Jammu and Kashmir: 1705 hospital beds designated for Covid patients
Apr 26, 2021, at 03:20 am
Srinagar: The Health Department has designated 1705 hospital beds for the COVID patients amid the spike ininfection cases in J&K.
Centre sticks to order for mandatory assessment of COVID-19 patients at govt-run facility
Jun 25, 2020, at 11:54 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Centre on Thursday informed that it will stand by its order directing all COVID-19 positive patients in the national capital to mandatorily visit a government-run quarantine centre for evaluation.
Jun 24, 2020, at 11:58 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday appealed to Centre to withdraw its recent order that directs all COVID-19 patients in the national capital to mandatorily visit a government-run quarantine centre for evaluation.
COVID-19 positive patients should be 'mandatorily' brought to hospitals: WB Govt clarifies
Apr 27, 2020, at 11:20 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Hours after Mamata Banerjee on Monday purportedly said 'home quarantine' for Coronavirus patients is the ideal situation presently, the West Bengal Health Department has clarified in an order that COVID-19 positive cases have to be 'mandatorily' brought to designated hospitals while the primary and secondary contacts can be in home isolation.
Home quarantine is ideal model for COVID-19, govt has limited facilities: Mamata Banerjee
Apr 27, 2020, at 09:11 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday said 'home quarantine' for COVID-19 patients is the ideal situation presently for those with space at home to isolate themselves, and the world is following the same 'model.' However, there is a confusion on whether she meant the Covid-19 positives or those in their families or in close contact in the same house. But later a Health department order said home quarintine is for the primary and secondary contacts of the Covid-19 positive person and not the patient himself.