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Lawmakers are putting in for police body cams, road repairs, community upgrades – and requests for funds ranging from a yoga program in New Jersey and a science center in Florida, now that a prohibition on 'earmark' requests has ended. House Republicans ended earmarks in 2011 following a series of scandals, but voted to bring them back in March, and the House majority voted to reinstate them.  Under new reforms meant to stem abuses, the House Appropriations Committee publicly lists members' individual requests. More than 300 lawmakers have submitted proposals – although some critics of t...

Mumbai: Covid tests drop in city as door-to-door checks stop TNN / Updated: May 6, 2021, 08:02 IST Mumbai: Covid tests drop in city as door-to-door checks stop The volume of daily Covid-19 tests in Mumbai has dropped by almost 40% in three weeks. Tests not only detect cases, but also help health authorities map high incidence zones and plan intervention. One of the reasons for low testing is a discontinuation of aggressive door-to-door surveillance. Fewer antigen tests: On March 23, BMC said it would conduct 40,000+ random antigen tests (RAT) daily at crowded places, but the partial lockdown...

BJP MP Manoj Kotak writes to BMC Chief for doorstep vaccination Mirror Online / Updated: May 4, 2021, 13:29 IST Manoj Kotak has written to Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation ( BMC) chief Iqbal Singh Chahal, seeking framing of guidelines and granting permission for doorstep vaccination. He informed that NGOs with medical guidance are stepping forward to offer their assistance for the cause of ensuring doorstep vaccination for every citizen, from those living in chawls to residential societies. "The situation of COVID-19 in our country has entered into a very lethal stage and the only way to f...

Palghar: Disaster averted in govt hospital after Nashik-like leakage of oxygen BySandhya NairSandhya Nair / Updated: May 5, 2021, 08:18 IST A disaster was averted after a leakage in a liquid oxygen tank of a government Covid-19 hospital in Vikramgad, Palghar district, was noticed by staff who immediately provided the 90 patients on oxygen with cylinders on Monday night. In the April 21 oxygen leak in a Nashik hospital, 24 Covid patients died as oxygen supply was discontinued for around 30 minutes. The 200-bed Revera Dedicated Covid Hospital, spread over 54 acres, was a private facility, h...

Radiology body condemns AIIMS Director’s statement on 'CT Scan causing cancer, calls in irresponsible AIIMS Director Dr Guleria had said that younger people being exposed to CT scans ups the risk of cancer, as they age. Representative image Updated: May 5, 2021, 10:14 PM IST The Indian Radiological & Imaging Association(IRIA), a registered body has issued a statement clarifying that Computerized Tomography or CT scans are not harmful as was projected by the AIIMS Director Dr. Randeep Guleria in a media interaction. The Association has mentioned that Dr. Gule...