The Bihar government on Tuesday said altogether 71 bodies have been fished out from the Ganges in Buxar district, where these were found floating in the river, triggering suspicion that the abandoned corpses could be those of COVID-19 patients.
The Rajasthan government has decided to provide free ambulance service to Covid-19 patients for their admission in hospitals and for ferrying them to dedicated facilities in case of referrals, according to an official statement.
A case has been registered against 35 Samajwadi Party (SP) leaders here for violating COVID-19 norms by holding a meeting without taking permission from the administration, police said on Tuesday.
According to reports, the hospital was running short on oxygen and a tanker with supply from Chennai was awaited.
Officials in Chausa block of Buxar, which borders Uttar Pradesh, rushed to the spot of the unseemly sight upon hearing the news.
Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia has ordered an inquiry into the incident of 23 COVID-19 patients going "missing" from the North Delhi Municipal Corporation-run Hindu Rao Hospital, official sources said on Sunday.
Hindu Rao, run by the North Delhi Municipal Corporation, is the largest civic hospital in the national capital. The hospital has 250 beds reserved for coronavirus patients and according to the Delhi Corona app, all beds are currently occupied.
The SP further said that the police are now verifying with the hospital management if the ward boys recruited on a contract basis have a criminal record or not.
Covid patients in Mumbai are being made to do yoga, exercise, other activities to fight anxiety which is helping them remaining upbeat and mentally strong while they fight the infectious disease.
The circular asked hospitals to admit all the suspected COVID-19 patients, whether coming in ambulances or in private vehicles.
The deputy commissioner of Gurugram, Yash Garg said that strict action will be taken against those who charge more than the fixed rates from the Covid patients.
Amid the devastating second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, a school teacher Dattatraya Sawant in Mumbai has come forward to help the coronavirus patients by providing a rickshaw service from hospital to home and visa versa for free.
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