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Rahul Gandhi visits Delhi AIIMS, says patients forced to sleep on roads, footpaths

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New Delhi, Jan 17: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi met with the patients and their attendants awaiting treatment at All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Delhi. He accused the Centre and the Delhi government of being “insensitive” to them.

The Congress party shared the information on its social media handle.

In a post on X, the party said Rahul Gandhi visited the institute on Thursday night where he interacted with the patients and their attendants.

The party posted videos of the visit where Gandhi can be seen talking to the people and assuring them. He listened to their problems and some shared written notes with him which Gandhi passed on to his staff.

“Waiting for months for treatment, inconvenience and insensitivity of the government – this is the reality of Delhi AIIMS today. The situation is such that people who have come from far-off places bearing the burden of illness of their loved ones are forced to sleep on footpaths and subways in this freezing cold,” the Congress said in the post.

Giving details of the visit, the party said, “… Leader of Opposition Shri @RahulGandhi met the patients waiting for treatment, talked to them and listened to their problems.

The post said the Leader of Opposition met patients and their families outside Delhi AIIMS. “People who have come from far away places for treatment are forced to sleep on the roads, footpaths and subways here,” said the party.

While attacking the Centre and the AAP-ruled Delhi government, the Congress said, “The Modi Government and the Delhi Government have left them to their own. They have turned their back on their responsibility.”

Rahul Gandhi in a post in Hindi on Instagram wrote, “Burden of disease, biting cold, and government insensitivity today I met patients and their families outside AIIMS who have come from far and wide in search of treatment.”

“On their path to get treatment, they are forced to sleep on roads, footpaths and subways – just keeping a flame of hope burning amidst the cold ground, hunger, and inconveniences,” Gandhi further said.

One of the patients said, “He asked me for my phone number, and said that his team will contact me and help me as much as possible. My daughter is 13 years old and is a blood cancer patient. We arrived here on 3 December and there has not been proper treatment since then.”

A patient, Govind Lal, said, “He asked me about my stay here. He also asked about the treatment of my daughters.” A kin of a patient said they have been waiting in the cold and have no other option as they are poor.

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Mumbai: 13-Year-Old Girl Diagnosed With Guillain-Barré Syndrome Admitted To BMC-Run Nair Hospital, Condition Stable

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Mumbai: Mumbai has reported at least three Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS) patients till now. A 13-year-old girl, who is said to be the youngest GBS virus patient from Mumbai has been admitted to BMC-run Nair hospital. 

Nair Hospital dean, Dr Shailesh Mohite confirmed to The Free Press Journal that the minor girl, affected by the GBS virus is admitted to the hospital. The patient is under treatment and in stable condition. 

Mumbai Sees Its First GBS Death

Meanwhile, Mumbai recorded its first GBS death. “The patient was admitted to Nair Hospital on January 23. He passed away at 11.10 on February 10. The deceased is identified as Subhash Dete,” said Dr Mohite. 

Reportedly, Dete (53) was working as a ward boy in the BMC-run V N Desai Hospital in Santacruz. After being admitted to Nair Hospital, he was placed on a ventilator, however, he succumbed to the virus. 

This has taken the death toll from GBS in the state to eight. 

Earlier, Mumbai had reported its first GBS case when a 64-year-old woman was diagnosed with the syndrome.

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Israeli army kills four Palestinians in Gaza: Health authorities

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Gaza, Feb 10: Israeli troops killed four Palestinians, including an elderly woman, in two separate incidents in the north and south of the Gaza Strip, the Gaza-based health authorities said.

“Three Palestinians were killed by Israeli forces while returning to their homes near the Kuwait Roundabout, east of Gaza City. Their bodies were transferred to the Baptist Hospital,” the health authorities said in a press statement.

In a separate incident, the health authorities reported that an elderly woman from the Mahna family was shot dead by Israeli forces east of the town of Al-Qarara, near Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip on Sunday.

The killings follow the withdrawal of Israeli forces from the Netzarim Corridor — a strip of land that bisected Gaza from north to south.

Meanwhile, the health authorities announced that the death toll from Israeli attacks on Gaza since October 7, 2023, has risen to 48,189, with 111,640 others injured.

Gaza’s health authorities reported eight deaths and two injuries in the past 24 hours, including seven bodies recovered from the rubble and one additional fatality.

They warned that more victims remain trapped beneath the debris in areas that are difficult to access due to ongoing shelling.

On Sunday, the health authorities urged Palestinian residents to donate blood, warning that supplies have been completely depleted after 15 months of war.

“Our blood bank is empty, and we need immediate donations to save lives,” they said.

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Mumbai reports it’s first GBS case,64-year-old woman hospitalised

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Mumbai, Feb 7: Mumbai reported it’s first case of Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS) on Friday as a 64-year-old woman was diagnosed with the rare nerve disorder, civic officials said.

GBS is a rare condition in which a person’s immune system attacks the peripheral nerves, resulting in muscle weakness, loss of sensation in the legs and/or arms, as well as problems swallowing or breathing.

Talking to Press, Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC)’s commissioner and its state-appointed administrator Bhushan Gagrani confirmed that the 64-year-old female GBS patient was currently undergoing treatment in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of a civic-run hospital.

BMC officials said the woman, who resides in Andheri east area of the city, was hospitalised with a history of fever and diarrhoea that was followed by ascending paralysis.

Further details about the patient are awaited.

In GBS, severe cases can result in near-total paralysis. The prevalence of this disorder is more common among adults and in males, though people of all ages can be affected.

The number of suspected GBS deaths in Maharashtra’s Pune district stood at six, while the count of suspected cases there was 173.

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