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

This norm has been relaxed and manufacturers are now required to test the samples for specified requirements in labs of BIS licensees who have in-house testing facilities, or in BIS recognised or empanelled private or government labs

Experts urge businesses to come forward and provide some reprieve to frontline healthcare workers by offering better PPEs or some help to their families

Marico Innovation Foundation along with ATE Chandra Foundation and Harsh Mariwala led the nation-wide contest 'Innovate2Beat COVID' to help scale up innovations and solutions to combat the challenges posed by COVID-19

The Maharashtra government in a notification has prohibited hospitals \"from charging more amount than that applicable to lowest bed category irrespective of the availability of beds in the lowest category\"

Lockdown in india latest updates: The task force, comprising of doctors from both private and government hospitals, will guide doctors who are treating COVID-19 patients and help them handle the issue better

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\"It is the responsibility of the government to ensure that these soldiers are heard, their opinion respected, rather than humiliated,\" the letter read

A senior Trump administration official told Spectator magazine that China had \"forced Italy to buy back the PPE supply that it gave to China during the initial coronavirus outbreak.\"

Union Health Minister Dr Harsha Vardhan today met with Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan hospital staff to discuss the COVID-19 outbreak

Delhi Police has sought details of admins of Whatsapp groups at Safdarjung Hospital to monitor the social media behaviour of medical workers

China also supplied 25 per cent world exports of face masks in 2019. In case of breathing apparatus, including respirators and ventilators, there are limited competition

According to healthcare professionals, India has a shortage of protective health supplies, such as masks, gloves and coveralls, known as personal protective equipments (PPE)

Shah Rukh Khan urged people to look out for themselves and each other. He said, \"This is a moment for all of us to come together in a collective effort to make each other kinder, stronger and braver to face the days ahead.\"

Narayana Health will provide all the equipment for the facility, including pulse oximeter and thermometers. The quarantine facility will be monitored on a regular basis by Narayana Health nurses

Coronavirus donations: Tata Sons and Tata Trusts contributed Rs 1,500 crore. Tata Trusts' contribution of Rs 500 crore will be used to manufacture personal protective equipment, respiratory systems, testing kits, setting up modular treatment facilities and training of health workers

Crew members have also complained about the poor quality of the PPEs they receive

Plea has claimed that in the absence of appropriate protective gear, doctors and other medical staff are putting themselves at risk of being affected by deadly virus

India coronavirus latest coverage live: According to Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, the total confirmed cases of coronavirus, as on April 1, 2020, 7:30 pm, stand at 1,834

Coronavirus update: International organisations such as the UN and the World Bank have been roped in to ensure support at a global scale