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Covid-19: Eight Patients Died in Delhi Hospital for Want of Oxygen, High Court Take Centre to Task

Manas Dasgupta NEW DELHI, May 1: As for the first time the new Corona cases crossed four lakh mark on Saturday, eight Covid patients admitted in the ICU of Batra hospital in Mehrauli locality in Delhi died on Saturday afternoon with hospital authorities linking the casualties to shortage of oxygen. Among the deceased was the […]

18 Including Two Staff Nurses Killed in Covid Hospital Fire in Gujarat

AHMEDABAD, May 1: At least 16 Corona patients, some of them on ventilators, and two staff nurses were killed in a devastating fire in a designated Covid-19 hospital in Bharuch district in central Gujarat in the wee hours of Saturday, which also happened to be the Gujarat Foundation Day. The official sources said the fire […]

Covid-19: New Cases May Peak Next Week: Experts

NEW DELHI, Apr 30: India’s coronavirus cases may peak between May 3 and 5, according to a mathematical model of a team of scientists advising the government, a few days earlier than a previous estimate of mid-May as the virus has spread faster than expected. The country has reported more than 3 lakh new infections […]

Covid-19: Mass Vaccination from May 1 Certain to be a Non-Starter

Manas Dasgupta NEW DELHI, Apr 30: The “mass vaccination programme” that is scheduled to be launched from Saturday to vaccinate all above the age of 18 against the raging Coronavirus, is certain to be a non-starter in most of the states. Even as the country is gearing up to start the world’s largest vaccination drive, […]

Covid-19: Emergency Financial Powers to Armed Forces to Tackle the Situation

NEW DELHI, Apr 30: India’s armed forces were today granted emergency financial powers to augment their efforts in the battle against COVID-19. These new powers will help them operate facilities, procure equipment and resources, and perform any required urgent tasks. They will establish and operate hospitals, quarantine facilities, and to undertake procurement of Covid-specific equipment […]

Modi to Ministers: “Reach Out to People and Help Them”

NEW DELHI, Apr 30: The Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday asked Ministers to reach out to people in their respective regions to help them and gather feedback regarding the ongoing second wave of COVID-19 in the country. Modi chaired the virtual meeting held via video conferencing of the council of ministers to discuss the […]

Supreme Court Warns Central, State Governments against Clampdown on Help-Seekers on Social Media

Manas Dasgupta NEW DELHI, Apr 30: Contrary to some pro-BJP elements demanding the centre to “punish” the critics of the government on handling of the pandemic situation, the Supreme Court on Friday warned the central and the state governments against any clampdown on the people seeking help or spreading information through the social media about […]

Covid-19: “Chaar Dham Yatra” Postponed

NEW DELHI, Apr 29: The Uttarakhand government on Thursday postponed the Chaar Dham pilgrimage to four of the holiest Hindu shrines in the state, which was scheduled to start on May 14, as the second Covid-19 wave continued on its daily upsurge. “Even locals will not be allowed inside the shrines,” said chief minister Tirath […]

Bharat Biotech Reduced Covaxin Price to Rs 400 for State Governments

NEW DELHI, Apr 29: Bharat Biotech, the manufacturer of Covaxin developed in collaboration with the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) on Thursday said it would supply the vaccine to State governments at ₹400 per dose, a reduction by Rs 200 per dose announced earlier. Bharat Biotech’s decision came a day after Serum Institute of […]

SAARC Diary: Sri Lanka Express Solidarity with India

NEW DELHI, Apr 29: The Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has expressed deep empathy and concern about the on-going COVID-19 situation in India, according to the Indian High Commission in Colombo, In a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday, the Sri Lankan President said the Buddhist clergy in Sri Lanka planned to compassionately […]
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