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As India's Covid-19 cases rise, docs 'scared like the patients, exhausted'

Hospitals in Delhi are under additional pressure as patients from other states travel into the city to seek better healthcare

States can provide PG admissions quota to govt doctors in remote areas: SC

The Supreme Court on Monday held that states are empowered to make special provisions for granting quota in admissions in PG courses to government doctors serving in remote areas

Nagaland: NIDA calls for complete shutdown of medical services for 24 hours

The Nagaland In-Service Doctors Association has called for a complete shutdown of all medical services throughout the state for 24 hours to protest alleged assault of doctors by police personnel

Coronavirus hasn't devastated the homeless in the US as many feared

While shelters saw some large Covid-19 outbreaks, the virus so far doesn't appear to have brought devastation to the homeless population as many feared

Trump admin relaxes rules for some H-1B visas, allows spouses to travel

The administration also allowed travel of visa holders who are working as public health or healthcare professional

Pay doctors on time, don't treat quarantine period as leave: SC to govt

The court directed the Centre to issue necessary directions for releasing salaries of doctors and frontline healthcare workers engaged in Covid-19 duty on time

Karnataka coronavirus update: Patient escapes from hospital in Mangaluru

A Covid-19 patient escaped from a hospital in Mangaluru on Sunday, Mangaluru Commissioner of Police Vikas Kumar

In pictures: National Doctors' Day celebration in India

In India, the National Doctors' Day is celebrated on July 1 all across India to honor the legendary physician and the second Chief Minister of West Bengal, Dr. Bidhan Chandra Roy

Doctor's Day: How coronavirus has made life an emergency drill for medics

Like soldiers on the frontline, doctors are performing their duties during the ongoing pandemic with utmost diligence

Covid-19 crisis: Health care workers may get vaccine after phase 2 trials

Indigenously developed Bharat Biotech's vaccine candidate Covaxin is entering human trials on Wednesday.

Covid-19: SC says Centre should direct states to pay salaries to doctors

A bench of justices Ashok Bhushan, S K Kaul and M R Shah said that doctors and healthcare workers treating Covid-19 patients should not be denied quarantine facilities

As Covid-19 cases surge, telemedicine may address doctor shortage

Hospitals are also training doctors to become intensivists

AirAsia India offers 50K seats without base fare to doctors amid Covid-19

However, airport fees, charges and statutory taxes will be borne by the traveller, it said

In pictures: What daily life during coronavirus pandemic looks like

A hospital honours a patient and chief minister visits people in quarantine at their homes.

RIL's Nowfloats forays into tele-medicine, looks to rope in 100,000 doctors

The company will gradually expand to other tele-medicine ecosystems like e-pharmacy, health check-ups and healthcare related service

Mumbai docs want key drugs made available fast as hospital wards swell up

If patients recover faster, they needn't stay in hospital for 14 days and this could free up beds; Remdesivir and Favipiravir are in the process of being made available in India

Covid-19 warriors talk about their experiences and fears amid the pandemic

Doctors, health workers talk about the challenges they face in dealing with Covid-19 patients

Covid-19 hinterland digest: 90 coronavirus warriors infected in Rajasthan

The main reason for such a tragedy is that they are constantly working with infected people or those who may have the infection

Enough stock of essential commodities: Amit Shah after lockdown extension

In a series of tweets, the home minister also appealed to the affluent people to help the needy living nearby

Fighting Covid-19 crisis: Co-living firms open doors to health care staff

Some also rent out their premises to IT firms' employees