Delhi government issues directions to withdraw the order to convert 100 rooms of Ashoka Hotel for setting up of a Covid Health facility for Justices and other judicial officers of the Delhi High Court and their families
Coronavirus India News Highlights: Amidst the devastating second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, India reported 3.23 lakh fresh coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours. A total of 3,23,144 new COVID-19 cases, 2,771 related deaths, and 2,51,827 recoveries were reported in the last 24 hours, taking the total active cases to 28,82,204, as per the health ministry update on Tuesday morning. The total count of positive cases now stands at 1,76,36,307, including 1,97,894 deaths and 1,45,56,209 recoveries. The total doses of the COVID-19 vaccine administered stand at 14,52,71,186. A total of 28.09 cr covid samples have tested up to 26th April 2021. Of these 16,58,700 samples were tested yesterday, informed Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR).
Delhi government issues directions to withdraw the order to convert 100 rooms of Ashoka Hotel for setting up of a Covid Health facility for Justices and other judicial officers of the Delhi High Court and their families
3.,132 new cases, 18 deaths and 955 discharges reported in Assam today; active cases 19,923
Punjab on April 27 reported5,932 new COVID-19 cases, 100 deaths and 3,774 discharges. The cumulativetally has surged to 3,51,282 in the frontier state. Weekend lockdowns and night curfews have been imposed by the state government to curb the pace of transmission.
Maharashtra reports 66,358 new cases, 895 deaths and 67,752 discharges today; case tally rises to 44,100,85
In view of the current COVID19 situation, 'corona curfew' to be imposed in Haridwar, Roorkee, Laksar, Bhagwanpur from tomorrow till 5 am of 3rd May: District Magistrate, Haridwar
PM Narendra Modi chaired a meeting with top officials to review the Covid-19 relation situation in the country. The Empowered Group working on boosting Oxygen Supply briefed the PM on the efforts being made to ramp up availability and supply of oxygen in the country.PM instructed the officials to work closely with state governments to start the PSA Oxygen plants at the earliest. Officers also apprised the PM that they are encouraging states to also set up PSA Oxygen plants. Empowered Group working on Medical Infrastructure & Covid management briefed PM on efforts being undertaken to ramp up availability of beds/CUs. PM stressed that specific guidelines & strategies evolved regarding Covid management needs to be properly implemented.Empowered Group working on communication informed PM on the efforts being undertaken to improve awareness among people. PM was briefed about the functioning of the Oxygen Express, domestic sorties & international sorties undertaken by IAF to transport oxygen tankers.It was discussed that the production of LMO in the country has increased from 5700 MT/day in August 2020 to the present 8922 MT (on 25th April 2021). The domestic production of LMO is expected to cross 9250 MT/day by the end of April 2021:Prime Minister's Office
Uttarakhand received 7,500 Remdesivir injections from Gujarat's Ahmedabad today. In the last 72 hours, the state received 11,000 Remdesivir injections
Spain said Tuesday it will impose a 10-day quarantine on all travellers arriving from India in response to the emergence of a fast-spreading coronavirus variant in the country. The measure, which will take effect on Wednesday, will apply to people who travelled via third countries since there are no direct flights between India and Spain, government spokeswoman Maria Jesus Montero said.
Mumbai reports 4,014 new cases, 59 deaths and 8,240 discharges; case tally rises to 6,35,541
Mumbai reports 4,014 new cases, 59 deaths and 8,240 discharges; case tally rises to 6,35,541
The latest research shows that wearing a double mask- a surgical mask and a cloth mask together prevents COVID19 infection by 85% to 88%. I urge people to wear a mask to prevent the spread of infection: Dr Dhruv Chaudhary, Director, PGIMS Rohtak
Bhutan to supply liquid oxygen to India from a new plant being set up at the Motanga Industrial Estate, Samdrup Jongkhar: Embassy of India, Thimphu
Indian Oil is diverting its LNG tankers for transportation of Liquid Medical Oxygen to states. The first such tanker is loaded with LMO supply for Patna. IOCL to convert 29 unused LNG tankers into medical-grade oxygen carriers within next week: Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas
