

News 18  

The Delhi High Court on Thursday said it was “inhumane” to keep thousands of ICU beds reserved in private hospitals for COVID-19 patients when the positivity rate of the infection and number of coronavirus cases was going down in the national capital. The observations by the court came after hearing submissions by senior advocate Maninder Singh, appearing for Association of …

Delhi HC adjourns hearing on reservation of private ICU beds for Covid patients
4 years ago

Delhi HC adjourns hearing on reservation of private ICU beds for Covid patients

Live Mint  

NEW DELHI: The Delhi high court on Thursday adjourned the matter pertaining to reservation of 80% ICU beds for Covid-19 patients in 33 private hospitals till 9 December owing to the current situation in the national capital. The Aam Aadmi Party government had issued an order on 12 September asking 33 private hospitals in the city to reserve 80% ICU …

HC to hear case on reservation of 80% ICU beds for covid-19 patients in Delhi
4 years ago

HC to hear case on reservation of 80% ICU beds for covid-19 patients in Delhi

Live Mint  

HC to hear case on reservation of 80% ICU beds for covid-19 patients in Delhi New Delhi: The Delhi High court on Thursday will hear the case in the ongoing tussle between Delhi government and 33 private hospitals on reservation of 80% ICU beds for covid-19 patients. A 12 September order by the Aam Aadmi Party government had mandated reservation …

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 …

COVID-19 in Delhi: Officials to ensure home isolation norms strictly followed
4 years, 1 month ago

COVID-19 in Delhi: Officials to ensure home isolation norms strictly followed

Live Mint  

New Delhi: Amid a surge in coronavirus cases in the national capital, the Delhi government has directed district health teams to visit patients under home isolation to ensure that they follow all norms, while the RT-PCR testing capacity has been raised to 37,000 tests a day to tackle the situation. As many as 411 ICU beds have been added 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 …

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