Moga (Punjab) [India], September 13 (ANI): Dr Harjot Kamal, MLA from Moga Assembly constituency, becomes the first elected representative of the state to have donated his plasma for the treatment of COVID-19 patients.
New Delhi [India], September 13 (ANI): Due to a surge in coronavirus cases, the Delhi government on Sunday directed all nursing homes and private hospitals having bed strength of 50 beds or more to reserve at least 80 per cent of their total ICU bed strength for the treatment of COVID-19 pat
New Delhi [India], September 13 (ANI): Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), which is running the world's largest COVID care facility- Sardar Patel COVID Care Centre (SPCCC) (10,000 beds), has so far discharged more than 2,454 patients after treating them successfully.
New Delhi [India], September 13 (ANI): India's COVID-19 recovered patients have seen a "steep exponential rise" from 50,000 patients in May to over 36 lakh patients in September which is "nearly" 3.8 times the active cases, said the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Sunday.
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], September 13 (ANI): In a shocking incident, the body of a youth, who died of COVID-19 at his home, was carried on a handcart for cremation in Khanapur village of Pune. The incident occurred on Friday.
New Delhi [India], September 12 (ANI): Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan on Saturday reaffirmed the government's resolve to ensure that patient of COVID-19 must not be denied beds and must be provided prompt treatment.
Washington [US], September 12 (ANI): COVID-19 patients can suffer long-term lung and heart damage but, in majority cases, this tends to improve over time, according to the first, prospective follow-up of patients infected with the coronavirus, presented at the European Respiratory Society In
New Delhi [India], September 12 (ANI): The 10,000-bed Sardar Patel COVID Care Centre and Hospital (SPCCCH) at the Radha Soami Satsang Beas in Chhatarpur here has so far admitted a total of 3,716 patients, out of which 2,388 have been discharged after being successfully treated.
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], September 11 (ANI): In a first of its kind procedure in India, doctors at a private hospital in Hyderabad successfully performed double lung transplant surgery on a Covid-19 patient.
Dispur (Assam) [India], September 11 (ANI): Keeping in view the difficulties faced by people regarding cremation of COVID-19 patients in the state, Assam government had decided to provide till Rs 5,000 each from National Health Mission for the families who are unable to bear the cost.
New Delhi [India], September 11 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Friday expressed its concern over the way ambulance providers charge an excessive amount of money to provide service to COVID-19 patients and directed the States to fix a reasonable price for ambulance services.
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], September 11 (ANI): Due to regular increase in the number of coronavirus patients in Uttarakhand, the demand for oxygen in COVID-19 dedicated hospitals has also increased across the State.