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Adar Poonawalla to begin vaccine production in UK: Report
While speaking to the Times, the CEO of Pune-based pharmaceutical company said that the company will make an official announcement in the upcoming days. "The level of expectation and aggression is really unprecedented. It's overwhelming," Poonawalla told the publication.
PMO directs health ministry to provide 150 ventilators to SPCCC in Delhi
The facility was provided following request of Indo Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) Director General S.S. Deswal who had sought allocation of 150 ventilators for addressing to the needs of critical patients at the SPCCC. There is a ward of 500 oxygen beds at the SPCCC where around 400 Covid-19 patients are presently admitted.
Hospitals in Delhi running dangerously low on oxygen
Sant Parmanand Hospital appealed to the state and central governments to help procure oxygen immediately to avert an imminent crisis. On Saturday afternoon, eight Covid-19 patients, including a doctor, died at Delhi's Batra Hospital due to shortage of medical oxygen at the facility.
Lockdown in Delhi extended by one week: Arvind Kejriwal
The national capital has been witnessing a massive surge in the number of Covid-19 cases since the past few weeks. As per the data received on Saturday morning, the city recorded over 27,000 new cases and 375 deaths in the past 24 hours - the 13th straight day when Delhi reported more than 20,000 cases a day.
Nothing less than a crime against humanity in UP: Priyanka Gandhi
A day ahead of counting in the UP Panchayat polls, Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi has said more than 700 teachers lost their lives and what is happening in UP is a crime against humanity. "What is happening in UP is nothing less than a crime against humanity and the CEO is playing along."
Rajasthan by-polls: Strict COVID guidelines to be followed during counting
Counting for by-polls for three seats in Rajasthan, namely, Rajsamand, Sahada and Sujangarh will be held on Sunday amid strict Covid guidelines, said chief electoral officer Pravin Gupta. No one will be allowed to visit the counting centre without presenting the RT-PCR negative report or double vaccination certificate.
Gautam Gambhir arranges 200 oxygen concentrators for people in Delhi
Amid the oxygen shortage in the national capital, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Lok Sabha MP from East Delhi Gautam Gambhir has arranged 200 oxygen concentrators to strengthen the fight against the deadly virus which has claimed so many lives across the country. These concentrators will be made available to all those suffering from mild to moderate Covid infection and are in home isolation.
People return empty handed after standing in day long queue for Remdesivir
The long queues in front of the Kilpauk Medical College starts early at 5 a.m. but the two counters open only at 9 a.m. and daily around 500 people are provided the medicines, however more than 2,500 people reach the counters for the drug, that is around five times the quantity of the medicine available. This is creating issues with people even threatening with road blockade.
More than 79L doses available with states, UTs
The ministry said that so far provided nearly 16.37 crore vaccine doses (16,37,62,300) to the states and UTs free of cost and as of 8 a.m. on Saturday the total consumption including wastage is 15,58,48,782 doses.
Koregaon-Bhima: NIA questions laptop hacking charge by US firm
The NIA's denial came in an affidavit filed in the Bombay High Court, dismissing contentions by the US firm Arsenal Consulting, which had claimed that the damning material including a conspiracy to assassinate the Prime Minister and overthrowing the government, was planted in the laptop of the accused Rona J. Wilson.
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