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Where are 400 ventilators procured by Health Department? 5/15/2021 11:58:40 PM Early Times Report Jammu, May 15: Health and Medical Education Department has purchased as many as 400 ventilators during the first wave of deadly Coronavirus but it is still a mystery where these ventilators are installed. As per a letter of Managing Director, Medical Supply Corporation Jammu on March 28, 2020, order for the procurement of 400 ventilators was placed on an immediate basis “to restrict the spread of COVID-19”. Sources said that during the first wave of COVID in the year 2020, Rs 240.10 crores were spent on purchasing various equipment to ‘contain the spread of the deadly virus. Despite spending such a huge among of purchasing equipment, the system completely collapsed during the second wave of the virus. Highly placed sources in the Health Department said that after purchasing these ventilators some of the machines were dispatched in the peripheries without deputing technical staff. Most of these ventilators are gathering dust in the hospitals of peripheries because higher-ups in the Health Department failed recruit trained staff for the same. Sources sa...   READ MORE

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PM Modi orders audit of ventilators provided by Union government 5/15/2021 11:58:31 PM Agencies NEW DELHI, May 15 : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday ordered an “immediate” audit of installation and operation of ventilators provided by the central government, according to a statement from Prime Minister’s Office. This comes against the backdrop of reports about ventilators supplied under Prime Minister’s Citizen Assistance and Relief in Emergency Situations (PM CARES) Fund lying unutilized in some states, even as covid-19 patients are gasping for breath due to medical oxygen shortage. According to the government, PM CARES Fund has allocated ₹2,000 crore for supplying 50,000 ventilators in government-run covid hospitals in states and Union territories. “The Pri...   READ MORE   For second consecutive day recoveries outnumber fresh COVID-19 cases; 3677 new cases, 63 deaths Positive cases 240467, active positive 51475, recovered 185902, casualties 3090 5/15/2021 11:58:00 PM Jehangir Rashid Early Times Report SRINAGAR, May 15: With the number of recoveries outnumbering fresh cases of Corona Virus over the past two days the COVID-19 recovery rate in the union territory of Jammu & Kashmir has reached 77.30 percent even though 63 more people died due to the virus in the past 24 hours. The number of positive cases in Jammu & Kashmir reached 2, 40,467 as 3,677 more infections were reported in the union territory in the past 24 hours. Out of 2, 40,467 positive cas...   READ MORE   PM calls for massive testing, intensifying vaccination campaign in rural areas 5/15/2021 11:57:25 PM Early Times Report Jammu, May 15: As deadly Coronavirus has engulfed rural areas, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday stressed the need for ramping up the speed of vaccination, testing, and augmentation of the health care resources to effectively deal with the COVID-19 pandemic in the country. He has also emphasized on the implementation of the localized containment strategies and the proper distribution of oxygen supply in the rural areas. The Prime Minister today chaired a high-level meeting to discuss the COVID and vaccination the related situation in the country. During the meeting, officials gave detailed presentations on the state and district-level situation, testin...   READ MORE   LG chairs series of meetings; takes District-wise feedback on Covid situation Corona Curfew in all 20 Districts extended till 24th May 5/15/2021 11:57:25 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, May 15: The Corona Curfew imposed in all 20 Districts of J&K till 7 am on Monday, 17th May, 2021 is extended further till 7 am on Monday, 24th May, 2021. The curfew will be strict except for a few essential services. Other restrictions and SOPs for weddings etc. outlined by the administration earlier will remain in force. The decision was taken as a part of the Covid Containment measures after a detailed assessment of the present Covid scenario in the UT done by th...   READ MORE   Committee constituted to regulate HRCT charges by private imaging centres 5/15/2021 11:56:45 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, May 15: The Government has constituted a committee to regulate the HRCT scan charges being charged by the private imaging centres from the Covid-19 patients. “In view of several references being received from the general public regarding exorbitant rates being charged from the patients undergoing HRCT/other scans required in the management of Covid-19 patients/ suspected cases; by some private Radiological clinics/Imaging centers a committee has been constituted” an order issued by Divisional Commissioner Jammu, Dr Raghav Langer stated. As per the order, the committee comprising Additional Commissioner with Divisional Commissioner Jammu, Director Health Ser...   READ MORE   Ladakh starts COVID-19 vaccination drive for 18-44 age group 5/15/2021 11:56:37 PM Early Times Report Leh, May 15: The third phase of the COVID-19 vaccination drive, which covers people in the age group of 18 to 44 years, started in the Union Territory of Ladakh on Saturday, officials said. The inoculation drive started at six vaccine session sites, of which there are two fixed sites each in Leh and Kargil townships, they said. The two fixed vaccination sites in Kargil district have been set up at the district hospital and the Government Girls Higher Secondary School, while in case of Leh district, the fixed sites are at the Council Secretariat, the officials said. One mobile team each in Leh and Kargil districts would conduct vaccination at block headquarters ...   READ MORE   Plasma therapy not effective, likely to be dropped from clinical management guidelines on COVID-19 5/15/2021 11:56:30 PM Agencies New Delhi, May 15: Plasma therapy on COVID-19 patients has not been found effective in reducing the progression to severe disease or death and is likely to be dropped from the clinical management guidelines, sources said. In a meeting of the ICMR-National Task Force for COVID-19 on Friday, all members were in favour of removing the use of convalescent plasma from the Clinical Guidance for Management of Adult COVID-19 Patients citing its ineffectiveness and inappropriate use in several cases, they said. The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) will issue an advisory on the matter soon, they said. The present guidelines allows “off label” use of plasma therapy at the st...   READ MORE   Aadhaar not mandatory for any Covid-related service, clarifies UIDAI 5/15/2021 11:56:19 PM Agencies New Delhi, May 15: If anyone is denied any service only because he or she does not have an Aadhaar card, the issue must be brought to the knowledge of the authorities of the departments concerned, UIDAI said. Aadhaar card is not mandatory for any Covid-related service, the Unique Identification Authority of India clarified on Saturday amid misleading reports that claimes that the Aadhaar card is mandatory for vaccines and hospitalisation. “If one does not have Aadhaar or if Aadhaar online verification is not successful due to some reason, the concerned agency or department has to provide the service as per Section 7 of Aadhaar Act, 2016 and the Cabinet Secretariat OM dated 19t...   READ MORE   Four including a woman held for murder over land dispute in Kishtwar 5/15/2021 11:01:49 PM Asif Iqbal Naik EArly Times report Kishtwar, May 15: In a tragic incident in remote Ekhalla area of this district one person died after he was allegedly attacked by the accused over a land dispute involving a path. As per the details available with Early Times one Baboo Ram S/O Seva Ram R/O Ekhalla Tehsil Dachhan lodged a written complaint at police post Patimhal, Palmar stating therein that his father namely Sewa Ram was beaten mercilessly by Lal chand S/O Devi Das, Tara Devi W/O Lal Chand, Sandeep Kumar S/O Lal Chand and Suraj Kumar S/O Lal Chand all residents of village Ekhalla, Dachaan resulting causing serious injuries to Sewa Ram. On this complaint FIR No 89/2021 U/S 307/34 IP...   READ MORE

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