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Dr Rana AK Singh to be new RML Hospital MS

July 11, 2020

Rohit Shishodia

Union Health Ministry has appointed Dr Rana AK Singh as the new Medical Superintendent of Delhi’s Ram Manohar Lohiya Hospital. Dr Singh will take charge from after exte

Modi hails Delhi Govt., Centre for containing corona
July 11, 2020

Rohit Shishodia

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has praised the cental and Delhi governments for containing corona in the national capital. He has said that measures which have been taken in Delhi to

Delhi: Rapid tests at 200 dispensaries from July 13
July 11, 2020

BS RAWAT

The Delhi Government will start rapid antigen testing in its 200 dispensaries and 25 polyclinics from July 13, 2020, and will extend quick point-of-care testing to those living outside the

Delhi to get its 2nd plasma bank at GTB Hospital
July 11, 2020

BS RAWAT

The Delhi Government has announced setting up of its second ‘plasma bank' for treatment of Covid-19 patients in the national capital, and said it will start operating next week.<

Journo's suicide: AIIMS trauma center head replaced
July 11, 2020

Rohit Shishodia

Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan has ordered the replacement of the medical superintendent of Jai Prakash Narayan Trauma Center (JPNTC) of Delhi-AIIMS where a journalis

India July 11: Corona infects 27114, kills 519 in 24 hours
July 11, 2020

Rohit Shishodia

As per the Indian Health Ministry data released in the morning on July 11, 2020, corona cases surged by 27114 in past 24 hours, recording the highest ever single day spike in cases

COVID-19: Uttarakhand to recruits 1,020 nurses
July 10, 2020

BS RAWAT

Continuing efforts to ramp-up the healthcare workforce in the fight against COVID-19, the Uttarakhand Government on Friday said over 1,020 nurses will be recruited in various state governm

Health & Wellness Centers a boon during Corona
July 10, 2020

Rohit Shishodia

Health and Wellness Centers (HWCs), opened in different parts of India in 2018 as part of Ayushman Bharat-Pradhan Mantri Jan Aarogya Yojana, have played a key role providing non-Cov

Jodhpur HC Bench stops work as staff gets corona
July 10, 2020

DTMT Network

The Jodhpur bench of Rajasthan High Court has been forced to suspend work after the personal secretary of a judge tested positive for Covid-19.

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Jalandhar: 3 ventilators donated to civil hospital
July 10, 2020

DTMT NETWORK

The Civil Hospital at Jalandhar city in Punjab that is admitting the largest number of Covid-19 patients so far has been donated three high-end ventilators on Friday.

Delhi's daily Covid death count has substantially fallen
July 10, 2020

Rohit Shishodia

As Delhi's daily corona cases remain steady around two thousand in recent days, deaths due to the disease are steadily falling day by day, giving rise to the hope that the decli

India July 9: Covid infects 26502, kills 475 in 24 hours
July 10, 2020

Rohit Shishodia

As per the Indian Health Ministry data on July 9, 2020, India reported 26502 corona cases in the past 24 hours -- the highest ever single day spike in cases of the disease so far in

UP under 3-day lockdown from July 10
July 10, 2020

BS RAWAT

In a bid to cut the chain of transmission of coronavirus, the Uttar Pradesh Government has announced that the state will be put under a three-day strict lockdown again from 10 pm on Friday

Govt. backs ICMR's fast tracking of vaccine trials
July 10, 2020

Rohit Shishodia

The Indian Health Ministry has defended the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)’s directions for fast tracking clinical trials of Bh

IMA calls for setting up of Indian Medical Service
July 9, 2020

BS RAWAT

The Indian Medical Association has demanded that the government should create an Indian Medical Service (IMS), on the lines of IAS and IPS, for super specialist doctors.