Covid Third Wave: five to 10 percent hospitalisation required
Union Health Secretary compares situation to previous surge
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Union Health Secretary compares situation to previous surge
During the second surge of Covid infections in the country, the percentage of active cases that needed hospital care were in the range of 20-23 per cent, Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan said in a letter to states and Union territories.
ESIC installs oxygen plants at 2 Delhi-NCR hospitals; Kejriwal govt extends lockdown till May 17 ESIC is actively helping fight COVID-19 by quickly converting 30 hospitals all over the country into Covid Dedicated facilities. These hospitals have around 4,200 beds, including 300 ICU beds and 250 ventilator beds. BusinessToday.In | May 10, 2021 | Updated 12:35 IST Kejriwal has announced metro services will remain suspended too during the lockdown period The ESIC under the Ministry of Labour and Employment has installed oxygen generation plants at two hospitals in the Delhi NCR area. A 440 LPM...
Covid hospital shall offer comprehensive care primarily for those who have been clinically assigned as severe. (Reuters) NEW DELHI: All central and state government hospitals managing Covid patients have been directed to ensure that no patient is refused admission due to lack of a valid identity card and a positive test report for coronavirus, the Centre has told the Supreme Court. In an affidavit on the points raised by the top court, the Centre submitted that the ministry of health and family welfare has intimated all state governments regarding the policy of setting up three-tier Health i...
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,...