Month: July 2020

India arrests South Korean CEO, 11 others for gas leak at LG Polymers

CHENNAI – Indian police have arrested 12 LG Polymers officials, including its South Korean Chief Executive Sunkey Jeong, an officer said on Wednesday, two months after a gas leak at the company’s south Indian chemical plant killed 12. The arrests were made under a case of culpable homicide […]

Unmarried disabled sons eligible for ECHS facilities even after attaining 25 years

open view news desk NEW DELHI, JULY 8:Till now unmarried permanently disabled and financially dependent sons of ECHS beneficiaries after attaining the age of 25 years are not considered dependant and hence are not eligible for availing medical facilities under Ex-servicemen Contributory Health Scheme (ECHS). This is as […]

Reimbursement of one pulse oximeter per family allowed under ECHS to fight COVID-19

open view news desk NEW DELHI, JULY 8: As measuring of oxygen saturation level is one of the most important parameters for monitoring the health of COVID-19 patients, Ministry of Defence (MoD), Department of Ex-Servicemen Welfare (DSEW) has decided to reimburse the cost of pulse oximeter purchased by […]

AIIMS Delhi starts Tele-Consultation guidance to State doctors on COVID Clinical Management

open view news desk NEW DELHI, JULY 8: As part of its holistic response and management strategy for COVID-19, the Centre remains committed to reducing case fatality rate by ensuring effective clinical management of all COVID-19 positive patients.  For this purpose, Union Minister of Health & Family Welfare […]

PM to interact with representatives from Varanasi based NGOs tomorrow

PM to discuss and showcase the efforts of these organizations towards food distribution and other assistance measures during lockdown open view news desk NEW DELHI, JULY 8: During the lockdown imposed in view of the COVID pandemic, the residents of Varanasi and members of social organizations, through their […]

CBSE rationalises syllabus by up to 30 pc for classes 9, 12 to make up for academic loss

New Delhi, Jul 7: The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has rationalised the syllabus for classes 9 to 12 for the academic year 2020-21 by up to 30 per cent to make up for academic loss caused due to COVID-19, Union HRD Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ announced on […]

Thermometers in hand, Dubai opens for tourists amid pandemic

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — From French soccer jerseys to slick online campaigns, Dubai is trumpeting the fact that it reopened for tourism on Tuesday — but what that means for this sheikhdom that relies on the dollars, pounds, rupees and yuan spent by travelers remains in question. […]

Trump donors among early recipients of coronavirus loans

WASHINGTON — As much as $273 million in federal coronavirus aid was awarded to more than 100 companies that are owned or operated by major donors to President Donald Trump’s election efforts, according to an Associated Press analysis of federal data. Many were among the first to be […]

AMERICA DISRUPTED: Troubles cleave a nation, and a city

SAGINAW, Mich. — It was difficult to celebrate America in Saginaw this year. The deadly coronavirus had torn through the county. Unemployment had surged five-fold. Weeks of protest over racial inequality left many debating what should be hallowed and what must be changed. But Tom Roy had given […]

South Korean COVID-19 patient recovering after double lung transplant

ANYANG, South Korea – After a record 112 days on a specialised life-support system, a South Korean COVID-19 patient is recovering from double lung transplant surgery, doctors say, in only the ninth such procedure worldwide since the coronavirus outbreak began. The 50-year-old woman was diagnosed with the disease […]

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