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Hans India
21-05-2025
- Health
- Hans India
No Covid case reported in Odisha
Bhubaneswar: Amid reports of the death of two COVID-infected patients in Maharashtra, the Health department of Odisha on Tuesday said no fresh coronavirus case was reported in the State. State Public Health Director Nilakantha Mishra said if anyone is found to be positive for the COVID infection, the sample of such a patient would be sent for genome sequencing to ascertain the variant of the virus. 'Till now, we have not detected any fresh COVID case. If we find such a patient, the sample will be sent for genome sequencing to determine its variant,' he said. Health authorities in India are keeping an eye on reports of a rise in COVID-19 cases in Singapore and Hong Kong, even as official sources on Monday asserted that the current coronavirus situation in the country was under control. 'However, people, especially those having co-morbidity, have to remain careful and take standard precautionary measures,' Mishra advised. Civic-run KEM Hospital on Monday clarified that the deaths of two patients at the medical facility in Mumbai were due to co-morbidities and not linked to COVID-19, as it advised people not to panic. The deaths of two COVID-19-infected patients — a 14-year-old girl and a woman aged 54 — have been reported at King Edward Memorial (KEM) Hospital in Parel, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) said in a statement.
Time of India
19-05-2025
- Health
- Time of India
Deaths of 2 patients at KEM Hospital not linked to COVID-19, no need to panic: BMC
Civic-run KEM Hospital on Monday clarified that the deaths of two patients at the medical facility in Mumbai were due to co-morbidities and not linked to COVID-19 as it advised people not to panic. The deaths of two COVID-19-infected patients, a 14 year-old girl and a woman aged 54, have been reported at the King Edward Memorial (KEM) Hospital in Parel, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation ( BMC ) said in a statement. However, hospital authorities have clarified that these deaths were not due to COVID-19, but serious diseases like nephrotic syndrome with hypocalcemic seizures and cancer, said the statement. Therefore, there was no need for people to panic, said the civic body. The BMC further stated that COVID-19 is now considered to be endemic and ongoing health problem and very few cases of the infection have been are found and that too sporadically. 5 5 Next Stay Playback speed 1x Normal Back 0.25x 0.5x 1x Normal 1.5x 2x 5 5 / Skip Ads by Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Affordable and Modern Container Homes in New Zealand: 2025 Insights and Models LocalPlan Learn More Undo The two patients who died at the hospital were from Sindhudurg district and Dombivli in Thane district and were not residents of Mumbai, the statement said. In the last few days, the number of COVID-19 patients has been found to be increasing in Singapore, Hong Kong, East Asia and some other countries, it said. "The Health Department of the BMC is constantly monitoring the spread of COVID-19. From January 2025 to April 2025, the number of COVID-19 patients has been found to be very low. But since the beginning of May, there have been some cases of COVID-19. However, the BMC administration is appealing to citizens not to panic in this regard," the statement added. Live Events Meanwhile, the BMC said it has made arrangements for treatment of COVID-19 patients like earmarking special beds and rooms for them in municipal hospitals in Mumbai. If necessary, this capacity will be increased immediately, the statement added.
Yahoo
22-04-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
House GOP-led panel refers Ex-N.Y. Gov. Cuomo to DOJ for prosecution
April 22 (UPI) -- A House GOP-led panel has renewed its call for the Justice Department to prosecute Andrew Cuomo, the former Democratic governor of New York, on accusations of lying to Congress about the state's handling of COVID-19 nursing home policies. Rep. James Comer, R-Ky., in his position as chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, sent a criminal referral for Cuomo to Attorney General Pam Bondi on Monday recommending the former governor be charged with making false statements to Congress. According to the criminal referral, Cuomo lied during testimony when he denied being involved in drafting a New York State Department Health report that was used to evade criticism over COVID-19 policies for nursing homes. The report seemingly blamed COVID-19-infected staff for bringing the virus into nursing homes while undercounting the number of COVID-19-related deaths in those facilities. The since-shuttered Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic had referred Cuomo for prosecution in the fall, but then-Attorney General Merrick Garland, under the previous Biden administration, appears not to have taken action on the request. "Andrew Cuomo is a man with a history of corruption and deceit, now caught red-handed lying to Congress during the Select Subcommittee's investigation into the COVID-19 nursing home tragedy in New York," Comer said Monday in a statement. "This wasn't a slip-up -- it was a calculated cover-up by a man seeking to shield himself from responsibility for the devastating loss of life in New York's nursing homes." He added that lying to Congress is a federal crime and that Cuomo must be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. "The House Oversight Committee is prepared to fully cooperate with the Justice Department's investigation into Andrew Cuomo's actions and ensure he's held to account," he said. Cuomo was governor of New York from 2011 to 2021 when he resigned from office amid allegations that he sexually harassed nearly a dozen women in recent years.
Yahoo
01-03-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
Keep corrupt, dishonest Andrew Cuomo from office, warns FDNY battalion chief whose parents died during pandemic
FDNY Battalion Chief Sean Newman's parents Michael and Dolores Newman died in 2020 after then Gov. Cuomo's executive order allowed hospitals to send COVID-19-infected seniors to long-term care facilities — which were compelled to accept them. Newman and his wife Janice Dean, senior meteorologist at Fox News Channel who have said their family was a victim of Cuomo's 'deadly leadership' have marked the void in their family every year since. Below,Newman tells the FDNY officers union why Cuomo is not the right candidate for mayor of New York City. UFOA Board of Directors, As you debate the difficult and complex decision of candidate endorsements, I wanted to express to my opposition to Andrew Cuomo's candidacy, or any attempt by him to return to public office. Disgraced former Gov. Cuomo is corrupt, dishonest and uses well-known intimidation tactics to get his way, which is something my family and I have never bowed to. Let me explain. During the pandemic of 2020, we were all given direct orders to lock down and do everything we could to stay away from the Covid-19 virus. While we were in quarantine, we could no longer visit, nor care for, my elderly parents who were in separate care facilities. My father, Mickey, a retired member of the FDNY and the UFA, was in a nursing home rehab facility, while my mother, Dolores, had just moved to an assisted living facility in a double room waiting for her husband of almost 60 years to get well enough to join her. The illnesses that brought them to care facilities could not have come at a worse time. My parents died within 2-1/2 weeks of each other, and they died alone. At the time, we had no idea that our former governor had issued a directive on March 25, 2020 to flood New York's senior facilities with over 9,000 Covid patients — a decision that we believe could have killed my parents. We are not angry simply because an order was issued doing a chaotic and confusing time. We are angry for the reasons the March 25 order was sent out, which was designed to be in the best interests of healthcare executives and not in the best interest of an aging population with compromised immune systems. These decisions were based on politics and exacting control on the population, as opposed to science and public benefit. For instance, the USS Comfort and the Javits Center stayed virtually empty during the crisis, while hospitals were packed with Covid patients well beyond capacity. No satisfactory answer was ever given. Cuomo had us all fooled — beginning with his version of fireside chats. His daily pep talks were watched by the whole country and he did not see it as an opportunity to truly lead in crisis, but to set up his next political leap. We found out that in the middle of the pandemic, he was writing his so-called leadership book, and on the public dime. With death tolls spiking, Cuomo thought the best use of his time and staff resources was self-aggrandizement. Former Gov. Andrew Cuomo enters race for NYC mayor Watch former Gov. Andrew Cuomo's announcement that he's running for NYC mayor: Full video Andrew Cuomo sexual harassment accuser tears into 'disgusting' mayoral campaign: 'An abuser' Cuomo accuser and ex-aide Karen Hinton tears into former gov's mayoral bid: 'Women's rights' will suffer Keep corrupt, dishonest Cuomo from office, warns FDNY battalion chief whose parents died during pandemic Family of Cuomo's COVID nursing home victims blast 'disqualified' gov's quest for more power This was not the only devastating leadership mistake that Andrew Cuomo made with his executive powers. He shut down businesses and churches, and kept our children out of school for over a year. He mandated that our responders get vaccinated or be fired even though all of these brave men and women risked their lives and their health in the beginning of the pandemic. Many of them had already contracted Covid and had natural immunity. I must add, in the spirit of full disclosure, that I filed a complaint in March 2023 (Newman v. Cuomo), as lead plaintiff, on behalf of my family in Brooklyn federal court against Andrew Cuomo. I would also like to remind you that Cuomo left office in disgrace during serious sexual misconduct allegations, but his star was falling well before that thanks to some very vocal family members of nursing home victims, of whom my sister and wife are well known. As an active battalion chief with 29 years of service to the FDNY, I hope that my letter will make you think twice before endorsing a man that does not care about the FDNY, its members, nor the residents of New York City. Do not be intimidated by him.
