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Two more patients died of dengue while 97 new cases surfaced in Mohali district on Tuesday.
As per the health authorities, a 43-year-old woman of Sector 71 and a 35-year-old man of Zirakpur, who were under treatment in private hospitals in Mohali, succumbed to the vector-borne disease.
With this, the death toll rose to nine in the past two months, which have also seen 976 cases. As many as 632 cases and seven deaths have been reported just this month, making the administration step up corrective measures in the district.
Deputy commissioner Isha Kalia has ordered the district health department, the municipal corporation and the municipal councils to “actively take up fogging drive to curb mosquito menace”.
Chairing a health review meeting at the District Administrative Complex, DC Kalia said that with the change in season, mosquito menace was expected to increase so fogging and door-to-door container survey must be intensified with active challaning of households where larvae are found.
“Instead of pressing each fogging vehicle into operation just once a day, they may be used twice; evening fogging schedules should be prepared,” ordered the DC.
Apart from fogging, regular disinfectant should be sprayed across the city with special focus on public places owing to the festive season, she said, adding that dusting medicinal powder near drains should be coupled with frequent disinfection activities in densely-populated areas, slums and narrow lanes.
The MC has pressed into service global positioning system (GPS) equipped fogging machines, enabling monitoring of speed and duration of the vehicles in the designated area/locality. The city is divided into four zones and fogging is done in each by one fogging machine, catering to every sector/phase once a week on an average. Besides, two shoulder-mounted fogging machines are also being used for parks, in villages and settlements where big machines cannot enter.
Can extra classes, shorter breaks make up for academic loss?
Mumbai: The third and final round of common admissions for first-year junior college (FYJC) seats is currently underway and while the admissions authority might conduct an extra round to fill up vacant seats, city colleges are worried about the delay and its impact on students. Several colleges have started planning to conduct extra lectures, or cut-short Diwali vacations to make up for the loss of academic time.
PCMC to have parking management system soon
The Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation will soon have a parking management system and a roundtable discussion on the same was held in the city on Thursday. The discussion was led by the Urban Works Institute and Institute for Transportation and Development Policy India and attended by officials from PCMC, Pimpri Chinchwad Smart City Limited (PCSCL), traffic police officials, parking management service providers and experts from the field.
Covid vaccine doses cross 36-crore mark in U.P.
On Friday, 36,06,73,878 doses had been administered by 5.30 pm that included 17,64,71,809 first doses and 16,69,26,418 second doses. In the past 24 hours, 9,60,136 doses were administered across thUttar Pradeshaccording to data from the state health department. On Thursday, Lucknow had reported 147 new cases. At present Lucknow has 839 active Covid-19 cases. Seven new cases had travel history.
Political parties pitch high with potshots at dahi handis
Mumbai: On Friday, the Gokulashtami celebrations in the city provided an opportunity for political parties to court dahi handi mandals, with an eye on the upcoming civic elections. Chief minister Eknath Shinde, Shiv Sena leader Aaditya Thackeray and Bharatiya Janata Party city chief Ashish Shelar hit the streets to visit the events. The ruling Shinde faction of Shiv Sena and BJP tried to score over the Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena.
44-year-old building declared unfit for habitation comes crashing down, no casualties
Mumbai: A 44-year-old dilapidated residential building at Sai Baba Nagar in Borivali West, which was declared 'unfit for habitation' by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation in 2020, came crashing down on Friday afternoon. No casualty was reported in the incident as residents rushed out after the building started shaking and vibrating around 10 am. The building was part of the Om Shree Geetanjali Nagar society, constructed in 1978.
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