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Noida/Ghaziabad: Strict lockdown conditions will be enforced in Noida and Ghaziabad every Sunday till May 15 to discourage people from stepping out amid a sharp surge in Covid cases. Though domestic staff will not be allowed in housing societies, industrial activities, movement of workers to their workplaces, examinations, essential services and public transport with 50% capacity will be permitted, officials said. “All industries, particularly those in the pharmaceutical sector and other fi...

Coronavirus | Ensure uninterrupted supply of medical oxygen, says Yogi Adityanath Updated: Updated: April 18, 2021 23:28 IST Uttar Pradesh recorded 30,596 new cases and 129 deaths over the last 24 hours, as per the health department. Share Article Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath. File   | Photo Credit: PTI Uttar Pradesh recorded 30,596 new cases and 129 deaths over the last 24 hours, as per the health department. Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has directed official...

Reiterates that States be allowed to buy vaccines directly

Coronavirus | Night curfew, Sunday lockdown in Tamil Nadu from April 20 Updated: Updated: On all days including Sundays, weddings can be conducted with a maximum of 100 persons. Share Article AAA A patient being taken a blood test at Chennai Corporations COVID-19 screening centre in Ambattur, Chennai on April 18, 2021.   | Photo Credit: K. Pichumani On all days including Sundays, weddings can be conducted with a maximum of 100 persons. In a bid to curtail the spread of COVID-19, the Tamil Na...

DMK president M.K. Stalin. File   | Photo Credit: PTI Stalin said the Prime Minister should intervene immediately and direct the Ministries concerned to supply adequate Covaxin and Covishield vaccines. DMK president M.K. Stalin on Sunday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to take a policy decision swiftly for universal vaccination and help Tamil Nadu tide over the present COVID-19 pandemic situation and ensure total protection for the people of the state. In a letter in which the DMK MPs al...

Updated: April 18, 2021 23:31 IST A medical team from the Directorate General Armed Forces Medical Services (AFMS) has arrived in Delhi and will look after the facility Share Article AAA Preparation underway by DRDO to set up a hospital with 500 beds equipped with ICU facilities for COVID-19 patients, in New Delhi. The hospital will start functioning on April 19, 2021.   | Photo Credit: Shiv Kumar Pushpakar A medical team from the Directorate General Armed Forces Medical Services (AFMS) has ar...

Health Minister reviews availability of facilities across country amid surge India is currently reporting the sharpest growth rate of 7.6% in new COVID cases, which is 1.3 times higher than the growth rate of 5.5% reported in June 2020, Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said on Saturday. The Minister added that this is leading to an alarming rise in daily number of active cases and also a sharp growth of 10.2% in the number of COVID deaths. Dr. Vardhan chaired a high-level review meeting with Healt...

The family from Ganjam in Odisha, lost four bread winners to COVID in 2020

Prime Minister Narendra Modi. File   | Photo Credit: PTI Top officers from various ministries will participate in the meeting scheduled for 8 pm on Saturday. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has called a review meeting with top officials over the COVID-19 situation and the ongoing vaccination exercise in the country, government sources said on Saturday. Top officers from various ministries will participate in the meeting scheduled for 8 pm on Saturday. The meeting comes amid a huge surge in COV...

Coronavirus | India conducts the highest number of daily tests Updated: Updated: 14.95 lakh samples studied; 2.10 lakh fresh cases and 1,070 deaths reported. Share Article AAA A health worker collects swab sample form a woman at a testing centre in Bhubaneswar. File   | Photo Credit: Biswaranjan Rout 14.95 lakh samples studied; 2.10 lakh fresh cases and 1,070 deaths reported. As many as 14,95,397 samples were tested in India on Friday (results of which were made available on Saturday), the h...