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Plea to nationalise healthcare sector during coronavirus 'misconceived': SC

A bench of Justices Ashok Bhushan and S Ravindra Bhat, which heard the matter through video-conference, said such a direction cannot be passed by the court

Coronavirus: J&K cases cross 200-mark with 23 fresh detections

There are 197 active cases at present in the union territory

IIT Kanpur develops low cost personal protection kit to fight Covid-19

These low-cost kits are made of non-porous material and even a small or medium scale factory can manufacture it

Lockdown should continue, prediction for coronavirus frightening: Punjab CM

Addressing a press conference through video conference, Singh said Punjab will allow district-wise relief from lockdown only to let farmers harvest Rabi crop

Health Ministry urges rational use of PPEs, says India has sufficient stock

Joint Secretary of Health Ministry also said that the Centre is augmenting the supply of PPE to states and that the states should use such gears rationally

ESIC reserves 2152 hospital beds for coronavirus patients' treatment

This constitutes for around 10 per cent of the total 21,931 hospital beds which ESIC had till March 2018 (latest publicly available data).

10 new coronavirus cases reported in Karnataka, tally climbs to 191

This includes 6 deaths and 28 discharges

Centre okays Rs 15,000 cr fully funded emergency health package for states

The project named 'India COVID-19 Emergency Response and Health System Preparedness Package' will be implemented in three phases

Plea in SC to nationalise health care facilities till Covid-19 is contained

The petition, filed by Delhi-based lawyer Amit Dwivedi claims that India does not have sufficient public healthcare infrastructure to combat the pandemic

Covid-19 cases increase to 343 in UP, 187 linked to Tablighi event

The Uttar Pradesh government will strictly implement the lockdown in the hotspots located across the 15 districts in the state

Coronavirus: 30 healthcare workers at AIIMS Delhi advised quarantine

They came in contact with a 72-year-old Covid-19 patient

SC asks govt to prevent pvt labs from charging high fee for Covid-19 tests

The Supreme Court also suggested that the government should reimburse the fees charged by labs

100,000 random tests, '5 Ts': Kejriwal's plan to check coronavirus in Delhi

'We have prepared detailed plan to take over private hospitals if the number of coronavirus cases rises up to 30,000 in Delhi,' said Delhi CM

Ensure safety of nurses, Kerala CM writes letters to Thackeray, Kejriwal

Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan said 46 nurses from Kerala have been infected by Covid-19 in Mumbai and 5 nurses have been infected in Delhi

India's first coronavirus hospital in Bhubaneswar starts with 14 patients

683 staff members, including doctors and paramedics will be working round the clock in shifts; hospital has 500 beds including 42 critical beds

Covid-19: More testing needed, India not out of woods, say experts

"The lockdown should only be lifted when the number of cases start dropping, which is not happening right now," said Arvind Kumar

FinMin releases Rs 17,287 cr to states to fight coronavirus pandemic

This includes Rs 6,195.08 crore on account of 'revenue deficit grant' under 15th Finance Commission recommendations to 14 states

Telemedicine helps doctors, patients stay connected amid Covid-19 lockdown

With a lockdown in force, many doctors are diagnosing patients remotely via audio/video calls and electronic platforms

Covid-19: Railways' Integral Coach Factory eyes tie-up to make ventilators

It will offer its component-making and assembling capacity to ramp up manufacturing of ventilators, which are critical in the battle against Covid-19

Private hospitals gearing up to fight coronavirus battle as cases rise

Hospitals devise protocols to help deal with the surge in the number of patients