During a surprise inspection of Maharishi Valmiki Hospital in North-West Delhi on Friday, Delhi Health Minister Pankaj Kumar Singh found staff shortages and infrastructure delays.
Indian nurses have gone all over the globe, and it is not surprising to find these nurses, mostly hailing from Kerala, in any major or small city hospital in the world.
The accused, including the OC Asraful Sheikh, were produced before the court on Wednesday.
The nurses were honoured with the award in recognition of their outstanding commitment to duty and service to the community at a function held at the Rashtrapati Bhavan.
Ms Das was speaking at a programme organised at the Institute of Medical Sciences and SUM Hospital here on the eve of International Nurses Day on May 12.
In a media release the government said it will add 500 more oxygenated beds at the Tirunelveli Medical college hospital in addition to the existing 1,600 beds including 940 oxygenated beds.
Some of the nurses alleged that they were not allowed to meet the chief district medical officer and district collector on Thursday.
The Ministry of Health and Prevention said the UAE reported 624 new cases on Saturday, taking the total number of infections to 17,417.
British PM Boris Johnson's fiancee, Carrie Symonds, on Saturday said they had named their newborn son after their grandfathers and the hospital doctors who treated the British prime minister for COVID-19.
The H-1B visa is tied with the specific speciality for which they are issued, a doctor with this visa cannot be roped in for any other public health program or temporarily transferred or posted to other place.
