Saluting the contributions of the healthcare workers during the pandemic, Vikramjit Singh Sahney, Chairman, Sun Foundation explains how the Foundation partnered with Delhi government at a time when testing was a limiting factor because of constraints of facilities and cost factor to develop a first ever mobile corona testing clinic to conduct various swab tests, RT-PCR test, body scan and then an advanced version of this mobile clinic and ambulance was given to the Government of Punjab. Mr Sahney said both these mobile units are doing 700-800 tests everyday in various quarantine zones and slum areas free of charge.
A doctor in Assam is winning hearts with his energetic performance to the song Ghungroo from the movie War. A video that is being widely circulated online shows Dr Arup Senapati dancing to the song while clad in a full PPE kit, apparently in a bid to cheer up COVID-19 patients at his Silchar hospital.
Days after Delhi's Corona Warrior doctors did stress-busting, immunity-boosting yoga with COVID-19 patients, visuals of them dancing with patients have brought cheer to the country even as its total case count came close to 12 lakh.
A 42-year-old contractual doctor, who was working with Delhi government's National Health Mission, died yesterday of coronavirus.
Indore-based doctor, Ajay Joshi, who treated hundreds of coronavirus patients since the outbreak of the pandemic, had tested positive for the deadly virus on May 23 and was admitted to city's Choithram Hospital the next day. After batting the infection for over two weeks, Dr Joshi died at the hospital Tuesday morning.
A 58-year-old sanitation supervisor at Delhi's AIIMS died on Sunday after contracting the fatal coronavirus infection. He had tested positive for the deadly virus four days ago.