The liquor retailers, under Khudra Sharab Vikreta Sangh (JKSVS), an umbrella association of retail liquor sellers, reached the excise department’s office in Kanke Road and handed over the memorandum to Mr. Vinay Kumar Choubey the secretary of the state department of excise and prohibitions, seeking necessary action and waiver of Excise Transport Duty(ETD)
Liquor shops are expected to open from 10 am to 10 pm on normal days. But from April 23, shops were allowed to remain open only till 2 pm. Although the lockdown orders were modified on May 28 after which liquor shops were allowed to operate till 4 pm but they had to be shut down on Sundays due to the complete weekend lockdown. The shops were allowed to open for a restricted time which led to the decline in sales by around 65%, said the JKSVS in its memorandum.
Despite being on ventilator support and ICU for several days, Purshottam beat the deadly virus in 66 days.
Ranchi: Purushottam Kumar who hails from Nawada district in Bihar was admitted to Sadar hospital in Ranchi for about 57 days. He was kept on an oxygen ventilator for 25 days. Later he was transferred to the Intensive Care Unit. Purushottam Kumar is a 34-year-old railway worker and is posted in Munger.
On April 22 he turned positive and by April 27 he was admitted to a nearby hospital in Nawada, where his score was 17/25 in the CT report. Until April 30, he stayed in Nawada hospital, where at the time he needed 2-3 liters of oxygen. His oxygen level started dipping and the fever was constantly high. Nawada’s doctors advised him to go to a higher center. Purushottam after struggling for a long got admitted to the intensive care unit in Ranchi Sadar hospital on May 2 where he was immediately administered Remdesivir and other necessary drugs. After some improvement in the first few days, the health of Purushottam started to decline again after which he was moved to non-invasive ventilation (NIV) where he stayed for 25 days. Slowly he started recovering because of the intensive care provided by the doctors who were constantly worried and working on this case at Sadar hospital. At last, the hard work paid off and after fighting for his life every day, Purshottam finally recovered after 66 days.
Doctors advised him to monitor his oxygen level and to take necessary precautions. They told him to keep in touch with them over the phone if necessary and seek advice.
The ICU team declared Purushottam the first patient to have been admitted as well as recovered after so long at Ranchi Sadar Hospital. He thanked Dr. Ajit and the whole intensive care team along with technicians, sanitation, management staff, and all the workers of Sadar hospital, Ranchi.
