Mangaluru: Passenger who arrived from Dubai with fever, tests negative for Corona Virus: DC confirms
DC warns of action against those revealing identity of suspected, infected patients on social media
Mangaluru: Dakshina Kannada Deputy Commissioner, Sindhu B Rupesh on Wednesday called a press conference at her office and informed that the passenger who had arrived from Dubai with fever and had went missing from District Wenlock Hospital, had tested negative for Corona Virus.
Sindhu added that the District Administration received the reports of the tests from Bengaluru where the passenger’s samples were sent and that the patient had tested negative. She also confirmed that there were no confirmed cases of Corona Virus in the District.
Sindhu further informed that samples of 10 patients were sent for tests to Bengaluru from Dakshina Kannada District and seven of them had tested negative while the reports of other three samples were awaited.
Adding that the District Administration was prepared to handle the situation, Sindhu added that isolation wards were arranged to deal with Corona Virus cases at District Wenlock Hospital and six other private hospital and doctors and lab technicians were being trained continuously to handle the patients and samples.
When asked about the scarcity of supply of masks in the city amidst Corona Virus scare Sindhu added that there was no need for people to wear masks while carrying out their daily tasks and that wearing mask was only advised to people who were infected by the virus or the medical staffs who will handle the infected patients.
“You don’t need to wear masks if you are healthy. Wearing masks is only advised to those who are infected by the Corona Virus and for the medics who will directly handle and take care of the infected patients” Sindhu said.
Sindhu also spoke about maintaining the confidentiality of identity of the suspected or infected people and added that strict action will be taken against those who will leak information about the patients on social media platforms or elsewhere. She also informed that the District Administration had received notification from the government to initiate action against those compromising with the confidentiality of patient’s identity including the media outlets.
“People often are afraid about the leak of their identity and try to avoid getting help from the authorities and that is why the administration is stressing upon counselling the suspected patients after they show symptoms of the virus. We want to take them into confidence that they need not worry about the confidentiality of their identity and about their health and we expect co-operation from all quarters” Sindhu said while urging reporters to avoid revealing identities of suspected or infected patients.
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What happens to terms Keralite, Keralan: Tharoor's witty take on Keralam replacing Kerala
New Delhi (PTI): Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor had a witty take on Kerala's name change on Tuesday, asking what happens now to the terms "Keralite" and "Keralan" for the "denizens" of the new "Keralam".
In a lighter vein, Tharoor said 'Keralamite' sounds like a microbe and 'Keralamian' like a rare earth mineral.
The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday approved the proposal for altering the name of Kerala to Keralam.
Ahead of the Cabinet decision announcement, Tharoor said, "All to the good, no doubt, but a small linguistic question for the Anglophones among us: what happens now to the terms 'Keralite' and 'Keralan' for the denizens of the new 'Keralam'?
"'Keralamite' sounds like a microbe and 'Keralamian' like a rare earth mineral ! @CMOKerala might want to launch a competition for new terms resulting from this electoral zeal," he said, sharing the media report on the name change.
The Legislative Assembly of Kerala passed a resolution on June 24, 2024 to alter the name of Kerala to Keralam'.
Thereafter, the government of Kerala requested the government of India to take necessary steps to amend the First Schedule to the Constitution by altering the name of Kerala to Keralam according to Article 3 of the Constitution.
The matter regarding the alteration of the name Kerala to Keralam was considered in the Ministry of Home Affairs, government of India and with the approval of Union Home Minister Amit Shah, the draft note for the Cabinet for changing Kerala to Keralam was circulated to the Department of Legal Affairs and Legislative Department, and the Ministry of Law and Justice for their comments.
The Department of Legal Affairs and Legislative Department, and the Ministry of Law and Justice have concurred with the proposal for the alteration of Kerala as Keralam.
After approval of the Union Cabinet, the president of India will refer a Bill, namely the Kerala (Alteration of Name) Bill, 2026 to the State Legislative Assembly of Kerala for expressing its views under the proviso to Article 3 of the Constitution of India.
After receipt of the views of the State Legislative Assembly of Kerala, the government of India will take further action and the recommendation of the president will be obtained for the introduction of the Kerala (Alteration of Name) Bill, 2026 for the alteration of Kerala as Keralam in Parliament.
Meanwhile, on Monday night, Tharoor said he was truly pleased to see C Rajagopalachari honoured by a statue at Rashtrapati Bhavan.
"He was its first Indian occupant as the only Indian Governor-General of India, before we became a Republic and he yielded his seat to the new President. I have long admired his convictions and was a strong supporter of his Swatantra Party in my student days," Tharoor said.
"His set of values and principles -- liberal economics and support for free enterprise, combined with social justice; strong anchoring in Indian civilization and religious faith but without a shred of communal bigotry; and a staunch faith in the rights & freedoms guaranteed by the Constitution, including keeping the government out of our kitchens, bedrooms and libraries -- remain mine to this day," the Congress MP said.
It is sad that there are so few left to follow him today, Tharoor added on X.
