COVID-19: PM stresses states should not let vaccination speed go down
The prime minister was given a detailed picture on the COVID-19 outbreak in various states and districts.
By PTI| Published: 6th May 2021 4:17 pm IST Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (File Photo)
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday held a comprehensive review of the public health response to COVID-19 where he said states should be given help and guidance for ramping up healthcare infrastructure, while the need for ensuring holistic containment measures was also discussed.
During the review, the prime minister also stressed the need to sensitise states so that the speed of vaccination against COVID-19 doesn’t come down and was briefed that around 31 per cent of the eligible population over the age of 45 has been given at least one dose, according to a statement issued by the Prima Minister’s Office.
Steep surge in the number of coronavirus cases.
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New Delhi: The spiralling crisis from resurgence of COVID-19 cases in India has dented support for the ruling BJP but voter support for Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his party will remain strong over the coming quarters and through this humanitarian crisis, Fitch Solutions said Thursday.
The sudden and steep surge in the number of coronavirus cases the highest-ever 4,12,262 new infections and a record 3,980 daily death toll in a day has swamped the health system, which seemed to have collapsed.
While containment measures will weigh on India s ongoing economic recovery, the localised nature of restrictions means that the actual impact is likely to be much less severe relative to April-June 2020 when a strict nationwide lockdown was imposed, Fitch Solutions said.
Modi reviews Covid situation in the country States should not let vaccination speed go down, says PM
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday held a comprehensive review of the public health response to COVID-19 where he said states should be given help and guidance for ramping up healthcare infrastructure, while the need for ensuring holistic containment measures was also discussed.
During the review, the prime minister also stressed the need to sensitise states so that the speed of vaccination against COVID-19 doesn t come down and was briefed that around 31 per cent of the eligible population over the age of 45 has been given at least one dose, according to a statement issued by the Prima Minister s Office.
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The number of new confirmed cases breached 400,000 for the second time since the devastating surge began last month. Hospital authorities said they had repaired the pipeline last week, but the consumption of oxygen doubled since then, the daily said. Demand for hospital oxygen has increased seven times since last month, a government official said, as India scrambles to set up large oxygen plants and transport cryogenic tankers, cylinders and liquid oxygen. India created a sea bridge on Tuesday to ferry oxygen tankers from Bahrain and Kuwait in the Persian Gulf, officials said. Most hospitals in India aren’t equipped with independent plants that generate oxygen directly for patients, As a result, hospitals typically rely on liquid oxygen, which can be stored in cylinders and transported in cryogenic tankers. But amid the surge, supplies in hard-hit places like New Delhi are running critically short.
PM-Cares allocates funds to install 500 oxygen plants in India in 3 months
By IANS |
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Tue, May 4 2021 23:48 IST |
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PM-Cares allocates funds to install 500 oxygen plants in India in 3 months. Image Source: IANS News
New Delhi, May 4 : The PM-Cares has allocated funds for the installation of 500 medical oxygen plants across the country within three months, considering the rising demand for the life-saving gas in the wake of the raging second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic.
The order for the installation of the medical oxygen plants was placed on April 24, the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHF) said on Tuesday.