Experts suggest treating asymptomatic, mildly symptomatic COVID patients in home isolation
Bengaluru: Experts have suggested that treating asymptomatic and mildly symptomatic patients in home isolation would be appropriate as it would lessen the burden on hospitals, Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa said on Wednesday.
Yediyurappa had convened a meeting with medical experts regarding COVID-19 management in the state.
The guidelines and strategy to be implemented for treatment and covid management in the state were discussed in detail at the meeting, officials said.
The government is soon likely to come out with guidelines in this regard.
"Most of the experts opined that treating asymptomatic and mildly symptomatic patients in home isolation would be appropriate as it would lessen the burden on hospitals," Yediyurappa said.
Speaking to reporters after the meeting here, he said they advised on focusing on treating people with serious conditions and comorbid patients.
"Doctors suggested reducing the doubling period and strict enforcement of precautionary measures in closed places, close contact and crowded areas," he said, adding that they suggested using telemedicine systems to treat asymptomatic patients.
Dr Sudarshan Ballal of Manipal Hospitals, Dr Sharan Patil of Sparsh Hospital , Dr Vivek Jawali of Fortis Hospital, Dr Giridhar Babu of Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI), among others, were present at the meeting.
A note issued by the Chief Minister's office said experts also advised that the staff strength at field level must be enhanced for contact tracing and services of other departments may be used.
According to experts, effective usage of tele ICU and regular online training about treatment protocols are necessary.
They also sought an uninterrupted oxygen supply chain and new drugs supply chain for effective treatment of covid patients, it said. Experts opined there was a fearful atmosphere and social stigma attached to this pandemic and people must be taken into confidence.
Speaking to reporters, Medical Education Minister K Sudhakar said the meeting was held in the backdrop of a spike in the number of cases and deaths in recent days, especially in Bengaluru.
He said the way ahead regarding- quarantine, testing, treating asymptomatic patients, treatment protocol and related matters were discussed in detail at the meeting.
"We are looking at what is best for Karnataka to control COVID and to treat patients.
People should trust and cooperate with the government.The Chief Minister will be chairing another meeting with senior Ministers and officials following which we will be issuing guidelines," he added.
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Bank account in Ramgarh tracked for fraudulent fund transactions across 24 states, 4 arrested
Ramgarh (Jharkhand) (PTI): Jharkhand police on Thursday said it has unearthed a network of interstate cyber frauds and arrested four miscreants for fraudulent transactions through a bank account in Ramgarh district after complaints of 274 suspected transactions in 24 states.
The states where complaints for fraudulent transactions were registered included Maharashtra, Karnataka, West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, Telangana, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Andhra Pradesh.
The action followed inputs received through 'Samanvaya portal', a centralised, web-based platform launched by the Union Home Ministry to curb cybercrime.
"We arrested four cyber miscreants after a current account with Kuju (Ramgarh) branch of the State Bank of India was found to have registered suspected financial transactions in 24 states with the help of the Pratibimba portal of the Home Ministry through the Samanvaya portal," Ramgarh Superintendent of Police Mukesh Kumar Lunayat said.
During the probe, police found that the account was opened under the MSME Udyam Registration scheme in the name of Shree Ganesh Enterprises, he said.
The account had been linked to as many as 274 complaints from different states related to cyber fraud and illegal fund transfers.
The registered proprietors of the enterprise were identified as Rahul Gupta (37), Ravi Kumar Verma (34), and Ajay Sharma (33), all residents of Ramgarh district, a statement from the Ramgarh police said.
During interrogation, Rahul Gupta and Ravi Kumar Verma revealed that they had opened multiple current accounts at the behest of Ritesh Agrawal alias Munna (40) and Sonu Kumar Jha (34).
They admitted receiving Rs 1.2 lakh in exchange for facilitating the opening of these accounts.
"The accused further confessed to sharing OTPs, activating mobile banking services, and handing over control of the accounts to the main operators through WhatsApp and Telegram groups. These accounts were then allegedly used to route fraudulent transactions.
Police said mobile data analysis of the accused led to the recovery of crucial digital evidence, including details of SIM cards, bank accounts, passbooks, ATM cards, QR code scanners, Aadhaar cards, and PAN cards shared through messaging platforms.
A total of four accused have been arrested so far and sent to judicial custody.
A case has been registered at the Cyber Crime Police Station under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) 2023 and Sections 66C and 66D of the Information Technology Act, 2000.
Further investigation is underway, the police said.
