Thiruvananthapuram: Change in the discharge protocol of Covid patients. Patients who are not seriously ill do not need a Covid negative certificate for discharge. Those with mild symptoms can be discharged three days after the symptoms have cleared. Currently, the discharge is only if the antigen test is negative.
Serious ones will be examined on the fourteenth day. Those who are discharged without testing should be monitored at home for a total of 17 days. Non-critical patients can be transferred to a primary care center or home. The new discharge guideline focuses on critically ill patients.
The decision comes against the backdrop of escalating Covid expansion.
Karipur: More flights from India have been banned in foreign countries. Seven services from Karipur to Gulf countries were suspended on Sunday. The control is for ten days. It will affect more than 1500 passengers per day. Air India, SpiceJet, Fly Dubai, Air India Express, IndiGo services to the UAE, Oman Air, and Salalah flights to Muscat were suspended.
Kuwait and Saudi services were suspended on March 22, 2020, due to the Covid outbreak. The journey to Saudi was via the UAE. This was also banned by the Saudis following the expansion of Covid in the UAE. Currently, Saudi Arabia has to go through Nepal and Maldives. In these countries, you can return to Jeddah only after spending 14 days in quarantine.
Tickets can cost up to Rs 1 lakh. The fare for travel through the UAE was half a lakh. Currently, Karipur has uninterrupted service only to Qatar and Bahrain. The service is operated by Qatar Airways, Air India Express, and IndiGo aircraft. There is also concern that these may fail at any time.
Nomadland has won several awards at the 93rd Academy Awards in Los Angeles, including Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Actress. Chloe Shao became the first Asian woman to win the Best Director award, while Chinese-born Chloe Shao won the Best Director award. Anthony Hopkins won the Oscar for Best Actor at the age of 83 for his performance in The Father. Frances McDormand was nominated for Best Actress in a Leading Role in Nomadland. Daniel Kaloya has been nominated for Best Supporting Actor for his role in Judas the Black Misia. Yoon Yo Jung won the Best Supporting Actress award for her performance in the Korean film Minari.
New Delhi: The lockdown in Delhi has been extended for another week following the escalation of the Covid outbreak. This was stated by Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. He said the lockdown could not be withdrawn at present as the spread of the Covid virus was not slowing down in any way. As the second wave spread, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal announced the lockdown last Monday. The CM said there was no other option but to take drastic measures to curb the sharp rise in Covid disease.
In Delhi, meanwhile, oxygen shortages remain acute. 700 metric tons of oxygen is needed to overcome the crisis that followed Covid. The Center has released only 10 tonnes of oxygen for Delhi. Arvind Kejriwal himself says that this is not enough to solve the current situation. The Center has increased the daily oxygen supply from 480 tonnes to 490 tonnes. However, the current oxygen crisis can only be resolved by getting at least 700 metric tons of oxygen per day. Despite announcing that 490 tonnes will be provided, only 335 tonnes of oxygen will reach hospitals, officials said.
At least 25 people died Friday night at the Jaipur Golden Hospital in Delhi due to lack of oxygen. Twenty-five people died at Sir Gangaram Hospital.
New Delhi: The lockdown in Delhi has been extended for another week following the escalation of the Covid outbreak. This was stated by Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. He said the lockdown could not be withdrawn at present as the spread of the Covid virus was not slowing down in any way. As the second wave spread, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal announced the lockdown last Monday. The CM said there was no other option but to take drastic measures to curb the sharp rise in Covid disease.
In Delhi, meanwhile, oxygen shortages remain acute. 700 metric tons of oxygen is needed to overcome the crisis that followed Covid. The Center has released only 10 tonnes of oxygen for Delhi. Arvind Kejriwal himself says that this is not enough to solve the current situation. The Center has increased the daily oxygen supply from 480 tonnes to 490 tonnes. However, the current oxygen crisis can only be resolved by getting at least 700 metric tons of oxygen per day. Despite announcing that 490 tonnes will be provided, only 335 tonnes of oxygen will reach hospitals, officials said.
At least 25 people died Friday night at the Jaipur Golden Hospital in Delhi due to lack of oxygen. Twenty-five people died at Sir Gangaram Hospital.
New Delhi: The lockdown in Delhi has been extended for another week following the escalation of the Covid outbreak. This was stated by Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. He said the lockdown could not be withdrawn at present as the spread of the Covid virus was not slowing down in any way. As the second wave spread, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal announced the lockdown last Monday. The CM said there was no other option but to take drastic measures to curb the sharp rise in Covid disease.
In Delhi, meanwhile, oxygen shortages remain acute. 700 metric tons of oxygen is needed to overcome the crisis that followed Covid. The Center has released only 10 tonnes of oxygen for Delhi. Arvind Kejriwal himself says that this is not enough to solve the current situation. The Center has increased the daily oxygen supply from 480 tonnes to 490 tonnes. However, the current oxygen crisis can only be resolved by getting at least 700 metric tons of oxygen per day. Despite announcing that 490 tonnes will be provided, only 335 tonnes of oxygen will reach hospitals, officials said.
At least 25 people died Friday night at the Jaipur Golden Hospital in Delhi due to lack of oxygen. Twenty-five people died at Sir Gangaram Hospital.
New Delhi: To address Oxygen scarcity in Hospitals in India, funds were provided from the PMCare Fund for setting up the 551 oxygen plants. Will take steps to make plants work faster, the Prime Minister’s Office said.
The plants are being set up on the land of government hospitals, selected by the authority. These plants help to increase the availability of oxygen at the district level. The PMO office said in a statement. Earlier this year, PM set out to set up 162 PSA oxygen plants and 201.58 crores were earmarked from the fund.
To further strengthen the public health system, one of those hospitals plants is in place to ensure that there is an oxygen production facility.
Hospitals in the country are running out of oxygen after the second phase of the code. The announcement was made by the Prime Minister on Monday. Oxygen deficiency is a major problem in most hospitals in Delhi. Twenty-five patients died at a Delhi hospital due to oxygen scarcity.
Baghdad: A fire at Covid Hospital in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, has killed at least 23 people. The fire broke out in the intensive care unit of Ibn al-Khatib Hospital.
The incident took place this morning. The accident was reportedly caused by a mistake in the storage of the oxygen cylinders. Fifty people were injured in the accident.
Thirty people were reportedly being treated in the intensive care unit of a hospital set aside for critically ill Covid patients. Relatives of the patients were also at the scene. The fire was put out after hours of effort by firefighters.
Thiruvananthapuram: Two policemen have been suspended for violating the election commission’s model code of conduct in the state. The policemen at the Neyyattinkara police station under the hill in Thiruvananthapuram district have been suspended. Harish, Assistant Sub-Inspector, Malayinkeezhu Police Station, and Ajith, Senior Civil Police Officer, Neyyattinkara Police Station have been suspended.
Harish has been suspended for violating election rules by issuing voter slips to a UDF candidate. The reason for suspending Ajith is that he was campaigning for the LDF candidate on social media.
Kolkata: West Bengal will go to the polls tomorrow for the seventh phase of the Lok Sabha polls against the backdrop of intense Covid expansion. The booth will reach the seventh phase, including the Murshidabad region, where the Covid expansion is rampant.
Voting in the seventh phase will take place in 36 constituencies. The vote comes amid heavy security in the wake of previous clashes. With the polls closed tomorrow, the Bengal Assembly polls will be shortlisted in only 35 constituencies in the eighth phase.
As the spread of Covid in the country continued unabated, there was a growing demand for a one-time final election in Bengal. But the Election Commission did not give in. The Bengal elections will be held under extreme security in the wake of the second wave of Covid.
Thiruvananthapuram: The dead body of a police officer was found in Thiruvananthapuram. Shibu, a constable from Kanjiramkulam, was found dead. The body was found inside the house. There was no one else in the house. Shibu has been on medical leave for the past few days, fellow police said. Police have registered a case and are investigating the incident. The body is five days old.
New Delhi: NV Ramana has been sworn in as the 48th Chief Justice of India at 11 am today. Only a handful of people attended the swearing-in ceremony at the Rashtrapati Bhavan during the Covid crisis.
At the same time, family, friends, and well-wishers have the opportunity to hear the case that the Chief Justice is considering first after being appointed to office. But in special cases, restrictions have been imposed.
NV Ramana’s term as Chief Justice will be 16 months. This will be until August 26, 2022. Meanwhile, the new Chief Justice will consider on Tuesday the case taken suo moto by the Supreme Court in the Covid crisis. Acting Chief Justice NV Ramana will consider several cases, including the controversial Rafals, Jammu and Kashmir, and CAA-NRC.
