Mangaluru:Private hospital turns COVID-19 Hotspot; two more infected after being treated in Hospital
Mangaluru: A private hospital located on the outskirts of the City in the Dakshina Kannada District has become coronavirus Hotspot. The total number of positive cases in the district has increased to 20 with two more persons testing positive to COVID-19 in the limits of Mangaluru City Corporation on Monday.
An 80-year-old woman and her 45-year-old son, residents of Kulasekhara in the limits of MMC have tested positive for coronavirus. At a private hospital in Padil, the 80-year-old was being treated on an adjacent bed of an elderly person who recently became victim to COVID-19. The former's son was taking care of her and he has also been infected with the virus. Meanwhile, a hospital staff member was diagnosed with coronavirus yesterday. Following this, more than 200 people were tested, including 190 staff members of the hospital, and all were quarantined.
A similar incident was reported on April 23 at the hospital and a woman died of COVID-19. The hospital was then fully sealed as two persons of the same family died in Bantwal. Two neighbors were also infected by the first dead woman. The yesterday hospital staff was tested positive and two cases confirmed today in the hospital.
Bantwal was a Corona Hotspot in the Dakshina Kannada District. The death of Corona infected people in the area over the past few days has caused considerable anxiety for the district. Earlier, a case was also reported on the outskirts of Mangaluru. (He has been discharged from the hospital after recovery. With two persons testing positive to the virus in the limits of MMC today, the deadly virus has entered the Mangaluru city.
The District Administration has declared Shakti Nagar Kakkebettu near Kulasekhara as a containment area. Mangaluru Tahsildar Guruprasad visited the spot on Monday morning and marked the boundaries. Later, MCC Commissioner Shanadi Ajit Kumar Hegde visited and carried out the inspection.
Shakti Nagar Padavu village consists of 22 houses. They will be provided with milk, groceries, and other necessities by the corporation.
- Shanadi Ajit Kumar Hegde,
Commissioner, MCC
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Three arrested for running fake Aadhaar racket in UP's Badaun
Budaun (UP), Apr 30 (PTI): The Budaun Police on Thursday busted a gang allegedly involved in preparing fake Aadhaar cards and forged documents, and arrested three of its members, officials said.
The action was carried out in the Hazratpur area, where the accused were found operating an illegal setup to generate fake identity documents, they said.
The accused have been identified as Farman Ali, a resident of Munshi Nagla, Anuj Kumar of Uprela, and Brajnandan of Sirsauli.
The police said a fingerprint scanner, three laptops, a hard disk, a scanner, a large number of Aadhaar cards and several suspicious documents were recovered from their possession.
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During interrogation, it was revealed that the gang had been involved in preparing fake identity documents for a long time, misleading people and earning money through illegal means, officials said.
Station House Officer Pushpendra Singh said the accused have been produced before a court, and efforts are underway to identify and arrest other members of the gang.
He added that further revelations are likely as the investigation progresses.
