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India’s healthcare sector facing shortage of frontline workers amid surge in COVID-19 cases
India’s healthcare workers are risking their lives as they battle Coronavirus infections at the frontline. Overburdened with work, several doctors and medical staff are also putting themselves at risk of virus infections. While medical professionals have raised multiple concerns over the lack of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), hygienic quarantine facilities, and mental health support as ... -
The past and future of healthcare under Modi
Prime Minister Modi, in an address to university students, spoke about the various achievements of his government in healthcare and what he hopes for the future. Speaking via video conference on the occasion of Foundation Dayat the Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Karnataka, Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged more focus on three particular aspects ... -
Maharashtra continues to reel under COVID, seeks doctors from Kerala
In just over two months since the first COVID-19 death was recorded in the state, the tally has reached a record high of 1792, with close to a hundred people dying in a single day. As of Tuesday this week, Maharashtra has recorded 1,792 deaths due to the coronavirus. The Mumbai Metropolitan Region, which includes ...