Fire wreaked havoc in Maharani Laxmibai Medical College on Friday night in which 10 newborn babies died of burns and suffocation in the NICU (Neonatal Intensive Care Unit). Around 54 children were rescued safely.
Dr Priyansha Chatterjee, chairperson of Dvita hospital here said: "We've observed the irreversible cylindrical eye power of the kids has increased substantially due to the exorbitant exposure." Dr Amit Das, cornea surgeon of the hospital said, “Cases of retinoblastoma - commonly called eye cancer - have also been recorded in the South Bengal hospitals in recent days, which needs further studies.”
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A note was recovered which read "no one is responsible for the death of his children and himself" and Rs 20,000 in cash was placed beside the note for the last rites.
The researchers found no correlation between the age of the children and the amount of their viral load. Reassuringly, they also found that viral load had no correlation to severity of disease in the kids themselves, but concerns remain for them and those around them.
Last week, the US drugmaker and its German partner BioNTech, in a study, showed that their mRNA Covid vaccine is safe, well tolerated and produces robust neutralising antibody responses in children aged 5 to 11 years.
According to the superintendent of the NBMCH, Dr Sanjay Mallik, five more children with fever admitted in the paediatric ward had taken the cumulative number there to 22.
According to sources, the babies who died this morning were a nine-month-old from Jharkhand and a six-month-old from Bhutni area in Malda. They were admitted in the MMCH with cold, fever and breathing problems yesterday, sources said.
