வீட்டில் தனிமைப்படுத்தப்படும் கரோனா நோயாளிகளுக்காக அம்மா கோவிட்-19 வீட்டு பராமரிப்பு திட்டம் : முதல்வர் பழனிசாமி தொடங்கி வைத்தார்

வீட்டில் தனிமைப்படுத்தப்படும் கரோனா நோயாளிகளுக்காக அம்மா கோவிட்-19 வீட்டு பராமரிப்பு திட்டம் : முதல்வர் பழனிசாமி தொடங்கி வைத்தார்

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கரோனாவால் பாதிக்கப்பட்டு வீட்டில் தனிமைப்படுத்தப்பட்டு சிகிச்சை பெற்று வருவோருக்கு ரூ.2,500 மதிப்புள்ள ‘அம்மா கோவிட்-19 வீட்டு பராமரிப்பு சேவை’ திட்டத்தை முதல்வர் பழனிசாமி தொடங்கி வைத்தார்.

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15.08.2020

சுகாதாரத் துறை சார்பில் புதுக்கோட்டை அரசு மருத்துவக் கல்லூரி மருத்துவமனையில் ரூ.24 கோடியே 40 லட்சம் மதிப்பில் கட்டப்பட்டுள்ள சிறுநீரக சிறப்பு சிகிச்சை மையம், கரோனா சிறப்புசிகிச்சை ஒப்புயர்வு மையமாக மாற்றப்பட்டுள்ளது. இதை முதல்வர் பழனிசாமி தலைமைச் செயலகத்தில் இருந்தபடியே காணொலி காட்சி மூலமாக திறந்துவைத்தார். இந்த ஒப்புயர்வு மையத்தில் உள்ள 350 படுக்கைகளில் 35 படுக்கைகள் அதிதீவிர சிகிச்சைக்காகவும், 165 படுக்கைகள் ஆக்ஸிஜன் வசதிகளுடனும், 15 தனி அறை வசதிகளும், 3 அதிநவீன சிகிச்சை அரங்குகளும் அமைக்கப்பட்டுள்ளன.

ரூ.4.68 கோடி கட்டிடங்கள்

மேலும், ரூ.4 கோடியே 68 லட்சம் மதிப்பில் அரியலூர், கடலூர், தென்காசி, கள்ளக்குறிச்சி, திருவள்ளூர், ராணிப்பேட்டை, விருதுநகர் ஆகிய மாவட்டங்களில் கட்டப்பட்டுள்ள மருத்துவமனை கட்டிடங்களையும் முதல்வர் திறந்துவைத்தார். கோவை அரசு மருத்துவக் கல்லூரியில் உள்கட்டமைப்பு வசதிகளை மேம்படுத்துவதற்காக ரூ.80 கோடியே 98 லட்சம் மதிப்பில் கட்டப்படவுள்ள கல்வியியல் கட்டிடம், நிர்வாகக் கட்டிடம்,நூலகம், ஆண்கள் மற்றும் பெண்கள் விடுதிகள் ஆகியவற்றுக்கு அடிக்கல் நாட்டினார்.

மருத்துவத் துறையில் காலியாக உள்ள 363 இளநிலை உதவியாளர் பணியிடங்களுக்கு தமிழ்நாடு அரசுப் பணியாளர் தேர்வாணையம் மூலம் தேர்வு செய்யப்பட்டவர்களுக்கு பணி நியமன ஆணைகளையும் முதல்வர் வழங்கினார்.

14 நாட்களுக்கான தொகுப்பு

இதுதவிர, கரோனாவால் பாதிக்கப்பட்டு வீட்டில் தனிமைப்படுத்த அறிவுறுத்தப்பட்டவர்கள் மற்றும் கரோனா அறிகுறி உள்ளவர்கள் பயன்பெறும் வகையில், ‘அம்மா கோவிட்-19 வீட்டுப் பராமரிப்பு சேவை’ திட்டத்தை முதல்வர் தொடங்கிவைத்தார். அரசு பன்னோக்கு உயர் சிறப்பு மருத்துவமனையின் அம்மா முழு உடல் பரிசோதனை மையம் மூலம் செயல்படுத்தப்படும் இத்திட்டத்தின்கீழ், 2,500 ரூபாயில் 14 நாட்களுக்கான தொகுப்பாக, ஒரு பல்ஸ் ஆக்ஸிமீட்டர் கருவி, ஒரு டிஜிட்டல் தெர்மா மீட்டர், 14 முகக்கவசங்கள், ஒரு கைகழுவும் சோப்பு, அதிமதுரம் மற்றும் கபசுரக் குடிநீர் பவுடர் பாக்கெட்கள், 60 அமுக்ரா சூரண மாத்திரைகள், 14 வைட்டமின்-சி மாத்திரைகள், 14 ஜிங்க் மாத்திரைகள், 14 மல்டி விட்டமின் மாத்திரைகள், கோவிட் கையேடு ஆகியவை அடங்கிய பெட்டகம் வழங்கப்படும். பன்னோக்கு உயர் சிறப்பு மருத்துவமனை ஒருங்கிணைப்பு அலுவலருக்கு பெட்டகத்தை வழங்கி, திட்டத்தை முதல்வர் பழனிசாமி வழங்கி தொடங்கி வைத்தார்.

இத்திட்டத்தின் மூலம் கரோனாவால் பாதிக்கப்பட்டவர்கள் வீடுகளில் தனிமைப்படுத்தப்பட்டு இருந்தாலும், மருத்துவர்களின் தொடர் கண்காணிப்பில் வருவதுடன், தீவிர நோய் அறிகுறிகள் கண்டறியப்பட்டு உடனடியாக மருத்துவமனையில் சேர்ந்து சிகிச்சை பெற ஏதுவாக அமையும்.

இவ்வாறு அதில் கூறப்பட்டுள்ளது.

Do CT scans detect COVID-19 better than RT-PCR tests?

Do CT scans detect COVID-19 better than RT-PCR tests?

Covid being a respiratory disease, imaging of lungs in CT gives good findings, say doctors

Published: 14th August 2020 04:15 AM |

By Sowmya Mani

Express News Service

TIRUCHY: More COVID-19 cases could be detected with a CT scan of the chest than through RT-PCR tests, claims a section of doctors in Tiruchy city. Dr Mohamed Hakkim, an emergency physician, explained the rationale. “Covid is a respiratory disease and affects the lungs, Imaging of lungs done in a CT gives a very good finding, PCR test help only if the virus is in the nose or throat.

In a CT, we can see the extent of damage clearly once the virus infects the lungs.” Sources said there have been instances where PCR tests came out negative but patinets were confirmed Covid positive through CT scan. A senior doctor in MGMGH said 70 cases were detected through RT-PCR, 100 were being detected through HRCT. Dr K Govindaraj, Director of Dr G Vishwanathan Specialty Hospitals added, “A CT scan is very sensitive. Lately, we have seen several cases of CT positive but PCR negative cases. RT-PCR would be able to detect infection from day 1 to 8.

From Day 4 of the infection to 2 weeks, a CT scan is more sensitive, even later, if the patient is symptomatic,” Another reason cited is mutation of the virus. Doctors point out that CT scan gives result in 15 minutes, while it takes at least 24 hours for PCR results. Radiologists claim PCR had 70 to 80 per cent efficiency. “We are seeing at least 10 per cent of people coming in for HRCT showing signs of Covid. CT can usually detect Covid after day 5 of infection.

There can be errors due to sampling time,” said Dr Bavaharan, Founder of Magnum Imaging and diagnostics. Radiologists follow an index called CO-RADS to confirm the severity of infection. “The level of infection is graded from very low or CO-RADS 1 to CO-RADS 6. CO-RADS 4 is suspicious for Covid and 5 and 6 are typical Covid-19,” Dr Hakkim added.

Private practitioners said because there were chances of PCR results coming negative, many infected cases could go undetected. “As per the ICMR guidelines, only RT-PCR positive cases are reported as Covid. We have double the number of patients who tested positive through CT but are not reported,” said a doctor.

Instant e-passes for everyone who applies from August 17, promises Tamil Nadu CM

Instant e-passes for everyone who applies from August 17, promises Tamil Nadu CM

"This decision has been taken in the interest of the public. Hence, the public is advised to utilise the e-pass system with responsibility," said CM Edappadi Palaniswami

Published: 14th August 2020 05:44 PM 

By Express News Service

CHENNAI: Amidst demands from opposition parties to do away with the e-pass system, Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami on Friday announced that from August 17, e-passes for inter-district movement will be issued to all those who apply for it without any delay.

People have to apply with details of their Aadhaar card or ration card. However, the e-pass system will continue for those who arrive from foreign countries or from other states in the country.

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"This decision has been taken in the interest of the public. Hence, the public is advised to utilise the e-pass system with responsibility, avoid unnecessary journeys and apply for e-passes only for unavoidable work," the Chief Minister said in a statement here. 

Palaniswami pointed out that in order to prevent the spread of COVID-19, e-passes had been issued only for these reasons - marriages, medical emergencies and death of close relatives, work-related travel and returning to native places. Through this system, people who move from district to district are being monitored and if they test positive for the infection, contact tracing and quarantine of the contacts are undertaken.

When e-passes were first introduced, they were mandatory for all travel even within a district. In June, the system was relaxed by allowing travel without e-passes in zones, which typically consists of a bunch of districts. E-passes were mandated only for travel outside a zone. However, subsequently, the zones were abolished and e-passes were mandated for all inter-district travel. Currently, one does not require an e-pass for travel within a district, but only for inter-district or inter-state travel.

In the unlock 3.0 guidelines issued by the central government on July 29, it was notified that separate permission approvals or e- permits will not be required for the movement of persons or goods. However, states like Tamil Nadu continue to do so for interdistrict and intradistrict travel putting people in difficulty.

A division bench of the Madras High Court recently took a serious view of the state government's policy on issuing e-passes. The bench observed that the government officials issuing e-passes were ‘cut-throat’ and ‘bloodthirsty wolves’. The bench also observed that for the past four months, people are unable to travel from one district to another and are facing untold misery.

After failing to refund tickets, airline now seeks rescheduling fee from mother and child to postpone trip

After failing to refund tickets, airline now seeks rescheduling fee from mother and child to postpone trip

The airlines demanded rescheduling charges which goes against the usual norms of providing a credit shell of one year, says Kapur.

Published: 14th August 2020 12:15 PM 

A plane lands at IGI Airport as others stand parked during Unlock 2 in New Delhi.

By C Shivakumar

Express News Service

CHENNAI: Anuradha (35) and her three-year old child booked a ticket on an Air Vistara flight from Delhi to Chennai on March 22. Since the national lockdown was announced, the mother and child could not travel and Air Vistara did not refund the ticket.

The airlines instead of providing the full refund of the amount collected for the tickets due to cancellation, provided a credit shell, valid up to one year.

R M Kapur, Executive director of Admiralty Marine Services and father of Anuradha says that following the assurances, the date was later postponed to June 27 hoping that Covid-19 pandemic will ease off by

that time. But as the day was approaching, there was a lockdown in Noida and the itinerary was postponed to August 26 hoping the pandemic will ease off again.

As the Covid-19 cases have been mounting in Chennai and fearing whether the child would be able to travel with a mask on for five hours, Kapur wants the travel to be postponed.

The airlines demanded rescheduling charges which goes against the usual norms of providing a credit shell of one year, says Kapur. "This is fleecing in these difficult times. Vistara is happily sitting over the customers money for over five months," says Kapur.

"They should have refunded the money in the first instance. But having the customer's neck in their hand, they forced us to keep postponing our travel even as there are no signs of Covid-19 cases easing." he says.

An Air Vistara spokesperson told The New Indian Express that the airlines had already given two reschedule waivers (as confirmed by the customer) and were ready to offer another. The team is already in

touch with Anuradha and may give her a full refund. 

Meanwhile, it is learnt that the Centre and the airline companies have been asked by the Supreme Court to discuss modalities for full refund of tickets for domestic and international flights which were cancelled

following the COVID-19 lockdown.

A petition is also moved in the Supreme Court where it is submitted that the airlines instead of providing the full refund of the amount collected for the tickets due to cancellation, are providing a credit shell, valid up to one year, which is clear in violation of the Civil Aviation Requirement (CAV) of May 2008 issued by the Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA). 

The CAV clearly states that 'the option of holding the refund amount in credit shell by the airlines shall be the prerogative of the passenger and not a default practice of the airline.'

The office memorandum of the Ministry of Civil Aviation deals with refund of ticket amount collected without levy of cancellation charge and pertains to only those people who booked tickets during the

lockdown period thus leaving out people who booked tickets prior to lockdown but the flights cancelled due to lockdown.

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MKU submits report on answer sheet scandal

MKU submits report on answer sheet scandal

15/08/2020

Staff Reporter

MADURAI

Madurai Kamaraj University has submitted a status report on the recent answer sheet scandal to the office of Governor and Chancellor Banwarilal Purohit.

On August 8, Vice-Chancellor M. Krishnan said there were irregularities in the conduct of semester examinations by the Directorate of Distance Education (DDE). He said there were malpractices at some distance learning centres in Kerala. Answer scripts written at home were allowed to be inserted into answer sheet bundles during the semester exams and there were discrepancies in 29 answer scripts, he said.

Speaking to The Hindu on Friday, the VC said the status report had details on investigations undertaken by the university till date. "We will comb through close to one lakh answer scripts to check for discrepancies. If the number is high, we will approach the police,” he said.

The Exam and Disciplinary Committee, a high-level panel of syndicate members, would meet on August 21 to discuss the progress of investigation. “Action has not been taken against any employee yet. We will discuss this aspect also,” he said.