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Private hospitals in Dakshina Kannada, Udupi to remain shut on Nov 3

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November 2, 2017

Mangaluru/Udupi, Nov 2: Doctors in private hospitals in Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts will strike work for 24 hours from 6 a.m. on November 3 to register their protest against the Karnataka government’s move to amend The Karnataka Private Medical Establishments Act 2007.

Raghavendra Bhat, president, Dakshina Kannada unit of the Indian Medical Association (IMA), said that pharmacies in the district have also assured of supporting the State-wide bandh called by State unit of the IMA.

Dr Yusuf Kumble, President, Nursing Homes & Hospital Management Associations, stated in a release that all private hospitals will reamin closed for 24 hours and all doctors and emergency departments will be on leave.

He urged all general public to support this strike and requested all local patients to get treated in government hospitals. He also appealed the patients from Kerala to get treated in Kerala itself on that day.

In Udupi

Dr Y Sudharshan Rao, president of Udupi-Karavali branch of Indian Medical Association (IMA), said that all private medical and dental establishments would voluntarily remain closed in Udupi district.

Rao told media persons said that even emergency services in all private hospitals in the district would be unavailable on that day, barring the Kasturba Hospital in Manipal where they would be available in the interests of patients.

The IMA had objections to some clauses in the Act. It was opposed to reducing the term of registration of private medical establishments to three years from the existing five under the Act. This had no logical basis and would increase corruption and promote “licence raj”.

‘Patients Charter’

Adding an improperly defined “Patients Charter” would create confusion and damage the patient-doctor relationship.

When the private medical establishments and doctors were already answerable to the Medical Council, District Registration Authority, consumer court, civil and criminal courts, there was no justification in adding one more investigating agency called the District Redressal Forum, with powers of a civil court.

Another clause of fixation of “fee structure,” giving prior “estimates”, before treatment and handing over bodies without receiving dues would affect the day-to-day functioning of private medical institutions. This would affect speedy and timely treatment for patients.

With high penalties and jail term of five years for simple irregularities, doctors would have to work under stress.

The proposed amendment would damage the healthcare system maintained by private establishments, Dr Rao said.

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June 2,2020

Mangaluru, Jun 2: Even as the mosques in Karnataka recieved green signal from state government to reopen for congregational prayers from June 8, a senior Islamic scholar in coastal Karnataka has encouraged Muslims to prefer to offer prayers at homes during covid times. 

Twaqa Ahmed Al-Azhari, the Qadhi of Mangaluru, has welcomed the state government's decision to allow Muslims to offer congregational prayers including Jum'a prayers with certain precautions and conditions.

"Government has upheld our religions sentiments. All the mosques where congregational prayers will be held from June 8 should strictly follow all the guidelines issued by the government," he said. 

He also suggested that if any mosque is not in a position to follow all the guidelines issued by the government then it should refrain from holding congregational prayers. "Muslims can continue offer Fard and Jumá prayers at homes as the cornavirus pandemic is still spreading in the region and across the world," he said.

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May 6,2020

Bengaluru, May 6: Karnataka has reported 20 new cases of coronavirus taking total number of cases in the state to 693.

The state health department said in a bulletin on Wednesday that 20 new cases have been confirmed for COVID-19 in the state. "The total number of cases in the state is 693," it said.

The count includes 354 patients who have been discharged and 29 patients who succumbed to the disease.

Out of the remaining cases, 303 patients are in isolation at designated hospitals while six patients are in ICU. The bulletin has also reported one death due to non-COVID cause.

The number of COVID-19 cases in the country reached 49,391, according to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Wednesday morning.

This includes 33,514 active cases and 1,694 deaths due to infection so far.

A total of 14,182 persons have been cured and discharged so far, according to the Health Ministry. One patient has migrated.

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April 25,2020

Mangaluru, Apr 25: The Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Limited (MRPL) has extended vital assistance to hundreds of migrant workers, destitute and needy families during the COVID-19 crisis through its CSR fund.

The lockdown has left thousands of people including migrant workers and destitute in the district, in the lurch. MRPL, using its corporate social responsibility fund through the Dakshina Kannada district administration, has sponsored 50,000 kg rice for the benefit of these needy citizens, a company release here said.

MRPL also donated grocery kits comprising boiled rice, dal, rava, sugar and tea to the needy families in the district, it said.

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