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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Fake call centre duping foreigners busted in Thane; five detained
Thane (PTI): The Thane police have unearthed a bogus call centre that allegedly cheated foreign nationals, particularly US citizens, under the pretext of selling software, an official said on Wednesday.
Five persons, including the call centre owner, were detained after a raid at the premises in the Ambernath area of Maharashtra's Thane district late Tuesday night, Assistant Commissioner of Police (Ambernath division) Shailesh Kale told PTI.
The bogus facility was operating from a business centre and functioned under the garb of providing software services, the official said.
"The call centre staff targeted foreign nationals, especially Americans. They contacted them on the phone, lured them with offers of software services and extracted money from them in different forms," Kale said.
The police received a tip-off about the illegal operations and raided the premises. The search operation continued till Wednesday morning, he said.
The employees used to make hundreds of calls to foreign nationals daily and would eventually succeed in duping a few of them, Senior Police Inspector Shabbir Sayyed said.
"They collected advance payments from the victims and blocked them after receiving the money," he said, explaining the modus operandi.
The employees were provided with a specific script for conversations to gain the victims' confidence and persuade them to transfer funds, he added.
The police have seized electronic gadgets and other accessories used in the alleged racket from the premises.
A case has been registered against five persons under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, the Information Technology Act and the Indian Telegraph Act, Kale said.
The police were verifying the victims' credentials and nationality.
