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Odisha seeks Tata Memorial Centre hub for cancer treatment

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Bhubaneswar, Sep 7 (IANS) Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday requested Prime Minister Narendra Modi to set up a hub of Tata Memorial Centre here for the treatment of cancer patients.

In a letter to the Prime Minister, Patnaik said the state government would provide all necessary support if the Department of Atomic Energy sets up the centre at Bhubaneswar.

The Department of Atomic Energy gives grant-in-aid and manages the Tata Memorial Centre.

“In view of the emerging role of Odisha in providing medical care, it would be helpful to have a hub of the Tata Memorial Centre in Odisha. This will be of invaluable service to the poor patients of Odisha as well as from our neighbouring States,” said the Chief Minister.

He said Odisha has been receiving a good number of patients requiring various types of medical interventions, from neighbouring states.

Apart from a branch of AIIMS and hospitals of the state government, Odisha has good participation of private hospitals in and around Bhubaneswar.

“However, the need for an advanced cancer hospital and research centre in the public sector is immensely felt to provide affordable care to the cancer patients,” the Chief Minister pointed out.

It is learnt that the Centre has been setting up its hubs at different locations, for example, Sangrur, Visakhapatnam and BHU, Varanasi, said Patnaik.

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Covid toll in Karnataka is a worrying sign for state government

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Even though Karnataka recorded the lowest number of Covid deaths in April since the virus struck first in 2020, the state is recording a rise in the positivity rate (1.50 per cent). Five people died from the Covid infections in April as per the statistics released by the state health department. In March, the positivity rate stood around 0.53 per cent. In the first week of April it came down to 0.38 per cent, second week registered 0.56 per cent, third week it rose to 0.79 per cent and by end of April the Covid positivity rate touched 1.19 per cent.

on an average 500 persons used to succumb everyday in the peak of Covid infection, as per the data. Health experts said that the mutated Coronavirus is losing its fierce characteristics as vaccination, better treatment facilities and awareness among the people have contributed to the lesser number of Covid deaths.

During the 4th and 6th of April two deaths were reported in Bengaluru, one in Gadag district on April 8, two deaths were reported from Belagavi and Vijayapura on April 30. The first Covid case was reported in the state in March 2020 and three Covid deaths were recorded in the month. In the following month 21 people became victims to the deadly virus, and May 2020 recorded 22 deaths. The death toll recorded everyday after May crossed three digits. However, the third wave, which started in January 2

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