Новости за 07.06.2021

The Assam government has come up with a new strategy on the lines of the ‘Chennai Model’ to vaccinate all individuals above 60 years by creating ‘Near to Home Covid Vaccination Centres’ (NHCVC).

Jharkhand on Monday continued to show declining trend with Covid deaths nosediving to 8 and positive cases plunging to 293, a health department bulletin said.

An FIR has been lodged over a Covid-19 vaccination camp held at a Greater Noida housing society with vaccines allegedly meant for Aligarh district, officials said on Monday. Also, separate inquiries have been initiated by the health departments in Gautam Buddh Nagar as well as Aligarh over the matter. The FIR is against five named people and some unidentified residents.

Ludhiana deputy commissioner (DC) Varinder Kumar Sharma and municipal councillor Mamta Ashu on Monday dedicated an advanced life support ambulance to the people of the district.

The Haryana Police has arrested three more people in connection with the killing of a 27-year-old gym trainer, who was attacked by a group of 15 men who had allegedly intercepted his car and assaulted him in Nuh district last month.

To ensure that Covid-infected patients do not suffer for want of medical oxygen, the state government on Sunday launched doorstep delivery of oxygen concentrators in the cities of Bhubaneswar, Berhampur, Cuttack, Rourkela and Sambalpur.

Three minor children from Jajpur district have taken the social media platforms by storm with their video clippings on ways to combat the Covid-19 pandemic and the stigma associated with the virus.

After witnessing weeks of terrifying scenes of the rush of critical patients, the two Covid-19 hospitals in the Veer Surendra Sai Institute of Medical Sciences and Research (Vimsar), Burla can heave a sigh of relief with a remarkable dip in bed occupancy.

Odisha improved its position in Performance Grading Index (PGI) 2019-20 to grade-I from grade-III last year, according to the report released by the Union education ministry on Sunday. The state has also made significant improvement in domains like infrastructure and facilities and equity compared to the previous year.

The state’s test positivity rate or TPR on Sunday went down below 10% for the first time in two months, bringing the much-needed relief to the overworked state health authorities. Buoyed by the dip in positivity, the healthcare experts are optimistic about a steep fall in the number of active cases by mid-June.

Eye-witness accounts of several survivors were video recorded and streamed on different online platforms during Operation Bluestar this year. A few such eyewitness accounts were filmed on camera over the last few years, but this year, several such accounts were video-recorded and widely shared on social media platforms.

In an order that came on Sunday evening, the Haryana government extended COVID restrictions in the state till June 14, while allowing restaurants and bars to reopen with certain conditions.

Nine peacocks were found dead in Auraiya’s Takia village on Sunday.

Many who couldn’t perform ‘asthi visarjan’ (immersion of ashes) and ‘shraddh’ (13-day rituals) of loved ones who died during the pandemic can now fulfil their wish via speed post and view the rituals live. The department of posts and a socio-religious platform, Om Divya Darshan, have tied up to offer services for ‘asthi-visarjan’ in Ganga and ‘shraddh’ rituals in Varanasi, Prayagraj, Haridwar and Gaya.

At least 3,031 people in 22 villages of the three revenue circles in Lakhimpur district have been affected by the first flood of the season following incessant rainfall and the release of dam water from the Ranganadi Hydro Electric Project (RHEP), a bulletin issued by the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) stated on Sunday evening.

As many as 6,118 new Covid-19 cases, 7,358 recoveries and 41 deaths in the last 24 hours, informed the state health department on Monday.

Assam health minister Keshab Mahanta expressed readiness to tackle a possible third wave of Covid-19 by boosting the infrastructure of child care units across district hospitals.

Experts have welcomed the creation of a separate department of climate change to tackle various threats posed by the menace, besides taking steps for adaptation and mitigation of global warming.

Majuli, the world’s largest river island, may not get Unesco’s world heritage site tag this year as well with the government yet to submit the required dossier to Unesco. The last date for submission of the same is June 20.

A local court has extended the police custody of the nine prime accused in the doctor assault case in Assam’s Hojai district by three more days.

Police and revenue officials detained four newly-wed couples as they had allegedly violated Covid protocols in KR Pete taluk on Sunday.

The LPG-powered crematorium in Dharwad district, touted as the first-of-its-kind unit in Karnataka, is likely to start operations in a few weeks’ time. The eco-friendly crematorium is expected to emit less smoke, besides reducing use of wood for the last rites.