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Online loan collection is the way forward post lockdown: SCUF chief

In a Q&A, Y S Chakravarti, MD & CEO, of SCUF says his company expects its customers to come back on track within six to nine months after the lockdown is lifted

Hospitals committed to Covid cases, all other patients put on hold

Public health experts warn that unless a protocol is designed to handle the medical necessities apart from Covid-19, the country is set to see a sudden spike in deaths from preventable illnesses.

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

Coronavirus: 30 healthcare workers at AIIMS Delhi advised quarantine

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

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

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

Delhi cancer hospital shut after doctor tests positive for coronavirus

The doctor, who tested positive for coronavirus, worked at the institute

Raincoats, helmets protect Kolkata, Haryana doctors in coronavirus fight

The plight of doctors in the pandemic has cast a light on a dilapidated and overburdened public health system that has for years been starved of funds

India scurries to make coveralls for healthcare workers as outbreak spreads

With Covid-19 becoming a pandemic across the globe, the few international companies which were into manufacturing these coveralls informed their inability to supply to India

Doctor couple among three new coronavirus cases, Telangana tally at 44

Medical bulletin silent on how they could have contracted the coronavirus

'Gods in white coats': Modi condemns doctors' harassment over coronavirus

Doctors treating coronavirus patients are 'gods in white coats, the PM said

Letter to BS: Shortage of doctors may hit Coronavrirus prevention

We have a poor doctor-to-patient ratio of 1:1,457 ratio which should be 1:1,000 according to WHO recommendations

Health Ministry to pursue legislation to check violence against doctors

Confirming the developments, a senior health ministry official said, "We will pursue it. We will again send it to them"

India's doctor-patient ratio still behind WHO-prescribed 1:1,000: Govt

Assuming an 80-per cent availability, it was estimated that around 9.27 lakh doctors were available for active service, which put the allopathic doctor-patient ratio at 1:1445, the minister said.

Govt to bring Bill proposing 10-year jail term for those assaulting doctors

The draft legislation has proposed imprisonment between three and ten years and imposition of fines between Rs 2 to Rs 10 lakh for those "grievously hurting" doctors and other healthcare professional

Only one allopathic govt doctor for 10,926 people in India: Report

There has been a steady rise in the number of registered AYUSH doctors in India from 7,73,668 in 2017 to 7,99,879 in 2018

Clear and present medical crisis: India has few doctors to treat its people

The country has one government doctor for 11,000 people. The WHO recommends one doctor for 1,000 people. The situation is worse in rural India where a government doctor serves over 30,000 people

Gujarat MBBS, BDS admission 2019: Seat allotment rescheduled to today

This is the fourth time that Gujarat MBBS admission 2019 dates have been revised. Track updates on ACPUGMEC's official website: www.medadmgujarat.org