Two Covid-positive passengers from UK go missing at Delhi airport, one reaches Ludhiana, other Andhra
While three of them were traced by Tuesday night and admitted to Lok Nayak hospital in the capital, one managed to reach Ludhiana while another reached Andhra Pradesh, before they were brought back on Wednesday, The Indian Express has learnt. Updated: December 24, 2020 1:08:24 pm
A senior health official from Punjab, requesting anonymity, said there was a clear lapse, as the man had managed to travel despite testing positive.
While the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has issued detailed standard operating procedures (SOPs) with regard to travellers from the
Delhi: Cases below 1k second day in a row, plan to cut Covid beds
For the second consecutive day Tuesday, the city saw less than 1,000 daily cases with 939 new cases being recorded. December 23, 2020 4:22:02 am
At a testing centre in New Delhi. (File)
The Delhi health department has formed a four-member committee to make recommendations on reducing the number of Covid-dedicated beds in hospitals. The move comes after several requests were made by hospitals and institutes to restart non-Covid services against the backdrop of a drop in cases.
The order has been issued by Principal Health Secretary Vikram Dev Dutt. The team comprises Udit Rai Prakash, special secretary of department of health and family welfare; Dr Nutan Mundeja, Director General of Health Services; Dr Suneet Kaur from the National Centre for Disease Control; and Dr Anant Mohan, professor and head of department of pulmonary medicine, critical care and sleep medicine at AIIMS.
Passengers from UK who arrived over past month to be tested again, says Delhi govt
The Delhi government Wednesday decided to test for Covid all passengers who reached Delhi from the UK between November 25 and December 23, even if they were tested earlier. Directives have been issued to all the districts in this regard. Updated: December 24, 2020 2:18:47 am
Delhi govt has decided to test passengers who reached Delhi from UK between Nov 25 and Dec 23. (Photo: Renuka Puri)
Six more passengers who reached Delhi from United Kingdom late Tuesday night have tested positive for Covid-19, taking the total number of infected passengers coming from the country to 11. Five had tested positive on two flights earlier in the day. “Six out of approximately 500 passengers that landed on Tuesday night, tested positive… Doctors will decide if they need to be admitted or kept in isolation,” said a DIAL official.
Covid-19 new strain: In mandatory testing at airport 5 from UK positive, others to be traced
The Delhi government said it will check the health condition of passengers who have arrived here recently from the UK, by visiting their houses. December 23, 2020 4:19:02 am
According to a bulletin released by the Health and Family Welfare Department of Tamil Nadu, 1,35,23,032 samples from the state have been sent for testing till date. Express Photo: Srinivas K
Five passengers travelling on Air India’s London-Delhi flight tested positive for Covid-19 on arrival Tuesday, a day after the Ministry of Civil Aviation announced mandatory testing of all passengers coming from the United Kingdom due to the emergence of the new strain of Covid-19.
Explained: Rajiv Gandhi Hospital, Delhi’s Covid-19 vaccine storage hub
The 650-bed hospital, located in east Delhi’s Dilshad Garden, has been identified as Delhi s first storage facility for the vaccine. Written by Astha Saxena , Edited by Explained Desk | New Delhi | Updated: December 24, 2020 7:31:59 am
Rajiv Gandhi Hospital in New Delhi (Express photo by Abhinav Saha)
With India moving closer towards getting the vaccine against Covid-19, preparations are at full swing at the Delhi government’s Rajiv Gandhi Super Speciality Hospital, which will be the biggest storage facility for the vaccine, once it arrives.
The 650-bed hospital located in east Delhi’s Dilshad Garden, has been identified as the city’s first storage facility for the vaccine.