A peek into the long shifts pulled by doctors living inside the isolation facility reveals the exhaustion, fears and heroism of healthcare workers across the country as they struggle to contain the COVID-19 pandemic. If the world had not been in the throes of a pandemic, Dr. S Nagarjuna would have been married to his […]
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Why ‘Nurses’ In Hyderabad Given ‘Lowest Priority’ In #COVID Hospitals?
In Telangana government-run Gandhi Hospital, nurses who were asked to quarantine themselves for two weeks after treating Covid-19 patients have been provided accommodation in the same building that houses both infected patients as well as those displaying symptoms. Noting that the pandemic is seeing a “persisting and ever escalating spread” the United Nurses Association pointed […]
Amidst Scary Situation, A ‘Big Relief’ For Doctors Fighting With #Coronavirus In Hyderabad
Telangana Health department declared Nineteen doctors out of 25 who were placed on quarantine in Hyderabad after coming in contact with a three-year-old boy infected with novel coronavirus, tested negative for COVID-19. The test results of the remaining six are awaited. In one more pointer to the vulnerability of frontline medical professionals tackling the COVID-19 […]