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It alleged that during these “tiring and difficult times”, some of the most pressing issues faced by healthcare workers across the country are — non-availability of sufficient personal protective equipment (PPE) in numerous hospitals, non-availability of a sufficient number of COVID-19 testing kits, sub-standard PPEs, lack of basic facilities in isolation wards, non-payment of salaries and breach of government guidelines by some private hospitals.
Delhi to use 500 railway coaches as hospital facilities to fight coronavirus
India is the fourth-worst affected country in the world, with cases steadily increasing. It reported a record single-day jump in cases on Sunday, adding nearly 12,000 confirmed infections and taking the total to more than 320,000, according to health ministry data.
Bengal prepares white paper on cities in post-COVID-19 world
“Cities will dissolve into small, coherent, hyper- local townships like the IIT campuses, industrial townships in Durgapur and Jamshedpur, which are, in a sense, self- sufficient and gated with their own schools, colleges, shops, workspaces, parks and hospitals,” he added.
Frontline COVID-19 workers should not be ostracised, says HC
“It is a humane approach which is the call of the moment. The essential staffers, instead of being put to any disability because of their nature of work and also instead of being forced to reside in a place away from their houses, should be encouraged to discharge their duty without fear of duress and restraint,” the court said.
How Mumbai’s Dharavi chased the virus has lesson for developing countries
Authorities have knocked on 47,500 doors since April to measure temperatures and oxygen levels, screened almost 700,000 people in the slum cluster and set up fever clinics. Those showing symptoms were shifted to nearby schools and sports clubs converted into quarantine centers. Fresh daily infections are now down to a third compared with early May, more than half the sick are recovering, and the number of deaths plummeted this month in the tenement where as many as eighty residents share a toilet.
“It was next to impossible to follow social distancing,” said Kiran Dighavkar, assistant commissioner at Mumbai’s municipality, who is in charge of leading the fight in Dharavi. “The only option then was to chase the virus rather than wait for the cases to come. To work proactively, rather than reactively.”
Covid-19 may actually trigger diabetes in healthy people: Study
An international research project called ‘CoviDiab Registry’ has announced the formation of a global registry that will track Covid-19 cases in which the patient goes on to develop diabetes, according to a letter from 17 diabetes experts recently published in the New England Journal of Medicine.
Females in India more prone to Covid death risk than males: Study
The researchers said as of May 20, 2020, males shared a higher burden (66 per cent) of COVID-19 infections than females (34 per cent) but the infection is more or less evenly distributed in under-five as well as elderly age groups.
The scientists said the number of confirmed cases in India depends upon the testing facility and capture of the data on age-sex specificities of Covid-19 cases, which they added “has been inadequate.”
Record rise in India virus cases raises fear of return of curbs
Dr V.K.Paul, head of a government task force tackling the outbreak, said there was no quick end in sight.
“Our population is still susceptible, this virus is present, we have contained it, but this fight will go on for months,” Paul told a news conference.
India’s COVID-19 cases jump from 2 lakh to 3 lakh in 10 days as it records worst daily spike
India took 64 days to cross the 1 lakh-mark from 100 cases, then in another fortnight it reached the grim milestone of two lakh cases. It has now become the fourth worst-hit nation by the pandemic with a caseload of 3,08,993, according to coronavirus statistics website Worldometer.
However, the Health Ministry said on Friday the doubling time of coronavirus cases has improved to 17.4 days from 15.4 days. And its data updated at 8 am on Saturday showed active cases at 1,45,779 and those who have recovered at 1,54,329; one patient has migrated.
“Thus, around 49.9 per cent patients have recovered so far,” a ministry official said.
Covid-19 crisis: PM Modi to hold two-day meet with CMs from Tuesday
The two-day virtual meet comes also against the backdrop of rising number of coronavirus cases in the country.Under “Unlock 1” several relaxations have been made for public and businesses to ensure that economic activities hit by the lockdown gather momentum.