Two fire incidents were reported at Safdarjung Hospital and Makkar Multispeciality Hospital. The blaze was brought under control by the fire department officials.
A directive was issued by the Union Health ministry on October 7 in this connection, and to begin with, selected specialities will be open at these three major hospitals.
Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) handed over several medical supplies to Delhi's Safdarjung Hospital.
A fire broke out in the ICU ward of Delhi's Safdarjung Hospital early on Wednesday morning with no casualties being reported. Around 50 patients have been shifted to other wards in the hospital. In another accident a fire breaks out at a readymade garments factory in Raghupura Part-2, Gandhinagar area in Delhi.
Safdarjung Hospital ICU fire: Safdarjung Hospital is a multi-specialty hospital and the largest Centre-run hospital in the country in terms of bed strength.
Fire broke out in the nursing room of Safdarjung Hospital due to a short-circuit earlier this afternoon. It was doused shortly.
A minor fire broke out in the nursing room of Safdarjung Hospital on Thursday afternoon due to a short-circuit. Fire engines were rushed to the hospital to battle the blaze. No one was injured in the incident, the official said.
According to the police, two of the three accused persons -- Krishan and Ravi -- also used to work at the same hospital, but were replaced by Mukesh and Rakesh which resulted in enmity and the two hatched a conspiracy to attack Mukesh and Rakesh, the police said.
Speaking on the Hathras gang rape incident in which the victim succumbed to the injuries, National Commission for Women (NCW) Chairperson.
Nearly two weeks after she was gangraped and tortured, a 19-year-old woman from Uttar Pradesh died on Tuesday. The woman was gangraped allegedly by four men from her village in Hathras. The victim was admitted to the ICU of Delhi hospital in an extremely critical condition. She had multiple fractures and her tongue had been cut. The accused were arrested and are lodged in the jail.
The Delhi government has issued show cause notices to four leading facilities in the national capital, including AIIMS and LNJP Hospital, for "delay in reporting death cases", authorities said on Sunday.
Safdarjung Hospital medical superintendent Dr Balvinder Singh spoke to India TV and explained the mechanism of how data on deaths of COVID-19 patients is stored, managed and reported to the government.
Also, around 10 healthcare workers, including a resident doctor and five nurses, have contracted the disease so far at the All India Institute Of Medical Sciences (AIIMS). Besides, some security guards have also been infected in the premier hospital.
The number of coronavirus cases in Delhi climbed to 152 on Wednesday. As many as 1,637 cases of COVID-19 have been reported in India so far and 38 people have died due to it, according to the Union Health Ministry.
Two resident doctors of Delhi's Safdarjung Hospital have tested positive for the coronavirus.
A coronavirus suspect committed suicide at Delhi's Safdarjung hospital on Wednesday. The man, hailing from Punjab, had returned from Sydney this evening.
Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) informed that around 406 people housed at quarantine facility of ITBP are being looked after with due medical protocol.
The Unnao rape victim, who had been battling for life after 90 percent burns, has died of cardiac arrest.
As per the preliminary information provided by the police, the ambulance was carrying a patient to the Safdarjung Hospital in Delhi when it was hit by the truck.
In a big relief, doctors in Delhi have called off their protest after meeting Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan. During the meet, the health minister assured the striking doctors of addressing their concerns regarding the NMC Bill. Doctors at AIIMS, Safdarjung and RML hospital in Delhi had been on strike over their various demands. Healthcare and emergency services across the country were affected due to the doctors' protest.
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