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Only 48 percent coverage in Nagaland under Mission Indradhanush

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miNew Delhi:Nagaland reported only 48 percent immunisation in two phases of the Mission Indradhanush programme, which aims to immunise children and pregnant women against seven dreaded diseases.

According to the health ministry, Nagaland had one of the poorest performances in comparison to other Indian states in the first two phases of Mission Indradhanush rolled out in 2014 and 2015.

“Mission Indradhanush has been very poor in northeast India. Nagaland had only 48 percent of coverage. The geographical conditions in the northeastern states are challenging,” said additional health secretary C.K Mishra.

The objective of this mission is to ensure that all children under the age of two years as well as pregnant women are fully immunised against seven vaccine preventable diseases — Diphtheria, Pertussis (Whooping Cough), Tetanus, Tuberculosis, Polio, Hepatitis B and Measles.

The best coverage in other Indian states in the first two phases stands at — 98 percent in Andhra Pradesh, 81 percent in Rajhasthan and Karnataka and 91 percent in Punjab.

The health ministry has decided to roll out the third phase from April 7 onwards.

 

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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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