Coronavirus News Highlights: India is witnessing a second wave of COVID-19 pandemic. So far, the country has recorded over 2.46 crore confirmed COVID-19 cases, including 2,70,284 deaths. A total of 2,07,95,335 people have recuperated from COVID-19 so far. There are 36,18,458 active cases in the country as of date, which comprises 14.66 percent of the total caseload, the data stated. India's recovery rate now stands at 84.25 percent. Globally, more than 16.21 crore people have been infected by the coronavirus and 33.64 lakh have died so far. India has begun the third phase of the vaccination drive in which everyone above 18 years of age will be able to get the COVID-19 vaccine. India's regulator has granted restricted emergency use approval for three vaccines -- Covishield, Covaxin and Sputnik V. The cumulative number of COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in India has crossed 18 crore, according to the Union Health Ministry.
Coronavirus in Gujarat LIVE Updates | Gujarat reports 8,210 new COVID-19 cases, 14,483 recoveries and 82 deaths
Gujarat reported 8,210 fresh coronavirus positive cases, taking the tally to 7,52,619 while 82 fatalities, including 13 deaths in Ahmedabad pushed the toll to 9,121, the state health department said.
A total of 14,483 patients were discharged during the day, taking the count of recoveries so far in Gujarat to 6,38,590, it said, adding the state's case recovery rate has improved to 84.85 percent.
Coronavirus in Rajasthan LIVE Updates | Rajasthan sees over 10,000 new cases, 156 deaths
The COVID-19 death toll in Rajasthan climbed to 6,777 on May 16 with 156 more fatalities, while 10,290 new cases pushed the infection tally to 8,59,669, according to an official report.
The number of active cases in the state currently stands at 1,94,382 from 2,08,688 a day before, it said.
The maximum deaths and positive cases on Sunday were reported from Jaipur at 41 and 2,558 respectively, it added.
Coronavirus in India LIVE Updates | Oxygen Express trains delivers over 9,440 tonnes of liquid medical oxygen across country
The railways has delivered more than 9,440 tonnes of liquid medical oxygen (LMO) in nearly 590 tankers to various states across the country since April 19, the national transporter said.
Around 150 Oxygen Express trains have completed their journey so far and brought relief to various states, it added.
Twelve Oxygen Express trains were on the run with more than 970 tonnes of LMO in 55 tankers, it said.
Coronavirus in Maharashtra LIVE Updates | Maharashtra reports less than 40,000 cases for 3rd straight day, 974 deaths
Maharashtra reported 974 deaths due to COVID-19, taking the toll to 81,486 while the number of fresh cases at 34,389 remained below 40,000 for the third consecutive day.
The overall caseload in Maharashtra has reached 53,78,452, the state health department said.
Coronavirus in Mizoram LIVE Updates | Mizoram registers 181 new COVID-19 cases, one more death
At least 181 more people, including a two-month-old baby and three security personnel, tested positive for COVID-19 in Mizoram on May 16, taking the tally in the northeastern state to 8,679, an official said.
The death toll rose to 24 as a man succumbed to the disease while undergoing treatment at Zoram Medical College. Aizawl reported the highest number of fresh cases at 103, followed by Lunglei at 53.
Coronavirus in Uttar Pradesh LIVE Updates | Uttar Pradesh sees 10,682 fresh cases, 311 more deaths
The COVID-19 death toll in Uttar Pradesh jumped to 17,546 with 311 succumbing while the infection tally climbed to 16,19,645 as 10,682 new coronavirus cases were reported.
Of the fresh deaths, Meerut reported 27 followed by Lucknow (20), Kanpur (13), Chandauli and Basti (12), Mathura (10), the state government said in a report.
Coronavirus in Gujarat LIVE Updates | Gujarat reports 8,210 new COVID-19 cases, 14,483 recoveries and 82 deaths in the last 24 hours.
Total cases: 7,52,619
Total recoveries: 6,38,590
Active cases: 1,04,908
Death toll: 9,121
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Himachal Pradesh records 2378 new COVID-19cases, 70 deaths and 4974 recoveries today, up till 7 pm, active cases: 36,909
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Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan: On advice of the crisis management group we have decided to extend the 'janata curfew' in Gwalior & Morena Chambal divisions till May 30.
Coronavirus LIVE Updates | Senior doctors to be on duty at odd hours for efficient management of COVID-19 patients: Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma
Senior doctors will be on duty during odd hours so that COVID-19 patients get the same level of treatment throughout the day, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said after making a surprise visit to Gauhati Medical College and Hospital in the early hours of Sunday.Sarma made the unannounced visit to GMCH at 2.30 am to see for himself the treatment of COVID-19 patients in Emergency Ward at night, an official release said.Asserting that it has been one of the priorities of the state government to step up midnight critical care services in all the medical colleges of the state, the chief minister expressed satisfaction over the arrangements put in place to meet the emergency needs of coronavirus patients.He also iterated his gratitude to doctors, nursing staff, and other paramedical staff for their round-the-clock services.The chief minister also visited the oxygen plant set up at the GMCH premises.On the COVID-19 situation, the chief minister said that though the number of positive cases in several parts of the capital city is reportedly coming down, the government, under no circumstance, would lower its guard against the pandemic."Works are going on to ramp up the infrastructure and the COVID-19 hospital at Sarusajai would be equipped with 300 beds," he added.
Coronavirus LIVE Updates | India got 5.3 lakh Remdesivir vials, 13,496 oxygen cylinders as foreign aid: Centre
The Union health ministry on Sunday said 11,058 oxygen concentrators, 13,496 oxygen cylinders, 19 oxygen generation plants and about 5.3 lakh Remdesivir vials received as global aid have been delivered to various states/UTs from April 27 to May 15.India has been receiving international donations and aid of COVID-19 relief medical supplies and equipment since April 27 from different countries and organisations to augment its efforts to combat the pandemic outbreak.The Centre is expeditiously delivering the global aid to the states and Union territories (UTs) to supplement their resources and efforts, the ministry said.“Cumulatively, 11,058 oxygen concentrators, 13,496 oxygen cylinders, 19 oxygen generation plants, 7,365 ventilators/Bi PAP, about 5.3 lakh Remdesivir vials have been delivered/dispatched through road and air, from April 27 to May 15.“Major consignments received on 14th-15th May 2021 from Kazakhstan, Japan, Switzerland, Ontario (Canada), USA, Egypt and British Oxygen Co (UK) include oxygen concentrators (100), ventilators/BiPAP/CPAP (500), oxygen cylinders (300), Remdesivir (40,000) besides masks and protective suits,” the ministry said.
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Lufthansa to operate its 10 weekly flights between India and Germany via Bahrain instead of Dubai due to recent restrictions imposed by UAE govt to prevent spread of coronavirus
Coronavirus in Goa LIVE Updates | 1314 new COVID-19 cases, 43 deaths and 3793 recoveries reported in Goa today
Active cases 28,252
Total cases 1,35,856
Coronavirus LIVE Updates | Kerala sees slight decline in daily coronavirus cases
A week after the implementation of a complete lockdown, the COVID-19 cases in Kerala started showing a downward trend with the state on Sunday reporting 29,704 fresh cases, taking the total caseload to 21,17,912. The slight dip in new cases was detected through 1,15,982 tests carried out in the last 24 hours. The test positivity rate was 25.61 per cent. This is the lowest since May 12 when the state had recorded 43,529 new COVID-19 cases. With 89 more people succumbing to the disease, the toll reached 6428. Currently, 4,40,652 people are under treatment in the state. Giving a sigh of relief to the health workers, 34,296 people were cured of the infection in the last 24 hours taking the total recoveries to 17,00,528. Of the positive cases, 218 people had come from outside the state and 27,451 were infected through contact. Malappuram reported 4424 cases today, the highest. Ernakulam accounted for 3154 cases, Palakkad 3145, Thrissur 3056 and Thiruvananthapuram 2818. At least 10,43,876 people are under quarantine in various districts.
Coronavirus in Uttarakhand LIVE Updates | Uttarakhand records 4496 fresh COVID-19 cases, 5034 recoveries and 188 deaths today; active cases at 78,802.
Coronavirus in Telangana LIVE Updates | Telangana registers 3816 new COVID-19 cases, 5892 recoveries and 27 fatalities today, up till 5:30 pm.
Total cases 5,28,823
Total recoveries 4,74,899
Death toll 2,955
Coronavirus in Delhi LIVE Updates | AAP MLA Atishi:
Delhi has only 1 day of Covaxin stock left for those aged above 45 after Sunday evening, Covishield stock to last for 5 days.1.18 lakh people in Delhi vaccinated on May 15. Around 10.5 lakh people have taken both doses so far.
Coronavirus LIVE Updates | Already booked online appointments for 2nd Covishield dose to remain valid: Govt
The Union health ministry on Sunday clarified that already booked online appointments for second dose of Covishield vaccine will remain valid and the same will not be cancelled on Co-WIN platform.It, however, said requisite changes have now been done in the Co-WIN digital portal, as a result of which further online or on-site appointments will not be possible if the period after first dose date for a beneficiary is less than 84 days.The Centre had on May 13 extended the gap between the first and second doses of Covishield vaccine to 12-16 weeks based on the recommendations by the COVID Working Group chaired by N K Arora.“The Government of India has communicated this change to states and UTs. The Co-WIN digital portal has also been reconfigured to reflect this extension of interval for two doses of Covishield, manufactured by Serum Institute of India (SII) to 12-16 weeks,” the ministry said."However, there have been reports in a section of the media suggesting that people who had pre-booked their appointments for the second dose in less than 84 days on Co-WIN are being turned back from vaccination centres without getting the second dose of Covishield,” it said."Additionally, already booked online appointments for second dose of Covishield will remain valid and are not being cancelled by Co-WIN. Further, the beneficiaries are advised to reschedule their appointments for a later date beyond the 84th day from the date of first dose of vaccination," the ministry added. (PTI)
Coronavirus LIVE Updates | New COVID-19 jabs needed in 2022, says German expert
The head of Germany’s independent vaccine advisory panel says it’s likely that everyone will have to get vaccinated again next year against COVID-19.Thomas Mertens told the Funke newspaper group in comments published Sunday that there isn’t yet enough data to say when exactly booster shots will be needed, and officials will have to wait a few months to see whether protection against the coronavirus weakens in some groups.But he stressed that “the virus won’t leave us again” and so the vaccinations currently under way won’t be the last. He added: “In principle, we have to prepare for everyone possibly having to refresh their vaccine protection next year.”Nearly 30.4 million people in Germany, or 36.5% of the population, had received at least one vaccine shot by Friday. More than 9 million, or 10.9% of the population, had been fully vaccinated. (AP)
Coronavirus LIVE Updates | Government of India:
CoWIN digital portal reconfigured to reflect change in dose interval of Covishield vaccine to 12-16 weeks. Already booked online appointments for 2nd Covishield dose will remain valid; not being cancelled by CoWIN.Beneficiaries advised to reschedule appointment for 2nd dose of Covishield in alignment with an enhanced duration between two doses.
Coronavirus LIVE Updates | Steel, oil industry supplying 6,650 MT oxygen per day; setting health infra: Dharmendra Pradhan
About 6,650 metric tonne (MT) oxygen is being supplied by steel plants and oil refineries to healthcare centres across the country for the treatment of COVID-19 patients, Union minister Dharmendra Pradhan said on Sunday. In a series of tweets, Pradhan, who handles the portfolios of petroleum and natural gas, and steel, said the domestic steel and petroleum industries are making every effort to help India combat the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. Both public and private sector steel plants have ramped up daily production capacities, including through diverting liquid nitrogen and argon production capacity towards production of additional quantities of LMO, he said. "Steel plants and oil refineries are playing a crucial role in strengthening India''s fight against #Covid19 by producing and supplying approx. 6,650 MT of medical oxygen out of the daily allocation of 10,000 MT in the country," the minister tweeted. Pradhan said that steel makers, including SAIL, RINL, Tata Steel Ltd, AMNS India, JSPL, have ramped up LMO supplies to over 4,473 MT/day from 538 MT/day as on April 1, 2021.
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Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot speaks to PM Modi and requests him to increase state's quota of oxygen in view of rising number of COVID-19 cases
Coronavirus LIVE Updates | Delhi govt will take all necessary steps to check black fungus cases: Arvind Kejriwal
Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday said the Delhi government will take all necessary steps and precautions to check cases of black fungus or mucormycosis in the city.The fungal infection is caused by a group of moulds known as mucormycetes present naturally in the environment.Recently, several states, including Delhi, have reported a rise in the number of black fungus cases among people recovering from COVID-19."For the black fungus (cases), the Delhi government will take all the steps and precautions necessary," Kejriwal said in a statement.In an advisory released on May 9, the Centre had said that mucormycosis may turn fatal if it is not taken care of. The fungal infection mainly affects people who are on medication that reduces their ability to fight environmental pathogens.Dr Ajay Swaroop, chairman of the ENT department at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital here, said the use of steroids in the treatment of COVID-19 coupled with the fact that many coronavirus patients have diabetes could be one of the reasons for the rise in the number of black fungus cases again.He said the infection is commonly seen in patients who have recovered from COVID-19 but have comorbidities such as diabetes, kidney or heart failure, or cancer.
Coronavirus LIVE Updates | Goa govt takes over admissions in all private hospitals
The Goa government on Sunday issued an order requisitioning the premises of the private hospitals in the state for providing treatment to COVID-19 patients under the Disaster Management Act.The order stated COVID-19 patients will be admitted in 50 per cent of the total beds in these hospitals as per the directions of designated officers of the government and the payment for the treatment of DDSSY (state-run insurance scheme) beneficiaries will be made by the government.This order, applicable for one month, was issued by State Executive Committee secretary Sanjay Kumar under section 65 of the Disaster Management Act, 2005.Citing violation of norms, Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Saturday said the state government will take over the rights to admission in all the 21 private hospitals in the state treating COVID-19 patients from May 17.He had said the move will ease the load on facilities like the Goa Medical College and Hospital (GMCH).The order mentions that in a bid to provide sufficient beds for the treatment of COVID-19 patients, the private hospitals were earlier directed to reserve a certain share of their total bed capacity for the treatment of such patients."The information has been received that private hospitals are either not admitting COVID-19 patients as per the earlier order issued for the reservation of beds or charging exorbitant fees for treatment of COVID patients, and denying treatment to the DDSSY beneficiaries," it stated.
Coronavirus LIVE Updates | ISRO team at Sterlite Copper plant to help fix snag affecting oxygen production
Vedanta Ltd owned Sterlite Copper plant has roped in experts from ISRO to help rectify the technical glitch developed in the cold box of its oxygen plant, leading to a suspension in production of the life- saving gas. The company formally commenced production of medical oxygen on Thursday and the very next day, the facility in Tuticorin, about 600kms from here, suffered a jolt in operations after developing a ''technical snag''. In a statement shared on the micro-blogging site on Sunday, Sterlite Copper said, "efforts to resume production at our oxygen plant are progressing". "Today, an expert team from the Indian Space Research Organisation arrived at the premises to support our ongoing efforts and collaborate with our technical team." The expert team has suggested some measures to fix the snag and resume production of oxygen. "This has helped fastrack the repair process for which we are thankful to the local administration, which was instrumental in facilitating this cooperative effort to recommence our oxygen production," Vedanta said. The facility, on May 13, began producing medical oxygen to meet the demand for the life-saving gas following a surge in COVID cases in the state. The first set of oxygen tankers have been dispatched to the beneficiaries. The Sterlite copper smelter plant was accorded approval by the then AIADMK government on April 26 at an all-party meeting to produce medical oxygen at its facility for a period of four months at the facility in Tuticorin. The unit was sealed by the state government in May 2018, days after 13 agitators who were part of a protest against the company over environmental concerns, were killed in police firing during a violent anti-Sterlite stir in the southern district. (PTI)
Coronavirus LIVE Updates | Punjab extends COVID-19 curbs till May 31
Punjab CM Captain Amarinder Singh orders extension of all existing restrictions up to May 31, with directions for strict enforcement of all the curbs. "DCs will continue to determine the opening of shops in a staggered manner," he says.
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West Tripura district magistrate imposes 'corona curfew' in Agartala Municipal Corporation area between May 17 and May 26, restricting movement of people and all types of public gathering, ANI has reported.
Coronavirus LIVE Updates | No COVID-19 vaccination drive in Mumbai on May 17
The Mumbai civic body on Sunday decided to keep its COVID-19 vaccination drive suspended for the third day on May 17 in view of the warning about cyclone Tauktae, municipal commissioner Iqbal Singh Chahal said.The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) had on Friday announced that there would be no inoculation on May 15 and 16 considering the India Meteorological Department's cyclone warning.The vaccination programme will now be implemented on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, Chahal said. (PTI)
Coronavirus LIVE Updates | Curfew extended in Ladakh till May 24
The curfew imposed in Ladakh to contain the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic has been extended by another week till May 24, officials said on Sunday.In his order, Leh District Magistrate Shrikant Balasaheb Suse said the extension of restrictions that are already in place is meant to avoid the further spread of the infection."… restrictions imposed on all kind of movements/activities across Leh district shall be extended from 17.05.2021 (5 AM); and shall remain in force till 24.05.2021 (7 AM)," he said.All shops selling groceries, vegetable and fruit, chicken, milk, dairy products, automobile spare parts, confectionery items and tyre repairs shops would be allowed to open from 7 am to 2 pm. The supply and distribution of essential commodities by wholesale distributors would be allowed between 5 am to 9 am and their movement would be allowed on the production of a valid trade license or registration certificate, the order stated.All government employees, staff of public sector undertakings, autonomous bodies, universities and other such offices would be allowed to commute to and from their workplace on the production of a valid identity card and duty roster issued by the concerned heads of departments.The order stated that developmental activities and construction work would be allowed only when the labourers are present at the site and adequate facilities for their stay are available at the worksite.Similarly, agricultural activities would be allowed with strict observance of COVID-19 related standard operating procedure (SOP), it said.In a separate order, Kargil District Magistrate Santosh Sukhadeve said a detailed review of the current COVID situation was conducted by the District Disaster Management Authority. It was of the considered view that stringent containment measures are required at a macro level in order to restrict the movement and intermingling of people.The restrictions would be extended till 7 am on May 24 and there would be no curbs on activities that are already allowed, he said.
Coronavirus LIVE Updates | UK to make final lockdown easing decision on June 14
Britain will make a decision on June 14 about whether or not to go ahead with the final phase of its easing of COVID-19 lockdown restrictions, health minister Matt Hancock said on Sunday. "We'll make a final decision for the step four, which is the biggest step on the roadmap, we'll make that final decision on the 14th of June," Hancock said.The last of four stages of releasing lockdown restrictions is currently scheduled for June 21, but that date is in some doubt due to the spread of a variant of the virus first identified in India.
Coronavirus LIVE Updates | NCMC directs states to ensure proper running of COVID centres during Cyclone Tauktae
The National Crisis Management Committee (NCMC) headed by Cabinet Secretary Rajiv Gauba met on Sunday, where the top bureaucrat of the country directed agencies to ensure "uninterrupted" functioning of the COVID hospitals in the states affected by the impending Cyclone Tauktae and secure "zero loss" of lives.Officers from various central agencies, the chief secretaries of Gujarat, Maharashtra, Goa, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu and the administrators of the Union territories of Lakshadweep, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu took part in the meeting, a statement issued by the government said.The NCMC met to review the preparedness of the central and state agencies to deal with the cyclonic storm that is expected to reach the Gujarat coast in the morning of May 18 with wind speeds ranging from 150-160 km per hour, accompanied by heavy rainfall and storm surge, it said.Reviewing the preparedness of the central and state agencies, Gauba stressed that all measures be taken to evacuate people in the areas affected by the cyclone so as to ensure zero loss of life and damage."All steps are to be taken to avoid disruption of functioning of hospitals and COVID-19 centres and maintenance of regular supply of oxygen to patients," the statement quoted him as saying.
Coronavirus in Madhya Pradesh LIVE Updates |
We've been able to contain the spread of coronavirus in Madhya Pradesh. Positivity rate which had climbed up to above 24% declined to 10.68% yesterday & in some districts, it is below 5%. Positive cases are constantly reducing, says Madhya Pradesh CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan. "There is no problem in hospitals, everything is there including beds & oxygen. I want to appeal to people living in rural areas not to hide any symptoms from our survey team so that proper treatment can be provided," he further added. (ANI)
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Punjab Education Minister Vijay Inder Singla today launched a 100 bed facility equipped with oxygen concentrators and vital measurement monitors in Sangrur. A COVID-19 war room to provide round the clock assistance in terms of bed count, plasma donors etc also set up.
Coronavirus LIVE Updates | Hester in talks with Bharat Biotech for production of COVID-19 vaccine via technology transfer
Hester Biosciences on Sunday said it has tied up with theGujaratgovernment to explore the production of the COVID-19 vaccine through technology transfer from Bharat Biotech.The Ahmedabad-based firm said it has already initiated discussions with BharatBiotechin this regard.''A triparty consortium has been formed with the Government ofGujaratas the lead partner, to explore the prospects of manufacturing theCovidvaccine through technology from Bharat Biotech,''HesterBiosciences CEO andMD RajivGandhisaid in a statement.The discussions are currently ongoing with BharatBiotechtowards reviewing the infrastructure atHester, the technology adaption process and the regulatory compliances, he added.Based on the outcome of the review, the next course of action will be determined,Gandhinoted.Hester Biosciences is a leading player in the animal healthcare segment. It is the second-largest poultry vaccine manufacturer in the country.Only three vaccines have so far been approved to be sold inIndia--Covaxin, Covishield andSputnik V. SputnikV has been approved to be imported fromRussiaby Dr Reddy's but is yet to be widely available in the country. (PTI)
Coronavirus LIVE Updates | Health Ministry says Over 20 cr vaccine doses (20,28,09,250) provided to States/UTs free of cost by GoI so far
Over 1.84 crore vaccine doses (1,84,41,478) are still available with States/UTs. Nearly 51 lakh doses in addition will be received by them in next 3 days.States with negative balance are showing more consumption (incl wastage) than vaccine supplied as they haven't reconciled vaccine they've supplied to Armed Forces. 50,95,640 vaccine doses in pipeline, States/UTs to receive them in next 3 days.
Coronavirus in Haryana LIVE Updates |
The Haryana government has decided to extend the lockdown-like curbs for at least a week, despite the recent dip in the COVID-19 positivity rate in the state. The stringent set of curbs will continue till May 24, state Health Minister Anil Vij tweeted. The government will take tough measures to enforce the restrictions, Vij said. "Mahamari Alert/Surkshit Haryana extended from 17 May to 24 May. Stringent measures will be taken to implement the alert," he posted on his official social media handle.
Read more | Haryana extends lockdown-like curbs till May 24
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The Health Ministry on May 16 issued detailed guidelines on COVID-19 containment and management in peri-urban, rural and tribal areas. The ministry has suggested surveillance, screening, home and community-based isolation and boosting health infrastructure for managing COVID at the rural level. These guidelines come a day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired a high-level meeting on the COVID-19 situation and directed government officials to make a distribution plan for oxygen supply to rural areas and scale up health infrastructure to manage the disease burden in those regions.
Read more | Health Ministry issues guidelines on COVID-19 management in peri-urban, rural and tribal areas
Coronavirus LIVE Updates | Maharashtra to ensure proper oxygen, power supply in COVID hospitals
Maharashtra Chief MinisterUddhavThackeraytoday said an alert has been sounded in coastal districts of the state in the wake of cycloneTauktae, and the state administration has braced up to ensure uninterrupted electricity and oxygen supply in COVID-19 hospitals.Thackeray gave the assurance to Union Home MinisterAmitShah during a virtual meeting in the morning on the preparedness for tackling the cyclonic storm.According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), cycloneTauktaehas intensified into a "very severe cyclonic storm" and is approaching the Gujarat coast.
Coronavirus in Karnataka LIVE Updates | Karnataka Home Minister:
Those involved in black marketing ofRemdisivirwill be brought to book. Some incidents have come to light at Victoria Hospital & some pvthospitals inMysuru,Davangere. The health dept is taking measures to bring accountability in supply of the drug.
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Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar inaugurated a 500-bedded COVID-19care centre, Guru Teg Bahadur Sanjeevani Hospital in Panipat.
Union Minister of PetroleumDharmendraPradhanwas also present during the occasion.Indian Oil Corp Ltd is supplying 15MT of gaseous Oxygen to theGTBSanjeevaniHospital through a steel pipeline connected to the MEG plant ofPanipatrefinery free of cost. Each of the 500 bed at the temporary facility will be connected to the Oxygen supply:DharmendraPradhan.ndianOil Corp Ltd is also providing 50 rooms in nearby hotels to doctors engaged at theCovidcarecentreinPanipatfor 6 months. This facility will bolster emergency care for COVID-19patients fromPanipat,Sonipat,Karnal, and other regions ofHaryana.Panipatrefinery is currently producing 280 MT medical oxygen which was earlier 200MT.Panipatrefinery is supplying oxygen to various states. We have imported 200 cryogenic tankers. India is importing 13,000 MT oxygen from the countries likeUAE, Oman.
Coronavirus LIVE Updates | States to receive nearly 51 lakh COVID-19 vaccine doses in next three days: Centre
More than 1.84 crore COVID-19 vaccine doses are still available with states andUTs,while nearly 51 lakh doses are in the pipeline and will be received by them within the next three days, the Union Health Ministry said on Sunday.The Centre hasso far provided more than 20 crore vaccine doses(20,28,09,250) to states andUTsfree of cost, it said.Of this, the total consumption, calculated based on average up toMay 14, including wastages, is 18,43,67,772 doses, according to data available at 7 pm on Saturday."More than 1.84 croreCOVIDvaccine doses (1,84,41,478) are still available with the states andUTsto be administered. States with negative balance are showing more consumption (including wastage) than vaccine supplied as they have not reconciled the vaccine they have supplied to Armed Forces," the ministry said.
It said 50,95,640 vaccine doses are in the pipeline and will be received by states andUTswithin the next three days.Vaccination forms an integral component of the comprehensive strategy of Government of India of containment and management of the pandemic (including Test, Track, Treat andCOVIDAppropriateBehaviour).The Centre has been supporting the nationwide vaccination drive by providingCOVIDvaccines free of cost to states andUTs, in addition to several efforts to ramp up its production and supply, the ministry stated.Implementation of the Liberalized and Accelerated Phase 3 Strategy of COVID-19 Vaccination has started from May 1 as part of which the government has opened up inoculation for all aged above 18.
Under the Strategy, every month 50 per cent of the total Central Drugs Laboratory (CDL) cleared vaccine doses of any manufacturer would be procured by the Centre. It would continue to make these doses available to state governments free of cost as was being done earlier.
