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Cemeteries and crematoriums have been unable to keep up with the high death rate
Workers carry the body of a Covid-19 victim for his last rites at a CNG-powered crematorium in New Delhi, India. Anindito Mukherjee/Getty Images
Workers at an under-construction Covid care centre being built at the Ramllila ground, in New Delhi, amid rising coronavirus cases in the Indian capital. Anindito Mukherjee/Getty Images
Sikh devotees work as volunteers at a gurdwara in New Delhi after the Sikh shrine was partially converted into Covid care centre, amid a surge in cases in Indian capital. Anindito Mukherjee/Getty Images
SMS sent, no. of people registered, poetry â Indiaâs health minister is busy this pandemic
You want data? Dr Harsh Vardhanâs Twitter timeline will drown you in it â from number of SMSâ sent via CoWin to number of vaccines sent to states.
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At a time when Indians want to queue up to get vaccinated as fast as possible, the Narendra Modi governmentâs health ministry is boasting about the number of âSMS successfully deliveredâ and giving us poetry â âSafai, Dawai, Kadai, Jeetenge corona se ladaiâ.
Then there is the captain of the ship facing a massive Covid wave â Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan. But his Twitter timeline for the past few weeks is rainbows and sunshine. He is playing a completely different numbers game and throwing out fast data to drown your questions. The accuracy of official data and the relevance of the data we are b
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Congress MP slams Harsh Vardhan’s remark that said 180 districts have had no fresh cases in the last seven days
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Congress MP slams Harsh Vardhan’s remark that said 180 districts have had no fresh cases in the last seven days
Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor attacked Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on Sunday over his remarks that no fresh COVID-19 cases have been detected in 180 districts in the last seven days, saying it is sad to see the Health Minister occupy an alternative reality while the nation gasps for breath .
In his virtual address at the 25th meeting of the Group of Ministers (GoM) on Saturday to discuss the pandemic situation, Mr. Vardhan said 180 districts have showed no fresh cases in the last seven days, 18 districts reported no cases in 14 days, 54 districts reported no infections in 21 days and 32 districts were bereft of any fresh cases in the last 28 days.
Coronavirus live updates | Recovery rate plummets to 70% in Karnataka
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The DCGI granted permission for emergency use of an anti-COVID-19 therapeutic application of the drug 2-deoxy-D-glucose, developed by INMAS, a lab of the DRDO, in collaboration with Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories.
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A view of 100-bed Covid isolation facility at Calvary Temple, in Hyderabad on Saturday, May 8, 2021.
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The DCGI granted permission for emergency use of an anti-COVID-19 therapeutic application of the drug 2-deoxy-D-glucose, developed by INMAS, a lab of the DRDO, in collaboration with Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories.
Requirement of a positive test for the COVID-19 virus is not mandatory for admission to a COVID-19 health facility and no patient will be refused services on any count, the Health Ministry said on Saturday, announcing the revised national policy for admission to various categories of COVID-19 facilities.