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Vaccination to resume at 62 private hospitals in Mumbai on Monday

With the fresh stock of anti-COVID 19 vaccines being made available by the Mumbai civic body, the halted vaccination drive will resume at 62 of the 71 designated private hospitals

Mumbai: No rapid antigen test on asymptomatic persons, hospitals told

Private hospitals in Mumbai can conduct rapid antigen tests (RATs) on walk-in serious patients having influenza-like symptoms, but the same can not be done on asymptomatic persons

Vaccinating India: What next?

We must pull out all the stops to win the race against the virus. And trust each other to do the right thing

Supply challenges for auto-disable syringe needle private hospitals

So far, the syringes were being supplied by the state government

Pvt hospitals in Pune asked to reserve over 2,000 beds amid Covid surge

In a virtual meeting with private hospitals, PMC commissioner Vikram Kumar and civic health officials instructed hospitals to reserve maximum beds for COVID-19 patients and not to turn any patient awa

Delhi pvt hospitals to keep reserved beds empty amid Covid surge: Jain

On Monday, Union Home Minister Amit Shah inaugurated a mobile laboratory that will conduct RT-PCR tests for COVID-19 here at an affordable rate of Rs 499 and the results will be available in six hours

Parl panel on Covid-19: Fees high at pvt hospitals; spending on health low

This is the first report by any parliamentary committee on the government's handling of the Covid-19 pandemic

AAP's Covid steps: Higher fine for no mask; 80% ICU beds in pvt hospitals

Addressing an online media briefing, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said the fine for not wearing masks has been raised from Rs 500 to Rs 2,000

Immigration dept stops NMC founder B R Shetty from flying to UAE: Report

Shetty had said in a statement on Saturday he planned to return to UAE, denied reports he had fled India after hospital group's collapse under a mountain of previously undisclosed debt

Pandemic to shave off 40% operating profit of private hospitals: Report

The Crisil report released on Tuesday, however, noted that a large number of pandemic cases, which though is low-margin, will get these hospitals an additional revenue to the tune of 15-20 percent

Private hospitals request WB govt to lower GST on COVID-19 test kits

Private hospitals in the city have welcomed the state government's decision to reduce the cost of Covid-19 test from Rs 2,250 to Rs 1,500 as well as fixing rates for ambulance services

India Coronavirus Dispatch: Delhi hospitals running out of ventilator beds

First case in Maharashtra's Rajiwada wreaks havoc, New cases exceed recoveries, pvt hospitals see huge losses--news on how the country is dealing with the pandemic

Delhi: Pvt hospitals witness rise in admissions amid surge in Covid cases

Amid a surge in Covid-19 cases, private hospitals in the national capital are witnessing an increase in admissions, with no ICU beds with ventilators available in many of the top private facilities

Capping charges for all beds in pvt hospitals infeasible: Maharashtra

The Maharashtra government told the Bombay High Court that it was not feasible for it to cap charges for all beds at private hospitals and nursing homes in the state

Insist on fees, but prime duty taking care of patients: NCDRC to hospitals

The compensation shall be paid within six weeks of the pronouncement of this order, without fail

60 staffers of Bengaluru private hospital test positive for Covid-19

About 60 healthcare warriors of a private hospital in the city's upscale eastern suburb tested Covid-19 positive despite wearing personal protective equipment (PPE), an official said

India Coronavirus Dispatch: Pvt hospitals overcharge despite govt orders

Foreign study goes for a toss, migrants left out of govt schemes, and five things India must do before it has a vaccine--news on how the country is dealing with the pandemic

Reconvert some Covid-19 beds to other services, Delhi pvt hospitals demand

Many hospitals said more than half their dedicated COVID-19 beds are vacant as a large number of coronavirus positive patients are under home isolation

Covid-19: Pvt hospitals under CGHS will charge rates fixed by Delhi govt

The Delhi govt issued an order fixing the cost of a Covid-19 isolation bed in any private hospital in the range of Rs 8,000-10,000 and an ICU bed with ventilator at Rs 15,000-18,000 per day

Centre's panel recommends capping pvt hospitals rates for Covid-19

On April 30, SC had sought govt response on a plea alleging private hospitals are exploiting patients; top court recently also pulled up state govts for mismanagement of the pandemic