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  • Is UP govt getting ready to make means for third COVID wave after which struggle it, asks Priyanka Gandhi

    Congress chief Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Tuesday hit out on the Yogi Adityanath dispensation over the alleged low COVID-19 testing in Uttar Pradesh, and requested if the state authorities was getting ready to make means for a 3rd wave after which struggle it.
    Her assault on the federal government got here a day after the Allahabad High Court stated the complete medical system in villages and small cities of Uttar Pradesh is at God’s mercy (‘Ram bharose’).
    “Only 800-1,000 RT-PCR tests are being conducted every day for the same 32 lakh population of Bijnor. The honourable high court has said that 4,000-5,000 RT-PCR tests should be done daily in a district like Bijnor or else we are inviting the third wave,” Gandhi stated in a tweet in Hindi.
    “Is the UP government preparing to make way for the third wave and then fight it,” the Congress basic secretary stated, tagging media studies on the excessive courtroom’s observations.
    If a self-praising authorities was not there in Lucknow, it could have tried to have a look at the truth of COVID-19 within the ‘Indira Gramin Kshetra’ simply 35 km away, Gandhi stated in one other tweet in Hindi and shared a media report on it.
    “Neither there is testing, nor treatment, nor medical kits, but the government says that everything is fit,” she stated.
    The Allahabad High Court had made the ‘Ram Bharose’ statement whereas listening to a PIL over the coronavirus unfold and the situation of quarantine centres within the state.

    A excessive courtroom bench of justices Siddharth Verma and Ajit Kumar made the statement whereas bearing in mind the demise of Santosh Kumar (64), who was admitted to an isolation ward at a Meerut hospital.

    Gandhi and different Opposition leaders have hit out on the state authorities over the dealing with of the COVID-19 scenario, whereas the UP authorities has been rejecting all such criticism.

  • UP: Most Covid deaths are amongst 50-plus however half of the contaminated are the younger

    With the variety of reported Covid circumstances in Uttar Pradesh crossing 15 lakh and the entire demise rely, in accordance with the federal government, reaching 16,000, a research of the pandemic’s impact on completely different age teams reveals that just about half of the these contaminated by the virus within the final one yr are children, whereas the utmost variety of fatalities was amongst these above 50 years.
    As per the info collected by The Indian Express, Covid-19 has affected a lot of kids, and 80 youngsters beneath 10 years have died since final yr.
    The information is opposite to the notion that wholesome children are at lesser threat from the virus.
    As of Tuesday (May 11), 7.12 lakh of the reported 15.45 lakh circumstances or over 46 per cent circumstances are from the age group of 21 to 40 years. At least 2.57 lakh of the constructive circumstances (16.66 per cent) have been between 41 and 50 years. Over 2.12 lakh circumstances, or 13.73 per cent, have been from the 51-60 age group and over 1.76 lakh, or 11.39 per cent, have been above 60 years.
    A large number of kids and youngsters have additionally been contaminated by the virus and over 1.39 lakh circumstances, which is round 9.02 per cent of the entire, belong to the 11-20 years age group.

    In addition to it, 48,014 kids beneath the age of 10 have been contaminated by coronavirus.
    If we do the same comparability by way of the reported Covid fatality quantity, the end result reveals that regardless of a excessive an infection charge among the many children, the virus has proved to be extra deadly among the many elders. As per the info, 7,083 or 44.15 per cent of the entire 16,043 deaths have been these above 60 years. Around 4,040 deaths, or 25.18 per cent, have been within the age group of 51-60 years.
    At least 4,710 deaths, or near 30 per cent, have been amongst these between 21 and 50 years.
    In addition to it, 219 of those that succumbed to the virus have been beneath the age of 20 years.
    It might be subsequently concluded that these above 60 years has a fatality charge of over 4 per cent, these between the age of 51 and 60 years have a fatality charge of 1.90 per cent, these between the age of 21-50 years has a fatality charge of beneath 0.50 per cent.
    At round 0.11 per cent, the fatality charge is even decrease amongst kids and youngsters.
    In India, specialists say, 80-85 per cent are asymptomatic, and as they’re largely children, they proceed to be the biggest provider of the virus.
    Over 65 per cent of the constructive circumstances and 67 per cent of the entire deaths (10,844) have been males, and over 34 per cent of the constructive circumstances and 32 per cent deaths (5,198) have been ladies.

    WHO takes word of UP govt’s drive towards Covid in rural areas
    Lucknow: The World Health Organization has famous the efforts of the UP authorities to include the unfold of the coronavirus in rural areas, with particular reference to a five-day mass-testing drive in villages that started May 5.
    In the report printed on May 7, WHO mentioned the state has initiated house-to-house screening and testing of individuals throughout 97,941 villages. “Each monitoring team has two members, who visit homes in villages and remote hamlets to test everyone for symptoms of Covid-19 using rapid antigen tests kits. Those who test positive are quickly isolated and given a medicine kit with advice on disease management. All the contacts of those who test positive are quarantined and tested using an RT-PCR at home by a rapid response team. Two mobile vans have been allocated to each Block within a district in the state to test people with symptoms, even as routine sample collection and testing continues in Community Health Centres,” the report mentioned. —ENS

  • Active instances in UP beneath 3 lakh for first time in 6 days

    The Uttar Pradesh authorities on Sunday introduced it will launch a mega Covid testing marketing campaign in villages throughout the state from May 4 To comprise and finish the Covid surge in rural areas to finish the Covid surge in rural areas and shield villages “at any cost”. The choice was taken at a evaluation assembly chaired by Chief Minister Adityanath.
    The chief minister mentioned rural areas had been a matter of giant concern and the federal government must shield villages from the pandemic. Last month. senior well being officers had confirmed that not like the primary wave — when solely one-fourth of the instances have been from rural areas — round half of the most recent infections are being reported from villages.
    “We have to protect villages from Covid infection at any cost. There is a need for special vigilance towards the villages. In such a situation, a massive campaign of Covid testing should be conducted in all the 97,409 revenue villages of the state,” Adityanath instructed officers on the assembly.
    While the Covid caseload in UP continued to be excessive, Sunday introduced some aid to the well being system within the state because the energetic caseload dropped beneath three lakh for the primary time in six days.
    The affected person depend was 2,95,752, with UP reporting 30,983 new instances and 36,650 recoveries in 24 hours. The restoration charge at current is 76.47 per cent. The state well being bulletin reported 290 Covid-related fatlities in 24 hours, which pushed up the toll to 13,162.

  • Allahabad High Court steps in: judicial officers will observe ‘chaotic’ scenario in UP

    NOTING THAT the general scenario in main cities of Uttar Pradesh has change into “very chaotic” as a result of Covid surge, the Allahabad High Court Tuesday issued orders for judicial officers to be appointed as nodal officers in 9 worst-hit districts who will report each weekend concerning the prevailing scenario.
    The courtroom mentioned that “those in power must shun the attitude of ‘my way or no way’ and should welcome suggestions from all the quarters”.
    Hearing a PIL on the pandemic, a bench of Justices Siddhartha Varma and Ajit Kumar mentioned that the studies submitted by the nodal officers will likely be positioned earlier than it throughout hearings to make sure compliance of instructions issued by the courtroom to the state authorities.
    “…the ghost of Corona is marching on the roads and streets of the major cities of the state and it can be anybody’s fate,” the courtroom mentioned. It noticed that these with assets will survive and the remainder, as “histories of past pandemics tell us, may die for want of proper healthcare”.
    The courtroom requested the District Judges of Lucknow, Prayagraj, Varanasi, Kanpur Nagar, Agra, Gorakhpur, Ghaziabad, Gautam Budh Nagar and Jhansi to appoint a judicial officer of the rank of Civil Judge (senior division) or above as nodal officer.

    The courtroom mentioned the state authorities should make sure that each loss of life in hospitals and amenities devoted to Covid therapy is reported to the nodal officers. The authorities shall guarantee “correctness of the data forwarded to the officer concerned each day”, it mentioned.
    The courtroom additionally issued notices to the UP State Election Commission, in search of a proof by the following date of listening to on May 3 “as to why it failed in checking non-compliance of Covid guidelines during various phases of the panchayat elections held recently and why action may not be taken against it and its officials for the same and to prosecute those responsible for such violations”.
    The courtroom directed the Election Commission to take measures for the final part of panchayat elections to make sure that the rules are complied with. The courtroom mentioned that “failing to do so, action will be taken” towards the officers concerned within the election course of.
    The courtroom mentioned it has taken cognizance of a information report printed in Hindi every day “Amar Ujala” that 135 academics, shiksha mitras and investigators who had been on election obligation had allegedly succumbed to Covid.

    The courtroom mentioned that it’s a “matter of shame” that even after seven many years of accomplishing freedom, with so many heavy industries arrange, “we are not able to provide oxygen to our citizens”. It noticed that although hospitals and their employees are working round the clock, the “management of the system is still not up to mark”.
    The courtroom mentioned that it’s an “open secret” that the federal government grew to become complacent by the tip of 2020 and obtained extra concerned in different actions, together with the panchayat elections. “Posterity would never forgive us if we remain oblivious to the real public health issues and let the people die for want of adequate health care,” mentioned the courtroom.
    Issuing a collection of instructions on Covid administration, from well being bulletins and show screens at hospitals to filling up employees vacancies, the courtroom requested the federal government to submit particulars of Covid amenities on the subsequent listening to.

  • UP govt: Fresh Covid circumstances see dip, drop in Lucknow’s numbers

    The Uttar Pradesh authorities on Monday claimed that recent Covid-19 circumstances have declined within the state, with 33,574 new circumstances being recorded in a 24-hour interval even because the variety of energetic circumstances within the state breached 3 lakh.
    “In the last three days, fresh Covid-19 positive cases have gone down in the state. There is no shortage of beds, oxygen and life-saving drugs in the state,” ANI quoted Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath as saying.
    “In the last four years, we established 32 oxygen plants in the state. At present, we have 72 oxygen tankers transporting oxygen to hospitals across all districts in the state,” he added.
    As per the state Health Department’s bulletin, the variety of energetic circumstances has additionally began to say no in a few of the worst-hit districts like Lucknow and Varanasi.
    Active circumstances in Lucknow, which stood at 52,068 on Sunday, dropped to 50,627 on Monday with the restoration of 6,035 circumstances as towards 4,566 new circumstances within the final 24 hours. In Varanasi too, the variety of energetic circumstances dropped from 17,321 on Sunday to 16,083 on Monday, in accordance with the federal government bulletin information.
    There has been a slight lower within the variety of energetic circumstances in Prayagraj additionally, however in Kanpur Nagar, Meerut, Gorakhpur, Bareilly, there was an increase in energetic circumstances, officers stated.
    “A slight decline is coming in the infection rate, which is a good indication. The Chief Minister has ordered during the review meeting to be in touch with people in home isolation and provide the required medicines. While efforts are being made to improve the oxygen supply, action is being taken against hospitals, which are spreading false rumours of shortage,” stated Additional Chief Secretary (Information) Navneet Sehgal.
    Lucknow hospitals not giving beds: BJP MP
    A day after Mohanlalganj MP Kaushal Kishore’s elder brother died of Covid-19, the BJP chief wrote to Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday, expressing concern over the state of affairs at two authorities hospitals within the Lucknow. He additionally sought motion towards these “failing to provide facilities to patients despite availability of beds” at these hospitals.

    Kishore claimed that there have been empty beds at King George’s Medical University (KGMU) “but no new admissions [of Covid patients] are being done”, and demanded that inquiry be ordered.
    He additionally alleged that at Balrampur hospital in Lucknow, there are 20 ventilators however solely 5 are operational. Kishore stated that if sufferers die due to unavailability of oxygen-equipped beds even though they’re vacant in hospitals, these responsible needs to be booked for homicide.

  • UP govt strikes Supreme Court in opposition to Allahabad HC order imposing lockdown

    A day after the Allahabad High Court ordered a weeklong lockdown within the badly hit Prayagraj, Lucknow, Varanasi, Kanpur Nagar and Gorakhpur districts, until April 26, the Uttar Pradesh authorities Tuesday moved Supreme Court in opposition to the order.
    The apex court docket has agreed to listen to the matter at present itself.
    On Monday, the High Court handed the order saying that the rising Covid circumstances had “virtually incapacitated” the medical infrastructure in Uttar Pradesh.
    Hearing a PIL on the “inhuman” situation at quarantine centres and the state of Covid therapy, a Division Bench of Justices Ajit Kumar and Siddhartha Varma stated that whereas ordering a lockdown was the federal government’s prerogative, it was upset by the measures taken since its final order, calling them an “eyewash”.
    “Economy, economy and economy is the only tune the government is all the time harping upon. But bread and butter if you take to a person who needs oxygen and medication, it will be of no use to him. You may have grocery shops full of eatables and industries which produce bikes and cars, but all this won’t be of any use if your medical shops run out of stocks of lifesaving drugs… It is a shame that while the government knew of the magnitude of the second wave, it never planned things,” the court docket had stated.
    The UP authorities, nevertheless, refused to observe the Allahabad HC order. Additional Chief Secretary (Information) Navneet Sahgal Monday stated the federal government would impose additional restrictions, however that other than saving lives, it needed to additionally consider livelihoods.
    In an announcement, the federal government repeated the lives and livelihoods arguments, including that it had already taken a number of measures to cease the unfold, resembling containment zones, evening curfews, Sunday bandh, and limits on gatherings. The steps will assist cease the unfold and it was not desirous about a whole lockdown as of now, the federal government stated.

    On April 13, the excessive court docket had requested the state authorities to look into the viability of a whole lockdown in districts the place the Covid-19 scenario was alarming.
     

  • Medical crew on approach to give medicines to Covid-19 affected person attacked in UP, 4 injured

    Three authorities medical personnel, together with two medical doctors, and their driver had been injured after their automotive was attacked by a gaggle of individuals once they had gone to a village right here to present medicines to a COVID-19 affected person, police mentioned on Monday.
    The incident came about at Paswan Chowk village on Sunday and based on a grievance lodged on the Bairia police station, the medical crew’s car was surrounded by about 60 individuals and it was attacked, they mentioned.
    “The team had gone to the village to give Ghanshyam, a COVID-19 patient, his medicines and check on his home isolation,” Additional Superintendent of Police Sanjay Yadav mentioned.

    In his grievance, medical officer Neeraj Kumar Singh, who was injured within the incident, mentioned “around 60 persons, including women and children, surrounded our government vehicle, and attacked the team”, based on Yadav.

    “Members of the team somehow managed to escape from there. Dr Neeraj Kumar Singh, Dr Amit Kumar Gautam, lab assistant Upendra Prasad and driver Lal Bahadur Yadav were injured,” he mentioned, including {that a} man, Jitendra, has been arrested on this case.
    Ballia District Magstrate Aditi Singh mentioned the administration is mulling to provoke motion underneath the stringent National Security Agency (NSA).

  • More assessments, vaccination: MHA devises five-step technique to examine Covid surge in UP, Chhattisgarh

    Uttar Pradesh has reported a progress price of 19.25 per cent in day by day new instances of Covid 19 with 46 districts within the state having crossed their reported highest instances within the final 30 days, a gathering chaired by Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla was advised on Friday. In Chhattisgarh, one other badly affected state, the weekly case progress price has been reported to be 6.2 per cent with 22 districts crossing their highest instances within the final 30 days.
    In each states, it was noticed, RT-PCR assessments have decreased whereas Rapid Antigen Tests have elevated.

    The assembly, co-chaired by Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan, devised a five-fold technique to fight the surge.
    This consists of considerably rising testing in all districts with a minimal of 70 per cent RT-PCR assessments and use of Rapid Antigen Tests as screening assessments in densely populated areas in addition to areas the place recent clusters are rising; mandatorily subjecting those that have examined damaging in Rapid Antigen Test (RAT) to RT-PCR check; ramping up efficient and well timed tracing, containment and surveillance actions to curb the chain of transmission, and strict implementation of containment measures; successfully following the protocol of medical care, remedy and supported house/facility care; strict and efficient enforcement of COVID secure behaviour together with strict limitation of pointless motion of individuals and crowds; and time-bound plan of 100 per cent vaccination of eligible inhabitants teams, particularly within the high-focus districts.

    The assembly was knowledgeable that Chhattisgarh and Uttar Pradesh together with Maharashtra are the one three states within the nation which have a couple of lakh energetic instances.
    “Both Chhattisgarh and Uttar Pradesh are reporting a very high number of daily new COVID19 cases and deaths. Chhattisgarh has reported nearly 6.2 per cent increase in weekly new COVID cases based on a 7-day moving average. In the last two weeks, the state has seen almost 131 per cent increase in weekly new cases. As many as 22 districts in Chhattisgarh have crossed their reported highest cases in the last 30 days; Raipur, Durg, Rajnandgaon and Bilaspur are the most-affected districts. In contrast to the week 17th-23rd March 2021, in the week of 7th-13thApril 2021, RT-PCR tests have decreased to 28 per cent (from 34 per cent) while the Antigen Tests have increased to 62 per cent (from 53 per cent),” a house ministry assertion mentioned.
    About UP, the assertion mentioned “Lucknow, Kanpur, Varanasi and Prayagraj are the most affected districts. In contrast to the week 17th-23rd March 2021, in the week of 7th-13th April 2021, RT-PCR tests have decreased to 46 per cent (from 48 per cent) while Antigen tests have increased to 53 per cent (from 51 per cent ).”

    Others current within the assembly included Dr V Ok Paul, Member (Health), NITI Aayog; Dr Balram Bhargava, DG ICMR; Dr (Prof) Sunil Kumar, DGHS; and chief secretaries, well being secretaries and police chiefs of each states.

    “The reported shortage of hospital infrastructure such as ICU and oxygen supported beds in hospitals resulting in difficulty to the public in easily accessing critical healthcare services were discussed in comprehensive detail, requiring an urgent ramping up of hospital infrastructure. The states were advised to increase the number of isolation beds, oxygen beds, ventilators/ICU beds, ambulance fleet as per requirement; plan for adequate oxygen supply; and focus on mortality reduction by early identification of positive cases and adherence to national treatment protocol,” the MHA assertion mentioned.
    The Union Health Secretary knowledgeable that the states’ demand for oxygen cylinders (together with 10 litre cylinders and 45 litre jumbo cylinders) and demand for extra ventilators (having excessive stream nasal canula) will probably be met very quickly.

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    “The Union Government has mapped the manufacturing sources of oxygen with the 12 states reporting the highest number of daily new cases. The states have been advised to increase dedicated COVID19 beds and use the available buildings in the hospital campus (including AIIMS) for creation of additional COVID19 dedicated wards. The states were also advised to make use of the hospitals of Union Ministries and PSUs for treating COVID-19 patients,” the assertion mentioned.
    The states have been additionally suggested deployment of volunteers of NSS, NYK, girls Self Help Groups (SHGs), and hiring retired medical doctors/paramedics and many others., on contracts below NHM funds to enhance manpower for each vaccination and make contact with tracing and treating.

  • Allahabad High Court: Look into lockdown in districts with excessive circumstances

    The Allahabad High Court on Tuesday requested the UP authorities to “look into the viability” of an entire lockdown in these districts the place Covid-19 circumstances have alarmingly elevated because the final two to 3 weeks.
    The Allahabad Bench of the High Court comprising Justices Siddhartha Varma and Ajit Kumar directed the state authorities to limit all gatherings to 50 individuals.
    In its order, the courtroom noticed {that a} evening curfew “is a very small step”, which might curb evening events and huge non secular congregation within the coming month of Ramzan and Navratri.
    The courtroom whereas listening to a PIL mentioned public motion should be restricted for at the very least per week or 10 days. “If life survives one would regain wealth and improve his economy,” it mentioned.
    The courtroom additionally mentioned it understands {that a} lockdown for weeks might not be possible. It directed the district administrations to “religiously comply” with pointers issued by the state authorities on April 11.

    The courtroom directed the federal government to “acquire open places in the city areas of districts that are worst hit in the state, to set up temporary level 1 hospital in a makeshift structure”.
    At each centre, the district administration should guarantee large-scale testing, the courtroom additionally noticed.