Four patients die of COVID-19 in Udupi district on Monday
Udupi: Four patients in Udupi District died of Coronavirus in Udupi District even as it reported 126 new cases of the deadly virus in the last 24 hours. With this, the total number of fatalities in the district due to the virus has climbed up to 44.
The total number of cases reported so far in the district has also gone up to 4800 including 126 on Monday.
Of the 126 new cases on Monday, 58 patients were residents of Udupi Taluk, 34 from Kundapur, and 28 were from Karkala Taluk. The four deceased patients hailed from Udyawar, Mandarti, Kundapur, and Udupi.
The district also reported 116 recoveries on Monday and patients were discharged from the hospitals. With 2812 recoveries the district currently has 1952 active cases being treated at hospitals.
Health Department officials confirmed that 1116 people who have tested positive and are asymptomatic are under home isolation.
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MediaOne TV Facebook page restored after block linked to ‘government request’
Kochi: The official Facebook page of Malayalam news channel MediaOne TV has been restored after being blocked without prior notice, the broadcaster said on Wednesday.
The channel was quoted by Maktoob as saying that the restriction was lifted automatically, with Meta Platforms informing it that the action had been taken following a “government request” which has now expired or been reversed.
The development came shortly after the channel approached the Kerala High Court challenging the blocking of its page, terming it arbitrary and in violation of legal provisions and judicial precedents. The High Court had issued notice to Meta via email hours before the restriction was withdrawn.
In its petition, the channel said access to its Facebook page had been restricted for users in India without citing any specific content or alleged violation. It contended that while individual posts may be taken down under applicable a rule, blocking an entire page goes beyond the scope of such measures.
The incident followed an earlier action taken against the channel in 2022, when the Ministry of Information and transmitting prohibited it from transmitting. It cited national security concerns regarding the Ministry of Home Affairs' refusal of security clearance.
The Supreme Court of India in April 2023 set aside the ban, observing that national security claims cannot be made without substantive basis and that criticism of government policies does not render a media outlet anti-national.
