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Time of India
29-05-2025
- Health
- Time of India
Rajasthan reports 7 new COVID cases within 24 hrs, total number of cases rises to 39 with 1 death
Jaipur: Rajasthan reported seven new COVID cases in last 24 hours on Wednesday taking the total number of cases this year to 39 with one death, Health department of Rajasthan government said. As of now 39 patients have been reported this year with one death. Two cases were reported from AIIMS Jodhpur, 2 were reported from Sawai Man Singh (SMS) Jaipur, 1 from Rajasthan University of Health Sciences (RUHS), 1 from Reliable and 1 from Jaipuria hospital, Jaipur. District wise cases in Rajasthan as of Wednesday are Ajmer-2, Balotra -1, Bikaner-2, Didwana-3, Dausa-1, Jaipur-17, Jodhpur-6, Phalodi-1, Sawai Madhopur-1, Udaipur-4, Others-1. Amid surge in COVID cases in Rajasthan, Principal and Controller of Sawai Man Singh (SMS) Medical College and Hospital, Jaipur, Dr Deepak Maheshwari said that a total of eight cases have been reported in the hospital and one child was in serious condition. Principal and Controller, SMS Medical College, Jaipur Dr Deepak Maheshwari said, "There is some resurgence of Covid. Cases have increased from before. Eight cases have been reported in the SMS in the last few days. One person has died, but it was not due to COVID. Now we are keeping an eye but whatever cases are coming up, there are cases of mild COVID or respiratory disease. There is generally no lower respiratory tract involvement. There is an upper respiratory tract involvement." He further said that these are being presented as mild flu and in the same way they get cured. "We have facilities to test for COVID in the hospital. There is very good facilities as well as wards and ICU if needed, but there is no need to press the panic button right now. Of the eight cases, one case is serious. One child is sick, he is in ICU and he has tested positive for COVID. We have sent samples of COVID for genome sequencing, so that the variant can be known," he further said. The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has confirmed that while COVID-19 cases were reported again in parts of the country, current variants in circulation were showing mild symptoms similar to the Omicron strain. According to the Chief Executive Officer of Dr Dangs Lab, Arjun Dang, the rising cases of Covid-19 belonged to the sub-lineage of the Omicron virus. Dang further stated that in states like Tamil Nadu and Gujarat, the variants that were named as 'Variants under Monitoring' were of types LF7 and NV181 and were more transmissible. "We must understand that the current spreading variants are again a sublineage of the Omicron virus. Additionally, in states like Tamil Nadu and Gujarat, we have certain other sub-variants that have been named Variants Under Monitoring, and these are basically of two types, LF7 and NV181. Currently, the cases that we are seeing are more transmissible. They can infect people easily, but again, from the severity perspective, till now, we have not seen any severe cases," Dang told ANI.
Time of India
03-05-2025
- Health
- Time of India
3 officials relieved of charge over collapse of ceiling plaster at SMS
Jaipur: Sawai Man Singh (SMS) Medical College has relieved three officials of their charge for negligence in maintaining SMS Hospital's infrastructure, a day after the ceiling plaster collapsed in the surgery ward, causing injuries to two patients, on May 1. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now Dr Rashim Kataria has been removed from the post of nodal officer for Public Works Department-related works in the hospital; Anju Mathur, assistant engineer of PWD, who was deployed at SMS Hospital for maintenance work, has been told to report back to PWD; and chief accounting officer (CAO) Siyaram Meena from the state govt's accounts department has been similarly relieved, for allegedly not providing information related to the financial resources of the hospital on time for repair and maintenance work, and told to report back to the accounts department. The ceiling plaster collapse led to serious injuries to the face, head, and near the eye of one patient admitted to the surgery ward. The incident caused panic among the patients, their families, and the staff present in the ward. "We identified the officials responsible for not ensuring proper maintenance of the hospital, which led to the accident. If the repair and maintenance of the ward was done on time, the accident could have been avoided," said a medical education department official. A letter issued by SMS Medical College principal and controller Dr Deepak Maheshwari on May 2 said, "Dr Kataria has been removed from the post of nodal officer of PWD-related works with immediate effect." For Anju Mathur, assistant engineer of PWD, the order said, "She has been relieved from SMS Hospital for her original department (PWD). She has been directed to report to her original department with immediate effect." Tired of too many ads? go ad free now For chief accounting officer Siyaram Meena, the order said, "Meena has been relieved from SMS Hospital for his original department. He has been directed to report to his original department (accounts department) with immediate effect." Jaipur: Sawai Man Singh (SMS) Medical College has relieved three officials of their charge for negligence in maintaining SMS Hospital's infrastructure, a day after the ceiling plaster collapsed in the surgery ward, causing injuries to two patients, on May 1. Dr Rashim Kataria has been removed from the post of nodal officer for Public Works Department-related works in the hospital; Anju Mathur, assistant engineer of PWD, who was deployed at SMS Hospital for maintenance work, has been told to report back to PWD; and chief accounting officer (CAO) Siyaram Meena from the state govt's accounts department has been similarly relieved, for allegedly not providing information related to the financial resources of the hospital on time for repair and maintenance work, and told to report back to the accounts department. The ceiling plaster collapse led to serious injuries to the face, head, and near the eye of one patient admitted to the surgery ward. The incident caused panic among the patients, their families, and the staff present in the ward. "We identified the officials responsible for not ensuring proper maintenance of the hospital, which led to the accident. If the repair and maintenance of the ward was done on time, the accident could have been avoided," said a medical education department official. A letter issued by SMS Medical College principal and controller Dr Deepak Maheshwari on May 2 said, "Dr Kataria has been removed from the post of nodal officer of PWD-related works with immediate effect." For Anju Mathur, assistant engineer of PWD, the order said, "She has been relieved from SMS Hospital for her original department (PWD). She has been directed to report to her original department with immediate effect." For chief accounting officer Siyaram Meena, the order said, "Meena has been relieved from SMS Hospital for his original department. He has been directed to report to his original department (accounts department) with immediate effect."
