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Delhi Govt issues guidelines for free treatment of accident victims

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New Delhi, Feb 17 (IANS) The Delhi government has issued guidelines for free and mandatory treatment for victims of accidents, acid burns, and fires in all city hospitals, Health Minister Satyendar Jain said here on Saturday.

The cost of the scheme, which was passed by the cabinet in December and later approved by Lt. Governor Anil Baijal in the same month, would be borne by the Delhi government.

The move was aimed at encouraging people to take victims immediately to a nearest hospital to save the victims’ life, even if it is a private hospital.

“Guidelines issued for free and mandatory treatment of accident, acid burns and fire victims in all hospitals in Delhi. Delhi government will bear the cost,” Jain said in a tweet.

The government would pay the hospital expenses of any individual — from Delhi or outside — who is injured in an accident on any city road.

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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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