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While demand for ICU beds remains high, some hospitals have a few units available

Updated: Many are forced to seek treatment in private hospitals Share Article AAA Ten beds have been earmarked for COVID-19-associated mucormycosis patients at Bowring and Lady Curzon hospital in Bengaluru.   | Photo Credit: File photo Many are forced to seek treatment in private hospitals Ravi G. waited for hours at Bowring and Lady Curzon Medical College and Research Institute to get a bed for his brother Muralikrishna, who was diagnosed with black fungus or mucormycosis after he got COVID-19. But the wait was in vain. The government had earmarked 10 beds at the institute for COVID-19-as...

Victoria’s dirty secret Testing positive for covid is a nightmare in itself but for some patients like Mamatha KS, a resident of Kumaraswamy layout, her stay in a hospital, under the Suvarna Arogya Suraksha Trust (SAST) quota, was worse than the symptoms of the infections. Her father too had a hard time as a patient in the SAST quota, she says. Mamatha said she got admitted to Victoria Hospital on April 27th after her oxygen saturation dropped to 82, and her HRCT severity score was 15/25. While her admission formalities to a general covid ward were underway, she says she was given a be...

Updated: However, it is slower in government hospitals as they focus on critical cases Share Article AAA However, it is slower in government hospitals as they focus on critical cases With the COVID-19 pandemic spinning out of control and availability of beds becoming a challenge during this second wave, doctors in private hospitals are discharging patients on the fourth or fifth day if they develop clinical stability. This is different from last year when there were specific norms on when a patient should be discharged. V. Ravi, member of the State’s Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) and ...

DKS urges Karnataka govt to earmark Rs 30,000 crore for health sector coastaldigest.com news network April 19, 2021 Bengaluru, Apr 19: Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) State President D K Shivakumar today urged the state government to earmark Rs 30,000 crore for the Health sector. In a tweet, he said the covid-19 positive cases have been increasing every day, particularly in Bangaluru. Affected persons have not got ICU, Redmisir and oxygen and shortage and situation becoming grim, the state government should stop the developmental activities and use the funds to take up all precaut...