While 20 deaths were officially confirmed, authorities of different hospitals where injured where shifted last night put the toll at 22.While 20 deaths were officially confirmed, authorities of different hospitals where the injured where shifted last night put the toll at 22.All the 20 deceased have been identified and their bodies handed over to their families for cremation, an official said.State's Health Minister Atanu Sabyasachi Nayak said the priority was to provide 'proper' treatment to the patients from the fire-hit hospital who have been shifted to other medical facilities. The probe would also seek to ascertain whether proper fire safety measures had been followed at the hospital, Behera said. The state and Central government officials are in contact with us.Meanwhile, Union Health Minister J P Nadda in Delhi said, "The Prime Minister had sent instructions to me to check all the arrangements from the health point of view..Opposition Congress and BJP held the state government and the hospital authorities responsible for the tragedy.

Four employees of the hospital have been suspended following the fire while the institute would bear the treatment cost of the injured."Around 30 patients have been admitted to AIIMS and all facilities have been provided by us. In addition, a probe by the revenue China custom bandage factory divisional commissioner (RDC) has also been ordered, an official said.BJP leader and Union Minister Jual Oram alleged that the tragedy occurred as the state government and hospital authorities failed to discharge their responsibilities."After visiting the Sum Hospital, the Health Secretary said that the Intensive Care Unit and dialysis unit of the fire-hit medical facility have been sealed to ensure a proper investigation.At least seven fire tenders took around three hours to control the blaze and over a dozen ambulances were deployed to shift the critical patients to other hospitals.Besides the Capital Hospital, patients were shifted to Amri Hospital, AIIMS, Apollo Hospital, Kalinga Hospital, SCB Medical College and Hospital in Cuttack and some other hospitals in the state capital region.State Governor S C Jamir visited the hospitals where the injured were undergoing treatment.

He said that guidelines had been issued for fire safety measures at hospitals in 2013 and prima facie it appeared that the fire was caused by an electric short circuit.As many as 106 persons, who were shifted from Sum Hospital following the blaze last night, are now undergoing treatment at different hospitals in the city, she said.While 20 deaths were officially confirmed, authorities of different hospitals where injured where shifted last night put the toll at 22. The Director, Medical Superintendent, specialists and doctors are present there since last night.DG (Fire Services) Binay Behera, who had supervised the fire-fighting operation at the hospital last night, also visited the medical facility today. Congress stalwart and Leader of Opposition NarasinghaMishra said the incident took place because of failure on the part of government to ensure proper fire safety measures at the hospital, while senior party leader Niranjan Patnaik termed the probes ordered by the government as an "eye-wash" and demanded a judicial inquiry.

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At North Bengal Medical College and Hospital 119 doctors quit their jobs Veteran actress and filmmaker Aparna Sen addresses junior doctors in Kolkata on Friday during their strike in protest against an attack on an intern at Nil Ratan Sircar Medical College and Hospital.Closely following them, 126 doctors of R.At SSKM Hospital, where Ms Banerjee, also the health minister, declared during a visit on Thursday her threat to take steps against the doctors if they would not join their duty, 175 doctors from various departments tendered their resignations.Till the reports last came in more than 550 doctors submitted their resignations to the Trinamul Congress government demanding better security, but Ms Banerjee remained unfazed despite the situation spinning out of her control.Meanwhile, nephew of Ms Banerjee and two top Trinamul Congress leaders’ children, serving as doctors in government hospital, joined their agitating colleagues on Friday.

The mass resignations came a day after chief minister Mamata Banerjee warning of strict action against protesting doctors if they do not resume work. With a poster in hand, he was seen at the protest in his college on Friday.The doctors, including heads of departments of medical colleges and other hospitals in Kolkata, Burdwan, Darjeeling and North 24 Parganas districts, sent their resignation letters to the state director of medical education, said a senior health department official.State junior doctors have been agitating since Tuesday China kinesiology tapes Factory demanding security for themselves in government hospitals, after two of their colleagues were attacked and seriously injured allegedly by relatives of a patient who died at the NRS Medical College and Hospital. I had seen some outsiders raising slogans (at SSKM hospital)”“Please check where the boy, who was giving a statement in NRSMCH, works. How can he become a junior doctor? I had spoken about outsiders’ presence although all of them were not,” she said.A combative Trinamul supremo blamed the BJP for the trouble and told a rally at Kanchrapara in North 24 Parganas, “Outsiders are instigating the doctors.

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In a bid to give a fillip to medical tourism, the government is contemplating to extending the e-visa facility for those considering India as their favoured destination for medical treatment.In a bid to give a fillip to medical tourism, the government is contemplating to extending the e-visa facility for those considering India as their favoured destination for medical treatment. Minister for tourism Dr Mahesh Sharma is expected to have a meeting with all other linked ministries to facilitate the proposal soon.

During the first meeting of the National Medical and Wellness Tourism Board, set up to look into the issues in the sector, the minister said that his ministry will explore the e-visa facility for patients who have to wait for a long time to get visas for medical purposes. “As of now, medical tourists are coming on a normal visa. Medical visa is an issue at present as people coming to India for treatment are opting for tourist visa. Other countries such as Thailand and Singapore are doing much better. But India has an advantage as treatment costs are lower here compared to many other countries. We will find ways so that the e-visa facility can soon become a reality for patients,” he said.

To make things convenient for patients landing in India, the ministry is also mulling setting up a “receiving counter” where a kit with a pre-loaded sim card in it can be given to them. “India is a newcomer in the medical tourism industry and we are competing effectively with our expertise, almost zero infection rate and all state-of-the-art facilities,” said Dr Naresh Trehan, one of the members of the board.According to experts, the e-visa facility alone can help medical tourism grow significantly. India attract patients from Bangladesh, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Nepal and all African countries. While the consulates requires not only the patients to visit in person for the visa formalities, most countries take months to extend visa to ailing patients.

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