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Law to nail hospitals guilty of cheating, negligence on anvil: Kejriwal

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New Delhi, Dec 6 (IANS) Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday said the Delhi government is preparing a legal framework to nail private hospitals guilty of criminal negligence and cheating people, according to an official.

The Chief Minister’s statement comes days after a city hospital declared a baby dead while the newborn was still alive.

“The Chief Minister said that his government is preparing the legal framework to nail private hospitals for committing criminal negligence and cheating on the pretext of offering wellness and healthcare to the people,” an official statement said.

Kejriwal was speaking at the inauguration of “Delhi Smiles – Dental Health Utsav, 2017” at Maulana Azad Institute of Dental Sciences (MAIDS).

Speaking on the occasion, Health Minister Satyendar Jain said that the government had planned to develop five more MAIDS and 100 dental clinics in the city.

The Chief Minister also congratulated the MAIDS for being ranked as the best dental institution in the country for the last five years.

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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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