Новости за 24.05.2021

Shortage of ICUs and ventilators and alleged fleecing of Covid-19 patients in private hospitals got people of Dakshina Kannada to hold a novel way of dissent – Protest From Home (PFH).

People with comorbidities account for 60-70% of fatalities in Assam in the second wave, bringing to the fore their vulnerability once again.

The state government on Monday instructed collectors of Balasore, Bhadrak and Mayurbhanj districts for suspension of ongoing activities of Covid-19 testing, vaccination and door-to-door Covid-19 survey from Tuesday to Thursday in view of the disruption expected to be caused by the upcoming cyclone Yaas.

Persons coming from outside to Odisha to assist the state government in the pre and post-cyclone management will not be forced to produce RT-PCR negative reports or vaccination certificates, said the office of the special relief commissioner (SRC) on Monday.

The newly-described species Didymocarpus vickifunkiae (Gesneriaceae) is currently known to grow in three locations in the frontier state Mizoram. It is an epiphyte, plants that grow on trees, and produce light pink flowers during monsoon.

The Noida Police on Monday said they have arrested two persons for allegedly posing as officials from the Delhi Police's Crime Branch and extorting money from people.

Like the previous years, the government has taken a pledge of ensuring zero casualty and is relying heavily on its two specialized wings — the Odisha Fire Service and the Odisha Disaster Rapid Action Force (ODRAF) — to achieve the target. Both the wings have earned accolades for their deft handling of pre and post-disaster evacuation, rescue and restoration operations in the past. NDRF teams too have been deployed in Odisha to carry out evacuation, rescue and restoration work.

As Cyclone Yaas inches closer to Odisha coast, the state government on Monday deployed some senior IAS and IPS officers as well as engineers and officers from different departments in Balasore, Bhadrak, Jagatsinghpur, Kendrapada and Mayurbhanj districts to supervise the rescue and restoration activities. Doctors have also been sent to Balasore where landfall is expected on May 26.

While rising infections among particularly vulnerable tribal groups (PVTG) is causing worry among the administration, the Kotia Kondh in Kandhamal district has managed to stay free of Covid-19 so far during the second wave.

Demanding the ‘martyr’ status for doctors losing their life to COVID infection and a compensation of Rs One Crore to the kin, the Associate Professor, Pediatrics at Government Medical College, Patiala and International human rights activist Dr Harshinder Kaur has written a letter to Punjab Chief Minister Capt. Amarinder Singh and highlighted the plight of doctors who had to pack up the COVID dead bodies themselves when the Class 4 employees shirked from performing their duty.

Belpahar police on Sunday arrested a man for impersonating a child specialist.

The Odisha government has told the Centre that any decision on conducting Class XII board exams would be taken after the state gets over the threat of an impending cyclone. The message was conveyed during a high-level meeting chaired by defence minister Rajnath Singh and attended by state education ministers and secretaries.

The horse dubbed as 'divine' was brought to the Maradi village near Konnur in Gokak taluk on the direction of Pawadeshwara Maha Swamiji of the Maradi Mutt to ward off Covid-19. It was left to wander around the village. On Sunday morning, the horse was found dead. The reason for the death is unknown.

Covid vaccination is likely to be suspended in some districts in view of the impending Cyclone Yaas. While Balasore, Bhadrak, Jagatsinghpur and Kendrapada districts are likely to bear the maximum brunt of the nature’s fury, the government has also issued warning to Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar, Jajpur and Cuttack districts that may witness gusty winds and extremely heavy rainfall.

Vaccination for the 18+ category is becoming more challenging due to less stock of the doses in the state.

The Janasankhya Samadhan Foundation (JSF), which is at the forefront in the battle against population explosion in India and is persistently demanding a strict population control law in the country, has appealed to Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma to enforce the population policy.

Officials at Regional Meteorological Centre, Guwahati, on Sunday said Cyclone Yaas, a “very severe cyclonic storm”, will not enter Assam or the northeast.

Chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday asked all deputy commissioners to put in place a community surveillance system to stop the pandemic from spreading from urban to rural areas of the state.

The Mizoram government doled out Rs 91.50 lakh on May 17 from the Chief Minister’s Relief Fund to the underprivileged to help them overcome the crisis they are facing because of food shortage due to the prolonged lockdown triggered by the pandemic.