New Delhi [India], April 17 (ANI): Taking a serious note of the issue of shortage of medical oxygen in many states across the country amid surging COVID-19 cases, the Union Health and Family Welfare Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan on Saturday said that the Centre has taken concrete steps to res
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], April 17 (ANI): Leader of Opposition in Karnataka Assembly and Congress leader Siddaramaiah on Friday accused the Central and state government of only being concerned about elections but not about administration amid second wave of coronavirus.
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], April 16 (ANI): Amid the surge of coronavirus cases, Karnataka Health and Medical Education Minister Dr K Sudhakar on Friday said the state government will provide 1800 Covid beds to the Karnataka Institute of Medical Sciences (KIMS) and Bangalore Medical Co
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], April 16 (ANI): A team from the Defence Research Development Organisation (DRDO) will reach Lucknow on Friday to prepare two COVID-19 hospitals with 500-600 bed capacity in light of the rising coronavirus cases being reported in the state.
New Delhi [India], April 16 (ANI): To meet the increased demand for medical oxygen in view of the surge in Covid-19 infections in the country, the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research-Indian Institute of Petroleum (CSIR-IIP), Dehradun and the Durgapur-based Central Mechanical Eng
New Delhi [India], April 16 (ANI): With many states and union territories (UT) across the country reporting a surge in the cases and deaths caused by COVID-19 for the past few weeks, the Union Health Ministry on Friday advised all central Ministries to issue instructions to the hospitals
New Delhi [India], April 16 (ANI): Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan on Friday said that he will hold a meeting with health ministers of various state governments on Saturday and will hold a virtual meeting with all AIIMS hospitals across the country on Monday to discuss ramping up o
New Delhi [India], April 16 (ANI): Amid a growing number of COVID-19 cases, Delhi Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal on Friday asked officials to ensure the setting up of helplines that inform the availability of beds in hospitals.
New Delhi [India], April 16 (ANI): Amidst the surge in COVID-19 cases across the country, the Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan will visit various healthcare facilities over the next few days to assess and further scale-up facilities.
New Delhi [India], April 16 (ANI): The government on Thursday took decisions for easier availability of essential medical equipment and oxygen in the wake of rising cases of COVID-19 and said 100 new hospitals will have their own oxygen plant under PM-CARES Fund and another 50,000 MT of m
New Delhi [India], April 16 (ANI): Amid the spiralling of Covid-19 cases across the country, the Centre has decided to import 50,000 metric tonnes (MT) of Medical Oxygen to address the shortage in the hospitals, for which the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) via its missions abroad is b
New Delhi [India], April 15 (ANI): Amid Delhi government’s decision to link hotels to hospitals to convert them into extended COVID hospitals, a senior doctor at a private hospital on Thursday suggested that the government should have a centralized system to track the patients in ho