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Is lockdown only solution to beat Covid wave now? Here's what experts opine
News | Apr 19, 2021, 05:27 PM ISTAmid an exponential rise in Covid-19 cases, Delhi has been placed under lockdown from tonight till next Monday morning (April 26), Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal announced on Monday. The restrictions will remain in place from 10 PM tonight till 5 AM next Monday. Kejriwal said that city's health system is under stress, adding that hospitals are facing shortage of oxygen and ICU beds. "In order to prevent a total collapse, L-G Anil Baijal and I took this decision. And in this duration, essential services will be allowed and more beds will also be set up," the Chief Minister said.
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COVID-19: Hospitals in Nashik facing shortage of oxygen cylinders
News | Apr 15, 2021, 05:20 PM ISTAmid steep surge in COVID-19 cases, oxygen supply is proving to be a matter of concern in hospitals Nashik.
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Resident doctors of Hindu Rao to be on mass casual leave today: RDA
India | Mar 18, 2021, 07:41 AM ISTResident doctors at the civic-run Hindu Rao Hospital have decided to go on a mass casual leave on Thursday to press for the release of their pending salaries, their association said.
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Delhi: Doctor duped on pretext of updating KYC of bank account
India | Mar 06, 2021, 07:52 AM ISTDuring interrogation, accused Md. Azad disclosed his involvement in the crime. He further disclosed that he came in contact with other co-accused namely Rahul from Basantpur, Bihar.
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Watch | Doctor dances to Ghungroo song in PPE kit to cheer up patients in Assam coronavirus ward
India | Oct 19, 2020, 05:42 PM ISTCall it a stress buster or a break from hectic COVID duty, a doctor at Silchar Medical College danced to the tune of a Bollywood number in a coronavirus ward in Assam.
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Maharashtra: 87-year-old doctor braves pandemic to treat villagers
India | Oct 18, 2020, 10:55 AM ISTAt a time when the COVID-19 pandemic has kept most senior citizens indoors, an 87-year-old doctor from Mul in Maharashtra's Chandrapur district has been going out of his way to attend to his patients in remote villages.
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AIIMS pediatrics doctor decomposed body found at his Delhi home
India | Aug 14, 2020, 07:11 PM ISTThe decomposed body of a 40-year-old AIIMS doctor was found hanging from the ceiling of his rented accommodation in south Delhi's Hauz Khas area on Friday afternoon, police said. AIIMS doctor's decomposed body found hanging in rented accommodation in Delhi
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Doctor who called COVID-19 a 'Chinese fad' dies of multiple organ failure
India | Aug 10, 2020, 09:58 AM ISTThe doctor who had called COVID-19 a 'Chinese fad' meant to sell vaccines died of multiple organ failure on Saturday, according to a report in the Mumbai Mirror. Dr. Anil Patil had diabetes and other comorbidities, his spokesperson said.
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Release funds for resident doctors' salaries, HC tells AAP
India | Jul 30, 2020, 07:45 AM ISTThe Delhi High Court on Wednesday gave orders to the Aam Aadmi Party government on Wednesday to release funds to pay the pending salaries of the resident doctors of the North Delhi Municipal Corporation (NrDMC) within a period of 15 days.
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Resident doctor jumps off 10th floor of AIIMS hostel, dies
India | Jul 10, 2020, 08:19 PM ISTA resident doctor working with the All India Institute of Medical Sciences allegedly jumped off the 10th floor of the AIIMS hostel and died on Friday.
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Doctor who grooved to Nora Fatehi's Garmi song is a sensation on Instagram; check her 5 dance posts
Trending | Jul 03, 2020, 12:21 PM ISTDr. Richa Negi has become the talk of the town after she shared a video grooving to the popular dance number Garmi featuring actress Nora Fatehi from Bollywood film Street Dancer 3D and nailing the steps while wearing a PPE kit. Actor Varun Dhawan is all hearts for the viral video.
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Over 70 test COVID positive after attending wedding in Bihar's Paliganj, groom dies
News | Jun 30, 2020, 10:50 PM ISTMore than 70 people have found corona positive after they attended a wedding ceremony in Bihar's Paliganj.
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Mobile charger cord removed from Assam man's urinary bladder
India | Jun 06, 2020, 08:58 AM ISTWalliul Islam, a consultant surgeon at a private hospital, said on Friday that the man came to him a few days back and informed him that he was having stomach ache after consuming a headphone cable by mistake.
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Indian-origin psychiatrist in US pays $145,000 to resolve allegations of overprescribing opioids
World | May 01, 2020, 11:48 AM ISTAn Indian-origin psychiatrist in the US has to pay USD 145,000 as settlement to resolve allegations that he overprescribed opioids to his patients outside the usual course of his professional practice, the Justice Department said.
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Delhi's Babu Jagjivan Ram hospital COVID-19 positive staff toll surges to 65
India | Apr 28, 2020, 01:59 PM ISTDelhi's Babu Jagjivan Ram hospital COVID-19 positive staff members toll surges to 65. These include both doctors, nurses and other health care staff. All these members have tested positive in last 3-4 days.
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Dr Dasgupta, Assistant Director Health West Bengal dies of COVID-19, Mamata expresses grief
India | Apr 26, 2020, 04:10 PM IST"We have lost Dr Biplab Kanti Dasgupta Assistant Director, Health Services, West Bengal in the early hours of today. He was Assistant Director of Health Services, Central Medical Stores," Mamata Banerjee said in a tweet.
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MP doctor documenting COVID-19 tests gets infected himself
India | Apr 20, 2020, 09:08 AM ISTA doctor, working as a demonstrator in the Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Medical College's Physiology Department but pressed for duty in the virology lab to document details related to COVID-19 samples testing, has been found infected with coronavirus, college authorities said on Sunday.
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Doctor found hanging in South Delhi; police suspect suicide
Crime | Apr 18, 2020, 12:56 PM ISTDelhi Police Deputy Commissioner Atul Kumar Thakur said, "The dead body has been sent for post mortem. An investigation is going on. It looks like a case of suicide, but wait for the report of the post mortem."
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Govt issues important information on Hydroxychloroquine, warns against use without prescription
Fyi | Apr 18, 2020, 10:03 AM ISTThe health ministry has issued an advisory for the general public on the use of Hydroxychloroquine and other medicines asking citizens not to consume any medicine without being prescribed by a doctor.
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COVID-19: My focus is now on curing patients, says doctor-turned-actor Ashish Gokhale
Entertainment | Apr 12, 2020, 05:35 PM ISTDays before the lockdown was announced, Gokhale said he was shooting for his to-be launched show Kyu Rishto Mein Katti Batti, had wrapped filming for Marathi film Lagna Kallol and was on the verge of signing a web series.