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Families Of 17 "Corona Warriors" Who Died On Duty Given Rs 1 Crore: Delhi Government
The Delhi government has given Rs 1 crore each as compensation to 17 "Corona warriors", including doctors, teachers and sanitation staff, who died of the infection on duty, according to a response to an RTI query.
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12 COVID-19 Patients Die In Assam Hospital In Last 24 Hours
Twelve COVID-19 patients have died at the state-run Gauhati Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) during the last 24 hours amidst allegations of doctors on duty being not present at night.
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All Doctors Put In One Category Due To War Like Situation Amid Covid: Court
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday dismissed with costs of Rs 5,000 a plea challenging the Delhi government's decision to put doctors of varying seniority and departments in one category for COVID management duties
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3,000 Junior Doctors In Madhya Pradesh Go On Strike Amid Pandemic
Nearly 3,000 junior doctors in Madhya Pradesh on Monday boycotted work, barring COVID-19 duties, to press for their demands, including free treatment for them and their families if they contract the deadly coronavirus infection.
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Madhya Pradesh Health Worker On Covid Duty Faces Conversion Probe
A health worker in Madhya Pradesh is facing police investigation after she was seen in a video that purportedly showed her going door to door and asking people to pray to Jesus Christ to stay safe amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Himachal Pradesh Increases Incentives For Medical Students On COVID-19 Duty
The Himachal Pradesh government has increased the incentives for the doctors, nurses, staff members and contractual staff deployed in the COVID-19 wards at government medical colleges, hospitals and dedicated COVID centres and hospitals.
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MBBS Students On COVID-19 Duty In Himachal Pradesh To Receive Rs 3,000 Per Month
Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur on Tuesday announced that doctors and para-medical staff working at COVID-19 hospitals would receive financial incentive till June this year.
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MBBS Students On Covid Duty In Himachal Pradesh To Get Rs 3,000 Per Month
Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur on Tuesday announced that doctors and para-medical staff working at COVID hospitals would receive financial incentive till June this year.
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Supreme Court Asks Centre To Consider Break For Doctors Engaged In COVID-19 Duty
The Supreme Court asked the Centre today to consider granting a break to doctors engaged in COVID-19 duty for the last seven-eight months.
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Rail Coaches With 800 Beds To Delhi For Covid Treatment: Home Ministry
As many as 45 doctors and 160 paramedics of the paramilitary forces have arrived in Delhi for deployment on COVID-19 duties while the Railways will make available coaches with 800 beds at a station in Delhi to be used as COVID care-cum-isolation facilities, the MHA said on Wednesday.
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UK Team Comes Up With Beard Covering For Doctors From Ethnic Communities
A UK research team's innovative technique to cover a beard, dubbed as the "Singh Thattha", which enables bearded medics to wear a well-fitting respirator mask while on frontline COVID-19 duties without the need for shaving, has proved effective in initial trials.
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Kerala Family Files Complaint After Covid Death, Hospital Denies Negligence
A family in Kerala's Ernakulam district has levelled allegations of negligence against a local medical college, saying their COVID-19 positive relative died under treatment in July, as he was not put on ventilator support on time. A police complaint has been filed over the matter, days after a contractual doctor on Covid duty at the facility spoke ...
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"382 Doctors Died Of Covid": Medical Body Says Centre "Abandoning" Heroes
Union health minister Dr Harshavadhan's statement on coronavirus in parliament, which has no word on the doctors who died in the line of duty, has infuriated the Indian Medical Association, the top body of medical practitioners in the country. Accusing the government of "indifference and abdication", the association said so far, 382 doctors have di...
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No 7-Day Routine Quarantine For Government Covid Doctors In Mumbai: Civic Body
The government doctors, who would take mandatory 7-day quarantine after 15 days on COVID-19 duty, will now get only a day's rest as the non-coronavirus work load has increased considerably, the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai said in a statement on Friday.
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Karnataka Doctor On COVID-19 Duty Ends Life Due To Work Pressure: Police
A 43-year old government doctor on coronavirus duty died of suicide in Mysuru district in Karnataka with some of his colleagues alleging he was under work pressure.
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Families Of 17 "Corona Warriors" Who Died On Duty Given Rs 1 Crore: Delhi Government
The Delhi government has given Rs 1 crore each as compensation to 17 "Corona warriors", including doctors, teachers and sanitation staff, who died of the infection on duty, according to a response to an RTI query.
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12 COVID-19 Patients Die In Assam Hospital In Last 24 Hours
Twelve COVID-19 patients have died at the state-run Gauhati Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) during the last 24 hours amidst allegations of doctors on duty being not present at night.
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All Doctors Put In One Category Due To War Like Situation Amid Covid: Court
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday dismissed with costs of Rs 5,000 a plea challenging the Delhi government's decision to put doctors of varying seniority and departments in one category for COVID management duties
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3,000 Junior Doctors In Madhya Pradesh Go On Strike Amid Pandemic
Nearly 3,000 junior doctors in Madhya Pradesh on Monday boycotted work, barring COVID-19 duties, to press for their demands, including free treatment for them and their families if they contract the deadly coronavirus infection.
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Madhya Pradesh Health Worker On Covid Duty Faces Conversion Probe
A health worker in Madhya Pradesh is facing police investigation after she was seen in a video that purportedly showed her going door to door and asking people to pray to Jesus Christ to stay safe amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Himachal Pradesh Increases Incentives For Medical Students On COVID-19 Duty
The Himachal Pradesh government has increased the incentives for the doctors, nurses, staff members and contractual staff deployed in the COVID-19 wards at government medical colleges, hospitals and dedicated COVID centres and hospitals.
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MBBS Students On COVID-19 Duty In Himachal Pradesh To Receive Rs 3,000 Per Month
Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur on Tuesday announced that doctors and para-medical staff working at COVID-19 hospitals would receive financial incentive till June this year.
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MBBS Students On Covid Duty In Himachal Pradesh To Get Rs 3,000 Per Month
Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur on Tuesday announced that doctors and para-medical staff working at COVID hospitals would receive financial incentive till June this year.
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Supreme Court Asks Centre To Consider Break For Doctors Engaged In COVID-19 Duty
The Supreme Court asked the Centre today to consider granting a break to doctors engaged in COVID-19 duty for the last seven-eight months.
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Rail Coaches With 800 Beds To Delhi For Covid Treatment: Home Ministry
As many as 45 doctors and 160 paramedics of the paramilitary forces have arrived in Delhi for deployment on COVID-19 duties while the Railways will make available coaches with 800 beds at a station in Delhi to be used as COVID care-cum-isolation facilities, the MHA said on Wednesday.
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UK Team Comes Up With Beard Covering For Doctors From Ethnic Communities
A UK research team's innovative technique to cover a beard, dubbed as the "Singh Thattha", which enables bearded medics to wear a well-fitting respirator mask while on frontline COVID-19 duties without the need for shaving, has proved effective in initial trials.
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Kerala Family Files Complaint After Covid Death, Hospital Denies Negligence
A family in Kerala's Ernakulam district has levelled allegations of negligence against a local medical college, saying their COVID-19 positive relative died under treatment in July, as he was not put on ventilator support on time. A police complaint has been filed over the matter, days after a contractual doctor on Covid duty at the facility spoke ...
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"382 Doctors Died Of Covid": Medical Body Says Centre "Abandoning" Heroes
Union health minister Dr Harshavadhan's statement on coronavirus in parliament, which has no word on the doctors who died in the line of duty, has infuriated the Indian Medical Association, the top body of medical practitioners in the country. Accusing the government of "indifference and abdication", the association said so far, 382 doctors have di...
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No 7-Day Routine Quarantine For Government Covid Doctors In Mumbai: Civic Body
The government doctors, who would take mandatory 7-day quarantine after 15 days on COVID-19 duty, will now get only a day's rest as the non-coronavirus work load has increased considerably, the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai said in a statement on Friday.
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Karnataka Doctor On COVID-19 Duty Ends Life Due To Work Pressure: Police
A 43-year old government doctor on coronavirus duty died of suicide in Mysuru district in Karnataka with some of his colleagues alleging he was under work pressure.
