Suspected COVID-19: Five including woman, admitted to Udupi hospital
Udupi: Five suspected COVID-19 patients, including a woman, have been admitted to Udupi district hospital on Tuesday amid a rapid spread of Novel Coronavirus across the country.
“The five have been added to the isolation ward, which is opened in the district hospital for coronavirus suspects, and they are being treated" said Dr. Sudhir Chandrachud, District Health and Family Welfare Officer.
“Three out of five people admitted for suspected infection have returned from Dubai and they are suffering from fever and cough. Another has returned from Qatar and has been hospitalized over headaches and fever complaints. The woman, who returned from Kuwait, has been admitted to test for coronavirus as she is suffering from cough and throat pain”, he said.
Their throat swabs have been sent to Shivamogga laboratory. The report is expected tomorrow, he said. Three of the five patients who were examined today are from Kundapur Taluk and two are from Kapu Taluk.
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Sexual harassment allegations rock Italian cricket
New Delhi (PTI): Days after making a historic debut at the T20 World Cup, Italy cricket has been rocked by sexual harassment allegations by a women's team player against women's cricket co-ordinator Prabath Ekneligoda, who has been suspended by the nation's cricket board, the Federazione Cricket Italiana (FCRI) informed.
According to a statement released by FCRI, the allegations are the subject of an investigation by the federal prosecutor.
"The Federation confirms that, during 2025, the President of the federation acting within her institutional responsibilities and with the full safeguarding of the athletes and other parties involved in mind, ordered the immediate precautionary suspension of the individual concerned from all federal duties and activities," ESPN Cricinfo quoted the the board as saying in a statement.
"This measure was adopted pending a thorough and definitive assessment of the circumstances. The decision was taken as a prudent and responsible step, aimed at preventing any undue speculation, preserving the integrity of the sporting environment, and ensuring that any fact-finding takes place in the appropriate forums, with full respect for personal dignity, due process and the presumption of innocence."
According to reports, Ekneligoda's lawyer has denied the allegations, claiming "ulterior motives" were behind them.
FCRI media manager Rakbir Hasan confirmed to the website that Ekneligoda had travelled with the board president Maria Lorena Haz Paz at the T20 World Cup in India and Sri Lanka but didn't have any official duties.
"It is further noted that proceedings are currently under way before the Federal Prosecutor's Office, which is responsible for carrying out the assessments and investigations provided under sporting regulations," the FCRI said.
