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INS Kolkata arrives in Mangaluru with medical oxygen and oxygen concentrators from Kuwait

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Various nations have been helping India by supplying oxygen, medical equipment, aid etc with the surging number of  Covid-19 cases in the country. The New Mangalore Port Trust (NMPT) on Monday, May 10, handled one more navy vessel ‘INS Kolkata’ which was carrying two 20 MT oxygen-filled in ISO tanks, two hundred oxygen cylinders packed in ten pallets of 10 MT and four 10 litres high flow oxygen concentrators from Kuwait.

The cargo was loaded on to the navy vessel at Shuwaikh Port in Kuwait, from where the vessel sailed out on May 5. INS Kolkata is one among the nine vessels under the Samudra Setu-II operation launched by the Indian Navy. The vessel was given the highest priority berthing in the port which arrived at 2 pm Monday. The oxygen and the medical equipment were donated by the Government of Kuwait to the Indian Red Cross Society in support of the nation’s healthcare and to overcome the current pandemic situation in the country.

INS Kolkata is the second vessel carrying medical aid to reach NMPT under the operation launched by the Indian Navy. Chairman, NMPT, Dr. AV Ramana, along with Dakshina Kannada deputy commissioner, Dr. KV Rajendra, MLA Dr. Bharath Shetty, MLA Umanath Kotian and senior officers of the Port, navy and coast guard were present at the operation site to monitor smooth disembarking of the cargo off the vessel.

The chairman expressed the readiness of the port in such situations and every possible help towards the country’s fight against the pandemic. The liquid medical oxygen containers will be transported to the destinations decided by the state government. The port extended all its resources for berthing of the above vessel and handling of the medical oxygen and the oxygen concentrators free of cost as per the directives of the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways.

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Nearly 750 dead bodies of COVID victims stored in refrigerated trucks in NYC for one year

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While the entire western media was busy covering the hundreds of funeral pyres burning in crematorium across India, it has come to light that around 750 bodies of Covid-19 victims continue to be stored in refrigerated trucks for over a year now in the city of New York, reports Washington Examiner.

The information of bodies of Covid-19 victims stored in refrigerated trucks came to light after officials from the New York City Office of Chief Medical Examiner informed the New York City council health committee last week.

The bodies have been isolated in these makeshift morgues that were created to store the bodies of deceased Covid-19 patients as the number of dead people overwhelmed New York city when the pandemic hit the US.

The Executive deputy commissioner with the medical examiner’s office Dina Maniotis said that most of the bodies that have been stored could probably end up at Hart Island, a place where the bodies of the poor and unclaimed individuals or John Doe or Jane Doe have been buried for more than a century now.

“We will continue to work with families. As soon as the family tells us they would like their loved one transferred to Hart Island, we do that very quickly,” Maniotis was quoted in a report by the Washington Post.

It seems the capacity to handle dead bodies in the medical examiner’s office is only 20 on a daily basis. However, during the height of the outbreak in New York which is one of the most populated cities in America, as many as 200 casualties were handled due to Covid-19 in March-April 2020, which overwhelmed them.

It must also be noted that the state of New York also gave false data with regards to Covid deaths in the state and  Governor Andrew Cuomo has been accused of fudging data of nearly 15,000 Covid related deaths that took place in old age homes that were termed as normal deaths.

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Video of patients lamenting about beds and oxygen in Palani’s Government Hospital goes viral

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A recent video of patients crying their eyes out complaining about the lack of oxygen at the Palani Government Hospital has gone viral on social media.

Thanks to the statewide two-week lockdown, the public all over the state are suffering its consequences. In light of this, the recent video that has gone viral shows people crying for hospital beds and oxygen.

The woman in the video is shown to be crying that they had been suffering without a bed for the past few days. When they finally got a bed, it was situated in a non ventilated corner. They also went on to complain in the video that the doctors hardly even look at the patients, let alone examine them. One of the patients had apparently complained of chest pain on Sunday. When complained about this, the doctor proceeded to inject something into the patient and walked away without so much as a diagnosis. They went on to complain that not even the oximeters work in the hospital.

Many took to social media to condemn the blatant blackout of such incidents after the DMK’s rise to power.

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Advocate hacked to death in full public view by ‘mysterious’ persons in Trichy

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In Trichy, a lawyer was hacked to death by a gang of 4 people in a densely populated area sending shivers down the spine of residents.

Gopi Kannan is a lawyer from Bhima Nagar area in Trichy. The 35-year-old is survived by his wife Kodhai and 2 children. He was training his daughter to ride a bicycle at 7 PM on Sunday. At that time, ‘mysterious’ persons who came there in two-wheelers, attacked Gopi Kannan in the middle of the road with deadly weapons killing him on the spot.

Trichy Cantonment Police rushed to the spot and sent the body to Trichy Government Hospital for autopsy.

Police are examining CCTV surveillance camera footage in the area as to who the suspects were.  It is suspected that this murder was a fallout of an earlier murder that happened in 3 years ago in Ariyamangalam. A youngster named Hemant Kumar was killed when he was drunk. Gopi was thought to be one of the suspects in this murder. Gopi Kannan had sent few of his men to intimidate Hemant Kumar for interfering in an temple land issue.

Gopi Kannan was named as the first accused in the murder case. The case has been going on in court. Preliminary investigations by the police have revealed that the murder of Gopi Kannan has been done out of revenge for the earlier murder.

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Chennai-based NGO converts auto rickshaws into mobile oxygen facilities

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As the number of corona positive cases in Tamil Nadu is increasing day by day, the Government of Tamil Nadu is taking various measures to prevent corona infection amongst the public.

Meanwhile, a Chennai based NGO has started an ambulance service by fitting oxygen cylinders in autos to help people affected by corona. This service has been very well received by the general public in North Chennai. The coronavirus pandemic has affected the public in various ways. They have started this service with the intention that this situation should not become worse in Tamil Nadu especially in North Chennai.

Since its inception, they have provided emergency assistance to 160 patients. Graduate students have been enthusiastically involved in this service ever since. If the public contacts the number they have given as an emergency hotline, their volunteers rush to the scene in the next few minutes and deliver the oxygen fitted to the auto to the hospital in a timely manner.

Vasantha Kumar, an engineering student involved in the service, said, “we are not fully aware of the medical procedures. We are engineering students. But, we have the knowledge of how to do first aid to some extent. We are operating on that basis.”

“If two or three people are contacted at the same time in an emergency, we know who is there and take them to the hospital first,” he added.

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Fallen boulders at the Tamil Nadu-Kerala border disrupt inter-state trade

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Freight traffic including vegetables to Tamil Nadu and Kerala has been completely affected due to the collapse of giant boulders on the Bodimettu hill road in the Theni district. Bodimettu Hill Road is the main road connecting Tamil Nadu and Kerala. It is situated at a distance of 26 km from Bodi.

It has been raining continuously in the region for the last few days. As a result, the boulders on the hills had lost their grip and small landslides have been found to occur.  In light of this situation, at midnight on Sunday, at a place called Biscuitparai, giant boulders fell down the road in succession. Due to the lockdown in Kerala, there was no vehicular traffic in the area.

Work began early on Monday morning to remove the boulders since they were difficult to remove at night.  Due to the large size of the boulders, the road on which they had fallen has split and shifted.

This is an important trade route from Tamil Nadu to the Idukki district of Kerala to Munnar. Although lockdown has been imposed in both the states, essential commodities including vegetables and milk are still plying the route. The officials from the highway, forest and police department are now camping in the area and engaged in the task of disposing of the giant boulders. More and more boulders are rolling around and damaging the roadside iron barriers. Until further notice, the Highways Department has asked vehicles to take diversions such as the Kambammettu route.

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DMK MLA flees from spot after COVID patient’s relatives express grievances about bed and oxygen unavailablity

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Ramalingam, the DMK MLA from Namakkal, absconded from the spot after relatives of a COVID patient tried to express their grievance about the unavailability of beds and oxygen.

The DMK MLA along with his supporters made a surprise visit to the Government Hospital at Namakkal to inspect about the measures being taken to help fight the Wuhan Virus.

He met with hospital officials and inspected the corona ward from outside. As he was about to leave, relatives of a patient had followed him and pleaded him to listen to the difficulties they have been facing.

They mentioned that they are finding it difficult to find oxygen and other drugs required for treatment. To this, his supporters asked them to come later and hurriedly went away as the MLA fled.

Disappointed by the apathy of the DMK MLA, the man can be heard saying “Thank you Ayya (sir). You will stay blessed sir. We put vote believing in you. Many many thanks for this!”

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Sterlite plant in Tuticorin to manufacture oxygen, progress to be monitored by local administration and activists

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The Sterlite plant in Tuticorin is likely to start the production and supply of oxygen, from Wednesday (12 May), bringing relief to doctors and patients in  7 to 8 districts of south Tamil Nadu.

With the Sterlite plant manufacturing oxygen, there is now going to be ample stock that will help overcome the logistical delay in supply from other states to south Tamil Nadu.

The new state government that has been formed under Chief Minister MK Stalin and the local administration have already provided critical support in reactivating Sterlite plant to produce oxygen.

Necessary approvals to ensure demand is met have been provided and the plant is functioning on war footing to start production of oxygen.

Sterlite plant which was shut down under political pressure from some vested interests will initially supplying 35 MT of liquid oxygen with additional capacity to fill another 30 MT of gaseous Oxygen.

However, within a fortnight the company plans to ramp up production of both liquid and gaseous oxygen to 100 MT each.

The State Industries Promotion Corporation of Tamil Nadu Limited (SIPCOT) is coordinating with the industries, to getting the required cylinders ready.

The Sterlite plant however will have to function under the local administration who will allow activists to monitor the functioning of the plant and this committee is to give assurance to the local people on the safety of the plant.

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Women activist from Bengal raped at COVID hotspot Tikri border, dies of COVID

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Amid the rising infection of coronavirus in the country, a 26-year-old women activist who had traveled to Delhi from West Bengal to join the farmers’ protest at Covid hotspot Tikri border, was allegedly raped on the way.

The young woman was admitted to Shivam Hospital for four days and later succumbed to the Wuhan Virus on April 30.

After her death, the woman’s father has lodged a complaint with police in Bahadurgarh and an FIR has been registered against four men. Two of the prime accused named in the FIR are Anoop and Anil Malik who run the ‘Kisan Social Army’.

This incident has put the farmers strike on the backfoot and the Samyukta Kisan Morcha has said in a statement that the woman was assaulted on the way to Delhi. 

This has now led to the formation of a special investigation team by the Haryana Police on Sunday (9 May) led by a DSP to investigate the case.

The Samyukta Kisan Morcha said in its statement that it “stands with the struggle for justice for our deceased woman colleague. SKM has already taken strict action against the accused in this case and we are committed to take this fight for justice to its logical conclusion.”

“When this came to the notice of the SKM, we decided to take the strictest possible action. Four days ago, the Tikri committee of SKM had already removed the tents and banners of the so called ‘Kisan Social Army’. The accused were also barred from participating in the movement and public appeal was issued for their social boycott,” the statement stated.

It must be Momita Basu (25), daughter of communist leader Utsav Basu who had also travelled from West Bengal, died of Covid-19 on 30 April. However, there is no confirmation that the rape victim was Momita Basu. 

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Defence Ministry to recruit 400 retired medical officers of the Army Medical Corps

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 As the nation is reeling under the second wave of the Wuhan virus, the Defence Ministry on Sunday (9 May) issued an order to the Armed Forces Medical Services (AFMS) to recruit 400 retired medical officers of the Army Medical Corps (AMC), reports Time of India.

These doctors will be recruited into the AFMS under the Short Service Commission (SSC) for a maximum of 11 months contract.

Indian hospitals in several states are running short of health workers, vaccines, oxygen, drugs and beds.

The Defence Ministry’s statement noted: “Under the ‘Tour of Duty’ scheme, 400 ex-AMC/SSC medical officers, released between 2017 and 2021, are expected to be recruited on contract basis for a maximum period of 11 months.”
These medical officers will be paid a fixed monthly lump sum amount, which will be calculated by deducting the basic pension from the salary drawn at the time of retirement, it said.

The Defence Ministry further added, “The amount would remain unchanged for the term of the contract and no other allowances would be paid. The medical officers to be recruited are required to be medically fit as per civilian standards,”.

The AFMS has already been at the forefront and has deployed additional doctors, including specialists, super specialists and paramedics, at various hospitals as the government has granted them an extension till December 31, to augment the strength by 238 more doctors.

India recorded 4,03,738 fresh Covid-19 cases in a day, which pushed the tally to 2,22,96,414, according to the Union health ministry data updated on Sunday.

The death toll from the pandemic climbed to 2,42,362 with 4,092 new fatalities, the data updated at 8 am showed.

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