Surat: Wading through the catastrophic second wave of coronavirus infection, Diamond City is getting better everyday and hopes for a healthier future. For, the city has recorded zero deaths due to Covid-19 in the past seven days for the first time since March.
Since June 27 no deaths have been recorded in the city. However, health officials claim that till the number of positive cases does not come down to zero, people should strictly follow Covid-appropriate behaviour.
On March 12, city had reported the first death due to Covid-19 in the second wave and the number escalated to shocking heights since then. During the same month highest four deaths in a day were recorded. It reached the peak of 28 deaths on April 19, as per the Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) records.
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SURAT: The Diamond City has set up a multifaceted health infrastructure, probably unique in the country, to stay a step ahead in the fight with the Covid-19 pandemic. This will particularly prove to be an advantage in face of the third wave that looms large over the country.
The planned comprehensive urban health setup will comprise one health care centre, a vector-borne diseases control (VBDC) unit besides a sanitation unit to manage a population of 50,000. All these three facilities will come under one Urban Health Centre (UHC) of Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC).
“City will be the first in the country to have such an infrastructure,” said AK Naik, deputy commissioner, health. He said that the city already has some infrastructure ready which are still in use, it can be improved further to meet the targets set for better monitoring, management and implementation of healthcare facilties.
The ratings were under Urban Planning, Green Cover and Biodiversity and Waste Management categories and four-star ratings under Energy and Green Buildings, Mobility and Air Quality, and Water Management categories with an overall rating of four stars.
SURAT: The Diamond City is not just the ‘smartest’ city in India, but it is also officially now the best in climate and environment among 126 cities of the country. The recent announcement by the union urban affairs ministry shows that Surat has the highest five-star ratings under the Climate Smart Cities Assessment Framework 2.0.
The ratings were under Urban Planning, Green Cover and Biodiversity and Waste Management categories and four-star ratings under Energy and Green Buildings, Mobility and Air Quality, and Water Management categories with an overall rating of four stars. While Surat has bagged the top rank, Ahmedabad, Vadodara, Rajkot and Gandhinagar too managed to grab top 10 slots in the country.
Surat (Gujarat) [India], June 27 (ANI): As the COVID-19 cases continue to rise across the country, Surat Municipal Corporation on Saturday said that a case of Delta Plus variant was confirmed in a person who tested positive for COVID-19 on April 1.