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Uniindia: Hubballi, 17 May (UNI) Union Minister for Parliamentary Affairs, Coal and Mines, Mr. Prahlad Joshi said here today that he had asked the Secretary of the Central Health Department to immediately arrange to provide required quantity of Medicines to treat the Patients suffering from the Black Fungus disease in Karnataka.
Dry and itchy tongue? It’s a new covid symptom in town
BySridhar VivanSridhar Vivan / Updated: May 16, 2021, 06:00 IST
Get tested for coronavirus if you experience extreme dryness of mouth and fatigue, docs say
Is youngsters are now susceptible to diabetes, there is an increasing pressure from parents to cut down sugary food items in cafeterias.
Another day, another
new symptom
covid sure has a way of throwing up nasty surprises. Doctors in the city have been observing patients with a symtom they call the ‘Covid tongue’. In this, the patient exhibits no other symptom except dryness of the mouth.
Mineral fund to be used in fight against Covid-19
Hubballi, 14 May (UNI) Union Minister for Parliamentary Affairs and Coal, Prahlad Joshi said here on Friday that the Center has authorized the use of 30 per cent of the Mineral funds granted to districts in the country for the treatment of Covid-19 patients and related issues in handling the pandemic across the Country.
The Mineral funds which are called DMFs are essentially trusts to be set up in all the districts in every state affected by mining and are defined as institutions which will work for the interest and benefit of persons and areas affected by mining-related operations.
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The audit conducted by the oxygen nodal authorities also found that private hospitals are using three times more oxygen on average than government hospitals, at a time when the state is facing an acute oxygen shortage and is struggling to save patients who need oxygen support.
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Private hospitals seem to be wasting a lot more oxygen compared to the government-run medical facilities, said the official.
The Karnataka government s internal audit of medical oxygen consumption in hospitals treating Covid-19 patients across Karnataka has revealed that some districts with fewer patients are consuming more oxygen, indicating a wastage of the precious resource.