Vizianagaram has been reporting at least 10 deaths and around 1,000 new cases every day for the past few days. (Picture used for representational purpose only)
VISAKHAPATNAM: With over 40 per cent of Covid-19 infections and deaths reported from rural parts of Vizianagaram district for the past one week, the district administration has decided deploy special teams to implement curfew and counsel youngsters in rural areas. The administration will fast track the door-to-door fever survey and screening drive in rural areas.
Vizianagaram has been reporting at least 10 deaths and around 1,000 new cases every day for the past few days. Most Covid-19 deaths were reported from rural areas in the district.
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VISAKHAPATNAM: Vizag city police on Monday arrested five persons and seized over 100 kilograms of dry ganja near Sattivanipalem area under Pendurthi police station limits.
The accused smugglers reportedly procured the weed from various parts of Visakhapatnam Agency.
They were caught while attempting to move the contraband in two vehicles. Police said that the accused are residents of Visakhapatnam Agency.
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The video of the security guard attending to an injured person and stitching the wounds went viral on social media.
SRIKAKULAM: In a shocking incident, a security guard sutured the wounds of patients at the town hospital in Rajam village of Srikakulam district on Tuesday. The video of the security guard attending to an injured person and stitching the wounds went viral on social media. There was no doctor or paramedical staff nearby.
According to sources, the security guard, Sanjivi, had earlier worked as a quack in a village. In the absence of paramedical staff, Sanjivi donned the role of a compounder or nurse providing first aid. He also sutured the wounds. The video showed Sanjivi holding a suturing needle and stitching the wounds of a patient. The guard was posted at AP Vaidya Vidhana Parishad hospital at Rajam.