The good news is - Oxygen
production at Vedanta's Sterlite plant in Thoothukudi, Tamil Nadu, has restarted. The development comes days after it
faced a technical snag, leading to a halt in operations. "The oxygen
generated will be stored at our onsite facilities and will be distributed as
per the directions of the government," the company said in a statement. TV news showed oxygen tanker moving out of Sterilite
factory to a Govt hospitsl in Tuticorin. The facility began producing medical oxygen on
May 13 to meet the demand for the life-saving gas following a surge in Covid-19
cases in the state. The plant had rolled out 5 tonnes of oxygen with 98% purity
on May 13.
Meanwhile another consignment of almost 3 tons of oxygen devices
& medical supplies donated by @ElbitSystemsLtd
arrived in India from Israel. It is
really appreciable that the Nation even when under war and bombardment, still
helps other Nations.
Back home - Delhi
reported 3,846 fresh Covid 19 cases and 235 deaths in the last 24 hours. The
positivity rate has dipped to 5.78%. Tamil
Nadu recorded more than 33,000 cases, Karnataka and Kerala both reported over
30,000 cases. Now going by the no. of fresh cases in a day Tamilnadu tops the
list, followed by Kerala, and Karnataka above Maharashtra.
Sixty
simians have been placed in 14-day isolation in South Delhi by Delhi forest
department. The move comes after the monkeys were caught from areas where Covid
cases were reported. After their quarantine period ends, the monkeys will be
released into Asola Bhatti Wildlife Sanctuary. The monkeys were put in
isolation as a precautionary measure. Forest
department officials maintained the monkeys did not show any symptoms and they
all were tested negative through rapid antigen test, according to a report in
Times of India.
Politicians and
bureaucrats find it very difficult to accept their failure and inability as it
is not in their veins, the Delhi high court Wednesday said while expressing
concerns over the condition of subordinate judiciary's judicial officers who
are at risk of contracting Covid-19 owing to the nature of duties. The
high court said three judicial officers have already died after contracting the
virus in the national capital and it was of the prima facie view that they
should be treated akin to frontline workers like armed forces and police forces
personnel and asked the government to consider it. The bench was not impressed with the
submissions of the Delhi Government that High court had earlier passed an order
by which the Delhi district judges were to coordinate with district magistrates
to address the medical concerns of judicial officers and their families during
the Covid-19 pandemic and nodal officers were appointed in each district.
In a different case, the Delhi High Court asked the Kejriwal government that how there can a sudden shortage in supply of Amphotericin B drug used for the treatment of Black Fungus when it is being manufactured locally The Delhi High Court today directed the Arvind Kejriwal government in the national capital to inform it about the stocks of the medicine used for the treatment of Black Fungus and listed the matter for further hearing on Thursday. A division bench of Justice Vipin Sanghi and Justice Jasmeet Singh inquired about the stocks of the Amphotericin B drug used in the treatment of Black Fungus and asked the AAP government how they planned to distribute it. The court asked the city government to give its response by tomorrow.
Some web searches were made - Vivian Balakrishnan FRCS MP is a member of the governing People's Action Party, in Singapore. He was appointed as Minister for Foreign Affairs by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong. He has previously held appointments as Minister for Environment and Water Resources and Minister for Community Development, Youth and Sports, as well as the Second Minister for Information, Communications and the Arts, and Trade and Industry. Balakrishnan studied medicine at the National University of Singapore on a President's Scholarship. He later pursued postgraduate education in ophthalmology and was admitted as a fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh. He was appointed as an associate professor at the National University of Singapore and became the medical director of Singapore National Eye Centre. He was also the chief executive of Singapore General Hospital. Prior to the commencement of his political career, he served as the commanding officer of the second Combat Support Hospital of the Singapore Armed Forces. Quite impressive !
Singapore
foreign minister Vivian Balakrishnan is in news as today, he slammed Delhi CM
Arvind Kejriwal for his tweet on a dangerous variant in Singapore, asking the
activist-turned politician to "stick to facts." "Politicians
should stick to facts! There is no “Singapore variant”," Balakrishnan
replied to Kejriwal on twitter, attaching a link which detailed the spread of
the B.1.617 variant in Singapore.
The B.1.617 variant was
first found in India and has since spread to many countries, including United
Kingdom and Singapore. Even S Jaishankar, India's foreign minister, tweeted a
clarification on the matter, saying the Delhi CM "does not speak for
India." "Singapore and India have been solid partners in the fight
against Covid-19. Appreciate Singapore's role as a logistics hub and oxygen
supplier," said Jaishankar. " Irresponsible comments from those who
should know better can damage long-standing partnerships," said
Jaishankar. The Singaporean government also conveyed its "strong
objection" to Indian High Commissioner on Delhi CM's assertion on
Singapore variant.
Singapore's Ministry of
Health (MOH) on Tuesday said that there is no truth in the references in
reports in a section of Indian media about the presence of a new variant of
coronavirus in the country, adding that there is no "Singapore
variant". Kejriwal on Tuesday had cautioned Centre about a 'new Singapore
COVID-19 variant' that can hurt children the most. In a tweet, Kejriwal said,
"The new COVID variant in Singapore is being said to be extremely
dangerous for children, in India it may come as a third wave"
Whether the Court decries or whether people are affected, some are building their image, on social media tweeting and messaging all the time !
19.5.2021.
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