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Tearful Mumbai Doctor’s Appeal To Mask Up
Mumbai: “We are helpless… never seen such a situation before… people are panicking…” – the desperate words of an overworked and traumatised Mumbai doctor driven to tears as an avalanche of Covid-positive patients threatens to overrun the medical infrastructure in one of the world’s biggest cities An appeal by...
Over 10,000 Covid Cases In Tamil Nadu For Second Consecutive Day
Tamil Nadu’s overall tally of coronavirus cases has now crossed 10 lakh (File) Chennai: Tamil Nadu for the second consecutive day today recorded over 10,000 cases of coronavirus with 10,941 fresh infections in 24 hours with 44 deaths. State capital Chennai logged 3,347 cases in one day. The state’s...
NDTV News On Oxygen Supply Cited By Delhi High Court
NDTV News On Oxygen Supply Cited By Delhi High Court With inputs from NDTV
Mamata Banerjee Calls PM Modi’s New Covid Vaccine Policy “Hollow, Without Substance”
Mamata Banerjee accused PM Modi of shipping vaccines abroad when India was facing a shortage. New Delhi: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today criticised the Centre’s new COVID-19 vaccine policy, calling it “hollow and without substance”. She accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of allowing open market sales after...
Huge Vaccine Wastage By States Till April 11, Most In Tamil Nadu: RTI
Coronavirus India: India started its vaccination drive in January. New Delhi: A huge number of vaccine doses have been wasted by some states since India began inoculating people against Covid in January, a Right to Information reply has revealed as several states report a vaccine shortage. Tamil Nadu reported...
Rahul Gandhi Tests Positive For COVID-19
Rahul Gandhi tweeted that he had mild Covid symptoms (File) New Delhi: Rahul Gandhi has tested positive for Covid. The Congress leader tweeted that he had mild symptoms. “After experiencing mild symptoms, I’ve just tested positive for COVID. All those who’ve been in contact with me recently, please follow...
The Pandemic Will Be More Deadly This Year
Covid-19 is going to kill more people in 2021 than it did last year. If you want to see why, look at what’s happening in India. Cases have been surging in the country of 1.37 billion people. On Sunday alone, 261,500 new infections were recorded. That’s as bad as...
No Lockdown In 5 UP Cities, Supreme Court Puts On Hold Allahabad High Court Order
The UP government said such a lockdown was not needed and it had to protect both lives and livelihoods. Lucknow: There will be no lockdown in five top Uttar Pradesh cities for now. An order by the Allahabad High Court last evening, challenged by the UP government, has been...
Huge Vaccine Wastage By States Till April 11, Most In Tamil Nadu: RTI
Coronavirus India: India started its vaccination drive in January. New Delhi: As several states report a vaccine shortage, an RTI reply has revealed a huge waste of doses since India began inoculating people against Covid in mid-January. Tamil Nadu reported the highest waste – 12.10 per cent, followed by...
UP To Challenge High Court’s Lockdown-In-5-Cities Order In Supreme Court
Public movement on roads should be restricted, said the High Court, barring for medical emergencies. Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh government will approach the Supreme Court against yesterday’s High Court order for a lockdown till April 26 in five cities – Lucknow, Prayagraj, Varanasi, Kanpur and Gorakhpur — to tackle...
Railways Hero, Seen Saving Boy From Train, Gets Rousing Welcome
Mumbai: A railway official in Maharashtra, who risked his life to save a six-year-old boy who fell on the tracks as a train was approaching the platform, got a rousing welcome from his colleagues and seniors for his act of heroism. Mayur Shelke, who works as a pointsman, was...
1,761 Covid Deaths, Biggest 1-Day Spike In India; 2.59 Lakh Fresh Cases
New Delhi: India registered 1,761 Covid deaths in the last 24 hours, the biggest one-day spike, and over 2.59 lakh new cases. The total number of cases, which shows a worrying rise in the second wave of the pandemic, now stands at more than 1.53 crore. Here are the...
India To Waive Import Duty On Covid Vaccines, Says Government Source: Report
The government has now decided to open vaccinations for all adults from May 1. New Delhi: India will waive its 10% customs duty on imported COVID-19 vaccines, a senior government official told Reuters on Monday, as it tries to boost supplies to counter a dramatic surge in coronavirus cases....
White House Refuses To Comment On Lifting Ban On Vaccine Raw Materials Export To India
A reporter at White House asked, “And do you have any plans to address Serum’s concerns?” Washington: The White House on Monday did not respond to questions on the request by Serum Institute of India (SII) to lift export ban on certain raw materials needed for ramping up production...
India Added To UK Covid ‘Red List’: What It Means
All passengers entering Britain must have coronavirus-negative reports (File) New Delhi: Britain on Monday included India on the coronavirus ‘red list’ of nations, banning all arrivals from the country amid a huge spurt of cases. The decision was announced hours after UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson cancelled his visit...
Britain Adds India To Travel Red List After COVID-19 Surge
Britain on Monday imposed its strictest travel curbs on India after virus surge. (File) London: Britain on Monday imposed its strictest travel curbs on India after an explosion of coronavirus cases there, hours after Prime Minister Boris Johnson called off a trip to New Delhi. Health Secretary Matt Hancock...
Vaccine For All Above 18 Starting May 1
So far, the government had allowed vaccinations only for frontline workers and those above 45. (File) New Delhi: Vaccinations will be opened to all above 18 from May 1, the government announced today after Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a series of meetings over India’s response to record daily...
Delhi Schools On Summer Vacation From Tomorrow To June 9
Earlier the summer vacation was scheduled from May 11 to June 3 (Representational) New Delhi: The Delhi government today issued a circular advancing the summer vacation in all city schools as the national capital fights a massive battle against coronavirus. The vacation, earlier scheduled from May 11 to June...
