Topic: Coronavirus
COVID-19 positive doctor charged Rs 1.20 lakh at private hospital for a day stay in Hyderabad
Dr. Sultana, who is a Duty Medical Officer (DMO) at government-run Fever Hospital in Hyderabad and a COVID-19 patient was charged around 1.20 lakh for a day hospital stay and allegedly detained by the authorities of Thumbay New Life Hospital, a private hospital in Hyderabad.
COVID-19: WHO stops use of hydroxychloroquine, HIV drug after they failed to reduce mortality
The World Health Organization (WHO) said that it was discontinuing its trials of the malaria drug hydroxychloroquine and combination HIV drug lopinavir/ritonavir in hospitalized patients with coronavirus after they failed to reduce mortality.
Navi Mumbai: COVID-19 patient kept in ambulance for one day for want of bed, dies
Family of a 64-year-old man who died due to coronavirus infection in Navi Mumbai has said that he had to be kept in an ambulance for a whole day before he could be admitted to a hospital, PTI reported.
Eleven million cases of coronavirus worldwide
The World Health Organization urged countries hit by coronavirus pandemic to "wake up" to the realities on the ground instead of bickering, and to "take control".
India: COVID-19 recovery rate rises to 59.43%
The COVID-19 recovery rate rose to 59.43 percent on Wednesday, the Centre said in a press release, adding that the number of recovered patients is nearly one lakh 30 thousand more than the active cases.
US could see 100,000 new coronavirus cases a day, experts warn
The United States recorded more than 47,000 cases of coronavirus on Tuesday - the biggest one-day spike since the pandemic began.
