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Remdesivir batch withdrawn due to inferior quality: Maharashtra govt

Seeking to allay concerns over shortage of Remdesivir, the minister said the government held talks with pharma companies and ensured sufficient supply of the medicine for Covid-19 patients

Chhattisgarh pvt hospitals overcharging Covid-19 patients to face action

The Chhattisgarh government on September 5 fixed the rates of Covid-19 treatment in private hospitals after classifying them in three categories

Covid-19: Daily recoveries exceed new infections for 5th consecutive day

Maharashtra continues to lead with more than 20,000 new recovered patients and Andhra Pradesh contributed over 10,000 to the single-day recoveries, the ministry said

Three months posting at district hospital must for PG medical student

For the purpose of this programme, the district health hospital should be at least 100-bedded hospital with medical facilities

Uttar Pradesh reports 5,722 fresh coronavirus cases, 77 more deaths

There are 63,148 active cases in the state, while 296,183 Covid-19 patients have recovered from the infection so far, Additional Chief Secretary (Medical and Health) Amit Mohan Prasad said

Tripura coronavirus update: 559 new cases in 24 hrs; death toll up at 248

Tripura currently has 6,703 active cases, while 15,860 people have recovered from the disease

Goa to revise home isolation protocol, fees for Covid-19 treatment

The capped pricing, however, came under severe criticism from the Opposition as well as on social media

HC stays Delhi govt decision to reserve 80% ICU beds for Covid-19 patients

"At the time of the emergency, a patient cannot be told to run around from one hospital to another. The disease itself cannot be the ground for discrimination," the court said in its oral order

Telangana coronavirus update: 10 more deaths, 2,166 new Covid-19 cases

Telangana recorded 2,166 new Covid-19 cases and 10 related deaths, pushing the tally of positive cases to 174,000

Kerala coronavirus update: 2,910 more cases push state tally to 138,631

Among those who tested positive today were 88 health workers, including 31 from the state capital

Over 78% people used connections to get Covid-19 ICU bed: Survey

Hospitals now are seeing more critical patients than they did in May-June

Goa coronavirus update: 407 new cases push state tally to 28,429

With nine deaths, the cumulative toll went up to 351 in the state, he said

Karnataka panel to study long term effects of Covid-19 in those recovered

The panel will evaluate those who had mild and severe symptoms, especially people with comorbidity

Walmart, Zipline team up to launch drone delivery program early next year

Walmart, based in Bentonville, Arkansas, said Monday that it plans to eventually expand to general merchandise

Covid-19 shifted focus to integrated health management: Jitendra Singh

Jitendra Singh said Covid has reinforced the belief that a healthy integration of different medical streams is key to managing diseases that are not amenable to treatment by a single stream

Participation in digital health ecosystem shall be optional: Vardhan

"Participation in the digital health ecosystem shall be totally optional and shall never be made mandatory for individuals," he underscored

New 250-bed Covid-19 facility in Goa to start functioning from Sept 19

Till Saturday, Goa reported 24,185 Covid-19 cases and 286 deaths due to the disease. As of now, there are 5,323 active cases in the state, as per official figures

Covid-19 accounted for 11% health insurance claims in April-Aug: Study

As regards the cost of treatment, the insurance aggregator said Covid-19 treatment may cost more than Rs 10 lakh in case of prolonged hospitalisation

Punjab revises health services fee in govt hospitals, draws flak from Oppn

The Punjab government has revised fees for several medical services in the government hospitals in the state with effect from September 1, drawing sharp reaction from the Opposition

Govt sets ball rolling on NDHM, comes out with draft policy on health data

The provisions of this policy shall apply to the entities involved in the NDHM and those who are a part of the NDHE