Maharashtra requests Kerala for expert doctors and nurses to treat COVID-19 patients in state

First Published | May 25, 2020, 1:34 PM IST

 The Maharashtra government has asked Kerala to provide 50 trained specialist doctors and 100 nurses for the treatment of COVID-19 patients in the state.
 

Maharashtra government has requested for doctors and nurses from Kerala to manage the COVID situation in Maharashtra
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In a letter to Kerala health minister KK Shailaja, the director of Medical Education & Research, Maharashtra, Dr TP Lahane requested for 50 expert doctors and 100 nurses
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Maharashtra has roughly 1.5 lakh nurses in both private and public sectors.
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The state recorded 3,041 new COVID-19 cases and 58 deaths on Sunday, taking the total number of cases to 50,231, of which 33,988 are active cases
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Death toll in Maharashtra stands at 1,635. A total of 1,196 people recovered and were discharged on Sunday, and 14,600 patients have been discharged since the beginning of the pandemic in the state, Maharashtra Health Department said in a statement.
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