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  • ‘Who will treat patients?’: Staff shortages loom as Omicron infects doctors and hospital workers

    ‘Who will treat patients?’: Staff shortages loom as Omicron infects doctors and hospital workers

    Arunabh Saikia Tabassum Barnagarwala
    · Jan 06, 2022 · 07:30 am
  • India’s health workers left without government insurance cover as Covid-19 second wave hits country

    India’s health workers left without government insurance cover as Covid-19 second wave hits country

    Aarefa Johari
    · Apr 19, 2021 · 09:05 am
  • In just two weeks, coronavirus has surged by 59% among Assam’s health workers

    In just two weeks, coronavirus has surged by 59% among Assam’s health workers

    Makepeace Sitlhou, IndiaSpend.com
    · Aug 16, 2020 · 01:30 pm
  • At defence lab testing coronavirus safety gear, 5-week wait for some, speedy clearance for others

    At defence lab testing coronavirus safety gear, 5-week wait for some, speedy clearance for others

    Aarefa Johari
    · May 13, 2020 · 09:00 am
  • Covid-19: Armed forces to light up warships, conduct flypasts to thank frontline workers on Sunday

    Covid-19: Armed forces to light up warships, conduct flypasts to thank frontline workers on Sunday

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    · May 01, 2020 · 09:35 pm
  • Covid-19 facility in UP has ‘clogged toilets, no electricity’, say healthcare workers

    Covid-19 facility in UP has ‘clogged toilets, no electricity’, say healthcare workers

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    · Apr 23, 2020 · 03:17 pm
  • Covid-19: Academics ask Centre, states to mechanise sanitation work, bring workers under healthcare

    Covid-19: Academics ask Centre, states to mechanise sanitation work, bring workers under healthcare

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    · Apr 21, 2020 · 09:44 pm
  • Coronavirus delays: Why India’s health workers are still facing shortages of safety gear

    Coronavirus delays: Why India’s health workers are still facing shortages of safety gear

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    · Apr 21, 2020 · 09:00 am
  • Why women serving as frontline health workers in India do not even get the minimum wage

    Why women serving as frontline health workers in India do not even get the minimum wage

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    · Nov 14, 2018 · 03:53 pm
  • Why women serving as frontline health workers in India do not even get the minimum wage

    Why women serving as frontline health workers in India do not even get the minimum wage

    Aarefa Johari
    · Nov 14, 2018 · 07:30 am