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Explained: What Is Deadly Marburg Virus That Originates From Bats
At least six people have died in Rwanda's first-ever outbreak of the deadly Marburg virus. Sabin Nsanzimana, the country's health minister, confirmed that most of the victims were healthcare workers in a hospital intensive care unit.
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"Bigger Than Our Club": Football Rivals Unite To Protest Kolkata Rape Horror
Thousands of outraged protesters, including arch-rival football fans, called for justice on Monday after the rape and murder of a Kolkata doctor as widespread strikes by healthcare workers entered a second week.
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AIIMS Doctors Urge PM Modi For Central Law To Protect Healthcare Workers
The resident doctors' association (RDA) of AIIMS also urged for the restoration of law and order at the state-run RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata where a trainee doctor was raped and killed.
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"FIR Within 6 Hours": Centre's Directive To Protect Healthcare Workers
The Union Health Ministry has ordered all government hospitals, centre or state, to file police complaints within six hours of violence on campus or against staff and health workers.
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UK Hails Drop In Visas As Stranded Indian Care Workers Appeal For Help
The UK government on Wednesday hailed a significant drop in healthcare visa applications following its restrictions on family dependents, even as hundreds of Indian care workers who find themselves unfairly stranded in the country appeal for help.
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Video: Patient Pushes Paramedic Out Of London Ambulance, Urinates Inside Vehicle
In a release posted on its website, the LAS said that the patient had earlier verbally abused members of the ambulance crew.
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Centre May Consider Legal Safeguards For Health Workers Against Violence
The government may consider introducing appropriate legal safeguards for healthcare workers, who at times face violence from relatives or attendants of patients, a parliamentary panel has said.
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Pharma Firm Asked To Stop Production After 11 Workers Die In Maharashtra Plant Fire
Pharmaceutical firm Blue Jet Healthcare has been ordered to stop production and remove inflammable chemical goods from its premises after a fire in its factory in Raigad district killed 11 labourers this month.
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Over 75,000 US Healthcare Workers Go On Strike Over Wages, Staff Shortages
More than 75,000 employees at Kaiser Permanente began one of the largest healthcare worker strikes in recent US history on Wednesday after failing to resolve a dispute over staffing levels.
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US Woman Killed Mother By Stabbing Her 30 Times After She Discovered Her College Secret: Police
Sydney Powell of Akron was found guilty of murder, felonious assault and tampering with evidence in the death of healthcare worker Brenda Powell, 50.
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Threat Actors Do Not Have Access to CoWIN Portal and Backend Database, Claims Cybersecurity Firm
After the Union health ministry dismissed reports of a data breach on the CoWIN platform, cyber security firm CloudSEK has said that threat actors do not have access to the entire portal nor the backend database. "Based on matching fields from Telegram data and previously reported incidents affecting health workers of a region, we assume the inform...
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Rs 5 Lakh Fine, 7 Years Jail Term: Kerala Order Protecting Healthcare Workers
Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan signed the ordinance that provides for stringent punishment for those found guilty of causing grievous bodily harm to those working in the health services sector in the state.
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UK Veterans, Health Workers Get Prime Seats At King Charles Coronation
Around 4,000 UK Armed Forces veterans and healthcare workers will be offered a prime viewing spot opposite Buckingham Palace in London for the Coronation of King Charles III, the British government announced on Sunday.
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UK Health System Faces Biggest Day Of Strikes Next Month
The UK's crisis-hit National Health Service (NHS) is set for its biggest ever day of industrial action next month after thousands of ambulance workers announced, on Friday, a series of new strikes.
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"Covid Situation In India Better Than Elsewhere": Vaccine Maker Adar Poonawalla
Serum Institute of India CEO Adar Poonawalla on Sunday praised India's fight against the Covid pandemic, saying the government and the healthcare workers contributed largely to tackling the pandemic in the country.
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Explained: What Is Deadly Marburg Virus That Originates From Bats
At least six people have died in Rwanda's first-ever outbreak of the deadly Marburg virus. Sabin Nsanzimana, the country's health minister, confirmed that most of the victims were healthcare workers in a hospital intensive care unit.
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"Bigger Than Our Club": Football Rivals Unite To Protest Kolkata Rape Horror
Thousands of outraged protesters, including arch-rival football fans, called for justice on Monday after the rape and murder of a Kolkata doctor as widespread strikes by healthcare workers entered a second week.
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AIIMS Doctors Urge PM Modi For Central Law To Protect Healthcare Workers
The resident doctors' association (RDA) of AIIMS also urged for the restoration of law and order at the state-run RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata where a trainee doctor was raped and killed.
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"FIR Within 6 Hours": Centre's Directive To Protect Healthcare Workers
The Union Health Ministry has ordered all government hospitals, centre or state, to file police complaints within six hours of violence on campus or against staff and health workers.
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UK Hails Drop In Visas As Stranded Indian Care Workers Appeal For Help
The UK government on Wednesday hailed a significant drop in healthcare visa applications following its restrictions on family dependents, even as hundreds of Indian care workers who find themselves unfairly stranded in the country appeal for help.
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Video: Patient Pushes Paramedic Out Of London Ambulance, Urinates Inside Vehicle
In a release posted on its website, the LAS said that the patient had earlier verbally abused members of the ambulance crew.
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Centre May Consider Legal Safeguards For Health Workers Against Violence
The government may consider introducing appropriate legal safeguards for healthcare workers, who at times face violence from relatives or attendants of patients, a parliamentary panel has said.
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Pharma Firm Asked To Stop Production After 11 Workers Die In Maharashtra Plant Fire
Pharmaceutical firm Blue Jet Healthcare has been ordered to stop production and remove inflammable chemical goods from its premises after a fire in its factory in Raigad district killed 11 labourers this month.
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Over 75,000 US Healthcare Workers Go On Strike Over Wages, Staff Shortages
More than 75,000 employees at Kaiser Permanente began one of the largest healthcare worker strikes in recent US history on Wednesday after failing to resolve a dispute over staffing levels.
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US Woman Killed Mother By Stabbing Her 30 Times After She Discovered Her College Secret: Police
Sydney Powell of Akron was found guilty of murder, felonious assault and tampering with evidence in the death of healthcare worker Brenda Powell, 50.
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Threat Actors Do Not Have Access to CoWIN Portal and Backend Database, Claims Cybersecurity Firm
After the Union health ministry dismissed reports of a data breach on the CoWIN platform, cyber security firm CloudSEK has said that threat actors do not have access to the entire portal nor the backend database. "Based on matching fields from Telegram data and previously reported incidents affecting health workers of a region, we assume the inform...
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Rs 5 Lakh Fine, 7 Years Jail Term: Kerala Order Protecting Healthcare Workers
Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan signed the ordinance that provides for stringent punishment for those found guilty of causing grievous bodily harm to those working in the health services sector in the state.
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UK Veterans, Health Workers Get Prime Seats At King Charles Coronation
Around 4,000 UK Armed Forces veterans and healthcare workers will be offered a prime viewing spot opposite Buckingham Palace in London for the Coronation of King Charles III, the British government announced on Sunday.
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UK Health System Faces Biggest Day Of Strikes Next Month
The UK's crisis-hit National Health Service (NHS) is set for its biggest ever day of industrial action next month after thousands of ambulance workers announced, on Friday, a series of new strikes.
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"Covid Situation In India Better Than Elsewhere": Vaccine Maker Adar Poonawalla
Serum Institute of India CEO Adar Poonawalla on Sunday praised India's fight against the Covid pandemic, saying the government and the healthcare workers contributed largely to tackling the pandemic in the country.
