Visakhapatnam, Oct 23rd: The Union Minister for State for Human Resource Development and Visakhapatnam MP D Purandhareswari asked the health officials to take serious note of the spread of the flu virus and said precautionary measures should be taken for prevention and control of the fever in the slums. The Minister was attending a review meeting with medical officers, District Administration Officers here and Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation Commissioner and Medical Officials. District Medical and Health Officer (DMHO) J Sarojini said with the confirmation of two more swine flue positive deaths, toll goes up to five during the last 24 hours in the city.
Two people, including a woman, fell victims to swine flu while undergoing treatment in the District Chest and Communicable Diseases (DCCD) Hospital in the city, while a 39-year-old woman D Manga Ratnam of OLD CBI office area died and G Mosaiah (36) of Chintalapudi village of Devarapalli Mandal in the district was confirmed with H1N1 influenza and were admitted to the Government Chest hospital, late night. The first fever death was of K Jagadeeswara Rao, a manager in Visakhapatnam Steel Plant. He was the first casualty to the swine flu fever since October first.
As many as 23 people have been detected with H1N1 virus since it broke out during June, the disease has claimed five persons till date and all of them died this month despite hot weather condition prevailing in the city. All the ones tested positive were from C category cases after the patient was discharged today morning. After Hyderabad, Visakhapatnam has recorded the highest number of suspected or confirmed cases of swine flu, the reason being more international passengers coming here and also because a lot of people come and leave regularly, DMHO Sarojini said. The DMHO and the Government Chest Hospital superintendent P Subba Rao said the death of the boy with symptoms of cold, cough, fever and sore throat, the spreading of the disease among the local community is causing alarm even among the medical fraternity.
Focus on dry crops: Collector Posted on 26-Oct-2009
Kakinada, Oct 25th: Collector Gopalakrishna Dwivedi has suggested the Agriculture Department to encourage cultivation of irrigated dry crops in view of the unprecedented decline in the yield of the Godavari river and the Yeleru reservoir. Then only the Rabi crop could be assured of minimum water supp...
Centenary celebrations of orphanage Posted on 26-Oct-2009
Kakinada, Oct 25th: The Kakinada Brahmo Samaj, P.R. College Old Students’ Association and INTACH will be celebrating the centenary of Sri Rajah Venkata Mahipati Gangadhara Rama Rao Orphanage, which is main campus of the present Rangaraya Medical College (RMC), on November 13. The two palatial b...
YSR memorabilia sale like hotcakes Posted on 26-Oct-2009
Hyderabad, Oct. 24th: Memorabilia and souvenirs of former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YSR Reddy are selling like hotcakes across the state. Reddy, who died in a helicopter crash on September 2, was a cult figure and people want to buy anything that has Reddy's signature mark. Seeing the surge i...
Treatment for Dengue in Aarogyasri Posted on 26-Oct-2009
Karimnagar, Oct 24th: Moved by the death of eight people due to Dengue, so far, Andhra Pradesh Health Minister D Nagender on Oct 24 announced those with symptoms of the illness could undergo treatment under the Rajiv Aarogyasri Health Insurance Scheme being implemented for Below the Poverty Line(BPL)...
AP Government to reduce stamp duty Posted on 26-Oct-2009
Hyderabad, Oct 24th: The Andhra Pradesh Government on Oct 24 decided to reduce the Stamp Duty to five per cent by the end of 2012. The decision was taken by Chief Minister K Rosaiah at a review meeting, in keeping with implementation of the mandatory reforms committed by the State in its Memorandum o...
Flyover to be ready by Dec Posted on 27-Oct-2009
Kakinada, Oct 26th: The much awaited flyover across the railway level crossing at Perrajupet near the RTC bus station complex in the city will be completed by the end of this year, the Kakinada legislator Mr. Dwarampudi Chandrasekhar Reddy said. The railways and the state government have provided the...
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