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COVID-19 tests to be tripled in Delhi in next six days, says Amit Shah

Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday said that COVID-19 tests will be doubled in the next two days and will be tripled in next six days in Delhi.
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Amid the rising number of coronavirus cases in Delhi, Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday said that COVID-19 tests will be doubled in the next two days and will be tripled in next six days in the capital. Shah informed of the decision after a meeting with Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal, Lieutenant General Anil Baijal and Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan.

Apart from ramping up the tests, comprehensive house-to-house health surveys will be conducted and testing will start at polling terminals in containment zones. Shah also informed that the centre will be providing 500 railway coaches to Delhi to overcome bed shortage in the capital.

CM Kejriwal tweeted after the meeting: ?Extremely productive meeting between Delhi government and Centre. Many key decisions have been taken. We will fight against Corona together.

In another development, the Centre has decided to comprise a committee of senior doctors in All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) who could provide telephonic guidance to doctors at small hospitals in Delhi.  Explaining the purpose, Shah said, Best systems can be communicated down to the bottom. For updated and better communication a helpline number for the same will be launched on Monday, Shah added.

For the treatment of coronavirus infections at private hospitals in Delhi, the centre has formed a committee under the chairmanship of Vinod Paul, NITI Aayog Member and Convener of the Empowered Group of Medical Emergency Management Plan. For COVID-19 treatment and testing, private hospitals will provide 60 percent of their corona beds at minimal rate, the formed committed decided. The committee will submit its report by Monday, Shah said.

Also read: Pregnant woman denied admission at hospitals fearing COVID-19, dies after giving birth to twins

In the meeting, the central government also decided on new guidelines for the funeral of deceased patients to reduce the waiting period. As many voluntary and non-profit organisations have contributed to relief work amid the COVID-19 crisis, the government has decided to rope in Scout Guides, NCC, NSS and other NGOs as volunteers in health services.

Lending more help, the centre also decided to provide five senior officers to the Delhi government who can help with the containment of coronavirus infection in the capital. Health departments under the central and Delhi governments along with other departments have been instructed to ensure that all decisions taken in the meetings are implemented with immediate effect.

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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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