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Work is on to link public health with ayurveda: Modi

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New Delhi, Oct 17 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday inaugurated the first ever All India Institute of Ayurveda (AIIA) and said his government was focusing on integrating the public healthcare system with ayurveda and yoga.

“Ayurveda is not just a method of treatment. It encompasses social health, public health and environmental health,” Modi said while inaugurating the institute set up on the lines of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS).

“Understanding this need, our government is stressing on integrating the public healthcare system with yoga, ayurveda and other AYUSH methods.”

It is critical for ayurveda’s expansion that there is a hospital linked with it in every district which offers quality healthcare services, the Prime Minister said.

“AYUSH Ministry is swiftly working in that direction and in just three years, over 65 AYUSH hospitals have been set up,” he added.

Modi said no country can progress if it forgets how to take pride in its heritage.

He said attempts were made during the British rule to weaken India’s traditional methods, including that of medicine, farming and science.

“But in the last three years, the situation has been reversed to a large extent,” Modi said. “Our heritage, which is superior, is being established in the minds of the people.”

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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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