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Karnataka sees 32,793 new cases, issues new rules for Covid hospitalisation

The Karnataka government on Saturday said only the sick and patients requiring emergency care may visit the hospitals for the next two weeks to prevent crowding.

Hospitalisation rate stabilised, current wave may have peaked: Delhi min

Delhi Health Minister Satyendra Jain on Wednesday said the number of hospital admissions in the national capital due to COVID-19 has stabilised over the last five days

Ensure specialists attend Covid patients with comorbidities: Delhi govt

The Delhi government on Tuesday issued an advisory asking all hospitals to ensure that Covid-positive patients with comorbidities are duly attended by specialists.

5-10% of active Covid-19 cases currently require hospitalisation: Govt

Situation dynamic, could change rapidly: Health secretary warns

ITBP's Covid-19 centre in Delhi re-operationalised, 150 admitted

The facility has a total capacity of 500 beds apart from 150 equipped with ventilator facility

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Hospital infrastructure may be stressed if Covid-19 infections rise further

Rate of hospitalisation low so far, at less than 2%, but doctors caution against dropping guard

Hospital admissions in Delhi 6 times lower compared to 1st wave: Jain

He also said construction workers need not worry as construction work will go on

China warns hospitals against rejecting patients over Covid-19 curbs

Chinese Vice Premier Sun Chunlan said she was "pained and deeply ashamed" about people's difficulties in securing hospital services in Xian, Xinhua news agency said

Soaring Omicron cases threaten US hospitals, rivaling 2020 pandemic peak

Hospitals are bracing for a continuous rise in Covid-related bed demand for the month ahead, according to models from several facilities around the country

Statsguru: Six charts that explain the state of Indian healthcare

Analysis shows that UP did not show any gains in most parameters concerning health outcomes

Hospital sector could grow at 18% when Covid ends: Manipal Hospitals CEO

The Omicron situation is still evolving but the early signs are ominous, says Jose

Chaos at Delhi's hospitals as resident doctors shut OPD counters

The protesting doctors had called for a total shutdown of the medical services in the hospitals after the police action on Monday

Rs 36 cr refunded by hospitals for overcharging Covid patients: Maha govt

Hospitals in Maharashtra have so far refunded Rs 36 crore to COVID-19 patients after being found to have overcharged, health minister Rajesh Tope told the Legislative Council on Thursday

Covid: Delhi govt converts 4 pvt hospitals into Omicron dedicated centres

The Delhi government on Saturday converted four private hospitals into dedicated centres for the treatment of the new COVID-19 variant Omicron

Over 140 million free health IDs generated so far: Lok Sabha informed

The National Health Authority is creating awareness among citizens about the usage and advantages of the Health IDs

Only 3-5% of total hospital beds available for emergency care: Report

The report assessed the prevailing status of 100 emergency and injury care centres in government and private hospital settings in 28 states and 2 union territories of India

Doctors of 3 govt hospitals boycott routine, emergency services from Monday

As the resident doctors boycotted work, the DGHS is learnt to have visited the Safdarjung hospital where he appealed to the resident doctors for calling off the protest, but they refused

LNJP sets up 40 beds for Omicron variant patients: Medical director

The health department had asked the hospital to earmark wards for isolating and treating such patients

OPD services affected in 3 Centre-run hospitals for third consecutive day

Resident doctors of three central hospitals withdrew from rendering OPD services in protest against repeated postponement of NEET-PG 2021 counselling