Dakshina Kannada to get 25,000 Rapid Antigen kits for COVID testing, 15 ambulances: Karnataka Dy.CM
Mangaluru: Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister Ashwath Narayan on Friday said Dakshina Kannada District will get 25,000 rapid antigen test kits for conducting free COVID-19 tests.
He also added that the state government will sanction 15 ambulances for the district.
He held an emergency meeting with Kota Srinivas Poojary, Dakshina Kannada district in-charge minister at the Vikasa Soudha on Friday, to discuss the increase in COVID-19 cases in the district and free treatment for Covid-19 patients at private hospitals.
The deputy chief minister also held a video conference with the Deputy Commissioner, legislators Vedavyas Kamath, Harish Poonja and U T Khader, and the District Health Officer later.
“The government will provide for free treatment at the private hospitals for COVID-19 patients when they are sent there from government hospitals. The government will also pass an order to bear the expenses of the treatment” Ashwath Narayan said.
He assured that people undergoing COVID-19 treatment and who need to get themselves tested now need not panic. He further instructed Deputy Commissioner Sindhu B Rupesh to look into the matter at the earliest.
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Leh-bound SpiceJet plane faces engine issue; returns to national capital
New Delhi (PTI): A Leh-bound SpiceJet aircraft returned to the national capital due to an engine issue on Tuesday morning, according to a source.
There were around 150 people on board the Boeing 737 aircraft that was operating the flight SG121, the source added.
When contacted, a SpiceJet spokesperson said a flight operating from Delhi to Leh on Tuesday returned to Delhi after experiencing a technical issue.
"The aircraft landed safely in Delhi, and all passengers were disembarked normally," the spokesperson said in a statement.
The source said the aircraft suffered an engine issue.
