Special mask drive launched

Rohtak: The district Administration and the Rohtak Traders’ Association (RTA) launched a joint campaign ‘Mera Aapka Suraksha Kavach’ (MASK) to motivate people to wear masks during the pandemic. Hemant Bakshi, RTA president, said they had prepared a sticker to be pasted at public places, hotels and business establishments to make people and shopkeepers aware of the role of masks in combating Covid. The sticker was launched by Deputy Commissioner Manoj Kumar, who said Covid cases had come down considerably but this does not mean the threat had been averted hence everyone must wear a mask.

Camp held to meet blood shortage

Karnal: The Ibrahim Mandi Association on Sunday organised a blood donation camp in Raghunath Mandir to overcome the shortage of blood units. Chief Minister’s representative of his constituency Sanjay Bathla and councillor Ish Gulati were the chief guests. Amit Ahuja, association president, said they were informed that due to Covid, the district blood bank was facing a shortage of blood units as people were hesitant in organising camps. “In all, 41 people donated blood during the camp,” he added.

8-year-old K’shetra boy beats cancer

Ambala: An eight-year old boy of Kurukshetra, who was diagnosed with hodgkin’s lymphoma stage 3 in December last year, has been successfully treated at the Ambala Cantonment Civil Hospital. This was the first such successful paediatric cancer treatment at a Civil Hospital. The child was treated by Dr Vineet Anand, paediatric oncologist. The patient was suffering from neck nodules for the past two years and was running from pillar to post for treatment, but didn’t find any relief. Twelve free chemotherapy sessions were given to the boy over a period of six months. Civil Surgeon Kuldeep Singh said: “A state-of-the-art paediatric oncology centre has been made functional and every facility is being provided free of cost to all cancer patients at the Civil Hospital.”

Tributes paid to late Mauritian president

Karnal: To pay tributes to Mauritian ex-president Anirudh Jagannath, a condolence meet was organised by members of the National Integrated Forum of Artists and Activists (NIFAA) and India-Mauritius Trade and Cultural Friendship Forum. Swami Gyananad and MP Karnal Sanjay Bhatia also expressed grief on his death. NIFAA president Pritpal Singh Pannu highlighted the contribution of the former president in building the relationship between the two countries. Meanwhile, it was announced that the NIFAA and the friendship forum would give four awards every year in the name of the ex-president.

G’gram most liveable city amid Covid: Study

Gurugram: A report by the Square Yards titled ‘Suitable Index: The Covid Perspective’ revealed that Gurugram was the most suitable city to live in during the pandemic considering factors, including population density, open area ration and hospital infrastructure. The study throws light on the suitability of living and working in three prime cities in the country, namely Bengaluru, Mumbai and Gurugram, with respect to Covid. As per the report, localities in the east zone such as Sectors 52-56, 58, 40-44, 30 and 24-27 were found to be the most suitable for living as per the index. Even though the density of cases in this zone was second only to the northern zone, the presence of maximum number of hospitals per 10,000 people, more than 40% open area and lowest population density made the area most suitable and hence liveable from the Covid perspective, the index stated.