Politics apart, troubles aplenty for Kerala
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Challenges await the new government in areas such as development, health and harmony
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Challenges await the new government in areas such as development, health and harmony
Kerala faces several serious challenges, which political parties seldom focus on as objects of resolution and include in their propaganda. Coming together under two coalitions in the State the Left Democratic Front and the United Democratic Front these political parties attribute issues of misrule, financial corruption, and nepotism against each other. While the ruling Front puts up proof of achievements in development and people’s welfare, the Opposition brings up charges of financial corruption and development failures against the ruling Front. Probing, rarely, any of the genuine challenges (often due to their own conflicting interests and goals within the front), the Opposition creates a politically disengaging environment. I
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Eighty out of 100 ICU beds for COVID patients in goverment hospitals occupied
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Eighty out of 100 ICU beds for COVID patients in goverment hospitals occupied
Pressure on critical care facilities for COVID-19 in Ernakulam has been rising, with around 80 out of 100 ICU beds for COVID-19 patients occupied in government hospitals.
Intensive care units for COVID-19 in the government sector are available only at the Government Medical College Hospital, PVS Hospital, and the Fort Kochi Taluk Hospital.
The number of patients requiring critical care and ICU admission has grown in the past two weeks, said Dr. Mathews Numpeli, district programme manager, National Health Mission. People who are out and about could be carrying the infection back to the elderly or those with comorbidities at home, who are likely to develop more severe symptoms of the infection, he