Ahmedabad: While the state is reeling under a major spike in Covid-19 cases – both daily and active– the members of state Covid-19 task force appealed that high number of vaccinations could be the only hope for herd immunity.
“We would require at least 70% of the population vaccinated to get benefit of herd immunity against the virus,” said Dr Tushar Patel, a city-based pulmonologist and member of the task force. “There is no reason to delay taking the vaccine. The perceived side effects – including body ache, fever, etc – are actually effects of the vaccine and it should not be a deterrent.”
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AHMEDABAD: A city-based doctor couple – Dr Bela Dave, a professor at AMC-run dental college in Khokhra, and Dr Dilip Dave, a pathologist running a lab in Bapunagar area – tested positive for Covid-19 on Sunday. The duo had completed both the vaccination doses as healthcare workers (HCWs).
The couple told the media on Monday that they had no major symptoms, and have home quarantined themselves. The duo had got tested as part of their duty and had no apparent symptoms associated with the viral infection.
It is the second instance in the past three days where the doctors who have completed both the shots have got infected with the virus.
Jayanti Choksey, a resident of Gulbai Tekra in Ahmedabad, walked into his house on Friday with a jovial smile
VADODARA: His family members and neighbours always considered him a fighter who is never afraid to take up good causes.
Jayanti Choksey lived up to his reputation yet again. At the age of 101, he defeated coronavirus infection in just eight days. In all probability, he is the oldest person to recover from the virus in Gujarat.
Despite being in a bad shape for a couple of days, Choksey, a resident of Gulbai Tekra in Ahmedabad, walked into his house on Friday with a jovial smile.
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GANDHINAGAR: Despite the government’s tall claims of increasing road safety, official figures presented in the Gujarat assembly show that more than 21,000 persons died in road accidents in the state during the past three years.
In a written reply to questions in the ongoing budget session of the state assembly, chief minister Vijay Rupani, who also holds the home portfolio, informed that 21,529 persons died in road accidents in the last three years, ending September 30,2020. In addition, 46,146 persons sustained serious injuries in road accidents during the same period.
The highest number of deaths and injuries were reported in Ahmedabad (1075 deaths),while Surat registered 808 deaths, 536 persons died in Rajkot and 472 died in Vadodara in road accidents in the said period.
As coronavirus spreads across India, it s time to mask up and stay safe (Image courtesy: maskindia.com)
GANDHINAGAR: The state government collected Rs 168 crore in the form of fine for not wearing mask in the six-month period from April 2020 to September 2020. These figures were provided in a written reply on Wednesday by chief minister Vijay Rupani, who also holds the home department portfolio, in response to an unstarred question in the ongoing budget session of the state assembly.
Although the state government did not provide data of mask fine collected from October 2020, if the average monthly collection of Rs 28 crore as fine for not wearing a mask is computed, the total fine collection for not wearing a mask between April 2020 and February 2021 may have crossed Rs 308 crore.