Batch Of Medical Oxygen For Critical Covid Patients Reaches Telangana From Odisha Apr 27, 2021, 13:26 IST
Telangana received the first batch of tankers loaded with medical oxygen on Monday. The oxygen has been brought from the Rourkela Steel Plant of Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL), Odisha for Covid-19 patients.
The empty tankers were specially flown from Begumpet to Odisha in two C17 cargo aircraft of the Indian Air Force (IAF) on Friday. Within three days, five tankers loaded with medical oxygen reached Telangana, thus reducing the travel time by three to four days.
The five tankers reached Telangana Institute of Medical Sciences (TIMS), Gachibowli, District Hospital, King Kothi, Chest Hospital, Erragadda and Government hospitals in Khammam, Karimnagar and area hospital in Cherlapally on Monday night.
Updated Apr 27, 2021, 12:05 pm IST
Families say the housekeeping staff and nurses demand money for injections, medicines and other basic duties, citing lack of manpower
A member of medical staff inspects the intensive care unit (ICU), which is being prepared for the COVID-19 coronavirus patients, at The Telangana Institute of Medical Sciences and Research (TIMS) at Gachibowli. (AFP FIle)
Hyderabad: Hundreds of Covid-19 patients are being “exploited” in the state-run Telangana Institute of Medical Sciences (TIMS) Hospital in Gachibowli.
Families and attenders narrate their horror stories of the dealings with the lower-level management, who are allegedly running the institution as a syndicate.
HYDERABAD: Nearly 40 per cent of all critical Covid-19 patients in various intensive care units (ICU) across city hospitals are obese and doctors treating such patients across Telangana have said the high risk of severe Covid disease associated with obesity is also reflecting in the number of deaths.
According to the recent National Family Health Survey (NFHS-4) report, Hyderabad city alone has 48.7 per cent women and 33.1 per cent men under the overweight category, way higher than the numbers in Mumbai, Bangalore, Delhi, Ahmedabad, or Chennai. Across Telangana, 28 per cent of women and 24 per cent of men are overweight or obese.
“In ICU wards at least 40 per cent of patients fall in the category of obese or have other co-morbidities along with obesity” said a top resident doctor at Gandhi Hospital. At Telangana Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, one of the designated hospitals for Covid-19, handling mild to moderate cases, numbers are slightly lower.
Telangana to make 3,000 more oxygen beds available
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T gana mulls counselling for healthcare workers on Covid vaccine. Image Source: IANS News
Hyderabad, April 27 : Telangana Health Minister Eatala Rajender announced on Tuesday that another 3,010 oxygen beds will be available at the government-run hospitals in the state within a week.
The Health Minister told reporters that a total of 10,000 oxygen beds are available across the state. He pointed out that when the pandemic broke out, the state had only 1,770 oxygen beds but the government took steps on a war footing to ramp up the numbers.
The Gandhi Hospital in Secunderabad has 600 ICU beds. He claimed that it is the only hospital in the country which has all its beds as ICU beds. A decision has been taken to provide oxygen supply to another 400 beds at the Gandhi Hospital.
What is the step beyond night curfew, asks High Court
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April 27, 2021 22:53 IST
Reported fleecing of COVID patients by some government hospitals is like vultures living on flesh, Chief Justice observes
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Reported fleecing of COVID patients by some government hospitals is like vultures living on flesh, Chief Justice observes
Observing that it was “not at all satisfied” with the information furnished by State government on COVID-19 situation in the State, Telangana High Court on Tuesday sought to know from the government: “What is the next step beyond night curfew”.
“Telangana government has to take a call beyond night curfew”, observed a bench of Chief Justice Hima Kohli and Justice B. Vijaysen Reddy. The night curfew imposed by government comes to an end by Friday. Hearing a batch of PIL pleas on COVID-19 related matters, the bench noted that most of the issues raised in its previous 17-page order were not answered by the govern