INDIA
'Over 1 cr Covid vaccine doses available with states, UTs'
The ministry said that so far nearly 16.33 crore vaccine doses (16,33,85,030) have been provided to the states and UTs free of cost till Friday morning and of this the total consumption including wastages is 15,33,56,503 doses. "The states and UTs already have 1,00,28,527 Covid vaccine doses available for administration while additional 19,81,110 vaccine doses will reach them in next three days," the statement said.
Bihar Chief Secretary Arun Kumar Singh dies of Covid
Bihar Chief Secretary Arun Kumar Singh was admitted to a private hospital here on Thursday after he had tested positive for coronavirus. The doctors said that he had developed complications in breathing a few days back.
After release from jail, Lalu Yadav to stay at daughter Misa Bharti's home in Delhi
After the release order submitted by Superintendent of Hotwar jail at Ranchi, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) Supremo Lalu Prasad will be released any time from New Delhi's All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) and will stay at the official residence of Rajya Sabha MP and his daughter Misa Bharti in the national capital.
Lockdown with stricter guidelines to continue in Rajasthan
The new guidelines will be announced in a day or two, officials told IANS. During the meeting on Thursday night, Gehlot directed the Home Department to make strict guidelines while keeping in mind that the livelihood of the needy people is not affected.
Karnataka defers launch of Covid vax drive for people aged 18-44 yrs
State's Health Minister, K. Sudhakar told reporters that the new dates for inoculation for this age group (18-44 years) will be announced once the state receives the required quantity of dosage of vaccine to start the drive. "I appeal to our people not to crowd in front of any hospital as inoculation drive won't commence from May 1 as it was decided earlier," he said.
Chennai, Tirunelveli have high test positivity rates
With 40 Covid-19 deaths on Thursday, Chennai has reported the highest number of deaths since March 2020 when the virus was first detected in the country. The capital city Chennai has also the highest test positivity rate with 20 per cent or every 20 persons tested among 100 people turning positive. Tirunelveli recorded 17 per cent while Tuticorin has 16 per cent and Tenkasi reported 14.2 per cent test positivity rate.
Covid vaccination for 18-45 age group won't begin in J&K on May 1
Deferring the scheduled COVID vaccination drive for people aged 18-45 which was to begin on Saturday, J&K government said the drive will now begin only after the supply is established.
Gurugram admin releases control room number for oxygen supply
To provide oxygen in a time-bound manner the Gurugram district administration has released a control room number for the supply of oxygen cylinders at different hospitals in the district. An emergency cylinder requirement can be availed of by calling 01242971110.
Cong performed poorly in Assembly polls at four states, say exit polls
In West Bengal, the C-Voter survey predicted 14 to 15 seats to Congress Aand Left combined where as Chanakya gave them eight seats. The Axis survey gave two seats to them and CNX gave between 11 to 21 seats. In 2016 Assembly elections in the state, Left + Congress had cornered 76 seats.
Over 2.45 cr beneficiaries register for vaccination
According to the ministry, more than 1.37 crore beneficiaries registered on April 28 while more than 1.04 crore registered on April 29. In the third phase of Covid vaccination, which will start from May 1, everyone above the age of 18 will be eligible to get a vaccine for Covid-19.
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