Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], June 29 (ANI): A selfie video of a 34-year-old man, who succumbed to COVID-19 at a government hospital in Hyderabad, that has gone viral on social media, alleges that he was not given oxygen support even after he complained of breathlessness.
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], June 29 (ANI): Ponnam Prabhakar, TPCC Executive President and Former MP Karimnagar, has written to the Telangana State Human Rights Commission (SHRC) Chairman stating that two COVID-19 patients died as a result of government neglect on Sunday.
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], June 25 (ANI): With Mumbai witnessing a surge in COVID-19 cases over the last three months, there may be respite soon as a fall in positive cases and strong recovery numbers has been seen in past few days.
New Delhi [India], June 24 (ANI): Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Wednesday said he has written to Home Minister Amit Shah to revoke Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal's order under which every COVID-19 patient is required to visit a quarantine centre for assessment.
Agra (Uttar Pradesh) [India], June 23 (ANI): Agra District Magistrate Prabhu Narain Singh on Tuesday denied claims by Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra that 28 COVID patients had died at a district Agra hospital within 48 hours of being admitted.
New Delhi [India], June 20 (ANI): A plea has been moved in Delhi High Court challenging Delhi Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal's order mandating five-day institutional quarantine for all COVID-19 patients under home quarantine in the national capital.
Latur (Maharashtra) [India], June 20 (ANI): The Directorate of Medical Education and Research (DMER), Maharashtra has issued a show-cause notice to the dean of a government hospital in Latur district for allegedly asking a COVID-19 patient to purchase medicines from the market.
Washington D.C. [USA], June 19 (ANI): Treating patients suffering from coronavirus infection with transfusion of blood plasma from those who already recovered from the disease have been found to be safe and beneficial, a study suggested.
New Delhi [India], June 15 (ANI): In a bid to combat the coronavirus outbreak situation, the Delhi Congress has suggested the building of health infrastructure in stadiums, colleges and hostels for treatment of COVID-19 patients.
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala), June 14 (ANI): Kerala has decided to leverage e-Sanjeevani telemedicine service as a sustainable solution for non-COVID patient care, while avoiding direct interaction with doctors, during the phase when the threat of the pandemic looms large.
New Delhi [India], June 12 (ANI): Delhi High Court on Friday disposed of a petition seeking directions to ensure that the declared COVID-19 private hospitals do not exorbitantly charge patients and told the petitioner to approach the government with their grievances.
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], June 11 (ANI): Junior doctors at Sagar Dutta Medical College in Kolkata held a protest on Wednesday over hospital turning into COVID-19 hospital and said it has led to improper treatment of other patients.