JAKARTA – The mitigation team of the Indonesian Medical Association (IDI) on Sunday (July 18) called for the extension of a partial lockdown on Java…
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Hospital patient in Pakistan dies after security guard performs surgery
LAHORE (AFP) – A woman died after an ex-security guard at a Pakistani hospital posed as a doctor and performed surgery on her, police said…
Indonesia reinforces hospitals amid worrying Covid-19 surge in some areas
JAKARTA (REUTERS) – Indonesian authorities have drafted in more doctors and nurses to two areas on the islands of Java and Madura after hospitals there…
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Years of strong growth in hospital admissions stalled when COVID-19 emerged in Australia, according to a new release from the Australian Institute of Health and…
Facing a Covid-19 surge, doctors will be forced to decide who gets bed in ICU, says Malaysia health chief
PETALING JAYA (THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) – Malaysian doctors will be forced to make the tough call over which patient should be given a bed…
Colorado will pay hospitals to close expensive free-standing ERs – The Denver Post
By Phil Galewitz, Kaiser Health News Colorado health officials so abhor the high costs associated with free-standing emergency rooms they’re offering to pay hospitals to…
Malaysia instructs private hospitals to increase bed capacity for Covid-19 patients
PETALING JAYA (THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) – The Malaysian Health Ministry has issued a directive on Thursday (May 20) for private hospitals to increase their…
Alexandra Hospital ward bars visitors after employee tests positive for Covid-19
SINGAPORE – A ward in Alexandra Hospital will be barred to visitors until further notice after an employee tested positive for Covid-19. She was among…
Malaysian govt defends Covid-19 response amid criticism as third lockdown looms
KUALA LUMPUR – The Malaysian government on Tuesday (May 11) defended its response to the Covid-19 pandemic amid criticism of poor coordination and crisis communication…
Hospitals in Singapore embark on mass Covid-19 swabbing of staff
SINGAPORE – Many hospitals in Singapore have begun swabbing all staff to detect Covid-19 cases, if any, as early as possible. At the same time,…