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Congress leader Rahul Gandhi. File   | Photo Credit: Shiv Kumar Pushpakar Rahul Gandhi’s attack came after the government celebrated the ‘Tika Utsav’ (vaccine festival) from April 11 to 14 Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on April 15 attacked the government over the handling of the COVID-19 situation and alleged that it is only indulging in a “sham” of a ‘vaccine festival’. He also alleged that there is no testing, no beds in hospitals, neither ventilators or oxygen and vaccine is a...

‘Tika Utsav’ | Three States administered more than one crore vaccinations Updated: Updated: April 15, 2021 14:17 IST ‘Tika Utsav’ saw many Workplace Vaccination Centres (CVCs) operational across private and public work places, the Ministry said. Share Article AAA On an average 45,000 COVID-19 Vaccination Centres (CVCs) used to be functional on any given day.   | Photo Credit: Sushil Kumar Verma ‘Tika Utsav’ saw many Workplace Vaccination Centres (CVCs) operational across private an...

Maharashtra, Delhi, Chhattisgarh and Gujarat saw the most fatalities

Updated: Maharashtra, Delhi, Chhattisgarh and Gujarat saw the most fatalities Share Article AAA A healthcare worker checks the temperature of a rice mill worker during a coronavirus disease vaccination drive at Bavla village on the outskirts of Ahmedabad on April 13, 2021.   | Photo Credit: Reuters Maharashtra, Delhi, Chhattisgarh and Gujarat saw the most fatalities India registered 1,99,376 new COVID-19 cases on April 14. As many as 1,037 deaths were also recorded on the day as of data upda...

Coronavirus | Mutations found in Maharashtra samples, says Uddhav Thackeray Updated: Updated: April 14, 2021 23:48 IST Administration on a war footing to make oxygen available at medical facilities, says Maharashtra Chief Minister Share Article Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray. File   | Photo Credit: PTI Administration on a war footing to make oxygen available at medical facilities, says Maharashtra Chief Minister Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Wednesday said muta...

Updated: The 4-day drive was organised to accelerate vaccination Share Article AAA A health worker prepares to administer COVID-19 vaccine in Visakhapatnam on April 14, 2021. Vaccinations tend to pick up during the middle of the week, the CoWin portal shows.   | Photo Credit: K.R. Deepak The 4-day drive was organised to accelerate vaccination Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s exhortation to Indians to commemorate ‘Tika Utsav’ by encouraging COVID-19 vaccination has elicited a middling resp...

Coronavirus | Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal appeals for plasma donation Updated: Updated: Actively donate plasma for COVID-19 patients, Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal appeals to those cured Share Article AAA Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal speaks during a media briefing on the COVID-19 situation in the national capital, in New Delhi on April 13, 2021.   | Photo Credit: PTI Actively donate plasma for COVID-19 patients, Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal appeals to those cured Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejr...

Updated: April 13, 2021 14:52 IST Sputnik V will join Covishield and Covaxin that were approved and used since India launched what arguably is one of the largest inoculation programmes globally in January Share Article AAA Sputnik V will join Covishield and Covaxin that were approved and used since India launched what arguably is one of the largest inoculation programmes globally in January The emergency use authorisation from the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) for Sputnik V paves th...

Updated: April 13, 2021 12:08 IST A total of 1,61,736 new cases were registered in a span of 24 hours Share Article AAA Health workers conduct COVID-19 testing of passengers arriving from Maharashtra at Patna Railway Station in Patna, Bihar on April 13, 2021.   | Photo Credit: PTI A total of 1,61,736 new cases were registered in a span of 24 hours Ten States — Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Rajasthan and Kerala — have show...

U.S. federal distribution channels, including mass vaccination sites, will pause the use of the Johnson & Johnson shot, and states and other providers are expected to follow