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Notable private hospitals in Mumbai, whose names have not been featured on the list released by the Centre for phase three vaccination drive, are upset over their exclusion. Following this, many have requested the Centre and the Maharashtra government to ensure their participation in the next phase of the Covid-19 vaccination drive starting March 1.
Doctor Gautam Bhansali from Bombay Hospital, who has been working as a coordinator for various private hospitals for Covid-19 facilities in the city, said the non-inclusion had taken them by surprise.
“We weren’t happy not finding our name in the list and are now putting up the request for inclusion. We are requesting that our names be included as we have not volunteered with the aim to earn money. We are a charitable organisation and want to help at this critical hour. We hope that our request will be heard and we too will be allowed to vaccinate the general public. We already have the permission to vaccinate
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NEW DELHI - India s vaccination drive is expected to speed up substantially after the federal government roped in the private sector.
Some 20,000 private and 10,000 public hospitals will be administering the vaccine from March 1, according to the government. Previously the drive involved only 10,000 hospitals, mostly public.
Unlike scores of other countries, India does not have a problem with access to vaccines. Instead, its issue is that the roll-out has been too slow.
More than 13 million healthcare and front-line workers have been inoculated in a month with vaccine hesitancy and a glitchy app slowing the process. India is using the app to contact beneficiaries and track the vaccines.
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MUMBAI: As many as 80%-85% of the Covid-19 cases detected daily in the city at present are asymptomatic, municipal commissioner I S Chahal told TOI. On Wednesday, when the city saw almost 1,200 cases, 83% were asymptomatic and none were critical, he added.
Chahal has directed private hospitals not to admit any asymptomatic patient. Interestingly, in the state around 78% of active cases are in hospitals, whereas in Mumbai 49% are hospitalised.
The low hospitalisation numbers are being attributed to fewer people showing symptoms. But experts said this shouldn’t prevent authorities from preparing to scale up beds.
Doctors caution that one shouldn’t think any less of the Covid-19 virus looking at the high number of asymptomatic people. Intensivist Dr Kedar Toraskar, a member of the state task force, even questioned the data, saying it appeared “too high”. “They may have mild symptoms. The data collection must be reviewed,” he said, adding that a lo