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WB govt directs private hospitals to provide free treatment to COVID-19 pa
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], April 23 (ANI): The West Bengal government on Thursday directed private hospitals, which have been requisitioned by the government for COVID-19 treatment, to provide free treatment to coronavirus patients.
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If lockdown opens on May 4, it will be a big challenge: West Bengal Chief
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], April 23 (ANI): Opening the lockdown on May 04 will pose a big challenge as close to 70% coronavirus cases in India are asymptomatic, said West Bengal Chief Secretary Rajiva Sinha on Thursday, adding that the doctors are worried as to how to identify such Covid
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45 COVID-19 patients in Vadodara recover
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Vadodara (Gujarat) [India], April 23 (ANI): 45 persons who had tested positive for COVID-19 were discharged today from a quarantine centre here after recovering.
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Nearly 20 pc COVID-19 patients have recovered so far: Health Ministry
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 23 (ANI): Nearly 20 per cent COVID-19 patients have recovered so far in the country, said Lav Agarwal, Joint Secretary, Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Thursday, while the total cases of coronavirus have soared to 21,393.
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Doctors, staff of LNJP Hospital allegedly threatened by COVID-19 patients
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 23 (ANI):Doctors and staff of Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narain (LNJP) Hospital have alleged that a group of COVID-19 patients who were brought to the hospital through CATS ambulance on Thursday, threatened and manhandled them when the staff asked them to wait for a while
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Gross under-testing, misreporting of COVID data; non-resident Bengali doct
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], April 23 (ANI): A group of non-resident Bengali physicians, health scientists, and healthcare providers have written to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee raising concerns over the "gross under-testing" and "misreporting of data" on the cause of deat
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Delhi's first corona survivor recommends 'pranayama' for COVID-19 patients
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 23 (ANI): The first person in the national capital, who has recovered from COVID-19, has suggested people infected with the virus to do 'pranayama', claiming that it is very useful in the course of recovery.
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India fights coronavirus: Canine friends can screen Covid-19 patients
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 23 (ANI): 'Medical detection dogs' can be utilised for screening the patients of Covid-19, said a veterinarian associated with sniffer dog department under Union Home Ministry.
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COVID-19: CRPF donates one lakh surgical face masks to AIIMS
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 22 (ANI): The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) has donated one lakh 3-ply surgical face masks for the healthcare workers of AIIMS, who are working in frontline for the management of COVID-19 patients.
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No ICMR, NICED supplied COVID test kits in West Bengal, says state health
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], April 22 (ANI): The West Bengal government on Wednesday said that it has zero kits supplied by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and National Institute of Cholera and Enteric Disease (NICED) which can test COVID-19 patients as per the ICMR guidel
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Milkha Singh proud of daughter combating COVID-19 as doctor in New York h
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 22 (ANI): Former Olympian Milkha Singh on Wednesday said that he is proud of his daughter Mona Milkha Singh who is treating COVID-19 patients at a hospital in the United States of America.
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J-K police chief expresses concern about Pak using COVID-19 patients as we
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], April 22 (ANI): Jammu and Kashmir police chief on Wednesday expressed concern over reports of Pakistan planning to send in coronavirus positive persons to infect people in the Union Territory with the deadly virus.
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