Soumya Raj

In view of the rising suicide incidents in the district, health officials in Ernakulam will prepare a list of high-risk people, who are prone to take the extreme step due to various reasons, under each primary health centre (PHC). The list will be prepared under the project Jeevan Raksha.

Alappuzha bypass will be opened for traffic at 1pm on Thursday by Union minister of road transport and highways Nitin Gadkari and chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan through video conferencing.

Florists around the city saw a heavy rush of lovebirds on Monday on the eve of Rose Day, the first day of the Valentine’s week.

Around 5,000 persons were given counselling by staff of the district mental health programme since Covid-19 cases started to report from the state. In the beginning, counselling was limited to those under quarantine. Now, authorities plan to give counselling to many groups, including guest workers, as well. As part of the move, authorities are recruiting those who are fluent in Hindi.

School advisory committee meeting held on Sunday decided to hold district level cleaning campaigns in schools in view of the reopening of these institutions next month. The ‘Back to School’ campaign will be held between October 18 and 23.

Election to the post of president and vice president of various panchayats and municipalities were held across districts on Wednesday. While the process was peaceful in most places, sporadic incidents of violence were reported in a few places due to infighting.

The Covid control room has started witnessing an increase in calls related to travel inquiries, and majority of the calls are from abroad. The control room receives around 250 travel inquiry calls per day now.

Panic over contracting mucormycosis (also known as black fungus) grips patients who recovered from Covid-19 in Ernakulam, forcing them to approach hospitals even for redness of eyes due to allergic reaction.

Rise in Covid-19 cases and reports of deaths due to oxygen shortage in other states have triggered panic among many Covid positive patients.

Chandigarh's Vipul Sabarwal beat Rajasthan's Kartikeya Khanna 8-0 in the men's singles qualifying rounds of the AITA-CLTA Chandigarh Open-50K men's and women's Tennis Tournament at Chandigarh Lawn Tennis Association (CLTA) on Saturday.