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India has never been prepared for a public health emergency of the scale of Covid-19. No country has. But the government’s dislocated priorities have left the nation particularly vulnerable. It is now running short of basic infrastructure including oxygen tanks, ventilators, antiviral medication and hospital beds, with hundreds of thousands of new infections being recorded every day. On Thursday, the country added 314,835 cases, the highest daily tally in the world since the pandemic began. ...

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Updated: Letter to PM calls for uniform, free COVID immunisation for all amid crisis Share Article AAA West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee during an election rally in Asansol district on April 22, 2021.   | Photo Credit: PTI Letter to PM calls for uniform, free COVID immunisation for all amid crisis West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi stating that the vaccine policy of the Centre is “highly discriminatory and anti-people”. ...

A view of Supreme Court of India in New Delhi. File   | Photo Credit: S. Subramanium The bench, also comprising justices L Nageswara Rao and S Ravindra Bhat, would take up the plea for hearing on Friday. A lawyers’ body Thursday moved the Supreme Court, which has taken suo motu cognisance of prevailing grim pandemic situation in the country, urging it to allow various high courts to deal with the COVID-19 related issues at local level saying they “appear to be best suited to deal with th...

Telangana Health Minister presses alarm bell, calls out issues with Remdesivir and oxygen allocation Updated: Updated: April 22, 2021 16:22 IST Remdesivir is manufactured by at least two companies in and around Hyderabad. Till Wednesday, the State was procuring it directly. Share Article Telangana Minister for Health Medical and Family Welfare Eatala Rajendar. File   | Photo Credit: G. Ramakrishna Remdesivir is manufactured by at least two companies in and around Hyderabad. Till Wednesday, ...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi. File   | Photo Credit: PTI Tweeting his decision, Mr. Modi said, “Tomorrow, will be chairing high-level meetings to review the prevailing COVID-19 situation. Due to that, I would not be going to West Bengal.” Prime Minister Narendra Modi cancelled his election rallies for Friday, looking at the exponential rise in COVID-19 cases in the country which topped 3,15,000 cases on Thursday. He will, instead be holding meetings on COVID-19 management with with Chie...

The party also asserted that Congress-ruled States would make every effort to ensure free vaccines for all.

  New Delhi [India], April 20 (ANI): Amid the prevailing six-day lockdown in the national capital, imposed after a spike in COVID-19 cases, DCP South East, Delhi Police, Rajendra Prasad Meena stated that they have "witnessed a discipline amongst the public" and "less number of people are heading towards Sarai Kale Khan ISBT today morning." Underlining the current status of peoples movement in Delhi, he told ANI, "Till now, we have witnessed a discipline amongst the public. No major violatio...

Bangladesh to extend lockdown by a week in virus flareup

Updated: The major news headlines of the day, and more. Share Article AAA Passengers arrive at Anand Vihar terminal after Delhi government announces complete lockdown for six days due to surge in Coronavirus cases, in New Delhi on April 19, 2021.   | Photo Credit: PTI The major news headlines of the day, and more. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Monday cancelled his visit to India, due on April 25-26, “in view of the prevailing COVID situation”, both governments announced. The d...