Uniindia: Hubballi, 17 May (UNI) Union Minister for Parliamentary Affairs, Coal and Mines, Mr. Prahlad Joshi said here today that he had asked the Secretary of the Central Health Department to immediately arrange to provide required quantity of Medicines to treat the Patients suffering from the Black Fungus disease in Karnataka.
Shortage of ventilator beds, O2 in Tamil Nadu
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“We kept trying for a ventilator bed and were just not able to get one,” said a 42-year-old from Chennai who did not wish to be named. “It was traumatic to see my father gasping for breath and being so helpless. I feel I failed him. We made so many phone calls but to no avail, and his condition deteriorated faster than we could handle.”
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While the government has introduced a slew of measures to cope with the situation, the system has struggled to stay afloat owing to the volume of requests coming in.
Now drug for ‘black fungus’ is in short supply
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May 16, 2021 08:32 IST
Doctors say pharmacies do not stock the medicine because there were very few patients before COVID-19 struck
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Doctors say pharmacies do not stock the medicine because there were very few patients before COVID-19 struck
While Karnataka is witnessing an increasing number of mucormycosis (black fungus) cases as a post-COVID-19 complication, there are complaints that medicines needed to treat the problem are hard to come by.
While Bengaluru has seen close to 75 cases of black fungus over the last fortnight in various hospitals, six have emerged in Mysuru’s government hospital and one suspected case in Belagavi.
May 13, 2021, 14:59 IST
The Bengaluru Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC), along with NGOs has launched the ‘Oxygen on Wheel’ initiative at Victoria Hospital on Thursday.
This initiative has been taken up in order to provide oxygen to Covid patients waiting near hospitals.
The transport utility has tied up with several NGOs, including Foundation India. It modified a non-AC bus into an oxygen bank with two concentrators and four cylinders, which will attend to six patients at a time. A similar facility was started in Chennai by Jain International Trade Organisation.
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Officials said, The bus will be placed at Victoria Hospital from Thursday, 10.30 am to 6 pm. It will be free for people on a first-come-first-served basis by calling 9731007191. We are planning to convert more buses based on the need and if more NGOs come forward.
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LUDHIANA: Of the many many challenges in front of the authorities in fighting the Covid-19, feeding the hungry remains a tough one. Extending a helping hand in such a scenario are city denizens who are preparing langar for Covid-19 patients and families that are facing a crisis of food scarcity. Volunteers, both men and women, are preparing and packing food on a mass scale in the kitchen with community help to distribute them among the needy people.
Patients can now call a helpline number set up by volunteers and get not only free food, but also oxygen after producing the Covid-19 positive report or recommendation by doctor.