Positive Covid test report now optional for hospitalisation, says Centre ‘Suspected cases to be admitted at respective units, admissions must be based on needs’
In a significant directive to the states and Union Territories, the Union Health Ministry on Saturday said the requirement of a positive Covid-19 test report is not mandatory for admission to a health facility.
In its revised national policy for admission of Covid patients to various dedicated health facilities, both public and private, the Union Health Ministry said no patient will be refused services on any account, including oxygen and essential drugs, even if he or she belongs to a different city.
Cabinet secretary to head 12-member team SC sets up task force to ‘scientifically’ allocate oxygen to states Cabinet secretary to be convenor, health secretary is ex-officio member of 12-member team
The Supreme Court has constituted a 12-member National Task Force to facilitate a public health response to the pandemic based on scientific and specialised domain knowledge.
A bench of Justices DY Chandrachud and M R Shah said that the rationale for constituting a task force at the national level is also to formulate a methodology for the scientific allocation of oxygen to states and union territories. The rationale for constituting a Task Force at a national level is to facilitate public health response to the pandemic based on scientific and specialised domain knowledge. We expect leading experts in the country shall associate wit
Avoid over-reliance on foreign drugs in COVID-19 treatment: HC
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A bench of Chief Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice G S Kulkarni said that in light of the shortage of Tocilizumab, the government must tell the citizens about other locally- manufactured, cheaper, and widely-available drugs that can be used instead.
Stating that over-reliance on imported drugs must be avoided, the Bombay High Court has asked the Centre and the Maharashtra government to create awareness about suitable alternatives to foreign-manufactured medicines, such as Tocilizumab, that can be used for treating COVID-19 patients.
A bench of Chief Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice G S Kulkarni said that in light of the shortage of Tocilizumab, the government must tell the citizens about other locally- manufactured, cheaper, and widely-available drugs that can be used instead.
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View of newly built 50 beded Covid Care Centre at Noida Stadium, as coronavirus cases surge in record numbers countrywide, in Noida.
The Union Health Ministry has revised the national policy for admission of COVID patients to health care facilities making it not mandatory for the patients to carry a Covid positive test report.
According to the health ministry s revised guidelines, a suspect case (of COVID-19) shall be admitted to the suspect ward of CCC, DCHC or DHC as the case may be. No patient will be refused services on any count. This includes medications such as oxygen or essential drugs even if the patient belongs to a different city.
Birsa Munda Central Jail conducts mass vaccination of prisoners and staff During the first wave of the pandemic last year, over 1000 inmates got infected however there only four active cases on Saturday
Authorities at the Birsa Munda Central Jail in Ranchi have completed vaccination of at least 900 of the over 3400 prisoners and almost all the 300-odd staff members in a bid to avert an explosion of Covid cases similar to the one that wreaked havoc on Jharkhand’s largest jail during the first wave of the pandemic last year.
“We did not want to take any risks this time around, so we are prioritising vaccination of all the staff members and jail inmates above the age of 45 years,” said Jail Superintendent Hamid Akhter. “The second wave has not affected the jail as badly as the first wave did last year, and I think vaccination has played a huge role in it,” he added.