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Apr 30, 2021, 17:13 IST With the COVID-19 pandemic second wave effect caused a surge in the number of cases in the country, governments and health department officials have once again started awareness campaigns to follow basic COVID protocols of wearing masks, hand washing and maintaining physical distance. One of the reasons for the rise in the cases is that people are not following the rules strictly. No matter what the authorities and doctors say, some people are not following the ba...

Read more about Those above 18years to get Covid-19 vaccines in Mumbai private hospitals on Business Standard. People above 45 years would continue to receive vaccines at 63 government and municipal centres

Read more about Covid-19 Second wave may not derail Modi govts disinvestment plan on Business Standard. Privatisation and strategic disinvestment drive are seen as key tools in boosting the economy amid the sharp surge in Covid-19 cases

Despite several requests from the industry to define essential and non-essential commodities, the Centre has indicated that it will not step in. Instead, it will let the respective state governments take a call on categorising essential and non-essential goods, as localised lockdowns have been imposed to contain the spread of Covid-19. Senior government officials said that, right now, the central government’s priority is to ensure supplies to micro containment zones. Deliveries of non-essent...

AMARAVATI: The Andhra Pradesh government has issued directives to hospitals and labs to cap the rates of CT/HRCT scan (computerised tomography/high-resolution computed tomography) at a maximum of Rs 3,000, including consumables like PPE, mask etc. on Sunday. The state medical and health department has warned that stringent action will be taken if patients were overcharged. The

Apr 25, 2021, 11:56 IST MUMBAI/ AMARAVATI:  Maharashtra citizens are expressing their gratitude to Andhra Pradesh Government for sending 300 ventilators to the State, which is reeling under the shortage of oxygen, and ventilators during the second wave of the Coronavirus epidemic. Netizens are flooding the internet with messages in Marathi and English thanking the AP government and Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy for the timely help in providing ventilators to Maharashtra. Andhra Pr...

Up to 6.5 per cent of Covid-19 vaccines was wasted in India until March 17, according to the health ministry data. Over 4.4 million doses — more than the population of Tripura — were wasted until April 11, according to a recent NDTV report based on Right to Information (RTI) queries. By April 11, states and Union Territories had used 100 million doses, the report said, leading to a wastage rate of 4.4 per cent. In the initial phase of the vaccination drive, the news of serious adverse event...

Read more about Economic response to the second wave of coronavirus pandemic on Business Standard. State-specific income support and vaccine vouchers would be the best use of fiscal resources in the near term

India records highest ever spike at 1.84 lakh new Covid cases, 1,073 deaths A total of 82,339 patients were discharged in the past 24 hours. As of April 14, Indias total case tally stands at 1.38 crore; total recoveries 1.2 crore; active cases 13.6 lakh; and 1.72 lakh patients have died BusinessToday.In | April 14, 2021 | Updated 10:18 IST Maharashtra remains the most affected state, followed by UP, Chhattisgarh, and Delhi India recorded the highest ever daily case rise at 1,84,372 and 1,027 ...

Short description:  Coronavirus LIVE Updates April 14: India recorded 1,84,372 new Covid-19 cases in a span of 24 hours, breaking the record ever since the pandemic began last year. With 1,84,372 new Covid-19 cases, Indias positive cases tally has mounted to 1,38,73,825, while a total of 1,027 people succumbed to the Covid-19 infection in the last 24 hours, pushing the toll to 1,72,085. As India reels under a severe Covid-19 wave, several states have imposed partial but stricter curbs. On Tues...