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India's daily domestic oxygen production increased to 9,400 MT
Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan chaired the meeting that was also virtually attended by External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar, Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep S. Puri, Minister of State for Ports, Shipping and Waterways and Fertilizers Mansukh Mandaviya, Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai, and Minister of State for Health Ashwini Kumar Choubey. Vinod K. Paul, Member (Health), NITI Aayog was present virtually.
UP govt to hold funerals of Covid victims free of cost
Additional Chief Secretary Manoj Kumar Singh has sent a letter to all the municipal corporations and civic bodies directing them to arrange free funerals of deceased Covid patients falling within the limits of the urban bodies. The municipal corporations will bear the expenses of funerals at all crematoriums, cemeteries and cremation grounds falling within the limits of the corporation.
Covid+ve report not mandatory for admission to facilities: Government
"No patient will be refused services on any count. This includes medications such as oxygen or essential drugs even if the patient belongs to a different city," said the directive which was issued to the states and Union Territories (UTs). The patient-centric measure was taken to ensure prompt, effective and comprehensive treatment of patients suffering from Covid 19.
Allocate 500 ton medical oxygen to Tamil Nadu: Stalin to Modi
Stalin and Modi had a telecon on Saturday, said a state government statement. According to the statement, Stalin had sought the central government's cooperation in the state government's action to prevent the spread of coronavirus.
Delhi received 487 MT oxygen on Friday: Manish Sisodia
Sisodia, who is also the nodal minister of the Delhi government for Covid management, said, "We need around 700 MT oxygen per day to meet the requirements of the growing number of Covid patients getting admitted to the several hospitals. "However, Delhi on Friday received only 487 MT oxygen. The requirement is likely to go up to around 976 MT a day in the coming days."
PM Modi discusses Covid situation with Uddhav Thackeray, 3 other CMs
Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Himachal Pradesh CM Jairam Thakur and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin, were among those whom the Prime Minister dialled to get details about the Covid-19 situation in their states.
Mamata Banerjee accuses Election Commission of directly helping BJP
"I can challenge that had the Election Commission not helped them (BJP) directly, they would not have won even 30 seats. In this election, rigging took place in some places under the watch of the poll panel. There should be electoral reforms made immediately, else the democratic fabric of the country will be jeopardised," Banerjee said during her speech on the floor of the Assembly.
Mayawati attacks Arvind Kejriwal on migrants fleeing from Delhi
Mayawati Saturday tweeted, "Just by folding hands, the CM of Delhi is telling people not to go from Delhi, the same drama he did last year. This is also being seen in the states of Maharashtra, Haryana and Punjab. Now people are migrating from Ludhiana in Punjab, it is very sad."
DCGI approves DRDO's anti-COVID drug for emergency use
An anti-Covid-19 therapeutic application of the drug 2-deoxy-D-glucose (2-DG) has been developed by INMAS, a lab of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), in collaboration with Dr Reddy's Laboratories (DRL), Hyderabad. Clinical trial results have shown that this molecule helps in faster recovery of hospitalised patients and reduces supplemental oxygen dependence.
Decongest jails: SC orders re-release of all eligible prisoners
A bench headed by Chief Justice N.V. Ramana and comprising Justices L. Nageswara Rao and Surya Kant said: "We direct that, those inmates who were granted parole, pursuant to our earlier orders, should be again granted a parole for a period of 90 days in order to tide over the pandemic."
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