Vadodara: Purab Sukram Nishrata, three-and-a-half-year-old boy, turned out to be Covid hero slaying the dreaded virus in a couple of days, while he still rages his war against Wilms’ tumour, a rare kidney cancer needing him to regularly undergo chemotherapy sessions.
The child with the rare medical condition was referred to the paediatric department of state-run SSG Hospital in Vadodara by Kashiben Gordhandas Patel Children’s Hospital, Karelibaug after he got infected with coronavirus earlier this month.
Later, Purab tested negative in RT-PCR test. “Last week, the child was referred to us after he had developed fever. Since, he already had Wilms’ tumour, besides being severely anaemic and undergoing chemotherapy, the Covid-19 infection had us much worried about his safety and that his condition may deteriorate further. Such kids are already immuno compromised but surprisingly there was no rapid progression,” said Dr Sheila Aiyer, professor and HoD of Paediatrics at SSG
Leh-Ladakh region has proven to be a good market for Amul products like butter, tetrapak milk and mithai mate
VADODARA/ ANAND: Homegrown dairy giant Amul has opened its highest altitude branch in Leh near the strategically crucial Indo-China border. This branch will work to meet the demand of remote areas up to the Chinese border even when the road is closed in winter.
The Gujarat Co-operative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF) that markets Amul brand has opened its 70th branch at Leh. The branch is fully equipped with ambient, cool and frozen warehousing and logistics infra, GCMMF officials said.
The road connecting Srinagar, where Amul already has a branch, to Leh remains closed for nearly six months.