Fire breaks out at Delhi's AIIMS; no casualties
India | Jun 28, 2021, 09:01 AM ISTThe situation is now normal and under control, and there is neither any casualty nor any injury to any person. The casualty area has been reopened for patients.
The situation is now normal and under control, and there is neither any casualty nor any injury to any person. The casualty area has been reopened for patients.
The AIIMS chief has said that the report is still interim and the Oxygen requirement by the hospitals is something that is dynamic.
Meanwhile, according to an AIIMS survey, the third wave of Covid-19 is unlikely to affect children much. As per the survey, the SARS-CoV-2 seropositivity rate among children was high compared to the adult population, which was conducted in five selected states with a total sample size of 10,000 by WHO.
The third wave of coronavirus, if at all it comes, is unlikely to affect children more as the recent sero-survey showed almost as much anti-bodies in children as they were in adults over 18 plus, said AIIMS Director Randeep Guleria in an exclusive conversation with India TV Editor-In-Chief and Chairman, Rajat Sharma in Aaj Ki Baat.
As per the survey, the SARS-CoV-2 seropositivity rate among children was high compared to the adult population, which was conducted in five selected states with a total sample size of 10,000 by WHO.
The AIIMS in New Delhi has decided to resume routine inpatient admissions and elective surgeries at its general and private wards and in all its centres with immediate effect, according to an order by the hospital administration.
A fire broke out at All India Institute Of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi on Wednesday night. According to reports, it was a no-patients wing with only laboratories and no casualties were reported, officials said. However, the Covid-19 laboratory in the building was completely gutted.
As per the notice, as of now, OPD registration will be done only for such patients with prior online/telephonic appointment and a decision to allow walk-in registrations will be taken later after reviewing Covid-19 situation.
The recruitment for the clinical trial Bharat Biotech's vaccine Covaxin, among children in the age group of 6-12 years will begin at the AIIMS today.
Dr. Sinha said the government took the decision to increase the gap between two doses of Covishield after a study was published in a leading medical journal. He urged people to continue exercising caution against COVID-19 and not get complacent as the number of new cases have come down.
Delhi's All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) is expected to begin on Tuesday the recruitment and clinical trials of India's first indigenously developed Covid-19 vaccine, Bharat Biotech's Covaxin, on children.
The CET exam is scheduled to be held on June 16 across the country
The CET exam is scheduled to be held on June 16 across the country. Candidates can download the hall ticket through the website- aiimsexams.ac.in
AIIMS in Delhi will begin screening of children aged 2 to 18 years for Covaxin trials from today.
AIIMS doctor Naveet Wig has warned against resuming metro services in the national capital, amid an imminent threat that may be caused by the third wave of coronavirus pandemic.
Chorus has been growing louder to postpone INI CET examination which is scheduled to take place in June. Several medical aspirants, who are currently serving amidst the COVID-19 crisis, have expressed apprehensions on taking the offline examination.
Earlier, the exam was scheduled to be held on May 8 but was postponed due to the second wave of Covid-19 raging in the country. But now as the new date has been announced, there is confusion and chaos among the doctors as they do not have time for preparations.
I don't think the third wave will be as deadly as the second wave. The need is to follow Covid protocol and vaccinate as many people as we can, said AIIMS chief Dr. Randeep Guleria.
As per the data released, Delhi has the highest casualties which recorded 103 deaths alone. Bihar was second in the list with 96 casualties, while in Uttar Pradesh, 41 doctors succumbed to Covid-19
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