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108 ambulance beneficiaries meet held in Udupi

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February 22, 2011

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?Udupi, February 22: The annual meeting of the beneficiaries' of the 108 ambulance, was held at Red Cross Bhavan, Udupi on Monday.

Speaking on the occasion District Manager of the108 Ambulances Vijay KS gave the details of the functioning of 108 ambulances. The 108 emergency ambulance service has attended as many as 6428 cases in the district. Out of them 1866 cases were accident related cases, 948 were labor pain cases, 480 were heart attack cases.

The beneficiaries' meet was organized to popularize the108 ambulances, to optimize its services to the needy, Vijay said. Out of the total 517 ambulances, 11 ambulances had been placed in Udupi, he added.

Speaking on the occasion DHO Dr Ramachandra Bairy said that the 24 hour, 108 ambulance service is free all the people. He called upon the people to make the maximum use of this service and not to misuse the system by making fake calls. He also called upon the people to overcome the myth that the 108 ambulances only pick the injured in the road accident cases. Apart from accident cases, the services can be utilized by the people for heart attack, fits, severe stomach pain, labour pain, burns injuries and other injuries too, Dr Bairy said adding the 108 ambulance should not used to carry the dead bodies.

District Incharge for EMRI 108 Venkatesh Sutrave, fleet head Anil Kumar Patil, Pilot Rajashekhar, Emmergency Medical Technicians Karibasappa NM, Santhosh, Prakash, Vedamurthy, Manja Naika participated in the meet.

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April 18,2020

Mangaluru, Apr 18: The residents of Thokkottu welcomed a COVID-19 patient who was cured and discharged from hospital with a standing ovation. 

The man remained in quarantine after returning from Tablighi Jammat religious gathering at Nizamuddin in Delhi. He was tested positive for COVID-19 on April 4 and was shifted to Wenlock Hospital for treatment.

After he was tested positive, a complete lockdown was announced within a 200-metre radius of the apartment where he was residing at Thokkottu.

The cured patient will have to remain quarantined at home for the next 14 days.

He has thanked the doctors, nurses and paramedical staff of Wenlock Hospital who took care of him in the hospital. 

In the meantime, 12 COVID-19 patients out of 13 have been cured and discharged from the hospital in Dakshina Kannada district.

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March 18,2020

Karnataka, Mar 18: Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA) has asked its administrative staff to work from home until further order amid coronavirus outbreak.

KSCA has taken various measures to mitigate the risk of spreading coronavirus. The association had already closed down all section of the sports centre and also given off to all the sports centre staff from March 14.

"Ksca had already closed down all section of the sports centre and also given off to all the sports centre staff w.e.f 14th March 2020. Further to that, now it is decided that most of the KSCA administrative staff will be working from home until further orders," KSCA Treasurer and official spokesperson Vinay Mruthyunjaya said in a statement.

"All the KSCA employees have been advised strictly to be at home and should not travel and be available on phones and mails. However skeleton staff will be deputed at KSCA to make sure ongoing works like grounds maintenance, regular maintenance etc., is not affected," he added.

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July 20,2020

Mangaluru, Jul 20: Former Union Minister B Janardhana Poojary has urged the people not to be afraid of coronavirus and lead a healthy lifestyle as he was discharged from hospital after completely recovering from covid-19.

The 83-year-old Billawa stalwart was undergoing treatment at a private hospital in the city for over two weeks as he was tested positive for the coronavirus. Today he was discharged from the hospital. 

“There is no need to be worried about the covid-19. People should consume nutritious and immunity boosting food and lead a healthy lifestyle,” he said.

He also urged the people to follow all necessary guidelines such as maintaining physical distance, wearing masks and washing hands frequently to prevent the spread of the virus.

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