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Delhi Records 357 Deaths Due To COVID-19, Highest Ever In A Day
The number of active coronavirus cases in Delhi is inching closer to the one-lakh mark. (File) New Delhi: Delhi recorded the highest single-day rise in its COVID-19 death count with 357 more people dying due to the viral disease on Saturday as well as over 24,000 new cases, according...
Remdesivir Available At These 30 Locations In Delhi
Coronavirus: COVID-19 cases have been rising in Delhi New Delhi: The Delhi government has listed 30 sites from where one can get the anti-viral drug remdesivir for critical COVID-19 patients. The Delhi Police have been asked to provide good security at these sites. Remdesivir being an investigational therapy drug...
19 States Mapped With Remdesivir Manufacturers For Faster Supply
Coronavirus: COVID-19 cases have been rising in India New Delhi: The centre has mapped manufacturers of the anti-viral drug remdesivir with 19 states that have high Covid case burden. This will ensure smooth and fast delivery of the medicine, the centre said in a statement. “Keeping in mind the...
Greta Thunberg Seeks Global Response To India Oxygen Shortage, Says Situation Heartbreaking
New Delhi: Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg has called the humanitarian crisis brought on by the shortage of medical oxygen in India “heartbreaking”. In a tweet, she said the global community must help the country tackle the rapid second wave of the coronavirus infections. “Heartbreaking to follow the recent...
Mumbai Reports 5,888 Covid Cases In 24 Hours, 3 Week Low In Daily Cases
Mumbai has over 80,000 active Covid cases (File) Mumbai: Mumbai reported 5,888 new Covid cases on Saturday evening – a three-week low and a significant drop from the 7,221 it reported on Friday, the 7,410 on Thursday and the 7,684 on Wednesday. This is the lowest daily addition to...
IPL 2021 Live Match Score, RR vs KKR: Rajasthan Royals Win Toss, Elect To Bowl vs Kolkata Knight Riders
RR vs KKR Live Score: Sanju Samson, David Miller, Jos Buttler during the ongoing IPL 2021 season.© BCCI/IPL Aiming to post a strong target, Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) are a wicket down vs Rajasthan Royals (RR) in Match 18 of the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 season,...
Arvind Kejriwal Writes To All Chief Ministers Asking For Spare Oxygen
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has sent an SOS to all chief ministers amid a crippling shortage of medical oxygen triggered by the massive coronavirus surge. He said he was writing to his counterparts seeking help to resolve the crisis by diverting spare oxygen to the national capital. “I...
Liquor Shops Closed, 7 Die In Maharashtra After Drinking Hand Sanitiser
Yavatmal: All those who died were labourers (Representational) Yavatmal (Maharashtra): Seven people have died in Maharashtra’s Yavatmal, 700 kilometres from Mumbai, after drinking alcohol-based hand sanitiser as they could not purchase liquor because of the weekend lockdown. The incident took place in Vani village of the district. All those...
Serum Institute On “Inaccurate” Comparison Amid Row Over Vaccine Prices
Mumbai/New Delhi: The Serum Institute on Saturday responded to criticism over its open-market pricing of the Covishield coronavirus vaccine – to be sold at Rs 600 per dose to private hospitals, Rs 400 to states and Rs 150 to the centre from May 1, when vaccination opens to everyone...
West Bengal Assembly Election 2021: Election Observers Helping BJP, Want To Finish Off Trinamool: Mamata Banerjee
Mamata Banerjee said that she can’t be silenced even if she is show-caused. (File photo) Bolpur, West Bengal: Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday alleged that the three special observers of the Election Commission were ordering police officers to detain TMC workers during the polling hours, asserting that she would...
