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COVID-19 patients in home isolation given pulse oximeters: Kejriwal

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal

New Delhi (NVI): Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today said that coronavirus patients in home isolation have been sent pulse oximeters to measure their oxygen levels while the ICU beds are being ramped up across the national capital for patients with serious complications.

While addressing a press conference Kejriwal said, “As promised, all the patients in home isolation have been provided with oximeters. It will act as ‘Suraksha Kawach’. Check your oxygen levels every 1-2 hours. If it drops below 94, call us and we will send the oxygen cylinder to your house. If required, you will be sent to the hospital.”

“Besides this, the situation is under control and there is no need to worry. I feel that in coming time more ICU beds will be required. They are being increased in the LNJP, GTB, Rajiv Gandhi hospital in large numbers for serious patients,” he added.

He further added, “There is adequate availability of beds for Covid-19 patients in the capital and claimed that the situation has been brought ‘under control’ by attaching hotels with hospitals.”

The Chief Minister said that plasma therapy will now be conducted on 200 more people. “LNGP and Rajiv Gandhi hospital have been allowed to conduct plasma therapy and so have some private hospitals.”

He said that since the start of plasma therapy at the LNJP hospital, the number of deaths have reduced to less than half as compared to earlier.

“It may be difficult to save very serious patients using plasma therapy, but it can help moderate patients by not letting their condition worsen,” Kejriwal added.

Meanwhile, Delhi witnessed a spike of 3,390 COVID-19 cases and 64 deaths in the last 24 hours, taking the total tally to 73,780.

-CHK

Covid-19 cases in Nepal climb to 11,755; death toll at 27

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New Delhi (NVI): With 593 new cases of the coronavirus infection confirmed today, Nepal’s COVID-19 tally has reached 11,755, according to local media reports.

The country’s Ministry of Health and Population said, 486 males and 107 females are among the newly infected people. In total, 10,506 males and 1,249 females have contracted the infection in Nepal.

In the past 24 hours, 48 people achieved recovery and were discharged form the hospitals, taking the tally of recovery cases to 2,698.

The respiratory disease has been spread across 76 districts of the country. Rasuwa in Bagmati Province is the only district where no case of the infection has been detected, the ministry stated.

So far, 2,06,271 sample tests have been performed in Nepal through the PCR, as per the reports.

Meanwhile, one more COVID-19 related deaths have been confirmed in Nepal by the health ministry today. With this, death-toll from coronavirus infection in the country has reached 27.

-RJV

Mild to medium colour blind people will be able to obtain driving license now

Govt extends validity of vehicular documents, permits till March 31
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New Delhi (NVI): The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has issued a notification for amendment to physical fitness and medical requirements under the Motor Vehicle Act to get a driving license, that will allow persons with mild to medium colour blindness in obtaining the DL.

The ministry has been taking many measures to enable divyangjan (persons with disabilities) citizens to avail transport-related services, especially related to obtaining the Driving Licence, read an official statement.

It was brought to the notice of the ministry that the colour blind citizens were not being able to get the driving licence although they are able to perform all functions properly except identifying colours. the matter was sympathetically examined consulting the medical experts.

The issue was taken up with Medical Expert Institution and advice was sought.

The recommendations then received were to allow mild to medium colour blind citizens to be allowed to drive and put restrictions only on the severe colour blind citizens from driving.

This provision is also allowed in other parts of the world, the ministry added.

-CHK/ARK

Army has not been called in to run Covid-19 facilities in Delhi: MHA on Reuters’ claim

ITBP teams are assisting authorities at Covid Care Centre at Radha Soami Beas premises, Chhatarpur in south Delhi. (Source: @ITBP_official)

New Delhi (NVI): The Central Government today issued a clarification regarding a Reuters news report claiming that India has called in Army to run Covid-19 facilities in Delhi as cases surge.

The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has denied the report by the UK-based news agency, saying that “this news is far from reality” and only medical personnel of Armed Forces & CAPF have been asked to assist at some medical facilities in Delhi.

The news published on Wednesday had claimed that the Government of India has called in Army to manage new Covid-19 treatment centers in Delhi with thousands of additional hospital beds.

The Spokesperson, MHA, took to Twitter and wrote, “Reuters headline says “India calls in Army to run facilities in Delhi as cases surge. This news is far away from reality.

“Note: Army has not been called in, only medical personnel of Armed Forces & CAPF have been asked to assist at some medical facilities in Delhi.”

The Reuters news report referred to the temporary Covid care treatment centre set up at the Radha Soami Beas premises in south Delhi and the railway coaches converted into Covid wards. It claimed that these were among the facilities which will be handled by the Army.

“These include a 10,000-bed facility hosted at a religious centre and railway coaches turned into wards,” the report said.

-RJV/ARK

J&K: 3 terrorists killed as encounter ends in Pulwama’s Tral

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Abid Bashir

Srinagar (NVI): Three terrorists were killed at the end of a 24-hour long gun-battle that broke out yesterday in Tral area of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district, police said today.

Acting on a tip-off, joint teams of security forces had laid a siege in Chewa-Ullar village in Tral yesterday.

“After initial exchange of firing, militants kept on changing their location. The area being congested prompted the security forces to launch a very deliberate operation to prevent any collateral damage,” a police officer said, adding that militants were also given a chance to surrender but they refused and instead fired, triggering an encounter.

“This morning, operation resumed and after a heavy exchange of fire from both sides, all three militants were killed,” said a police officer.

Defence spokesman in Srinagar, Colonel Rajesh Kalia said that three militants have been killed and arms and ammunition recovered. “Search operation is in progress,” said Colonel Kalia. The authorities had also snapped internet services in police division Awantipore yesterday, as a precautionary measure to prevent any law and order issue.

Today’s encounter was the 12th in South Kashmir in month of June in which so far 33 militants have been killed. With the killing of three militants in today’s encounter, the total number of militants killed this year has reached to 111 which include top commanders of Hizbul Mujahideen, Lashkar-e-Taiba and Jaish-e-Muhammad.

As per official records, Hizbul Mujahideen has borne the maximum brunt of anti-militancy operations in South Kashmir this year. The outfit has lost 55 of its men alone while Lashkar and Jaish have lost 20 each. The other slain militants belonged to Ansaar Gazwatul Hind and Albadr.

-ARK

Guwahati to go into total lockdown for 2 weeks from Monday

New Delhi (NVI): The Assam government today decided to impose a total lockdown in Guwahati for 14 days from the midnight of June 28 in view of the rising coronavirus cases.

In addition to this, the state government has also decided to impose night curfew and twice-a-week lockdown in all urban and semi-urban places across the state with immediate effect.

State’s Health Minister, Himanta Biswa Sarma today said while addressing a virtual press briefing that, “The COVID-19 cases in Guwahati have been increasing exponentially. Since June 15, we have recorded 676 cases of community transmission. We have thus decided to impose total lockdown in the city from June 28 midnight till July 12.”

“For the first seven days, only pharmacies and hospitals will be open. Everything else will be shut. Grocery shops and vegetable markets would remain closed too,” Sarma added.

He further added, “The administration and police have been told to ensure a strict lockdown. We will assess the situation next Friday and take a call on relaxations, if needed.”

The movement of vehicles in the city would be monitored during the lockdown period and no vehicle — private or commercial — would be allowed to enter or exit. “Anyone willing to leave the city should do so by Saturday,” the Health Minister stated.

The city has recorded over 700 new infections since June 15, which prompted the state to take the decision. Of 276 fresh infections reported in Assam on Thursday, 133 were from Guwahati, according to the data.

-CHK

Odisha: Covid-19 tally crosses 6,000 mark with 218 new cases

Subrat Kumar Sarangi

Bhubaneswar (NVI): Total coronavirus positive cases in Odisha have surpassed 6,000 with 218 fresh cases reported from across the state in the last 24 hours.

Out of the new cases detected, 198 were reported from quarantine centres while the rest 20 are local contacts, according to the health officials.

Among the fresh cases, 211 are reported from 21 districts of Odisha-Khordha (17), Nabarangpur (1), Ganjam (49), Angul (1) Cuttack (5), Jagatsinghpur(29) Bhadrak (25), Kandhamal  (1), Nuapada (2), Jharsuguda (4), Keonjhar (2), Jajpur (1), Puri (10), Gajapati(27), Boudh (1), Sundargarh (11), Kendrapada (6), Sambalpur (2), Mayurbhanj (9), Koraput (1) and Balasore (7) as per the data of I&PR.

The remaining 7 cases are NDRF personnel who returned from Amphan duty from West Bengal. The state has now 1,865 Active cases with 4,291 recoveries and 17 deaths.

-ARK

PM Modi launches Atma Nirbhar UP Rojgar Abhiyan for migrant workers

New Delhi (NVI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi today launched Atma Nirbhar Uttar Pradesh Rojgar Abhiyan, a 125-day campaign to provide employment opportunities to 1.25 crore migrant workers, who lost jobs during coronavirus pandemic.

The campaign will cover 31 districts of Uttar Pradesh, which has seen more than 30 lakh migrant labourers return home following the nationwide lockdown. Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath was also present at the launch.

Atmanirbhar Rojgar Uttar Pradesh Abhiyan is focused on providing jobs, promoting local entrepreneurship and establishing partnerships with industry and other organisations to create employment opportunities in the state.

During the launch, both the leaders virtually reached out to the local and migrant workers in 6 out of the 31 targeted districts of UP which are Gorakhpur, Sant Kabir Nagar, Bahraich, Gonda, Siddharth Nagar and Jalaun.

This campaign will be undertaken as part of the Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyan that the Prime Minister launched on June 20 across 116 districts in six states in the country.

The target of providing jobs has been given to different departments with a focus on 25 categories of works and those related to livelihood opportunities.

During the launch, Prime Minister also interacted with some of the beneficiaries of the scheme, who were earlier working in other states and returned to UP after the lockdown.

-RJV/CHK

CRPF jawan, minor boy killed in terrorist attack in J&K’s Anantnag

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Abid Bashir

Srinagar (NVI): A CRPF jawan and a minor boy were killed after terrorists attacked a security forces party at Bijbehara area in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district today, police officials said.

“The militants opened fire on 90 BN CRPF near Padshahi Bagh, Bijbehara in which one CRPF man and a minor boy were injured. Both were shifted to SDH Bijbehara for treatment where CRPF man succumbed to injuries within a few minutes of his arrival. The doctors tried best to save the boy, who, however, breathed his last too,” said a doctor at SDH Bijbehara.

CRPF spokesman for Operations, Junaid Khan said that an attack took place at Bijbehera on the security forces. “A CRPF man identified as Samal Kumar was injured and he died at the hospital. A minor boy has also died,” he said.

Block Medical Officer (BMO) SDH Bijbehara Dr Muhammad Iqbal also told NVI that a CRPF man and a minor boy succumbed to injuries at the hospital. Meanwhile, the area has been cordoned off and a massive manhunt has been launched to track down the attackers.

-ARK

For every COVID infection detected, 10 others may be undiagnosed in the US: CDC

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New Delhi (NVI): The number of people in the United States who have been infected with the coronavirus is likely to be 10 times as high as the 2.4 million confirmed cases, based on antibody tests, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said.

“Our best estimate indicates that at least 24 million Americans have been infected so far,” Robert Redfield, Director of CDC said during a briefing.

The assessment comes from looking at blood samples across the country for the presence of antibodies to the virus.

Redfield referred to proteins in the blood that indicate whether a person’s immune system has previously fought off the coronavirus.

Previously, testing was focused only on those with symptoms. But because so many who become infected with SARS-CoV-2 could either have mild disease or not know they were infected at all, Redfield said, current information on the burden of cases is an underestimate.

While younger people face a lower risk of severe illness from the coronavirus, a high infection rate among young individuals increases the chances of infecting those who are most vulnerable.

The estimation by the CDC comes, amidst rises in cases across the Southeast and Western U.S, particularly among younger adults in their 20s, 30s and 40s.

Across the United States, 39,327 new coronavirus infections were reported in the last 24 hours— surpassing the previous single-day record of 38,115, according to the data.

Furthermore, Redfield urged Americans to be vigilant about behavior measures known to minimize spread of the coronavirus, particularly as the country heads into the July Fourth holiday.

-CHK

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