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Goa IMA welcomes sending NMC Bill to Parliamentary panel

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Panaji, Jan 2 (IANS) The Goa chapter of the Indian Medical Association on Tuesday welcomed the Central government’s move to send the National Medical Commission Bill to the Parliamentary Standing Committee for vetting.

After members of the Association staged a token protest here, as part of a nationwide agitation against the proposed legislation which seeks to replace the existing Medical Council of India, IMA spokesperson Shekhar Salkar said: “We welcome the decision of the Central government to refer the Bill to the Parliamentary Standing Committee.”

“The NMC Bill 2017 has numerous flaws and loopholes. Handing it over to the Committee will help vet the legislation,” Salkar said, soon after Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister H.N. Ananth Kumar told the Lok Sabha that the bill would be sent to a standing committee.

The IMA had called a 12-hour nationwide strike and shutdown of out-patient department services at all private hospitals on Tuesday in protest against the proposed legislation.

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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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