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Coronavirus not so serious disease, stigma related to COVID-19 more dangerous: AIIMS Director

Dr Randeep Guleria, Director, AIIMS said that coronavirus is not a serious disease but stigma related to it is resulting in morbidity and mortality.
Dr Randeep Guleria, Director, AIIMS

Dr Randeep Guleria, Director, AIIMS (All India Institute of Medical Sciences), during a media briefing on April 23, said that coronavirus is as such not a very serious disease but the stigma related to COVID-19 is resulting in increase in morbidity and mortality in India.

Dr Guleria said, The patients, who have been cured, are our symbols of victory and hope. But the stigma related to COVID-19 is increasing the morbidity and mortality in the country. Patients come forward very late only when they are gasping for breath. We must remember that disease is not that serious. 90-95% of people recover but if there’s stigma and people don’t come forward for testing, then we may land up in a situation where delayed treatment may result in higher mortality.

Dr Guleria added, Many patients can be cured by providing them with oxygen. Lack of oxygen can trigger many cardiac and neurological problems hence our primary treatment and strategy of providing more oxygen beds is based upon it. 80% COVID-19 patients experience mild illness, 15% require supportive care and oxygen therapy, and the remaining 5% need ventilators or critical care.

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Speaking on further possible treatments, Dr Guleria said, We have also started using convalescent plasma therapy, and I’m heartened to see that many people who have recovered are coming forward to donate their blood. Drugs like Hydroxychloroquine and Azithromycin and various repurpose drugs available in our country are being looked upon as treatment options. The virus can be cured only if we stop stigmatising it and start sympathising with COVID-19 affected patients.

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Nitin Gadkari graces screening of ‘Me Vasantrao’ at Sudama Theatre in Nagpur

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Union Minister Nitin Gadkari graced the special screening of Marathi movie ‘Me Vasantrao’ – a movie based on the life of Hindustani classical singer and violinist Vasantrao Deshpande.

The screening was held at Sudama Theatre in Nagpur on Sunday evening in the presence family members, friends and the cast of the movie.

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Mayor Dayashankari Tiwari kicks off polio drive in Nagpur

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Nagpur Mayor Dayashankar Tiwari, on Sunday, launched Nagpur Municipal Corporation’s (NMC) door-to-door polio campaign drive. He, along with Deputy Mayor Manisha Dhawade visited Rognidan Centre in Mahal, Nagpur and inaugurated the campaign by giving polio drops to a toddler.
As per NMC officials, ten Zonal Medical Officers and Ten Health inspectors would visit every house in their respective zones, in order to vaccinate children between the ages of zero-five to immune them against polio.
NMC had recognised Sunday as the official day for polio vaccination. Under Polio Ravivar, they plan to vaccinate more than three lakh kids in Nagpur. They also urged Nagpurkars to vaccinate their children at pulse Polio Booths near their homes from 8 am- 5 pm, on Sunday.
NMC Standing Committee Chief, Corporator Vijay Zalke spoke to Nation Next regarding this campaign and said, This year’s polio drive is going to be bigger than last year. We are planning to vaccinate around 3- 3.15 lakh kids. NMC is bearing the cost of infrastructure and execution. The state government provided us with the doses.
He further stated that there were special teams to vaccinate the homeless during night. ?When it comes to the health of Nagpurkars, money is not a factor we should think about, said Zalke when asked about NMC’s current financial crunch.
As per Zalke, vaccination facility would also be available in slums,, factory areas and other outskirts of Nagpur.

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Congress legislator caught watching porn in Karnataka Assembly

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Congress leader Prakash Rathod, on Friday, was caught on camera while allegedly scrolling through few adult content clips in the State Assembly. This turned out to be a huge embarrassment for both, Congress and Rathod as regional channels aired the video, in which he was ?caught in the act.
The MLC member was present in the house during the proceedings of the legislative council. While the house was in session, Rathod was watching adult content on his smartphone.
However, he threw these charges under the bus and said, I was looking for materials for a question I wanted to ask the government in question hour.
?When I was looking for question material, I deleted too many messages as my phone storage was full. What the media has shown or seen, I don’t know. I would never do such things or see such things, he added.
This was not the first time in Karnataka that such an incident had happened. Back in 2012, three Bharatiya Janata Party ministers were caught on camera allegedly watching adult content in the State Assembly. Following the scandal, they resigned from the state government due to public embarrassment.

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