“The positivity rate has shot up to 50% in our lab. The pressure to test samples is tremendous. But it is good that people are going for the test. How fast we detect and isolate has an impact both on treatment and mortality,” said nuclear cardiologist Alok Roy, chairman of Medica Group of Hospitals.
“In our lab, the positivity currently is about 55%,” said a NICED Kolkata official.
Every major lab in the city started seeing a sharp rise in positive samples in April with the rate going past 20% by the second week, and there has been no stopping after that. “Even during the post-Durga Puja surge last year we would find about 30% samples positive. This time it has crossed the previous year’s record,” said Chaudhuri.
India faces two major challenges in its transition to electric vehicles
The country needs to manufacture lithium-ion batteries at scale and deal with the environmental threat posed by battery waste. Representational image. | AFP
target of generating 175 gigawatts of power from renewable energy by 2022, India has made clear its intent to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
The government’s target to ensure that at least 15% of the vehicles in the country are electric
by 2030 is aimed at reducing vehicular pollution – transport accounts for about
11% of India’s carbon emissions – and dependence on crude oil imports.
Electric vehicles are expected to account for 30% of vehicle sales in India by 2030. Apart from environmental gains, this transition is likely to save crude oil imports worth Rs 1,07,566 crore, estimated a
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The state government on Thursday offered it’s facilities like stadiums, auditoriums and conference halls to big private hospitals to set up extended treatment units and satellite facilities for Covid patients.
“We are offering government spaces against rent to corporate hospitals who have a minimum 250 beds, for setting up treatment facilities and satellite centres for Covid. These spaces would be available for rent for three months which can be extended upto one year,” a senior state government official said on Thursday.
He said several hospitals had shown interest in requisitioning such facilities.
The official said although private and government hospitals are increasing beds but unlike last year, this time Covid is spreading much faster affecting more people. So, there is a need to have as many facilities as possible to accommodate patients.
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