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Gurugram launches WhatsApp COVID helpline.
Gurugram district administration on Thursday launched a dedicated WhatsApp Covid-19 helpline to provide citizens access to critical information and a central repository of all Coronavirus resources.
The helpline is free to use and is available in Hindi and English. Citizens can send Hi to the number +91 9643277788 on WhatsApp or click on https://wa.me/919643277788 to directly connect to the helpline.
It provides updated information about critical resources in the user s proximity such as RT-PCR centres and camps, online doctor consultations, status of availability of beds, registering oneself as a Covid-19 patient, care centres and more.
Assam Govt Issues Revised Notification, Educational Institutions to Shut in District with 300 + COVID Cases
Directions have been issued for closing down classes from Class VI to VIII in those districts where the number of cases has crossed the 100 mark.
| 27 April 2021 10:02 AM GMT
GUWAHATI: The Assam government has authorized all the Deputy Commissioners and Chairman, DDMA to close down all educational institutions (govt & non-govt) from pre-primary to University levels along with hostels & coaching institutions for 15 days, as and when cumulative COVID-19 cases in the last 10 days exceed 300.
The notification read, - In partial modification and a continuation of the earlier orders issued, the Government in Second, Education Department hereby authorizes the Deputy Commissioners of the Districts and Chairman, District Disaster Management Authority.
A Home Guard discharging duty as COVID-19 marshal on a bus in Mangaluru.
They will go to work in city today enforcing wearing of face masks and social distancing in public places
Nearly a month after it was announced, Home Guards will start work on Monday as COVID-19 marshals to enforce wearing of face masks and keeping social distancing in public places in urban areas of Dakshina Kannada. They will work along with bill collectors and health inspectors of Mangaluru City Corporation.
Corporation Commissioner Akshy Sridhar said that Home Guards were on election duty in Kerala and hence, there was delay in deploying them as COVID-19 marshals. While 50 Home Guards have been assigned to the corporation, 30 commenced work on Saturday itself creating awareness among the general public. “A detailed guideline for their working will be released shortly,” Mr. Sridhar told
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Kulgam: The District Development Commissioner (DDC) Kulgam, Dr.Bilal Mohi-Ud-Din Bhat today chaired a meeting of concerned officers to review the District Disaster Management preparedness in the district.
Emphasizing on the foolproof readiness, the DDC directed all the officers to ensure all arrangements are in place for prompt and effective response to deal with any type of disaster.
He also directed them to establish a control room and to formulate a strong communication plan besides he also reviewed availability of equipments and resources that can be utilized during any emergency.
The DDC also instructed to identify land for disaster management huts.
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The multi-storey building that tilted after a truck rammed its pillars at Vellaramkunnu near Kalpetta in Wayanad district on Monday.
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A multi-storey building tilted to a side down after a cement-laden truck rammed its pillars on a hill slope at Vellaramkunnu here in the wee hours of Monday.
Gautham, 69, of Nallalam in Kozhikode, the driver of the vehicle, suffered injuries and was admitted to a private hospital here. The incident occurred around 4 a.m. when the driver lost control of the truck while negotiating a sharp bend on the Kozhikode-Kollegal National Highway 766, the Kalpetta police said. The police diverted traffic away from the highway as the building could collapse moment. The demolition work of the structure began in the afternoon.as per the directive of the District Disaster Management Authority.