Seoul (AP): A 4.1-magnitude earthquake shook a small agricultural county in South Korea's central region on Saturday, but officials said there were no immediate reports of damage.

 South Korea's weather agency said the small earthquake in the town of Goesan was still the strongest of the 61 quakes that have occurred in the country this year and would have been powerful enough to topple objects or break windows.

Emergency officials have received more than 140 calls from residents saying they felt the ground shaking. The calls were mostly from the central North Chungcheong province but also from Gyeonggi province surrounding the capital, Seoul, and the southern North and South Gyeongsang provinces, according to the weather agency and government officials.

Central government and North Chungcheong provincial officials said they weren't aware of any damage.

Kim Dong-wook, a resident in the central city of Chungju, told news channel YTN that he heard rumblings in the ground and that windows rattled like during a typhoon. He said he saw plates and bowls scattered across the floor of a restaurant in the building where he lives but he didn't know of anyone being hurt.

The office of South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol said he instructed officials to also review the safety of electricity and telecommunication systems, although there were no immediate reports of problems.

South Korea's Nuclear Safety and Security Commission said the earthquake didn't pose a threat to the safety of nuclear power reactors in the country's southeastern regions. It also said the earthquake didn't affect a research reactor in the central city of Daejeon, which is about 70 kilometers (43 miles) from where the quake occurred.

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New Delhi: A report by the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) on Delhi's healthcare infrastructure has exposed alarming mismanagement, negligence, and a lack of accountability over the last six years. Expected to be tabled in the Delhi Assembly on Friday, the report outlines critical deficiencies across the city's healthcare system, including severe shortages of medical equipment, healthcare workers, and essential services, as well as poor infrastructure in mohalla clinics.

The report, as cited by India Today, revealed worrisome gaps in critical medical services, with 14 out of 27 hospitals in Delhi lacking ICU facilities, 16 hospitals without blood banks, and 8 hospitals missing oxygen supply. Additionally, 15 hospitals do not have a mortuary, and 12 hospitals are operating without ambulance services.

The report also highlights the dire conditions in mohalla clinics, many of which are without basic facilities such as toilets, power backup, and check-up tables. Similar deficiencies were observed in AYUSH dispensaries, further adding to concerns about the city's healthcare infrastructure.

Staff shortages in Delhi hospitals are equally concerning. The report unveiled a 21 percent shortage of nurses, a 38 percent shortage of paramedics, and a staggering 50-96 percent shortage of doctors and nurses in some hospitals.
These shortages are contributing to long wait times for essential treatments. At Lok Nayak Hospital, patients face a 2-3 month wait for general surgeries and 6-8 months for burn and plastic surgeries. Meanwhile, CNBC Hospital has a 12-month waiting period for pediatric surgeries.

Other major concerns include underutilisation of available resources. The report mentioned that operation theatres, ICU beds, and private rooms at Rajiv Gandhi and Janakpuri Super Speciality Hospitals remain unused, while trauma centers suffer from a lack of specialist doctors for emergency care.

The report also flags the underutilisation of funds allocated for COVID-19 response. Of the Rs 787.91 crore allocated for pandemic management, only Rs 582.84 crore was spent. Furthermore, Rs 30.52 crore earmarked for healthcare workers remained unspent, and Rs 83.14 crore designated for essential drugs and PPE kits went unused.