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Yogi Adityanath government to provide oxygen cylinders to home isolated patients

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The Uttar Pradesh government has decided to provide oxygen cylinders to Covid-19 patients who are undergoing treatment at their homes. According to an order issued by Anita Singh, Principal Secretary, Food Safety Drugs, all the district commissioners and district magistrates have been asked to arrange oxygen cylinders for Covid-19 patients.

The order said that oxygen cylinders will be provided on the presentation of the Covid-19 positive report and a prescription by a doctor. Officials have been asked to identify points where cylinders can be distributed. The cylinders will be issued to a person whose Covid-19 report or those whose x-ray, chest CT or blood test report shows them positive for Covid-19, the order said.

Producing Aadhaar card of patients or the person who is collecting the cylinder has been made mandatory. Officials have been asked that oxygen cylinders shouldn’t be issued to any such person who s already admitted to the hospital, the order said.

The Yogi Adityanath government has taken several measures to flatten the Covid curb including the extension of the statewide lockdown till May 17. Chief Minister himself is visiting hospitals to review preparedness and issuing necessary directives.

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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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