Authorities Fail to Address the Distress Call

Port Blair, July 30: The Doctor at the Health Centre at Chouldari Village in South Andaman District has been confirmed as COVID-19 positive, indicating the spread of virus in the health centre. Yet the Health Centre continues without mandatory testing for the remaining staff posted there. The staffs including paramedics are forced to visit the centre, which remains as an unsafe zone for all.

Port Blair, July 29: The UT of Andaman & Nicobar Islands has recorded its second death due to Covid-19. A male patient aged 45 years, from Teylerabad succumbed to the infection at around 6.30 pm today at GB Pant. The patient was also suffering from Hypertension and Kidney disorder.

Port Blair, July 29: Shri. Ajoy Bairagi, State President, Bharatiya Janata Party, Andaman and Nicobar Islands has requested Dr. Harshwardhan, Minister of Health and Family Welfare, Govt. of India and Shri. G. Kishen Reddy, Minister of State for Home Affairs, Govt. of India to deploy a central team on Medical Experts in IPC (Infection, Prevention and Control), Public Health, Epidemiologists, COVID-19 trained Medical Specialists and other specialised physicians to combat & contain the spread of COVID-19 in the Islands.

Port Blair, July 29: The State President, Bharatiya Janata Party, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Shri. Ajoy Bairagi  has strongly registered his protest against the undemocratic and autocratic overnight decision of the Chief Secretary, Chetan B. Sanghi to stop the convoys connecting roadways between South Andaman and North & Middle Andaman.

Port Blair, July 29: The recent weather forecast indicates low pressure area over Southeast Bay of Bengal and adjoining Southwest Andaman Sea.It is likely to intensify further during subsequent 24 hours and is likely to become well marked deep depression moving  northwards initially and then North Westerly along and off Andaman & Nicobar Islands.Under its influence, heavy rain, squally winds gusting upto 30 knots and very rough sea conditions with wave height 3.5-4.0 Mtrsare likely to remain over Andaman sea upto 30 Jul 20.