Over 300 media persons get vaccine in twin cities
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A media person receiving vaccine at a special vaccination programme in Hubballi on Tuesday.
Over 300 journalists, photographers, camera persons and a few staff of the Department of Information and Publicity received vaccine at a special vaccination programme conducted in Hubballi and Dharwad on Tuesday.
The special programme was conducted following declaration of media persons as frontline warriors by the State government and an order to give them vaccine on priority basis and a subsequent direction from Deputy Commissioner of Dharwad Nitesh Patil.
In Hubballi, 240 media persons received their first dose of Covishield during the special vaccination programme held at the Patrakartara Bhavan of the Dharwad District Union of Working Journalists (DDUWJ).
Karnataka Covid lockdown news live: Acute staff shortage in government hospitals
Karnataka Covid lockdown news live: Acute staff shortage in government hospitals
A record 50,112 fresh infections on Wednesday pushed Karnataka’s Covid tally beyond 17 lakh, a grim milestone only Maharashtra and Kerala have crossed so far. The state’s previous daily record was 48,296 on April 30. The state reported its highest-ever daily fatalities of 346. Bengaluru reported 23,106 fresh cases, around 3,600 lower than its singleday record of 26,756 cases on April 30. The state has a total of 17.4 lakh cases, including 4.8 lakh active ones. Stay with TOI for all the latest updates from Karnataka.
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Karnataka: 5 COVID-19 patients die in Hubballi hospital, kin allege oxygen shortage ANI | Updated: May 05, 2021 09:42 IST
Hubballi (Karnataka) [India], May 5 (ANI): As many as five patients suffering from Covid-19 and under intensive care at Shri Bhanji D Khimji Lifeline Hospital died on Tuesday allegedly due to shortage of oxygen.
The patients reportedly died within a span of one and a half hours, starting at 3 pm.
However, the district health officer Dr Yashwant Madinkar, who visited the hospital, dismissed the allegation that the deaths occurred due to shortage of oxygen and said a committee of experts would investigate the matter.
The Deputy Commissioner of Police (Law and Order) Ramarajan said a clear picture would emerge only after a medical inquiry.
No oxygen lifeline, 14 more die in Karnataka
Even as the deaths were attributed to oxygen shortage and messages went viral on social media, the authorities have remained in denial that the life saving gas was in short supply.
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A ward boy wheels an oxygen cylinder for a patient inside a temporary Covid Care Centre at the Adugodi Sports Complex in Bengaluru on Tuesday | ASHISHKRISHNA HP By Express News Service
BELAGAVI, KALABURAGI, HUBBALLI, BENGALURU: Close on the heels of the 24 Covid deaths in Chamarajanagar due to shortage of oxygen, at least 14 more such cases were reported from various parts of the state on Tuesday. Even as the deaths were attributed to oxygen shortage and messages went viral on social media, the authorities have remained in denial that the life saving gas was in short supply.
Get 2,000 beds with oxygen ready, Minister tells officials
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Emphasising the need to make preparations in advance to face the second wave, Minister for Large and Medium Industries Jagadish Shettar has asked officials to get 2,000 beds with oxygen facility ready in the district.
Speaking to presspersons after holding a COVID-19 review meeting with district-level officials at KIMS administrative block in Hubballi on Friday, Mr. Shettar said that as a precautionary measure, 1,000 beds with oxygen facility would be kept ready at KIMS Hospital in Hubballi, 500 beds in SDM Hospital in Dharwad and another 500 beds in other private hospitals.