To overcome the current challenges faced by the health system, a lot needs to change. First and foremost would be to build a strong pro-people non-commercialised public system as an alternative to the dominant for-profit sector

Coronavirus treatment: FIR filed against Nanavati hospital. \"We are awaiting the copy of the complaint to scrutinise the bill,\" said the hospital

The COVID-19 related health infrastructure has been strengthened in the country, with the availability of 1,055 dedicated COVID hospitals comprising 1,77,529 isolation beds, 23,168 ICU beds and 78,060 oxygen supported beds

The Karnataka government has asked private hospitals to reserve 50 per cent beds for COVID patients referred by public health institutions

The government order fixing rates of COVID-19 treatment on 60 per cent of private hospital beds fails to provide adequate financial protection to all patients, public interest groups say.

The tally of confirmed cases also saw the biggest one-day jump of over 14,000 and reached 3.13 lakh, as per the latest numbers announced by states and union territories

Pernod Ricard India Foundation aims to institutionalise socio-economic benefits to the people and integrate a new business model that is inclusive and relevant to the changing world into the company's business strategies

Beds reserved for government-referred patients in isolation wards will be charged Rs 13,600, in ICU without ventilator Rs 27,088 and in ICU with ventilator will be charged Rs 36,853 per patient, the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) said

Delhi govt launches coronavirus app: Chief Minister Kejriwal acknowledged that there is an information gap. People have told the government that they could not find any bed in the hospitals, he said

Coronavirus update: The Delhi government's health bulletin reports cumulative death figures that refer to fatalities where the primary cause of death was found to be COVID-19 by the Death Audit Committee on the basis of case sheets received from various hospitals

The government has asked the eleven municipal areas to step up monitoring in old cities, urban slums and other high density pockets like camps and clusters for migrant workers for management of COVID-19 cases

The death toll due to COVID-19 rose to 2,872 and the number of total positive cases climbed to 90,927 Sunday morning, registering an increase of 120 fatalities and a record jump of 4,987 new cases in 24 hours since Saturday 8 am, according to the Union Health Ministry

Maharashtra COVID-19 update: A total of 2,819 patients were discharged from various hospitals in the state after recovery

Coronavirus update: Patients with non-coronavirus ailments are struggling to get admitted, while the situation is worse for a lot of coronavirus patients. The ICU care facilities in both public and private hospitals have been exhausted

Coronavirus in India live updates: Home Affairs Secretary Ajay Bhalla has chided West Bengal for inadequate COVID-19 testing and highest mortality rate among states; Maharashtra remains the worst-hit state, followed by Gujarat and Delhi

Under complete lockdown less than a quarter of India's $2.8 trillion economy is functional. We are expected to lose over Rs 32,000 crore ($4.5 billion) every day during the lockdown

Corona in India update: Samshi Talab in Mehrauli including A-3 Lake view apartment, Gali number 1 band of Raj Nagar 2 in Dwarka, and house number 15 to 101 in Dayanand Vihar are the latest additions to the list of hotspots in Delhi; Maharashtra now has 6,427 COVID-19 cases

Lockdown in India latest updates: India reported 1,076 new cases and 32 deaths in the last 24 hours. The country's total number of coronavirus positive cases have risen to 13,835, including 11,616 active cases, 1,766 cured/discharged/migrated and 452 deaths

This year, the World Health Day brought gloom all over, but it's time to take resolve and recalibrate the 'healthcare ecosystem' in India

Madhya Pradesh has so far registered 259 coronavirus positive cases and 16 fatalities