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After covid recovery, patients should continue to take prescribed medicines. "Some patients suddenly stop the medicine which could prove detrimental to them as it leads to formation of the black fungus in the nose or on jaws," a doctor advises.

The health department said it has stopped vaccinations of those in the age group of 18-44 years as per the directions of the state government. Their vaccination had started on May 1. There are over 20 lakh citizens in the age group of over 18-44.

The PCMC itself had to face embarrassment recently after one of the employees from the civic-run Auto Cluster Covid hospital was caught black marketing remdesivir injections.

Dhakane said PCMC also plans to take over a vacant MHADA building at Masulkar Colony to set up a 1000 bed Covid Care Centre for children.

The flying squads are set to start their inspections at the civic and private hospital from today. PCMC junior engineers and deputy engineers will be part of the squads.

PCMC Additional Health chief Dr Anil Roy said by 12 noon on Thursday, 1,404 oxygen beds were available in PCMC-run COVID hospitals and Covid Care Centres and private hospitals.

Munot said his repeated donations should help remove the misconceptions from the minds of those who have recovered from COVID-19.

Prashant Jagtap and group utilised Rs 3 lakh meant for his brother's marriage to purchase 36 cylinders each costing Rs 18,000.

District officials said they were able to stabilise the situation after panic in hospitals over oxygen shortage. Officials said some shortage was being created by the hospitals themselves, who were not using oxygen judiciously.

The state government has now sought a report from the Solapur district administration in connection with the death of the teacher and his family members. Mane had neither been vaccinated nor undergone a Covid test before joining poll duty.

YCMH dean Dr Rajendra Wable said the decision regarding allowing family members to help critically ill patients was taken due to staff shortage and in the interest of senior citizen patients who cannot move out of their bed.

The district collector has instead asked the hospital administration to appoint more ward boys and ‘ayaahs’ to help patients.

Pramod, who was known for his work ethic, had refused to heed his family’s advice on avoiding contact tracing work.

PCMC health chief Dr Anil Roy said deaths among local residents in the age group of 60-69 years, and above 70, were the highest.

Fondly addressed as Lala, Sambhajirao Kakade headed the state Janata Party unit in the 70s and was later with the Janata Dal formed under the leadership of V P Singh.

After an uptick in covid fatalities, the committee had been tasked to analyse deaths at the five major civic-run hospitals and suggest measures to reduce them.

The remarks come after those waiting for the second dose started crowding the vaccination centres. However, they are forced to return as several vaccination centres were shut due to inadequate stock.

Prakash wanted strict action against two doctors belonging to corporation-run hospital for providing a ventilator bed to Covid-19 patient after taking money and wanted PCMC to set its house in order

Dr Wable said this kind of practice is only being followed in YCM hospital and not in other civic hospitals. "We have 650 patients but do not have adequate staff to care for each and every patient, especially those who cannot move out of their beds," he said.

Activists an voluntary organisation have decided to bring all the groups under the banner of 'Amhi Pimpri-Chinchwadkar' and launch an agitation.

According to the health department, the recovery rate is highest in the 0-12 years age group at 89 per cent, followed by the the 13-21 years age group at 88 per cent.

The activists said under the banner of Nagrik Haqq Surakashi Samiti, they have decided to bring together all social and political organisations and launch the agitation as "Amhi Pimpri-Chinchwadkar”.

Officials said till Friday evening, Pimpri-Chinchwad had around 23,000 active cases. Of these, just over 15,000 are in home isolation and around 7000 hospitalised.

The police chief and the ACP, disguised as the Muslim couple, then visited two police stations – Hinjawadi and Wakad where they found ‘good policing’.