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Opinion | Why scores of ventilators lie unused in hospitals?
With 4.01 lakh fresh Covid-19 cases reported across India on Friday, the situation continues to be grim. It was for the third consecutive day that the number of fresh Covid-19 cases has crossed the 4 lakh mark. On Friday, India recorded its highest-ever single-day death toll of 4,187, crossing the four thousand mark for the first time. The pandemic is spreading fast in Karnataka which reported 48,781 fresh cases and 592 deaths, of the 346 fatalities in Bengaluru alone.Â
Maharashtra continues to lead the statesâ tally with 54,022 fresh cases and 898 deaths, Kerala 38,460 fresh cases and 54 deaths, Uttar Pradesh 28,076 new cases and 372 deaths, Tamil Nadu 26,465 new cases and 197 deaths, West Bengal 19,216 cases and 112 deaths, Rajasthan 18,231 cases and 164 deaths, Andhra Pradesh 17,188 cases and 73 deaths, Haryana 13,876 new cases and 162 deaths, Bihar 13,466 fresh cases, Madhya Pradesh 11,70
Khondkar Ibrahim Khaled passes away
Noted banker Khondkar Ibrahim Khaled passed away at a hospital in the capital on Wednesday morning. He was 80.
He breathed his last at around 5:40am at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU).
Sayed Ahmmed, son of Ibrahim Khaled, confirmed the news.
Earlier on Monday, the former Deputy Governor of Bangladesh Bank, was put on life support at the hospital.
He had earlier tested positive for coronavirus, family sources said.
He was admitted to Bangladesh Specialized Hospital on February 1. He recovered from coronavirus, but around 80 per cent of his lung was affected.
Besides, the veteran economic expert had been suffering from various old age complications.
2 Bihar labourers die in hooch poisoning
By IANS |
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Wed, Feb 17 2021 15:06 IST |
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Physically-abled man in UP caught selling liquour. Image Source: IANS News
Patna, Feb 17 : Two labourers died on Wednesday and another fell critically ill after they consumed country-made poisonous liquor in Bihar s Gopalganj district.
The incident took place in Majholia village, the Vijaypur police station official said. The deceased were identified as Budhwa, 45, and Karma, 50, both native of Jharkhand s Gumla district. They were employed as labourers in brick kilns of one, Narsingh Shah.
After doctors said the deaths were due to consumption of poisonous liquor, the entire police and civil administration of the district went into a tizzy, especially after Chief Minister Nitish Kumar s curt advisory against breaking of prohibition laws in the state.
The miscreants opened fire and fled the scene, added the OC.
Locals rescued him in critical condition and took him to Gopalganj General Hospital, where the on-duty doctor declared him dead, he said.
He was shot four times in his chest, Hazrat Ali added.
Police detained the rickshaw-puller for interrogation.
Police have been conducting drives to nab the criminals, the OC said, adding a case is being filed in this connection.
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