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One e-ICU which is equipped with invasive ventilators, multichannel bedside monitor, webcam and LED television connected to Apollo, Chennai for real-time monitoring of critically ill patients are also being installed at the Centre. Besides 2 BiPAP machines for non-invasive ventilation, 7 oxygen concentrators and oxygen cylinders for oxygen support, Point-of-care diagnostics for assessment of d-dimer, troponin, CRP, ABG and ECG, 2 cart on wheels for easy accessibility of emergency medicines and equipment such as pulse oximeter, IR thermometers etc. make the centre well equipped to deal with any kind of exigency. Besides 2 kiosks for sample collection, 6 doctors and 10 nurses will be providing round the clock services to the patients.
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Power Grid sets Up COVID-19 vaccination camp in Bengaluru
Government of India Maharatna CPSU under Ministry of Power, Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (POWERGRID) has been organising a number of vaccination drives across the country for its employees and their families to safeguard them from the COVID-19 pandemic. Vaccination camps are being organised in all the establishments of Power Grid.
A vaccination camp was organised at Southern Region-II, Regional Headquarters, Bengaluru for the benefit of employees, dependent/non-dependent family members of RHQ, Yelahanka Sub-station, Bidadi Sub-station, Somanhalli Sub-station, Tumkur Sub-station, along with AMC, Security personnel, Drivers, Canteen and Transit Camp personnel.
About 110 employees, dependent family members and contract workers of POSOCO and SRPC were part of the camp organised in association with Manipal Hospitals, Bengaluru wherein about 250 doses of the vaccine were administered.
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Provision of ‘near to home’ vaccination centres to benefit large
number of senior citizens and Divyangjan
Welcoming the directions issued by Ministry of Health and Family Welfare for providing ‘near to home’ vaccination centres to senior citizens and Divyangjan, the Union Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment, Shree Rattan Lal Kataria has said that the move shall benefit around 14 crore senior citizens and 2.2 crore Divyangjan across the nation. The Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment had earlier flagged the problems being faced by Persons with Disabilities in testing, treatment and vaccination to MoHFW.
On 27 April 2021 an advisory was also issued for senior citizens regarding COVID-appropriate behaviour by the Ministry in consultation with the Geriatric Department of AIIMS, Delhi. Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment has also launched a Helpline number for providing psychological support to people belonging to transgender community. Counselling through expert psychologists is available for transgenders (TGs) who are facing extreme stress owing to highly uncertain and evolving circumstances.
The Ministry has also announced one-time subsistence allowance of Rs. 1500 for transgender persons who are adversely affected by the lockdown restrictions imposed by respective state governments. The financial assistance, as an interim relief measure, was also extended last year when 7000 people from TG community were benefitted. Through its letter dated 20 May 2021
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