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Tamil Nadu left out in medical oxygen allocation plan, says MP

Tamil Nadu left out in medical oxygen allocation plan, says MP Updated: Updated: He points to loss of 13 lives due to lack of oxygen in Chengalpattu GH Share Article He points to loss of 13 lives due to lack of oxygen in Chengalpattu GH Madurai MP Su. Venkatesan has expressed shock over Tamil Nadu being left out in the supply plan for medical oxygen released by Dr. Sanjay Roy, Director, National Health Mission. In a letter addressed to Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan, Mr. Venkatesan pointed out that the supply plan had listed several States that would get increased quantity of medical oxygen due to “increasing demand.” The supply plan had been prepared under the overall guidance of the Empowered Group-II by Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade in consultation with the Ministries concerned, State, oxygen manufacturers and All India Industrial Gases Manufacturers’ Association.

Separatist Mohammad Ashraf Sehrai dies, finger at jail neglect

Jailed separatist Mohammad Ashraf Sehrai, who was the front-runner to succeed ailing hawk Syed Ali Shah Geelani as the leader of the hardliners, died in a Jammu hospital on Wednesday, triggering allegations in Kashmir that the 77-year-old had been left unattended in prison till his condition deteriorated. Sehrai has spent years in jail and was arrested the last time in May 2020 after his militant son Junaid died in a gunfight in Srinagar. The government had apprehended that Sehrai might don the mantle of the azaadi movement in the absence of Geelani who has retreated from public life because of his failing health.

Ernakulam records over 6,000 COVID-19 cases for second consecutive day

Updated: Test positivity rate at 31.8%; active caseload crosses 60,000 Share Article AAA The otherwise crowded walkway along the Fort Kochi beachfront wears a deserted look due to the near lockdown situation in Ernakulam district where COVID-19 cases are surging.   | Photo Credit: H. VIBHU Test positivity rate at 31.8%; active caseload crosses 60,000 For the second consecutive day, Ernakulam recorded over 6,000 new COVID-19 cases, with 6,506 people testing positive on Thursday. The test positivity rate is 31.8%. The active caseload in the district has crossed 60,000 – a total of 61,847 people are in isolation or under treatment after having tested positive. Recoveries on the day stood at 2,999. While 20,459 tests were done, 9,230 of these were RT-PCR tests.

Ambulances queue up outside hospitals as beds turn scarce

Ambulances queue up outside hospitals as beds turn scarce Updated: Updated: COVID-19 patients have to wait for several hours to be admitted, say doctors Share Article AAA System overwhelmed: Ambulances carrying COVID-19 patients waiting outside the Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital on Thursday.   | Photo Credit: Jothi Ramalingam B COVID-19 patients have to wait for several hours to be admitted, say doctors At midnight, when most roads in the city were deserted, the stretches adjoining some of the major government hospitals had a line of ambulances and private vehicles waiting with COVID-19 patients. On Wednesday midnight, at least 15 ambulances both government and private were waiting outside one of the government hospitals in the city. Some patients had come to the hospitals in autorickshaws.

Heavy rush at vaccination centres

Heavy rush at vaccination centres Updated: Updated: 80% administered second dose of vaccine in each centre Share Article 80% administered second dose of vaccine in each centre Vaccination centres in various parts of the district witnessed heavy rush on Thursday. A majority of the 118 public health institutions, where COVID-19 vaccine was administered, saw people queuing up at 5.30 a.m. With the health authorities allocating only 100 doses for most hospitals, the police had to step in to disperse crowds at various places, including Vizhinjam. Several hundreds thronged the family health centre in Punnakulam. While vaccine was administered on the basis of tokens distributed, 80% of the beneficiaries received their second doses in each centre.

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