Gumla: Even as the Indian women team was trailing behind Argentina in the hockey semifinal at the Tokyo Olympics till the last moments of the fourth q.
RANCHI: Even as the authorities in Simdega are beating their brains out on how to encourage villagers to maintain Covid-control measures and dispel myths regarding vaccination and are taking help from NGOs and local religious leaders to do that, a sub-inspector in the district is banking on Bollywood actors Amitabh Bachchan and Shah Rukh Khan to help him in this regard. To be more accurate, Ravi Shankar Singh is relying on the two stars’ chartbusters to encourage Covid-appropriate behaviour and vaccination in the district.
Since April 16, the 42-year-old police official, who is in-charge of Simdega district police line, has been roaming around local markets, blocks headquarters, urban centres, roundabouts and urban colonies with a microphone crooning the two stars’ popular songs, reworked and re-recorded with new lyrics in Hindi and in Nagpuri penned by him. The new lyrics encourage everyone to take the jab, wear masks, maintain social distancing, stay indoors, educate his/her
Jamshedpur: The East Singbhum administration on Tuesday announced the suspension of the Covid-19 vaccination drive for two days from Wednesday in the wake of Cyclone Yaas, which is projected to pass through the district.
Deputy commissioner Suraj Kumar said they are also making backup plans on war-footing to prevent loss of life and property. He said, “The vaccination drive for all age groups will be suspended on Wednesday and Thursday because of the cyclone. Three National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) teams have arrived in the district from Patna in Bihar to conduct relief and rescue operation. Two disaster response teams of Tata Steel, one from Tata Motors and a civil defence team are ready to tackle the situation.”
Gumla: The Simdega district administration has started work to set up 10 ICU and 50 oxygen-supported beds at the district hospital to cater to the needs of critical Covid-19 patients. Deputy commissioner Sushant Gaurav on Thursday said the administration is also in the process of setting up an oxygen supply centre and a refilling plant soon.
He said, The district hospital will also soon cater to Covid patients requiring oxygen support. The Shanti Bhawan Medical Centre, a private hospital in Biru, currently has 50 oxygen-supported beds and six ventilator-supported ICU. Moreover, 200-bed Covid care centre has been set up at Women College, Saldaga, and 18 oxygen-supported beds are set up at the Thethaitangar referral hospital.
Gumla: In arguably a first for the state, the Simdega district administration went paperless after fully shifting to the e-office mode to prevent the .