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UP chief Minister Yogi Adityanath sanctions Rs 10 lakh for liver transplant of a four year old girl

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In a heart-warming gesture, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has sanctioned Rs 10 lakh for liver transplant of a 4-year-old girl here at the Institute of Liver and Biliary Science in Delhi.

The Chief Minister responded to an appeal for help on social media.

Shiva Pandey, daughter of Satyendra Pandey, a private employee, is undergoing treatment and needs a liver transplant.

A family friend, Dayanand Pandey, posted an appeal for help on social media mentioning the condition of the girl along with the account and phone numbers of her father.

Gorakhpur information officer, Prashant Srivastava, confirmed that the Chief Minister has responded to the appeal and sanctioned a sum of Rs 10 lakh for the girl’s treatment.

The girl has been undergoing treatment for the last six months. Several others have also come forward to help the girl and more than Rs 8 lakh have been deposited in the account.

However, the estimated cost of the transplant is around Rs 30 lakh.

 

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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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