Amid recent cases of human metapneumovirus (HMPV), Dr Meenu Singh, Director of AIIMS Rishikesh on Wednesday reassured the public that the virus, which primarily affects children under five, the elderly, and immunocompromised individuals, is "not a new threat."
The bus accident left at least 21 people injured and two people who sustained serious injuries were shifted to All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Rishikesh via ambulance helicopter.
Former Uttarakhand Chief Minister and Congress leader Harish Rawat on Tuesday met the people who got injured in the Almora bus accident at AIIMS Rishikesh and said that the doctors have assured him that the situation of the patients is under control.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the occasion of Dhanvantari Jayanti, launched the country's first helicopter ambulance service through All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Rishikesh on Tuesday.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath visited his ailing mother, Savitri Devi, at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Rishikesh in Uttarakhand on Sunday.
"An ex-gratia of Rs. 2 lakh from PMNRF would be given to the next of kin of each deceased. The injured would be given Rs. 50,000," the Prime Minister Office stated on X.
A total of seven people who sustained injuries in the Rudraprayag tempo traveller accident were airlifted to AIIMS Rishikesh on Saturday on the orders of Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah expressed condolences over the loss of lives in the accident and said that local administration and State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) teams are engaged in rescue operation.
The district administration has sent three seriously injured persons in separate accidents near Dabrani and Silkyara in the district for treatment to AIIMS Rishikesh with the help of two helicopters, according to an official statement on Friday.