The night curfew, which will be in force from 10 pm to 6 am, was announced in 17 towns for the first time by the state government recently, while such curbs are already in place in 10 major cities of the state.
Ahmedabad district in Gujarat has reported 21.5 per cent COVID-19 positivity rate as compared to the state's average of around eight per cent, as per the district-wise test figures released on Wednesday.
Surat: Fire Breaks Out At ICU Of Private Hospital; 16 Critical Covid-19 Patients Rescued
The fire broke out after a blast in the air conditioner caused either due to the short circuit or overloading. PTI Outlook Web Bureau 2021-04-26T09:19:46+05:30 Surat: Fire Breaks Out At ICU Of Private Hospital; 16 Critical Covid-19 Patients Rescued outlookindia.com 2021-04-26T09:45:40+05:30
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After a fire broke out in the ICU of a private hospital in Surat, as many as 16 critical Covid-19 patients were rescued and shifted to safer places, on Sunday night, officials said. No casualty was reported due to the blaze, they added.
There have been reports of a senior citizen in Vadodara and a man in Palanpur dying in the vehicle while hunting for a hospital bed. (Reuters)
AHMEDABAD: “My family member is Covid-19 positive and oxygen saturation is dipping fast. Where will I get a hospital bed with oxygen?” This haunting question plagues families of Covid-19 positive people across cities in Gujarat, even as citizens are shocked at the incessant ambulance sirens blaring through the streets of major cities to ferry Covid patients.
In Gujarat, which breached the 5,000 Covid-19 deaths-mark on Thursday, the hunt is long, arduous and filled with despair. It often involves multiple calls to hospitals, helplines such as 108 and 104, and is most likely to be answered with “no bed available”. There have been reports of a senior citizen in Vadodara and a man in Palanpur dying in the vehicle while hunting for a hospital bed.
Gujarat Heading Towards Health Emergency by Colleen Fleiss on April 13, 2021 at 1:33 AM
Taking a serious note of the worsening COVID-19 situation, Gujarat is heading towards a health emergency, observed the Gujarat High Court.
Taking suo moto cognizance, it filed a fresh PIL regarding the situation, with the state and Central governments made respondents, and will hold a hearing on Monday. But it has been five days since. Newspapers and channels are flooded with harrowing tales, unfortunate and unimaginable difficulties, unmanageable conditions of infrastructure, the shortfall and deficit of not only testing facilities, but availability of beds, ICUs, supply of oxygen and basic medicines like remdesivir, Chief Justice Vikram Nath said in his order on Sunday.