The Directorate General of Health Services said that severe cases involving respiratory distress requiring mechanical ventilation should be admitted to a dedicated Covid hospital.
The hospitals, to be set up through new PM health fund, will be stationed in Delhi & Chennai and moved during disasters or disease outbreaks to buttress India's health infrastructure.
A 'Civil Disobedience Movement' started by pro-democracy activists announced that more than 70 hospitals would stop work in protest of what it called an 'illegitimate' government.
Around 40 doctors will take part in this strike, which will go on till 20 October. The doctors have also threatened mass resignation if their salaries are not paid.
An online panel discussion by Global Health Strategies and ThePrint on 'Reimagining India's Health System' focused on how to take healthcare forward using technology.
Researchers found that 2.5% patients got candidemia while in the hospital. The main pathogen was found to be Candida auris, a known global health threat.
Delhi government has declared small and medium multi-speciality nursing homes with 10 to 49 beds as 'Covid nursing homes' to increase capacity for coronavirus patients.
The family of the man had paid Rs 11,000 in Shajapur City Hospital. However, at the time of discharge, the hospital asked the kin to pay Rs 11,270 more.
Delhi government Sunday issued a detailed SOP to hospitals to ensure proper data collection regarding Covid-19 cases and deaths. Hospitals blame government for discrepancies.
The view that bureaucracies are bloated with far too many employees preying on taxpayers money is a widely held myth. Research shows how significantly understaffed the Indian state is.
The Centre is considering an increase in the National Company Law Tribunal's bench capacity, while the Standing Committee of Finance suggests fast-track courts.
The helicopters produced by Lockheed Martin are known as ‘submarine hunters’. India ordered 24 of these aircraft in 2020 to replace the Sea King helicopters. 15 have been delivered till date.
The India-South Africa series-defining fact is the catastrophic decline of Indian red ball cricket where a visiting team can mock us with the 'grovel' word.
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