Mock drill on COVID readiness at hospitals in Karnataka on Dec 27
Bengaluru: A mock drill to test the COVID emergency preparedness of health facilities in Karnataka will be conducted on December 27, state Health Minister K Sudhakar said on Friday.
Addressing reporters here, after a meeting with Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare Mansukh Mandaviya, he said, “We are conducting the mock drill in all our health facilities on December 27 just to make sure all our facilities, right from infrastructure health personnel, our equipment, oxygen generators, everything are in working condition.”
Mandaviya held an emergency COVID meeting with all the state health ministers and gave a presentation on the prevailing status of pandemic across the world. “Mandaviya has given us several guidelines. He has also directed all the states to ensure that adequate beds are reserved for COVID patients in district hospitals, Taluk hospitals, and also in the private establishments,” Sudhakar said.
The state health minister noted that about five to six lakh cases were being reported daily but of them, 80 percent of these cases are contributed by only 10 countries. It was obvious that India has to be careful and take all precautionary measures.
“The Union Minister has given us some specific directions like increasing the surveillance and testing. Secondly, appropriate COVID behavior should be brought back and thirdly we have been asked to conduct mock drill in our health facilities.”
On guidelines for the New Year, he said the Centre has asked the states to closely monitor major activities.
“Any activity that involves thousands of people is a big gathering. So, we need to closely monitor and should also ask people to follow COVID appropriate behaviour, because this is not the time you let your guard down,” Sudhakar added.
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Mangaluru: Iqra Arabic School secures 100% results in SSLC examination
Mangaluru: Iqra Arabic School Mangalore recorded 100% results in the SSLC examination results announced on Thursday in Karnataka.
A total of 20 students appeared for the SSLC examination from the school of which, two students secured distinction while 13 students managed to secure first class result.
Hafiz Shadin Ahmed s/o Mohammed Shahid topped in the school with 87.36% while Hafiza Zainab Khalifa d/o Dawood Ahmed Khalifa bagged the second spot with 86.72% results.
Bibi Maryam d/o Aslam Bhalli and Safiya Zunab d/o GM Shareef secured the third and fourth spot with 81.60% and 81.28% respectively.
The management of the school and teachers congratulated the students on their success and performance in the SSLC exams.
