Doctors

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday hailed the contribution of doctors in saving lives from corona virus and asserted that his government gave paramount importance to augmenting healthcare infrastructure to combat the pandemic.

Governor Dr Tamilisai Soundararajan greeted doctors community to mark national doctors day.

The Indian Medical Association (IMA) on Tuesday said over 400 doctors across the country have succumbed to the Covid-19 infection during the second wave of the pandemic.

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on Wednesday announced Rs 25 lakh compensation to the families of 43 doctors who had lost their lives while on Covid-19 patient treatment duty.

Doctors at a Delhi were attacked Tuesday morning by the attendants of a woman, 67, who died in the emergency ward because the hospital had no ICU beds available.