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Mumbai Covid-19 rise: BMC makes masks mandatory in all civic hospitals
1 year, 8 months ago

Mumbai Covid-19 rise: BMC makes masks mandatory in all civic hospitals

India Today  

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation has made it mandatory to wear masks for employees, patients and visitors in municipal hospitals in view of the current Covid-19 situation in the city. Considering the increasing number of Covid-19 case in Mumbai, the BMC has also suggested all senior citizens above the age of 60 to wear masks as a precaution. The BMC commissioner …

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Ludhiana health officials on toes as dist reports 25 fresh Covid cases
1 year, 8 months ago

Ludhiana health officials on toes as dist reports 25 fresh Covid cases

Hindustan Times  

With 25 fresh Covid-19 cases being reported from the district on Sunday, at a positivity rate of 2.35%, the health department announced the decision to conduct mock drills on Monday and Tuesday and assess pandemic-preparation. Ludhiana health department officials are on their toes as the district reported 25 fresh Covid cases. As per guidelines issued by the Union health ministry, …

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Mock drills across States check COVID-readiness
1 year, 11 months ago

Mock drills across States check COVID-readiness

The Hindu  

Following a directive from the Union Health Ministry to ascertain preparedness in case of a resurgence in coronavirus cases, several States reported success with their mock drills on Tuesday. Reserve beds State Health minister K. Sudhakar said all the designated COVID hospitals would reserve 50-60 beds for COVID patients. “The availability of medical facilities in hospitals, isolation wards, beds, oxygen …

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Bengal prepares six-point plan to tackle possible Covid surge
1 year, 11 months ago

Bengal prepares six-point plan to tackle possible Covid surge

Hindustan Times  

The West Bengal government has identified hospitals where Covid-19 patients will be treated as part of a six-point plan to tackle any spike in infections, people aware of the matter said on Tuesday. “While on one hand samples are being sent for genome sequencing at regular intervals to detect the variants, hospitals have been identified in Kolkata and the districts …

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Why ‘twindemic’ is making Britain set up ‘war rooms’ for winters
2 years, 2 months ago

Why ‘twindemic’ is making Britain set up ‘war rooms’ for winters

Hindustan Times  

Britain is setting-up data driven “war rooms” as it prepares for what is being called the country's “toughest winter on record”, a report said. For the winter, the UK government is making 24/7 "care traffic control centres" in every local area with teams of experts that will manage demand and capacity of beds available and people admitted in hospitals across …

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COVID support payments must be balanced with debt, Victorian business lobby says
2 years, 5 months ago

COVID support payments must be balanced with debt, Victorian business lobby says

ABC  

Victoria's peak business group is urging the federal government not to continue COVID support payments a day longer than necessary. Key points: The Victorian Chamber of Commerce and Industry says the support payments would be justified if they prevent a widespread COVID outbreak Nurses hope the payments will help contain transmission and relieve the overwhelmed hospital system The state government …

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Covid ICU total down a third in about a week; Infections fall further
2 years, 8 months ago

Covid ICU total down a third in about a week; Infections fall further

NL Times  

Hospitals in the Netherlands were treating 104 patients with Covid-19 in intensive care units on Monday afternoon, the lowest total since July 20. Even though the ICU tally fell by 13 since Sunday, after accounting for new admissions, discharges and deaths, the hospital total actually rose for the first time since last Tuesday. Hospitals registered 146 new patients with the …

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No Covid patient died due to oxygen shortage in Gujarat hospitals, minister tells Assembly
2 years, 9 months ago

No Covid patient died due to oxygen shortage in Gujarat hospitals, minister tells Assembly

India TV News  

Highlights No Covid patient died due to shortage of medical oxygen in Gujarat hospitals, says health minister Patel also said Congress was misguiding people as part of its strategy for upcoming Assembly polls Gujarat now has 192 laboratories, including 111 govt-run ones, for conducting RT-PCR tests, he said No COVID-19 patient died due to shortage of medical oxygen in Gujarat …

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In Karnataka, a change in Covid rules for hospitals. Details here
2 years, 10 months ago

In Karnataka, a change in Covid rules for hospitals. Details here

Hindustan Times  

All private and government hospitals in Karnataka have been told that Covid test reports are no longer necessary to hospitalise patients without symptoms or other medical procedures, the state's health minister Dr Sudhakar K has said in a tweet. India has seen a drop in daily Covid cases after massive surge last month. "All government and private hospitals in the …

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Australians Warned As Covid Cases Rise, Asked To Brace For More Deaths
2 years, 11 months ago

Australians Warned As Covid Cases Rise, Asked To Brace For More Deaths

News 18  

Australia should brace for more COVID-19 deaths for the next few weeks, authorities said on Wednesday, as record infections fuelled by the Omicron outbreak overwhelmed health systems forcing Victoria to raise its emergency status for hospitals. “We have seen and we will continue to see deaths, mostly in older people, mostly in people with other chronic diseases,” Chief Health Officer …

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Gujarat: Over 200 healthcare workers in 15 state-run hospitals test Covid positive
2 years, 11 months ago

Gujarat: Over 200 healthcare workers in 15 state-run hospitals test Covid positive

India TV News  

Highlights On Tuesday, Gujarat reported 7,476 new COVID-19 cases 154 healthcare workers who have tested positive for Covid belong to the public health sector the Gujarat government had extended the night curfew time in 10 cities by two hours on January 7 Gujarat is witnessing a spike in new coronavirus cases. According to the health department data, around 215 healthcare …

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Delhi’s daily new covid cases may go up to 22,000 today: Arvind Kejriwal
2 years, 11 months ago

Delhi’s daily new covid cases may go up to 22,000 today: Arvind Kejriwal

Live Mint  

Chief Minister of Delhi Arvind Kejriwal today in a media briefing said that the national capital is likely to record 22,000 Covid cases in 24 hours. On Saturday, Seven more fatalities were recorded in Delhi on Saturday due to COVID-19 as the city clocked 20,181 infections in a single day, while the positivity rate rose to 19.60 per cent, with …

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Omicron in 81 per cent of Covid samples tested, says Delhi health minister
2 years, 11 months ago

Omicron in 81 per cent of Covid samples tested, says Delhi health minister

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain on Monday said the latest genome sequencing report shows Omicron has been found in 81 per cent of the samples tested and the new variant of concern is the reason behind the surge in coronavirus cases in the capital. Of the latest 187 Covid samples tested, 152 had Omicron and 8.5 per cent …

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Lawsuits demand unproven ivermectin for COVID patients
3 years, 2 months ago

Lawsuits demand unproven ivermectin for COVID patients

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Mask rules, vaccination mandates and business shutdowns have all landed in the courts during the COVID-19 outbreak, confronting judges with questions of science and government authority. At least two dozen lawsuits have been filed around the U.S., many in recent weeks, by people seeking to force hospitals to give their COVID-stricken loved ones ivermectin, a drug for …

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A COVID Surge Is Overwhelming U.S. Hospitals, Raising Fears Of Rationed Care
3 years, 3 months ago

A COVID Surge Is Overwhelming U.S. Hospitals, Raising Fears Of Rationed Care

NPR  

A COVID Surge Is Overwhelming U.S. Hospitals, Raising Fears Of Rationed Care Enlarge this image toggle caption Kyle Green/AP Kyle Green/AP The U.S. health care system is again buckling under the weight of a COVID-19 surge that has filled more than 100,000 hospital beds nationwide and forced some states to consider enacting "crisis standards of care" — a last resort …

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SMS Hospital’s top surgeon says blockage in Gehlot’s artery not due to Covid
3 years, 3 months ago

SMS Hospital’s top surgeon says blockage in Gehlot’s artery not due to Covid

Hindustan Times  

A senior doctor at Jaipur’s famous Sawai Man Singh Hospital has questioned the claim that Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot’s artery blockage that forced him to undergo an angioplasty procedure at the hospital last Friday was the result of post-Covid complications. Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot’s tweets on Friday and Saturday suggested he was told by doctors that the artery blockage …

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Pvt Hospitals Overcharging Covid-19 Patients: Delhi High Court Directs Grievance Redressal Committee To Decide Senior Citizen's Plea In 6 Weeks
3 years, 4 months ago

Pvt Hospitals Overcharging Covid-19 Patients: Delhi High Court Directs Grievance Redressal Committee To Decide Senior Citizen's Plea In 6 Weeks

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has directed the Committee, constituted by the Delhi Government for dealing with complaints of excess billing of Covid patients by private hospitals, to expeditiously decide a complaint made by a 63-year-old senior citizen.Justice Rekha Palli disposed of the plea while ordering thus:"Liberty is granted to the petitioner to approach the Committee constituted by the GNCTD. The …

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As COVID emergency measures start, Indonesians ‘crying for help’
3 years, 5 months ago

As COVID emergency measures start, Indonesians ‘crying for help’

Al Jazeera  

Government introduces restrictions to slow coronavirus transmission in Southeast Asia’s worst-hit nation as hospitals and cemeteries fill up. “I don’t mind if my income is reduced, I just want COVID to be gone,” he said. Obey the regulations, be disciplined in following health protocols and support the government’s work.” ‘I feel all alone’ The ferocity of this current wave of …

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HC asks Telangana for fight plan against Delta Plus
3 years, 6 months ago

HC asks Telangana for fight plan against Delta Plus

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: While dealing with Covid-19 related PILs, the Telangana High Court directed the state government to file a detailed reply throwing light on the preparedness of the government to tackle the Delta Plus variant of the novel Coronavirus. A division bench comprising Chief Justice Hima Kohli and Justice B. Vijaysen Reddy directed the state government to file a detailed cogent …

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Chances of 3rd Covid Wave Quite Real, Delhi Govt Preparing on War-footing: CM Kejriwal
3 years, 6 months ago

Chances of 3rd Covid Wave Quite Real, Delhi Govt Preparing on War-footing: CM Kejriwal

News 18  

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal Saturday cautioned that the chances of a third Covid wave were quite real, and asserted his government was preparing on a "war-footing" to combat it. The Delhi government is also procuring oxygen tankers to aid the fight against a third wave, he said, adding that the previous wave, which in on the wane, was "very …

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Frequent fires: Hospitals need to watch health of their electrical infra
3 years, 6 months ago

Frequent fires: Hospitals need to watch health of their electrical infra

Hindustan Times  

Frequent hospital fires have put at risk the lives of Covid-19 patients in healthcare facilities across the country, calling for urgent preventive measures. An article on ‘Fire Safety hazards: How safe are our hospitals’ published in the Indian Journal of Community Medicine observes that no hospital estimates accurately at the time of designing and execution, the electricity load. It is …

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US Surgeon General Donates Covid Supplies Worth Rs 1.4 crore to Hospitals in Karnataka
3 years, 6 months ago

US Surgeon General Donates Covid Supplies Worth Rs 1.4 crore to Hospitals in Karnataka

News 18  

US Surgeon General Vivek Hallegere Murthy and his family have sent medical supplies to hospitals in Karnataka from where his family had once migrated to America. His father, Lakshmi Narasimha Murthy, who belonged to the old Mysure region and had later migrated to the US, has facilitated the donation through their Scope Foundation. “We have received the consignment of oxygen …

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Protocol For Early Detection Of Black Fungus; Availability Of Medicines, Doctors At Goa Medical Colleges And Hospitals: Plea In Bombay High Court
3 years, 6 months ago

Protocol For Early Detection Of Black Fungus; Availability Of Medicines, Doctors At Goa Medical Colleges And Hospitals: Plea In Bombay High Court

Live Law  

A plea has been filed in the Bombay High Court, bench at Goa seeking directions for formulating protocol for early detection of black fungus and also for making adequate arrangements for availability of its medicine, doctors and para medical staff at Goa Medical Colleges, Covid Health Centres and 21 Covid Hospitals to combat black fungus.The plea moved through Advocates Shivan …

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Kerala struggles, stretched to the limit
3 years, 6 months ago

Kerala struggles, stretched to the limit

The Hindu  

With intensive care units and ventilator beds fast filling up in most districts and the number of people getting infected or dying rising every day, Kerala declared a nine-day total lockdown from May 8. The State government said it had been augmenting its ICU/ventilator capacity, adding that the number of ICU beds was 9,735 and that of ventilators, 3,776 However, …

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