Eight special wards at Wenlock Hospital to treat COVID-19 patients: Hospital Superintendent
Mangaluru: Superintendent of District Wenlock Hospital Mangaluru on Tuesday added that the hospital had eight special wards to treat COVID-19 positive patients. The statement comes on the back of several social media posts against the management at the hospital.
The superintendent added that the suspected COVID-19 cases are treated at the special wards and only one patient is lodged in one room. He then said the patients who tests negative for the virus are sent back home with the advise of self-quarantine for 14 days at home.
She further added those who tests positive for the virus, the treatment recommended by World Health Organisation (WHO) is administered under the supervision of Disitrct Health Authorities and the Deputy Commissioner.
The superintendent also asserted that the patients are being treated by expert doctors under the guideline of the health department while help desks have also been set up to create awareness and to provide information about COVID-19 at the hospital.
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Make polling hours 6am-7pm for May 7 LS polls, Karnataka BJP urges EC citing heatwave
Bengaluru, May 3: Citing the ongoing heatwave in the state, Karnataka BJP on Friday petitioned the Election Commission with a request to modify the polling hours to the 6am-7pm period in the 14 parliamentary constituencies in the state that goes to polls on May 7.
Polling is currently scheduled to be held in the second phase in the state in 14 segments in the northern districts between 7am to 6pm on May 7.
"It has become hard to come out and vote between hours 10.00 to 17.00 due to uncontrollable heat. The average heat in those parts (north Karnataka) covering 14 parliamentary constituencies are between 37 and 42 degree (Celsius). The mercury is rising at an alarming level and it would become hard for the electors to come out and vote," BJP's petition said.
The petition highlighted the alarming rise in temperatures, which are expected to go beyond 40 degree Celsius, and also stated that the number of voters over the age of 40 is high and that they are vulnerable to the heatwave.
"To keep up the good spirit of voting, necessary action should be taken," the BJP petition urged the Election Commission, saying, "In this background, it is requested to modify the time of voting in the 14 parliamentary constituencies from 06.00 to 19.00 hours on May 7".
Polling was held between 7 am and 6 pm during Karnataka's first phase of the Lok Sabha polls in 14 constituencies on April 26.
