Ranchi: The Jharkhand high court came down heavily on the state government on Wednesday while hearing a public interest litigation on the condition of patients suffering from black fungus in Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences (Rims).
A division bench of Chief Justice Dr Ravi Ranjan and Justice Sujit Narayan Prasad while hearing the PIL initiated suo motu by the court said that if the state cannot ensure treatment of its people in a government-run hospital, will they have to sell their lands to procure treatment, the bench rebuked. The court has sought for a detailed status report in the matter.
Ranchi: After recording a steep surge in Covid-19 cases in the past few months, the number of cases has gone down in Jharkhand with the active caseload going down by 7,140 last month.
As per the state health department data, Jharkhand had witnessed 8,054 active cases on June 1 which reduced to 914 on June 30. The fresh infection graph too has come down as state had reported 609 infections on June 1 and 85 on June 30.
Experts believe that the strict lockdown and the vaccination drive helped Jharkhand overcome the second wave.
Talking to TOI on the issue, professor of critical care and the in-charge at the trauma centre at the state-run Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences (Rims), Dr Pradeep Bhattacharya, said, “The infection rate as well as the mortality rate came down last month and the lockdown is responsible. Also, people’s overall awareness regarding Covid-appropriate behaviour contributed to this well.”
Ranchi: There seems to be a direct link between Covid-19 deaths and industrial pollution, including mining, in Jharkhand, pollution and health experts.
Ranchi: The Archdiocese of Ranchi, under the Roman Catholic Church, on Wednesday began distribution of nutrition packets to over 300 patients admitted.
Ranchi: Prominent Covid-19 hospitals in Ranchi on Tuesday said they have stocked up enough oxygen to last 72 hours. On Monday night, the state department of health, medical education and family welfare asked all hospitals in the state to stock up liquid medical oxygen and ensure that they have alternate sources of power to keep their medical equipment functional.
The department’s directive was issued keeping in mind the cyclonic storm Yaas, which is due to make landfall in Odisha on Wednesday and head inland towards south Jharkhand the same day.
Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences (Rims), which currently has the capacity to treat 1,108 Covid-19 patients indoors, said it has stocked up 800 Jumbo D-type oxygen cylinders. “We have also procured two oxygen cylinder tanks and kept them on standby. Our own PSA Oxygen plant is fully functional and two of its tanks are full,” Dr Rakesh Ranjan, the chief medical officer of Rims, told TOI. After Covid-19 cases began declining, Rim