More than 50% of PM Cares ventilators in Karnataka unusedOf 3,200 ventilators granted under the PM Cares Fund last year following the first wave, 1,400 have been used so far, according to health d...
29 May, 2021, 11.38 AM IST
As daily cases decline, vacant beds count increase at hospitals in DelhiAbout a few weeks ago, in the middle of the worst phase of the second wave of the pandemic, there was a massive shortage of beds with oxyge...
19 May, 2021, 01.38 PM IST
ICU bed numbers must be doubled: Health MinistryAs per the ministry of health and family welfare statistics, India needs 162,000 ICU beds to meet hospitalisation requirements arising from...
30 Apr, 2021, 06.48 AM IST
Shortage of oxygen beds, Intensive Care Units may choke BengaluruHospitals said while they could not increase the number of ICUs and ventilators in a short time, they were trying to add more oxygen lines ...
28 Apr, 2021, 11.02 AM IST
Kejriwal terms COVID wave dangerous; says Delhi will have 1,200 ICU beds by May 10He said that a 500 ICU bed-facility will come up at Ramlila Maidan -- one of the biggest grounds in the national capital -- while another f...
28 Apr, 2021, 09.06 AM IST
Delhi government to import 18 cryogenic tankers from Thailand, 21 oxygen plants from FranceDue to a shortage of tankers, the Delhi government was also facing problems in transporting its oxygen quota decided by the Centre, the chi...
27 Apr, 2021, 05.01 PM IST
Rahul raises questions on government's priorities after bids invited for central vista project"COVID crisis. No Tests. No Vaccine. No Oxygen. No ICU...Priorities," he tweeted, attaching a news item that said the government has invite...
23 Apr, 2021, 05.00 PM IST
This is on you: Rahul Gandhi slams government over 'oxygen shortage, lack of ICU beds'"Corona can cause a fall in oxygen level but it's #OxygenShortage & lack of ICU beds which is causing many deaths. GOI, this is on you," Ga...
23 Apr, 2021, 10.52 AM IST
Delhi face 'serious oxygen crisis', most hospitals have stock for 8-12 hrs"Serious oxygen crisis persists in Delhi. I again urge the Centre to urgently provide oxygen to Delhi. Some hospitals are left with just a ...
20 Apr, 2021, 11.03 PM IST
Karnataka minister indicates strict COVID control measures, concedes shortage of ICU beds in Bengaluru"In Bengaluru, there is an increase in infections, when infections increase there will be shortage of beds at hospitals. More than hospital...
19 Apr, 2021, 03.49 PM IST
BMC to release asymptomatic patients to ensure beds for needyIn its order, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) said that no asymptomatic COVID-19 positive patient without any comorbidities wi...
29 Mar, 2021, 10.01 PM IST
Only 205 ICU beds with ventilators available in Delhi26 Nov, 2020, 06.42 PM IST
Arvind Kejriwal asks market associations to provide free masks to those not wearing itAt a virtual meeting with the representatives of the market associations, the chief minister also sought cooperation from the market associ...
20 Nov, 2020, 09.20 PM IST
Seven months into pandemic, finding a hospital bed is still tough in many placesA survey finds only 4% of people who needed an ICU bed were able to get it through routine process, 78% had to use connections; but as per ...
21 Sep, 2020, 11.44 PM IST
Empowered groups recommend: Convert general wards to ICUs for Covid treatmentThe report on ‘Health System Preparedness Needs’ for June-August has been submitted by the Empowered Group-1 (EG-1) chaired by VK Paul, mem...
07 Sep, 2020, 06.20 AM IST
Covid-19: Mumbaiites rent oxygen cylinders, wait for ICU beds“We have got two oxygen cylinders in our society, we decided to get it after seeing how people are being turned away from hospitals due to ...
27 May, 2020, 03.33 PM IST
Maharashtra asks Defence, Railways and central undertakings to arrange for ICU bedsConsidering that the Centre had spoken of an increase in cases in May, the state has been making arrangements for ICU beds in Mumbai and Th...
07 May, 2020, 07.31 AM IST