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Despite ‘exorbitant’ tariffs, many COVID-19 patients are flocking to private hospitals as they get individualised attention and better facilities. It doesn’t help government hospitals that Delhi Ministers and healthcare workers too are opting for private facilities
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Despite ‘exorbitant’ tariffs, many COVID-19 patients are flocking to private hospitals as they get individualised attention and better facilities. It doesn’t help government hospitals that Delhi Ministers and healthcare workers too are opting for private facilities
On April 22, when 38-year-old Amit Gupta, a doctor working at Delhi government-run Satyawadi Raja Harish Chandra Hospital, tested positive for COVID-19, he was admitted at the same hospital. But not for long. “There was no space for new admissions and we had to clear
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As cases shrink, AIIMS restricts PPEs use to Covid ICUs
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Mon, Feb 1 2021 23:21 IST |
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New Delhi, Feb 1 : In view of the reduction in Covid-19 transmission, the administration of All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) on Monday decided to limit the use of coverall-based PPE kits to Covid-19 intensive care units (ICU) in the hospital, and that too during surgical procedures.
The order stated that PPE coveralls would be worn by the hospital staff only during invasive procedures which generate large aerosols. The PPEs are not required in all other patient care procedures inter-alia Covid-19 wards, ICUs, Covid-19 suspected areas, non-Covid wards and ICUs, the order copy read.