The Dynamic Daily Newspaper of Navi Mumbai Friday, 25 September 2020 www.newsband.in Pages 8 • Price 2 VOL. 14 • ISSUE 92 RNI No. MAHEN/2007/21778 POSTAL REGN. No. NMB/154/2020-22/VASHI MDG POST OFFICE CM Thackeray expresses 34,736 blood samples for Malaria & Dengue NMMC issues suspen- confidence of declining Covid 19 sion order to Palm Beach collected from January Hospital and Diagnostic Centre in Vashi cases with mass health campaign 2020 till date The Commissioner of the Navi Mumbai Municipal A virtual meeting was held between Prime Civic body claims decline in Malaria and Corporation, Abhijit Bangar, Dengue cases from last two years; residents has taken action against Minister and Chief Minister on Wednesday feel data is misleading as not many tests Palm Beach and Diagnos- are being conducted tic Center Hospital in Sec- By Chandrashekhar Hendve timely treatment by set- tres as well," stressed tor 28, Vashi for treating Navi Mumbai ting up tele ICU systems CM Thackeray. By Abhitash D.Singh were collected of which Covid-19 patients without Navi Mumbai permission and has sus- n a virtual meeting all over the state," he Speaking during the 53 cases showed Malaria pended the operations of Iheld with the Prime said. "Even after Covid, occasion PM Narendra oing by the data and there were 7 con- the hospital’s outpatient and Minister Narendra Gfrom the Navi firmed and 283 suspected inpatient services (OPD & Modi, on Wednesday, Mumbai Municipal Cor- cases of Dengue. In the IPD) for the next 15 days… 23rd September, 2020, poration (NMMC), there year 2020 from January (More on page 3) Chief Minister of Ma- is a decline in the number till 22nd September, the AAP NM stages public harashtra expressed of Malaria and Dengue cases of fever and cough protest against Agriculture confidence that through cases in the satellite city. cold registered were Bill the campaign ‘My Fam- This year 34,736 blood 33,921 and blood sam- The Navi Mumbai's Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Thurs- ily, My Responsibility’, day 24th September, 2020 the state will be able to registered a public protest fight the battle of Covid against the Agriculture Bill at more aggressively and Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj there will be a reduc- Chowk, Vashi, Navi Mumbai. tion in the death rate and The party's national leader Preeti Sharma Menon was Covid positive cases in patients need medical Modi said that special present in the agitation the state. treatment and hence dedicated teams should (More on page 3) "We will ensure pa- we are planning to start CONTINUED ON page... 6 Covid-19: Sixteen people tients in rural areas get Post-Covid Care Cen- test positive in Uran On Thursday (Septem- ber 24), 16 patients tested Tuition fee row: NMMC positive for Covid-19 taking the tally in Uran taluka to 1790. Of these, 1522 have holds meeting with schools samples were collected been cured and discharged. By Meena R Prashant against about 18 to 20 pals under the guidance ples of 34,736 patients 181 corona positive patients Navi Mumbai school managements of Additional Commis- from January 2020 till were collected. Of these are undergoing treatment aking note of the which had hiked tuition sioner, NMMC, Sanjay 22nd September, 2020 9 cases were of Malaria and 87 corona positive pa- Tcomplaints from fees or had barred those Kakade, in the presence by NMMC. Of these and 11 cases were of sus- tients have died till date, said parents against schools students who had failed of Education Officer Yo- the blood samples of 11 pected Dengue. Uran Tehsildar Bhausaheb suspected dengue cases In the year 2018, Andhare. in the city which are gesh Kaduskar and not allowing chil- others. have been sent to NIB CONTINUED ON page... 2 dren to attend online The meeting was Pune. The results of four classes if they have attended by 95 prom- have come as negative failed to pay tuition inent schools falling while the results of the fees, the Navi Mum- under the NMMC ju- remaining samples are bai Municipal Cor- risdiction. During the awaited. poration (NMMC) meeting, the officials In the year 2019 from held a video meeting to pay the fees from at- directed the schools not January to December, with prominent schools tending the online class- to stop online classes of 1,21,686 people were under its jurisdiction. es. A video meeting was children who have not tested for fever, cough The civic body had held recently with the and cold. The blood received complaints private school princi- CONTINUED ON page... 2 samples of 1,14,757 2 Friday, 25 September 2020 IMA, Maharashtra raises objections over the contents of the posters released by Shiv Sena The poster for the campaign ‘My Family My Responsibility’ names some drugs which are prescription medicines Navi Mumbai shown in the poster are ages of the drugs given be objectionable, if not he Government of prescription medicines are not correct. Dexa used with their permis- TMaharashtra has and all are scheduled methasone shown in sion. Indian Medical launched a campaign drugs. This is a serious this poster is a steroid Association,” adds Dr. 'My Family My Re- violation of the Drug & and has to be used by Bhondwe. sponsibility’ with an Cosmetics Act of 1940, the doctors. Its timing IMA, Maharash- aim to curb and control 1945. Moreover, this is given in the evening tra has requested the Covid 19. Shiv Sena will promote self-med- that is again wrong. state government to with an aim to sup- ication in the citizens, These steroids are withdraw this poster port the initiative has which may result into not to be taken by the and emphasize on come out with a poster widespread side effects. persons with Diabetes, preventive aspects. showing some medica- Advertising these drugs Osteoporosis, GERD, “Let the medicine tions to be used by the is against the policy and Gastritis, other- part be handled by the people in Maharashtra. of the Government of wise there are serious qualified doctors. IMA, However, the Indian India that the drugs outcome of it,” says Maharashtra may help Medical Association, should be prescribed Dr. Avinash Bhondwe, for the promotion of Maharashtra has raised by a registered Medi- President, IMA, Maha- the scheme, if Govern- objection as the drugs cal Practitioner. Many rashtra. ment of of Maharash- in the posters are “pre- of the medicines are It is also pointed out tra permits,” said Dr. scription medicines” shown with the brand that the banner shows Pankaj Bandarkar, and scheduled drugs. names, which is again the logo of ‘WHO’, State Secretary, IMA, “The medicines wrong. Further, the dos- which says IMA “may Maharashtra. 34,736 blood NMMC Health Officer, complications in Malaria We wrote letters to the NMMC issues suspension SAMPLES ... however, denies this. and Dengue associated society chairpersons and order to Palm Beach Hospital CONTINUED FROM page 1 "While we are working with Covid-19 might in- secretaries to ask resi- the civic body collected very hard to control the crease. Hence, NMMC is dents to look for breed- and Diagnostic Center in Vashi 1,17,082 samples of Covid 19 pandemic, it planning to increase the ing spots inside their which 106 were con- is incorrect to say that number of beds at non- homes. We also told all The hospital was not authorized firmed Malaria and 465 blood samples for Malar- COVID-19 hospitals, societies to clean over- to treat Covid patients were suspected Dengue ia and Dengue are not be- exclusively for Malaria, head tanks, cover all the cases. In 2018 and 2019 ing collected. Those who Dengue and other wa- tanks with lids, and clear Navi Mumbai scribed procedure and there were no deaths due are coming for Covid-19 terborne diseases," she waste material from tins he Commissioner treatment of Covid to Dengue. testing are getting tested added. and buckets in terraces, Tof the Navi Mum- patients and the pre- The residents, how- for other complications "Before monsoon, balconies and windows," bai Municipal Corpora- scribed procedure ever, feel that the data by too. It becomes difficult every year, NMMC looks she added. tion (NMMC), Abhijit has been fixed by the the NMMC is misleading to find out if a person is out for the breeding spots "All the untouched Bangar, has taken action Government of Maha- as compared to the previ- suffering from Malaria, in the outdoors as well as waste material on the so- against Palm Beach and rashtra. Accordingly, ous years, less testing for Dengue or Covid-19 be- at homes. However, this ciety premises were asked Diagnostic Center Hos- it is necessary for any Malaria and Dengue is cause all three have simi- year due to the pandemic to be cleared as these be- pital in Sector 28, Vashi hospital to implement being done in the back- lar symptoms." we had asked all the in- come the potential breed- for treating Covid-19 the treatment system in drop of Covid 19. “It is feared that in dividual societies to look ing spots for mosqui- patients without permis- the prescribed man- Dr. Ujjawala Oturkar, the coming days, the for the breeding spots. toes" informed Oturkar. sion and has suspended ner. In order to ensure the operations of the proper implementation hospital’s outpatient and of Infectious Diseases TUITION FEE ROw: line classes as they did should not be forced to said Kaduskar. inpatient services (OPD Prevention Act, 1897, NMMC HOLDS... not pay the fees”, said pay the fee immediately Meanwhile, the edu- & IPD) for the next 15 the Municipal Com- CONTINUED FROM page 1 Yogesh Kaduskar.