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50 isolation coaches, each with 2 oxygen cylinders, placed at Delhi’s Shakur Basti rail station Updated: Updated: April 18, 2021 18:06 IST The move came after the Delhi government requested the national transporter to arrange up to 5,000 beds Share Article Photo used for representation purpose only. File   | Photo Credit: R.V. Moorthy The move came after the Delhi government requested the national transporter to arrange up to 5,000 beds The Northern Railways has deployed 50 isolation coache...

Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday said around 25,500 new COVID-19 cases have been reported in Delhi and the positivity rate has increased to nearly 30 per cent in the last 24 hours. He also said that the Delhi government has sought the Centres help in ensuring adequate beds and supply of oxygen for COVID-19 patients. Less than 100 ICU beds are vacant in Delhi hospitals, and the situation is worsening every moment, Kejriwal said, adding that he spoke to Union Home Minister Amit Shah th...

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, who was tested positive for Covid is improving in home isolation. According to official sources, the Chief Ministers condition is being closely monitored by doctors and he does not have a fever now. His oxygen levels are also normal. The Chief Minister is observing Navratri fast for nine days and is holding virtual meetings with officials to monitor the Covid situation in the state. Yogi Adityanath had announced that he was isolating himself on T...

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...

India reported its highest-ever single-day spike of COVID-19 cases with over 2.61 lakh new cases and more than 1,500 deaths in the last 24 hours, according to the Union Health Ministry on Sunday. In the last 24 hours, 1,501 COVID-related deaths were reported in the country taking the death toll to 1,77,150. As many as 2,61,500 new COVID-19 cases have been reported in India in the last 24 hours. With this, the total number of cases has gone up to 1,47,88,109. The active number of cases in the...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will chair a meeting on Sunday to review the COVID-19 situation in Varanasi, his Lok Sabha constituency. "At 11 AM, Prime Minister @narendramodi will be chairing a meeting to review the COVID-19 situation in Varanasi. The meeting will be attended by top officials, local administration and doctors who are involved in fighting COVID in Varanasi," his office said. The holy city has also witnessed a surge in COVID-19 cases like other major urban centres of UttarPrade...

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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...