Udupi, Apr 23: Sheikh Abdul Gafoor, a philanthropist and social worker from Basrur in Kundapur taluk of Udupi district, passed away in Saudi Arabia yesterday. He was 54.
He was the founder and general secretary of Khidmah Foundation. He was also funder of Basrur Muslim Welfare Association.
He is survived by his wife, a son, two sons and large number of relatives, friends and well-wishers.
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Mangaluru, Mar 24: The District Wenlock Hospital Superintendent Dr H R Rajeshwaridevi has filed a complaint with the police on Tuesday seeking action against those circulating fake videos of a man infected with COVID-19, at the hospital.
In the video, a man was seen struggling to breathe at a hospital. The message in the video says that the man was admitted at Wenlock Hospital.
Dr Rajeshwaridevi, who issued a clarification, stated that video clips which are being circulated on social media is not from Wenlock Hospital.
Moreover, Wenlock Hospital does not use blue colour beds.
Bengaluru, Mar 23: The Karnataka government on Monday decided to purchase 1,000 ventilators from medical devices company Skanray Technologies and five lakh Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), amid rising COVID-19 cases.
Health Minister B Sriramulu convened a meeting with officials to review the situation in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak, and with the Mysuru-based firm through a video conference.
"In the meeting, it was decided to buy 1,000 ventilators immediately", the Minister tweeted.
He said the government has already taken steps to buy ten lakh masks, and decided to purchase five lakh PPE.
"The Health Department has been working on a war- footing to halt the spread of the (COVID-19) infections", Sriramulu tweeted.
The Minister appealed to the citizens to strictly follow social distancing.
Six new COVID-19 cases were confirmed in Karnataka on Sunday, taking the total number of infections to the respiratory disease to 26 -- the highest number of positive cases in a single day in the State.
The Karnataka government has announced shutdown of all commercial activities barring essential services in nine districts, where COVID-19 cases have been reported, till March 31.
They are: Bengaluru city, Bengaluru Rural, Mangaluru, Mysuru, Kalaburagi, Dharwad, Chikkaballapura, Kodagu and Belagavi, Home Minister Basavaraj Bommai said.
Bengaluru, Mar 9: Karnataka government has ordered holidays for children in lower and upper kindergarten classes in Bengaluru, in the wake of coronavirus outbreak and with positive cases being reported from states in its neighbourhood.
"Further to the advice received from the Health Commissioner, holidays have been declared for Lower and Upper Kindergarten classes in Bengaluru North, South and Rural districts due to coronavirus, " Karnataka Minister for Primary and Secondary Education S Suresh Kumar said on Sunday.
According to official estimates, no positive cases of coronavirus have been reported from Karnataka till now.
The state has strengthened all surveillance and containment measures against the possible spread of disease.
Till Sunday, 890 persons have been identified for observation including persons who have travelled to COVID-19 affected countries and contacts of COVID-19 positive cases.
Six persons have been admitted to selected isolation hospitals.
According to official estimates, till date 87,066 passengers have been screened at airports in Karnataka.
The number of COVID-19 cases in India climbed to 39 on Sunday with five people in Kerala testing positive for coronavirus. The deadly virus has caused the deaths of over 3300 people globally.
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inna lillahi wa inna ilaihi rajiwoon....
may allah keep him jannah...
Inna lillahi wa inna ilaihi rajioun...may Allah give sabr to his family. He is survived by one daughter and one son. We lost one of the best colleague and friend.
May Allah bless him Jannath al Firdous. Ameen...
Quote : "He is survived by his wife, a son, two sons and large number of relatives"
Un quote ; What is a son and two sons?
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