COVID: Delhi CM review preparations for possible third wave
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05 Jun 2021, 05:03 GMT+10
New Delhi [India], June 4 (ANI): Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal chaired two high-level meetings on Friday to take stock of preparations against a potential third wave of COVID-19 in the national capital and discussed several issues including oxygen management and ICU beds.
According to Chief Minister s Office (CMO), Kejriwal held the first meeting with the expert committee and the second with the preparation committee.
Notably, on the instructions of Kejriwal, two committees were formed for the preparations for the possible third wave of COVID. On May 27, Delhi Government formed a 13-member panel under the chairmanship of ACS-Power Satya Gopal to prepare the third wave action plan for augmenting the health infrastructure .
K taka: Rs 50,000 to gram panchayat for COVID management
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05 Jun 2021, 01:27 GMT+10
Belagavi (Karnataka) [India], June 4 (ANI): The Karnataka government on Friday approved an allocation of Rs 50,000 to every Gram Panchayat in the state from the State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) released for COVID management to address local issues. We had a detailed meeting with MPs and MLAs today. In SDRF funds, Rs 2.33 crores have been released for COVID management. Every Gram Panchayath will be given Rs 50,000 to address local issues. An approval to construct 20 KL oxygen tank and 1,500 LPM oxygenator has also been given in the meeting, said Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa.
AIA supports India in COVID crisis with USD2.5 million
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01 Jun 2021, 22:18 GMT+10
Hong Kong / Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], June 1 (ANI/BusinessWire India): AIA Group Limited ( AIA ; or the Company ; stock code: 1299) has contributed USD 2.5 million to support relief efforts in India, where waves of coronavirus infections have now claimed the lives of over 300,000 people. Bill Lisle, AIA s Regional Chief Executive and Group Chief Distribution Officer, said: In light of the raging COVID pandemic in India, and in solidarity with Tata AIA Life s more than 8,000 employees, over 41,000 agents and 1.9 million customers in India, we recognise that this is a critical moment for us to make a meaningful, material contribution. AIA s purpose to help millions of people live Healthier, Longer, Better Lives is more resonant than ever. Our hearts go out to the people of India, where AIA has operated with its joint venture partner, Tata Group, for over 20 years. We are also pleased to be a
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national general secretary organization BL Santosh held a meeting with Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya on
In a bid to ensure preparedness for a possible third wave, the Karnataka government has decided to set up pediatrics wards in all district hospitals, said Healt