Dakshina Kannada reports 34 fresh cases of COVID-19 on Monday; total number climbs up to 1,276
Mangaluru: Dakshina Kannada on Monday reported 34 cases of Coronavirus, taking the total number of cases in the District to 1,276. The District also recorded two deaths due to the virus on Monday, with the toll climbing up to 24.
While this has given a breather of sorts to the people – with the district registering as many as 147 cases on Sunday.
The source of infection could not be found in many recent cases, but only one such case was found on Monday. The others were suffering from influenza-like illness (nine cases) and severe acute respiratory infection (one case). Six of the people admitted to hospital were found positive for the deadly virus; 17 people were infected through primary-level contact with COVID-19 patients.
In addition, 30 patients being treated were discharged post-recovery.
One patient died at the District Wenlock Hospital and another at a private hospital on Monday.
A 52-year-old man, with high blood pressure, diabetes, cardiac problems and pneumonia, had been admitted to the ICU of the Wenlock Hospital on July 2. A 62-year-old man, also with multiple health issues, had been admitted to a private hospital on June 27. They both breathed their last on Monday.
On the other hand, most of the 30 patients who were discharged from the Wenlock Hospital are aged within 50 years; of which, four are senior citizens. A patient aged 70 years too has been discharged after recovery.
The district has had 584 recovered cases so far, while there are 668 active cases still under treatment.
Ten patients were shifted to ICU on Sunday, of which six people recovered on Monday and were shifted back to the Corona ward. Of the rest, one patient, a 50-year-old woman who is suffering from multiple health disorders, has been put on ventilator.
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Organisation urges Centre to set up National Widows' Rights Commission
Mumbai (PTI): A Maharashtra-based voluntary organisation has appealed to the Union Ministry of Women and Child Development to establish an independent National Widows' Rights Commission to address "systemic and lifelong injustices".
Mahatma Phule Samaj Seva Mandal (MPSSM) said widowed women in India face social ostracisation, denial of property and inheritance rights, economic insecurity, psychological trauma, and heightened sexual vulnerability.
These issues are not adequately addressed by existing institutional mechanisms, it said.
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In its representation to the ministry, the organisation stated that despite Constitutional guarantees of equality and dignity under Articles 14, 15 and 21, there is no exclusive statutory body that focuses specifically on the unique and long-term vulnerabilities of widows.
The proposal notes that while women's commissions function at the national and state levels, their broad mandate limits focused attention on widows' issues, leading to gaps in grievance redressal, monitoring and accountability.
Calling widowed women a "structurally vulnerable group" comparable to other constitutionally recognised categories, MPSSM has proposed the creation of National and State Widows' Rights Commissions with the power to inquire into complaints, summon reports from police and administrative authorities, and make time-bound recommendations, including registration of FIRs and legal action where required.
It demanded that the commission be empowered to suggest rehabilitation measures, financial assistance schemes and amendments to existing laws, and submit annual reports to Parliament or state legislatures.
MPSSM president Pramod Zinjade said the establishment of a dedicated Widows' Rights Commission was a "constitutional necessity and moral obligation" to restore dignity, security and human rights of widowed women and to eliminate regressive social practices.
Zinjade said he has also written to the United Nations seeking the establishment of an International Widows' Rights Commission (IWRC).
He has been leading a campaign in rural Maharashtra to eradicate evil customs related to widows. Several villages have passed unanimous resolutions banning such customs.
