INDIA
AAP Government failed to build oxygen storage capacity in Delhi: BJP
Addressing a virtual press conference on Friday, BJP National Spokesperson, Dr Sambit Patra, said, "Due to AAP government's inability to build storage, 20 and 13 lives were lost at Jaipur Golden Hospital and Batra Hospital respectively. Both hospitals had tried to contact the government, but the AAP government did nothing. This is criminal liability."
Centre to supply 192L vaccine doses to states, Union Territories from May 16-31
During this fortnight, 191.99 lakh doses of Covishield and Covaxin will be supplied to the states and the UTs free of cost, the Union Health Ministry said, adding that this will include 162.5 lakh doses of Covishield and 29.49 lakh Covaxin shots. The announcement came when India's cumulative figures of vaccine doses administered till Thursday touched nearly 18 crore (17.93 crore).
Goa oxygen shortage claims 13 more; 75 dead in 4 days
A video shot at ward number 145, shows patients sleeping on mattresses and with oxygen monitors beeping in the background and the dull echo of family members patting patients in a bid to reassure them. The video also shows debris of used food packets and other waste piled in a corner of the ward, spilling out of garbage bags.
Now former Uttrakhand CM says coronavirus deserves to live
Rawat's unusual video statement went viral on social media in which he said that the pandemic is a living organism like human being so that it also has the right to live. His remarks triggered stinging barbs from Opposition leaders who had described his statement as not just "insensitive", but also "foolish".
Delhi reports below 10K cases 1st time since April 10
On April 10, the city had reported 7,897 cases in a day. While the positivity rate - the proportion of samples tested that return positive for Covid -19 continued its sharp decline to 12 per cent, on Friday, the lowest in the single day since April 13. Though daily positive cases in Delhi have decreased in the last few days, there are still many critical patients in hospitals.
1st Sputnik dose given in Hyderabad, priced at Rs 948+GST
As part of a limited pilot, the soft launch of the vaccine has commenced and the first dose of the vaccine was administered in Hyderabad on Friday. Further consignments of imported doses are expected over the upcoming months. Subsequently, supply of the Sputnik V vaccine will commence from Indian manufacturing partners.
Modi releases 8th instalment of Rs 19,000 crores for PM-KISAN scheme
The Prime Minister released the installment through video conferencing, saying "farmers in West Bengal for the first time benefitted with the Central scheme and that more farmers will get the support as soon as the Centre receives it".
Two IAF officers from J&K elevated to Air Vice Marshal rank
Air Commodore Hilal Ahmed Rather is a resident of the Bakhshiabad neighbourhood of the Anantnag township in southern Kashmir. Air Commodore Kirti Khajuria is from Tikri, Jammu. Both the officers are from the 1978 batch of Sainik School Nagrota, Jammu.
More bodies found floating in Varanasi, Chandauli
One body was found near Sujabad area of Varanasi and six in Dhanapur area of Chandauli district on Thursday. People in Sujabad area, saw bodies floating on a bend and alerted the Ramnagar police, who reached the spot and divers were called to the spot. Deputy Commissioner of Police, Kashi zone, Amit Kumar also reached the spot and monitored the search operation. Six decayed bodies and a partially burnt one were brought out and cremated.
India records 3.43L Covid cases 4K deaths in 24 hrs
In the past 22 days India's daily Covid tally has plateaued over the three-lakh-mark and over 3,000 casualties for a fortnight. On Wednesday, India recorded 4,205 fresh Covid deaths, while on May 7, the country had recorded its highest ever cases of 4,14,188.
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