Two Nair Hospital doctors and a nurse suspended for medical negligence
Samples of 28 returnees from high-risk countries sent for genome sequencing, says Tope
Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope on Friday said the swab samples of 28 persons, who returned to the state from high-risk countries last month with nine of them already testing COVID-19 positive, have been sent for genome sequencing amid concerns over the new Omicron variant of the virus.
Tope gave the information while talking to reporters in his home district Jalna.
Maha govt's corruption has impacted bureaucracy: Fadnavis
Bureaucracy in Maharashtra has been badly affected by "corruption" of the Shiv Sena-led government, BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis said here on Friday.
He was speaking after inaugurating the city BJP's office.
"Maharashtra's bureaucracy was the best in the country at one time, but now the condition has become very bad. The government is busy with corruption and extortion," Fadnavis said.