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‘Ensure that the results are released at the earliest’
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A woman waits to get vaccinated at a health centre near Dr. L.B. College in Visakhapatnam on Friday.
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K.R. Deepak
‘Ensure that the results are released at the earliest’
District Collector V. Vinay Chand has instructed the officials to increase COVID-19 testing and conduct 10,000 tests a day. He also asked the officials to sort out the issues and ensure that test results are released at the earliest, especially in the Agency areas. The Collector conducted a review meet on COVID-19 preparedness in the district with the officials here on Friday.
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Andhra Medical College, Visakhapatnam, is going to have one more super-speciality course in the medical discipline, DM Pulmonary Medicine, from this year.
The Essentiality Certificate was issued by the Health Secretary and Dr. NTR University of Health Sciences was issued the consent of affiliation.
On Saturday, AMC Principal P.V. Sudhakar handed over the certificate and university affiliation copies to K.V.V.Vijaya Kumar, Professor and HoD Respiratory Medicine and Superintendent, GHCCD, Visakhapatnam. He complimented the efforts made by the department and the progress made in the recent times.
Dr. Sudhakar said that the National Medical Commission would be addressed soon to grant permission to include this course in the national entrance to be conducted during this year.
Sharp rise in demand is the reason for the present situation, says official
More than the dreaded black fungus disease, the acute shortage and black marketing of injections, required for its treatment, is leaving patients and their attendants feel very dejected.
The attendants are running from pillar to post to buy injections to save their near and dear ones.
Rajendra Prasad (68), a diabetic, underwent treatment for COVID-19 at a private hospital in the city. He was admitted on April 19, put on ventilator support and given steroids, and was discharged after his condition improved on April 27.
Black phlegm
“A few weeks later, he sneezed and black-coloured phlegm came out. We had no knowledge of black fungus. Again after two days ago phlegm came out but we ignored it, thinking it was not serious. The next day, my dad complained of pain in his cheek bones and we took him to a private hospital. Black fungus was confirmed and the affected part was removed. We were, however, told t