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50 inmates at Akola District Jail test positive for Coronavirus

June 29, 2020, 11:12 PM

Sneha Shah | Akola

50 inmates lodged at the Akola District Jail tested positive for coronavirus on Sunday (June 28) taking the number of infected people at the prison to 68. The rising number of COVID-19 cases among the inmates has become a matter of grave concern for prison authorities. The district jail at Akola has the highest number of COVID-19 cases for any prison in Vidarbha. Sanjay Khadse, Deputy Collector, Akola District, told ANI: ₹68 inmates in Akola jail have tested positive for COVID-19 out of which many are asymptomatic. Isolation wards have been made inside the jail and all the arrangements are in place to take care of the inmates,

Akola prison authorities have been trying to trace the source of infection. A senior jail official told TOI that the infection might have entered the jail premises when inmates went for routine check-ups, treatment at civil hospital or through the ones going to the court on hearing dates. Akola district jail has currently around 300 prisoners. The facility, reportedly, has not taken any new prisoner in the recent past.

The senior official also said that precautions like sanitization and spraying of disinfectants were being undertaken by the authorities. There is also a quarantine facility inside the prison and a separate area outside for keeping the newcomers, he said. The inmates were also being given immunity boosting lemon tea and milk with turmeric on regular basis, the official added.

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Union Minister Dr Bhagwat Karad unveils Dr Kavita Chandak’s book ‘Healing women with Homeopathy’

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3 years ago

May 19, 2022

Nation Next Newsroom | Aurangabad

Dr Kavita Chandak at National Conference of Homeopathy held in Aurangabad

Minister of State for Finance Dr Bhagwat Karad recently unveiled Dr Kavita Chandak’s book ‘Healing women with Homeopathy’ at the recently held National Conference of Homeopathy (HAMI 2022) in Aurangabad. Prominently present during the conference were renowned homeopath Dr Arun Bhasme and 3,000 other doctors.

In her book, Dr Chandak, who hails from Nagpur, has covered the most important and widespread gynecological disorders such as menarche, over dysmenorrhea to menopause; reflects issues from which women suffer frequently like sterility, polycystic ovarian syndrome, breast issues, pregnancy-related conditions like constipation, morning sickness, heartburn, uterine prolapse, varicose veins, hemorrhoids, and urinary problems, to mention a few.

Dr Chandak has also given a thorough explanation on topics like cancer of the breast, uterus and cervix, which are the most prevalent types of cancers in women. Her book contains a study of several homeopathic remedies with special emphasis on gynecology through the chapters like the core of a few important female remedies and the homeopathic gynecological kit. The book also gives a glimpse of rare and lesser-known remedies.

It is worth noting that Dr Chandak holds two golden book world records for treating kidney disorders and a case of mucormycosis. She is also the recipient of ‘The Excellence in Homeopathy award 2022’ given by Hpathy.com to 66 renowned homeopaths throughout the world. Over the years, Dr Chandak has organized more than 800 free medicine distribution camps. She provides her services through her web clinic in 20+ countries. Her area of specialization is behavioral psychiatric disorders like autism and ADHD.