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PM Modi chairs high-level meeting; Harsh Vardhan to interact with health ministers of UP, Andhra, MP, Gujarat

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NEW DELHI: Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan on Saturday will interact with health ministers of Uttar Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, and Gujarat via video conferencing to review the COVID-19 situation and the progress of the vaccination drive in these states.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi also chaired a high-level meeting on the country’s coronavirus situation and the ongoing vaccination drive today.

As many as 3,26,098 new COVID-19 cases, 3,53,299 discharges and 3,890 deaths were reported in the last 24 hours, as per Union Health Ministry

The number of total cases stands at 2,43,72,907, including 2,04,32,898 recoveries, 2,66,207 deaths, and 36,73,802 active cases.

A total of 18,04,57,579 doses of COVID-19 vaccines have been administered in the country so far.

The Union Health Ministry on Friday informed that the national recovery rate is 83.50 per cent.

12 States including Karnataka, Maharashtra, Kerala, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Gujarat, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh and Haryana cumulatively account for 79.7 per cent of India’s total active cases, the ministry had said. (ANI)

Six including duty doctor, patient co-ordinator of Manipal hospital booked for negligence after COVID-19 patient dies

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Pramesh Jain

The Jeeevanbhimanagar police have registered FIR against six staffer including duty doctor and patient coordinator of Manipal hospital charging them under negligence which led to the death of a covid patient.

The accused has been identified  as,Muskan,patient,co-ordinator,Dr.Sudha,Sanjay,Nurse,Smt.Hanna,in-charge nurse,Vinayaka Murthy, billing coordinator and Roy Mendons,staff of the Manipal hospital  .

Senior officer said,East Nodal officers incharge of Private Hospitals headed by ADGP KSRP,Alok Kumar along with,IAS,Captain Manivannan,BWSSB,EE,Ravindra Kumar and team visited Manipal hospital after receiving complaint by patient relative about the medical negligence showed by the hospital staff which led to a Covid patient death.

The team visited the hospital and conducted a Inquiry regarding the allegations made by the kin of deceased the team after collecting information about the deceased patient found a medical negligence done by hospital staff and patient coordinator and duty doctor.

A complaint was filed by EE, Ravindra Kumar of BWSSB the Jeeevanbhimanagar police on Tuesday registered an FIR against Muskan, patient coordinator,Dr.Sudha,Sanjay,Nurse, Hanna,in-charge nurse,Vinayaka Murthy,billing coordinator and Roy Mendons,staff of the Manipal hospital.

Mr.Kumar said that a patient by name Sudha was referred by BBMP for admission for Covid19 treatment on April 29.

The patient was brought in the ambulance and admitted in the emergency ward.After providing treatment the hospital discharged the patient the next day.

The family took the patient back home and two days later the patient succumbed due to non availability of treatment .

Though she was allotted bed from the BBMP, the staff concerned discharged her without giving proper treatment leading to their suspicious behaviour and hence needed a detailed investigations in the case to ascertain what led to the death of patient and what made them to discharge the patient next day only a detailed investigation will be done in the case he added.

ADGP KSRP,Alok Kumar,reacted by tweeting from his official Twitter handle,Quest for justice for the  hapless Covid victim.After admission at the hospital,she was turned away within two hours and died at home after two days due to Covid.FIR  registered for death due to negligence against staff,including one doctor.Need to stop such incidents Alok Kumar said in his tweet.

Fake RT-PCR Covid negative report racket busted by Upparpet police: Travel agent held, 3 fake reports with letter head seized

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Parmesh jain

The West Division police of Upparpet police busted a fake RT-PCR certificate racket and arrested a 35-year-old travel agent who was selling fake covid negative certificates which are mandatory for the people to travel to other states as per the travel guidelines issued by the state government .

The accused has been identified as, Sampathlal,35,Resident of Manavarthipet.

DCP West,Dr Sanjeev M Patil,told Media persons on Wednesday our upparpet police inspector received a credible information that one person is selling fake RT-PCR certificate near chickpet BBMP grounds and is charging around 3000-4000 for each from people to travel to other states.

Based on a tip off,a team of police led by Inspector CB Shivaswamy and swung into action and rushed to the spot and kept a close watch on the suspect and the team after getting confirmation that he is indulged in selling fake RT-PCR Covid negative certificate racket.

The police team apprehended him and took him to station for further questioning during questioning he said that he works as a travel agent in manavarthipet area the team escorted him to his shop and conducted a search and during search the team recovered a letter head of a private Diagnostics centre and three covid negative certificates duly signed by the doctors in the name of three persons were recovered.

During investigation the accused confessed the crime and it was found that the accused was working as a travel agent to get railway and air tickets for his customers.

After travelling restrictions he resorted to creating fake certificates by creating fake letter heads of private Diagnostics centre in the name of fake doctors and duly signed to make extra money from his clients.

Investigations revealed that the accused was charging RS.3000 to Rs 4000 per each certificate.

Inspector and team grilled him a detailed investigation by the team the accused spilled the beans and it has revealed that he has managed to create several certificates using which people have gone to Rajasthan and West Bengal where a Covid negative certificate is mandatory.

We have seized his phone and gathered the data of the people who got the certificates from him. We will be alerting the Rajasthan and West Bengal counterparts to identify them and take further action.

Sampath Lal has been taken into custody to ascertain if there is a possible role of doctor or a diagnostic centre.

The Upparpet Police have booked the accused under Disaster management act and also under fraud,forgery,unlawful and negligent act to spread infection and also under cheating.

The police are also on the lookout for Mukesh Paramar,associate of Sampath Lal who is presently on the run and will be nabbed soon and  further investigation is on.

The racket was catering to people who wanted negative reports to fulfil conditions for travel and work,but did not want to take a test or wait for the report.Several such rackets have been busted across the country in the past two months.We are checking if there are more such rackets operating in the city.

Finally Bengaluru Police Commissioner,Kamal Pant has appreciated Addl CP West,Soumendhu Mukherjee,DCP West,Dr Sanjeev M Patil,ACP,P Ravikumar,PI,CB Shivaswamy,PSI, Umesh,Narayan,and crime staff as,Mahadev,Mahadevaswamy and other staff who has successfully nabbed the travel agent for creating fake RT-PCR Covid certificate and a suitable reward will be given to the team for the exemplary and commendable job done by them he added.

No Covid vaccine for 18+ age group in Karnataka for now

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BENGALURU: The State Government has decided to temporarily suspend vaccination for the 18-44 age group from May 14 until further notice. Vaccinations will not be given even to those who have already booked appointments. The order is applicable only for Covid-19 vaccination being administered at all government vaccination centers in the state.This comes just a day after the state, which is facing a severe shortage of vaccines, decided to float a global tender to procure two crore doses and facilitate vaccination of those in the 18-44-year age group.

Earlier in the evening, the Karnataka Government decided to design its own website as an alternative, as many citizens were finding it difficult to book slots for Covid-19 vaccination on the Union Government’s CoWIN portal.When vaxxing for 18+ resumes, the website will function as a registration, tracking and information portal on the vaccination drive for those aged between 18 and 44, the age group for which the state is procuring vaccinations directly from vaccine manufacturers. 

The website will also be designed to address concerns regarding geographical shifting and stop people from one locality registering for vaccines in another locality, city or town. The details of the website’s programming and contents were discussed at a meeting of CM B S Yediyurappa, his cabinet colleagues and officials on Wednesday evening.“The CoWIN app is creating a lot of confusion due to non-availability of slots, heavy traffic, glitches in OTP and registration process. It allows anybody to register for vaccination in any place, irrespective of where they are registering from. This is leading to those in cities going to other towns and districts to get vaccines, ultimately depriving citizens of those localities of vaccines. The Karnataka government’s website is set to be up and running, at least in the beta version, by next week,” said a source who was part of Wednesday’s meeting.

The website will be limited to citizens aged between 18 and 44 since the CoWIN portal has been catering largely to those above the age of 45. An IAS officer is likely to be appointed to supervise the designing of the website as well as its functioning, once it goes public. Glitches will be fixed as and when found, sources said.To address the concern of those without internet connections or smartphones/computers missing out on registration for vaccines, the CM is said to have asked for ward-wise registration counters. With many raising concerns about the poor and vulnerable losing out on vaccine registration due to lack of access to internet, the government is mulling setting up ward-wise counters similar to how fever clinics, temporary testing counters and camps were set up earlier.“Those who do not know how to register can visit these camps, verify identity and get registered,” a source said.

29 Karnataka districts have Covid positivity rate of over 10%: Govt

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BENGALURU: While the head of the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), Dr Balram Bhargava, has cautioned that districts reporting positivity rates of over 10 per cent should remain locked down for another six to eight weeks, 29 of Karnataka’s 31 districts have reported much higher positivity rates. 

Dr Giridhara R Babu, senior epidemiologist and member of Covid-19 Techincal Advisory Committee, warned, “The infection rate in districts can only be controlled with increase in testing and ensuring that the lockdown norms are strictly followed. “Otherwise, the number of cases will rise much higher and the mortality rates too may increase drastically.” 

Given the situation, some districts like Uttara Kannada, Chamarajanagar, Shivamogga, Ballari and Davanagere have implemented strict lockdown only from Tuesday with banning of weddings and religious programmes. However, in many villages, especially in Tumakuru district which has a positivity rate of 38.1 pc, weddings are being solemnised in local temples and markets are open in the mornings. In some places in Belagavi district too, there are crowds in local markets during mornings.

This at a time when most of these districts are facing shortage of oxygenated and ICU beds, and there is no proper monitoring of patients in home isolation. People thronging hospitals for vaccination too has led to an increase in number of cases. “Belagavi has severe shortage of oxygen beds. The 400 oxygenated bed designated for Covid patients in Hassan are full. In Tumakuru, there is a limited number of ICUs and the district designated hospital has not expanded the ICUs, CT machines are out of order. Such problems create major hindrance in terms of managing the situation.” sources said.  

Lockdown-like restrictions extended in Maharashtra till June 1 negative RT-PCR report must for those arriving in state

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MUMBAI: The Maharashtra government on Thursday extended the lockdown-like restrictions in the state till June 1 to break the chain of COVID-19.

As per the order, additional restrictions include mandatory negative RT-PCR test report for any person entering the state by any mode of transport.

The test report will have to be issued within 48 hours before the time of entry into the state.

All restrictions enforced as per earlier orders for people arriving from places of “sensitive origin” will be applicable to anyone arriving from any part of the country into the state, the order said.

In case of cargo carriers, not more than two people will be allowed to travel in those vehicles.

If the carriers are originating from outside Maharashtra,they will be allowed with a negative RT-PCR test report issued within 48 hours before the time of entry into the state and will be valid for seven days, the order said.

The lockdown-like curbs were earlier imposed in the state on April 5.

The curbs were further tightened on April 15 with Section 144 of the CrPc, banning assembly of five or more people at one place, imposed in theentire state.

As per the latest order, the Local Disaster Management Authority (DMA) will keep a special vigil on rural markets and APMCs (agriculture produce market committees) to ensure Covid-appropriate behaviour.

If it finds that such places are difficult to manage and ensure discipline, then the local DMA may decide to shut them or impose further restrictions, the government said.

Milk collection, transport and processing will be allowed without restrictions, though its retail trade shall be allowed subject to restrictions imposed on shops dealing with essential items or through home delivery, the order said.

Personnel engaged in airport, port services, and movement of cargo related to medicines or equipment for COVID-19 management will be allowed to travel in local, mono and Metro trains, it said.

The local DMAs have been given powers to impose further restrictions generally or to specific sectors or areas with intimation to the state DMA, and shall give at least 48- hour notice to the public, the order said.

Day after seven bodies found floating in Ganga Covid bodies found buried in sand in Unnao

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UNNAO: Days after bodies of suspected COVID-19 patients washed up on the shores of the river Ganga in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, more have been found buried in the sand in Unnao.

A team of the local police is in the process of carrying out an inquiry and searches are being conducted for more bodies.

According to District Magistrate Ravinder Kumar, the bodies were found buried in an area far from the river.

“Our team has found buried bodies in an area far from the river. Search being conducted for more bodies in other areas. I have asked a team to carry out an inquiry. Action will be taken accordingly,” the DM said.

Over the last two days, horrific scenes of dead bodies floating in the Ganga river in Uttar Pradesh’s Ghazipur and Bihar’s Buxar caused panic among locals who feared that the bodies were of deceased COVID patients.

According to Bihar Minister Sanjay Kumar Jha, 71 bodies were taken out from the river in Buxar district and their last rites performed and a net has been placed in the Ganga in Ranighat, bordering UP and Bihar, to stop any similar incident from happening again.

Local residents have complained of stench coming from the bloated, decomposed corpses and accused the authorities of ineptitude.

These incidents have sparked fears about the scale of the Covid crisis in the country. Authorities believe the relatives of those who succumbed to the virus, may not have been able to find space for the last rites. 

The state recorded 18,125 fresh COVID-19 cases that raised the infection count to 15,63,238, while 329 new fatalities pushed the death toll from the pandemic to 16,372, officials said on Wednesday.

On the bright side, the number of active cases in the state has come down by over 1.04 lakh in the past 11 days, Additional Chief Secretary, Health, Amit Mohan Prasad said.

The COVID-19 recovery rate now stands at 85.7 per cent in Uttar Pradesh, he said.

On April 30, there were about 3.10 lakh active cases, while the number currently stands at 2,06,615, the official said.

With this, the total number of patients in the state who have recovered from the infection has risen to 13,40,251, Prasad added.

So far, over 4.36 crore samples have been tested in the state, including more than 2.45 lakh samples that were tested on Tuesday, he said.

Among the fresh cases, 1,52,725 are in home isolation, Prasad said.

He said that following the ‘track, test and treat’ policy, surveillance teams of the state government have reached 3.47 crore households, covering a total of 16.73 crore people.

Prasad said while 1.11 crore people have been administered the first dose of COVID-19 vaccine, 29.35 lakh have received the second shot.

The programme of vaccinating people in the 18-44 age group is also going on in the state and so far 2.16 lakh in this category have been administered vaccines, he said.

PM missing along with vaccines, oxygen, medicines: Rahul continues his attack on Modi

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NEW DELHI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi launched an attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday, alleging that he is missing along with vaccines, oxygen and medicines during the COVID-19 pandemic and what remains is the central vista project and the PM’s photos.

“The prime minister is also missing, along with vaccines, oxygen and medicines. All that remain are the central vista project, GST on medicines and the prime minister’s photos here and there,” he said in a tweet in Hindi.

Gandhi has been attacking the prime minister over the government’s handling of the pandemic and has been critical of the Centre for the lack of oxygen, medicines and vaccines in the country amid a surge in the number of cases during the second wave of COVID-19.

Congress’s chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala also hit out at the government over dead bodies floating in the Ganga.

“What time has come in this New India that even dead bodies floating in rivers are not visible to the government. Shame,” he said in a tweet in Hindi, while citing a news report about the bodies being buried in sand in Uttar Pradesh’s Unnao.

With a single-day rise of 3,62,727 cases, India’s COVID-19 tally climbed to 2,37,03,665 on Thursday, while the death toll due to the viral disease rose to 2,58,317 with 4,120 more people succumbing to it, according to the health ministry.

Government panel suggests increasing gap 12-16 weeks between two doses of Covishield

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NEW DELHI: A government panel has recommended increasing the gap between two doses of Covishield COVID-19 vaccine to 12-16 weeks, official sources said on Thursday.

It has also suggested that pregnant women may be offered the choice to take any COVID-19 vaccine and that lactating women can be inoculated any time after delivery.

The NTAGI has also stated that those having laboratory test proven SARS-CoV-2 illness should defer COVID-19 vaccination for six months after recovery, the sources said.

According to the current protocol, vaccine must be taken four to eight weeks after recovery from COVID-19 infection.

“Based on the available real life evidence particularly from the UK, the COVID-19 working group agreed for increasing the dosing interval to 12-16 weeks between two doses of Covishield vaccine.

No change in interval of Covaxin vaccine doses was recommended,” the sources said.

Currently, the recommended interval between two doses of Covishield is four to eight weeks.

The recommendations come amid several states reporting shortage of vaccines.

Several states and UTs including Delhi, Maharashtra, Karnataka and Telangana have decided to opt for global tenders for procurement of anti-coronavirus shots with the domestic supply falling short to meet the rising demand.

The recommendations of the NTAGI, which came after a recent meeting of the panel, will be sent to the National Expert Group on Vaccine Adminstration for COVID-19 (NEGVAC).

The panel also rejected the proposal for routinely screening all vaccine recipients with rapid antigen testing prior to COVID vaccination.

The NTAGI recommended that all pregnant women visiting for ANC care may be informed about risks and benefits associated with Covishield and Covaxin.

Based on the information provided, a pregnant woman may be offered the choice to take any of the COVID 19 vaccine.

An educational tool comprising information on risk of COVID 19 infection during pregnancy, benefits associated with the vaccination and rare complications associated with vaccines like thrombosis and thrombocytopenia (with Covishield) may be developed.

Also, all lactating women are eligible to receive the COVID 19 vaccines any time after delivery, the panel suggested.

According to the current vaccination protocol, pregnant and lactating women should not be administered the shots as they have not been part of any anti-coronavirus vaccine clinical trial so far.

In case of individuals who have received the first dose and before completion of the dosing schedule if they test positive for COVID-19, they should wait for 4-8 weeks after clinical recovery from the illness.

Also, COVID-19 patients who have been given anti-SARS-CoV-2 monoclonal antibodies or convalescent plasma may defer COVID-19 vaccination for three months from the day of discharge from hospital, the recommendations stated.

Individuals having any other serious illness requiring hospitalisation or ICU care should also wait for 4-8 weeks before getting the next COVID vaccine, it added.

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