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One private hospital is receiving around 1,200 calls every day from people between 18 and 44, who are seeking bookings for Covid-19 vaccine shots. Another private hospital is having 10 to 12 young persons standing in the vaccination queue, carrying their Aadhaar cards. They want to book slots for Covid jabs as soon as vaccination for all adults opens across the country on May 1, fearful that doses might run out soon. In Bengal, people between 18 and 44 will be vaccinated from May 5. Private hospitals are flooded with queries about how the vaccination for all above the age of 18 would roll out...

Elderly couple whose second dose is due after April 22 asked to queue up at 4am

The state government on Thursday offered it’s facilities like stadiums, auditoriums and conference halls to big private hospitals to set up extended treatment units and satellite facilities for Covid patients. “We are offering government spaces against rent to corporate hospitals who have a minimum 250 beds, for setting up treatment facilities and satellite centres for Covid. These spaces would be available for rent for three months which can be extended upto one year,” a senior state government official said on Thursday.  He said several hospitals had shown interest in requisitioning ...

The Telegraph has reported that Covid beds have become scarce at private hospitals and some Covid patients have to wait for days to get admitted. Peerless Hospital postponed around 80 surgeries for at least two weeks. However, there are many who have already got their mandatory pre-surgery tests done and some others have got clearances from medical insurance companies, said officials. “On Tuesday, we decided to defer around 80 surgeries. Deferring these surgeries will help us set aside more beds to treat Covid patients. However, there are many who have spent Rs 8,000 to Rs 10,000 on pre-sur...

No Covid beds, patients turned away in Calcutta West Bengal Clinical Establishment Regulatory Commission asks hospitals to add amenities A 45-year-old woman, a resident of Mukundapur off EM Bypass, tested positive for Covid on April 10, along with her husband and other family members. Her condition has been deteriorating since Thursday evening and she had to be put on oxygen support at home. Family members called up several private hospitals but failed to arrange a bed for the woman, who suffers f...