DK DC directs Health Department to take precautionary measures in the wake of Corona Virus scare
Mangaluru: Dakshina Kannada Deputy Commissioner, Sindhu B Rupesh on Wednesday urged the schools not to pressurize students to go for Corona Virus tests and checkups if the students complain of common fever. She added that the administration has received complaints that schools were pressing for Corona Virus checkups even if the students were suffering from common fever.
Sindhu Rupesh on Wednesday chaired a meeting with District Health Administration and other authorities in the wake of Corona Virus scare in the state.
The Deputy Commissioner also added that the Department of Education has already issued a circular on the precautionary measures that should be taken in the wake of Corona Virus and that schools should abide by it. She also opined that since the examinations will commence soon, pressing the students for unnecessary checkups will lead to extra pressure and confusion among the students.
Speaking to media after the meeting, Sindhu added that the administration has undertaken all the precautionary measures in the wake of spread of the virus. She also added that strict measures are in place at Mangaluru International Airport to check the arriving passengers from international destinations. She added that if any passenger is found to be infected with the virus they would be shifted to Wenlock Hospital in the city in Ambulance.
She further directed the officials of health department to train doctors and medical staffs to adequately deal with Corona Virus cases while also instructing all the hospitals in the District to report flu and fever cases to the Health Department. She then directed the NMPT officials to check all the passengers arriving at the NMPT on cruise ships.
Officials of various departments of District Administration were present during the meeting.
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Rickelton's ton in vain as SRH beat MI by 6 wickets
Mumbai (PTI): Ryan Rickelton's whirlwind unbeaten ton was overshadowed by Heinrich Klaasen's unbeaten 65 as Sunrisers Hyderabad defeated Mumbai Indians by six wickets in an IPL match here on Wednesday.
Chasing an imposing 244-run target, Travis Head (76 off 30) and Abhishek Sharma (45 off 24) shared 129 runs for the opening wicket to set the platform for SRH.
Klaasen (65 not out off 30 balls) then displayed his all-round hitting abilities to guide SRH home with the help of Nitish Kumar Reddy (21) and Salil Arora (30 not out off 10) in 18.4 overs.
Earlier, Rickelton's knock powered MI to 243 for five.
MI rode on a 93-run stand between Rickelton (123 not out off 55 balls) and Will Jacks (46 off 22) in 7.1 overs for the opening stand to power the side.
MI skipper Hardik Pandya scored a valuable 31 off 15 balls before being dismissed.
Praful Hinge (2/54), Eshan Malinga (1/29), Sakib Hasan (1/39) and Nitish Kumar Reddy (1/31) were the wicket-takers for SRH.
Brief Scores:
Mumbai Indian: 243 for 5 in 20 overs (Ryan Rickelton 123 not out; Praful Hinge 2/54).
Sunrisers Hyderabad: 249 for 4 in 18.4 overs (Travis Head 76, Heinrich Klaasen 65 not out; AM Ghazanfar 2/51).
