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Family of 3 test positive for COVID-19 in Kerala's Munnar, health workers
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Munnar (Kerala) [India], May 31 (ANI): A family of three, a 24-year-old man and his parents, tested positive for COVID-19 in Munnar on Sunday, alarming the health workers of the densely populated town in Idukki district of Kerala.
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10,000 Community Health Workers at work in Assam to prevent coronavirus ou
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Guwahati (Assam) [India], May 27 (ANI/BusinessWire India): India is going through a difficult phase as COVID-19 pandemic victims are increasing exponentially of late.
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Decided not to deny health workers HCQ based on risk-benefit analysis: ICM
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 26 (ANI): Noting that a lot of drugs are being repurposed for treatment of COVID-19, ICMR Director-General Dr Balram Bhargava on Tuesday said that prophylactic use of Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) for health care workers had been recommended on the basis of risk-benefit a
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HC directs Delhi govt, SDMC to fumigate, sanitise places where health work
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 22 (ANI): Delhi High Court has directed Delhi government and South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) to take all actions, such as fumigation and sanitisation where health workers are residing, to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
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No advisory issued asking health care workers to return: Manipur CM
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Imphal (Manipur) [India], May 17 (ANI): Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh on Saturday said that his government had not issued any advisory asking health workers to come back to the state.
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North-East govts have asked health workers working in other states to retu
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], May 16 (ANI): AMRI Hospital on Saturday said that governments of the North-Eastern states, particularly Manipur and Tripura, have asked their health workers who are working in the hospital to return to their native states amid COVID-19 outbreak.
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Rajasthan-based company develops robots to screen people amid COVID-19
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], May 16 (ANI): A Jaipur-based company has developed robots to help health workers in conducting a thermal screening of the people amid COVID-19 crisis. These robots can also identify if a person is wearing a mask or not.
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WB Doctors' Forum writes to Chief Secy, express concern over health worker
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], May 11 (ANI): The West Bengal Doctors' Forum on Monday wrote to Chief Secretary Rajiva Sinha expressing concern regarding healthcare workers testing positive in large numbers in the state and said that all in-patient department patients (IPD) need to be test
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Doctors warn against stigma being attached to COVID-19
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 10 (ANI): With the number of COVID-19 cases continuously increasing in the country, there have been several incidents of name and shame, discrimination, verbal abuse and hostility with patients' families, doctors, and health workers, highlighting the stigma attached to
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COVID-19: India begins clinical trials of AYUSH medicines on health worker
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 7 (ANI): The clinical trials of Ayush medicines on health workers and those working in COVID-19 high-risk areas have begun today, Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan said on Thursday.
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Up to 7 years' jail for attack on health workers, corona warriors: UP Mini
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], May 6 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Finance Minister Suresh Khanna on Wednesday said that people attacking health workers and corona warriors will be sent to prison for up to seven years and a maximum fine of Rs 5 lakh will be imposed on them.
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Delhi HC dismisses plea seeking 'risk and hardship allowance' to health wo
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 5 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Tuesday dismissed a plea seeking direction to make provisions for the payment of salaries to the health workers in time while appreciating efforts of medical professionals but expressing its inability to create a law or policy and seek
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