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President appeals for spreading organ donation awareness

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New Delhi, Nov 10 (IANS) President Ram Nath Kovind on Friday appealed to prominent persons of the society to spread awareness about “voluntary donation” of body organs to decrease the number of deaths every year due to their unavailability and to end illegal marketing of body parts.

“Due to poverty, some people may be compelled to sell their body organs, and this is unacceptable. If we institute a culture of voluntary donation, then the illegal market will gradually come to an end,” the President said while speaking at an event called “Dehdaniyon Ka Utsav” (organ donors’ festival), organised here by the Dadhichi Deh Dan Samiti.

Kovind appealed to doctors, teachers educational institutions and religious leaders to spread awareness about organ donation to decrease the number of deaths which, according to him, is nearly 500,000 every year.

“As per an estimated figure, 500,000 people die in our country due to unavailability of organs that can be transplanted. Of them, 200,000 suffer from liver diseases and 50,000 from cardiovascular diseases. In addition, approximately 150,000 people await kidney transplantation.”

He said organ donation was true to the ethos of our ancient civilisation.

“It is believed that Maharishi Dadhichi donated his body so that the Gods could make a weapon from his bones and defeat the evil forces. The thought that in our lifetime, or even after death, our body or body organs could be useful to or help treat another person is both humanistic and inspiring,” the President said.

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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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