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Chahat Rana
Chahat Rana is a correspondent with The Indian Express, Chandigarh
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Body of presumptive COVID-19 patient sent back without testing, kin protestSubscriber Only
April 16, 2020 04:37 IST
Since the deceased man’s daughter and son-in-law are medical professionals employed at PGIMER, both were worried that due procedure was not followed by not testing the man despite his symptoms.
Thu, Apr 16, 2020
Recovered, PGIMER nursing officer says: ‘Will treat COVID-19 patients again in a heartbeat’Subscriber Only
April 15, 2020 13:12 IST
The nursing officer was posted at the emergency ward of PGIMER, treating a patient with symptoms of severe respiratory infection who tested positive for the disease after passing away.
Wed, Apr 15, 2020
PU prof’s condition worsens, health staff hopeful of recoverySubscriber Only
April 14, 2020 02:16 IST
A total of 115 contacts, including 111 community contacts, were traced to the 40-year-old PU professor, out of which four primary contacts tested negative for the disease, and the test results for two more primary contacts are awaited.
Tue, Apr 14, 2020
Doctors say city’s large TB population will add to COVID-19 burdenSubscriber Only
April 12, 2020 06:06 IST
Under the National TB control programme, Directly Observed Treatment (DOT) centres are responsible for ensuring that medicines is administered and even delivered to registered TB patients in the area.
Sun, Apr 12, 2020
70 contacts traced to UT’s 19th patientSubscriber Only
April 12, 2020 05:59 IST
Apart from his family, the patient’s contacts include his immediate neighbors, one of whose house the man had recently visited along with his wife for a last rite’s ritual of deceased neighbour.
Sun, Apr 12, 2020
On the frontline, grocery store workers say they feel vulnerable and scaredSubscriber Only
April 12, 2020 05:51 IST
Though most services have been curtailed to ensure social distancing amidst the lockdown, essential services including the retail and home delivery of household supplies and groceries has been going on.
Sun, Apr 12, 2020
Chandigarh gets 19th patient, has no travel or contact historySubscriber Only
April 11, 2020 06:05 IST
The 40-year-old began developing symptoms of pneumonitis on Tuesday, characterized by relentless coughing and difficulty in breathing.
Sat, Apr 11, 2020
Chandigarh: No masks for sale, say chemistsSubscriber Only
April 10, 2020 03:38 IST
Newsline spoke to ten chemists from the city, and only one store owner claimed to be selling masks and recorded that the demand for masks has increased by 30 per cent since the decision to make masks compulsory was announced in the city.
Fri, Apr 10, 2020
Without access to technology, Chandigarh govt school students’ education left in limboSubscriber Only
April 09, 2020 06:08 IST
“School is good! The teachers are also nice. I get to meet my friends and walk back home with them, but nowadays, I am mostly stuck with household chores,” she says, speaking through the only cellular phone owned by her family.
Thu, Apr 09, 2020
No plans for private COVID-19 testing labs in ChandigarhSubscriber Only
April 09, 2020 04:31 IST
As of now, samples are tested for COVID-19 at PGIMER and GMCH-32. A total of 1,067 samples have been tested in their laboratories. Out of these, 183 samples were collected from Chandigarh residents, and the rest from the neighbouring states of Punjab, Haryana and Himachal Pradesh.
Thu, Apr 09, 2020
Three PGI doctors nominated to research groups under National Task ForceSubscriber Only
April 09, 2020 04:28 IST
Apart from clinical patterns, research teams will be dedicated to look at the efficacy of existing drugs such as hydrochlorquine and the discovery of curative vaccines and drugs in India.“
Thu, Apr 09, 2020
CRPF helps Mumbai watchman reach Chandigarh to meet his ailing fatherSubscriber Only
April 08, 2020 02:21 IST
Mohammed Arif started cycling from Mumbai to reach his ailing father in Chandigarh and is now by his bedside, all thanks to CRPF.
Wed, Apr 08, 2020
With shortage in blood donations, healthcare staff step up in UTSubscriber Only
April 06, 2020 06:33 IST
As for the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Dr RR Sharma, head of the department of transfusion medicine admits that there is a shortage of blood donation, but the hospital has facilitated various additional provisions to meet their blood requirements amidst the pandemic and shutdown.
Mon, Apr 06, 2020
One doctor at Parkview Hotel, others unsure of facilitySubscriber Only
April 06, 2020 04:41 IST
However, nursing staff quarantined at the private wards have complained about the lack of resources and hygienic services available to them while quarantined in the wards.
Mon, Apr 06, 2020
Kin still in hospital, bittersweet homecoming for discharged coronavirus patientsSubscriber Only
April 05, 2020 04:41 IST
The man feels ‘fit and fine’ when it comes to his physical health, but cannot put aside the constant worry he has for his wife’s well being.
Sun, Apr 05, 2020
55-year-old from Ropar tests positive for COVID-19 in Sector 16 hospitalSubscriber Only
April 04, 2020 01:36 IST
The patient does not have travel history and did not go to Holla Mohalla. Apparently there was a health camp at his village by a Missionary Foundation headed by Pastor Randeep Mathews and a few foreign nationals were present there.
Sat, Apr 04, 2020
PGI doctor sends legal notice to Mahindra group chairman, alleges breach of intellectual propertySubscriber Only
April 03, 2020 02:35 IST
In the legal notice, the doctor and alleged that the group posted a video of an almost same ventilator on Twitter on March 27, without attributing its mechanism to the doctor and his team.
Fri, Apr 03, 2020
Chandigarh: 10-month-old, grandmother test positive for coronavirusSubscriber Only
April 03, 2020 01:39 IST
The boy is the youngest COVID-19 patient from the city. Both him and his grandmother are high-risk patients for the disease due to their age.
Fri, Apr 03, 2020
‘Advisable to support migrants in staying where they are during lockdown period’Subscriber Only
April 02, 2020 08:48 IST
"The current lockdown in India and across the world is bound to impact not just workers but their families as for many no work translates into no income."
Thu, Apr 02, 2020
At GMCH-32 screening ward, doctors say deciding who to test an onerous taskSubscriber Only
April 02, 2020 02:55 IST
While India was in the earlier stages of the pandemic, the Indian Council for Medical research had mandated that only those with relevant travel history and history of contact with positive patient be observed and tested if symptoms develop.
Thu, Apr 02, 2020
IIT-Ropar students develop app to track contact history of patientsSubscriber Only
April 01, 2020 04:12 IST
The group of students, who created this application, developed the MANU application apprehending the commencement of stage three of the COVID-19 pandemic, which involves community transmission.
Wed, Apr 01, 2020
Didn’t get PPE while treating patient: PGI’s quarantined staffSubscriber Only
April 01, 2020 03:43 IST
The delay was made even as we were in direct contact with the patient,” says a member of the nursing staff at PGIMER who was one of the staff members exposed to the 65-year-old COVID-19 patient who passed away.
Wed, Apr 01, 2020
Capt Amarinder Singh claims Nayagaon man died on MondaySubscriber Only
April 01, 2020 02:54 IST
The Chandigarh Administration and officials from PGIMER, however, maintained that the patient was alive and on a ventilator and passed away on Tuesday morning.
Wed, Apr 01, 2020
Chandigarh: Staff facing acute lack of protective gears, not enough people being tested, say GMCH-32 resident doctorsSubscriber Only
March 31, 2020 03:38 IST
Even as 12 persons suffering from the coronavirus disease are being treated at the hospital, the hospital staff faces a shortage of PPE, as claimed by a senior resident doctor of the hospital’s Anesthesiology department, Dr Dinesh Kumar.
Tue, Mar 31, 2020Chandigarh: 36 healthcare workers exposed to positive COVID-19 patient at PGIMER quarantinedSubscriber Only
March 31, 2020 03:32 IST
The COVID-19 patient, who has no relevant travel history or history of contact with another positive case, was placed in the emergency ward and was in contact with the professionals, some of whom were not equipped with proper protective gear, before he tested positive for COVID-19
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