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1520 Not getting âFateh kitsâ on their doorstep, Covid positive patients in Ludhiana have been visiting dispensaries and healthcare centres for the same after desperate calls to the Civil Surgeonâs office Manav Mander Ludhiana, April 29 Not getting ‘Fateh kits’ on their doorstep, Covid positive patients in Ludhiana have been visiting dispensaries and healthcare centres for the same after desperate calls to the Civil Surgeon’s office. Not only family members, but patients too have been visiting nearby dispensaries. Violators booked Day after gathering at Badal village, SAD chief Sukhbir booked for violating protocol Amid the surge in Covid cases, the district health officials have clearly failed to ensure ‘Fateh kits,’ consisting of 18 items including a pulse oximeter, thermometer, steamer, face mask, sanitiser, gargle solution, cough syrup and multi-vitamins to those infected. ....
As the queues for beds and life-saving oxygen get longer in Delhi, scores of Covid-19 patients have flocked to neighbouring Punjab. According to sources in the Punjab health department, the number of patients from Delhi could easily surpass 500 in the last fortnight. “We haven’t collated the data, but our estimate is a minimum of 500 cases across hospitals in Punjab. Twice as many people are also in touch with doctors in Punjab either for medical advice or seeking admission,” says an official. Most of these patients are undergoing treatment at hospitals in Jalandhar, Patiala, Ludhiana and Mohali. The rush of patients is explained by the overwhelming surge in cases after the second wave hit the country. ....
1532 Manav Mander Ludhiana, April 27 A day after the bodies of two Covid patients were ferried on a cart and an auto-rickshaw for cremation without following the safety protocol, negligence on part of the Health Department in maintaining record of patients who died due to Covid has come to the fore. An inquiry has been marked into the matter by the Civil Surgeon. Two patients Bhagwan Shah (67) of Focal Point and Kanta Rani (60) of Amarpura were admitted to the Civil Hospital, where they died on Sunday after testing positive. After postmortem on Monday, the bodies were handed over to the families for cremation in sealed bags (with Covid positive marking), but as ambulances at the hospitals were busy, the families made own arrangements and ferried the bodies to the crematorium. Shah’s body was taken in an auto-rickshaw, while Rani’s body arrived at the crematorium on a hand-pulled cart. ....
Ludhiana: The number of Covid-19 deaths in the district has witnessed a slight fall for the second consecutive week after reaching the seven-month hig. ....
Ludhiana: Covid-19 claimed lives of six residents and left 489 more infected in Ludhiana on Wednesday. Chief medical officer Sukhjeevan Kakkar said 10 deaths were reported on the day. Of them, four patients were from outside Ludhiana. The district casualties included a 55-year-old diabetic man of Khanna; a 58-year-old woman of Bhamiya, who was suffering from hypertension and diabetes; a 75-year-old woman of Bajra village, who too had hypertension and diabetes; a 49-year-old woman of Model Town Extension; a 65-year-old woman of New Subhash Nagar; and a 72-year-old man of Gill village. With this, the district’s toll tally has increased to 1,221. ....