India oxygen crisis: 25 sickest patients die at Delhi hospital in last 24 hours
ANI/New Delhi Filed on April 23, 2021 | Last updated on April 23, 2021 at 09.39 am
There are more than 510 Covid-19 patients admitted in the hospital out of which 142 patients are on high flow oxygen support.
Delhi s Sir Ganga Ram Hospital on Friday sent an SOS to the Arvind Kejriwal government, saying there are only two hours of oxygen left at the facility and said that the lives of 60 sickest patients are in peril.
The hospital officials said that 25 sickest patients have died in the last 24 hours. 25 sickest patients have died in last 24 hours at the hospital. Oxygen will last another 2 hours. Ventilators and Bipap not working effectively. Need Oxygen to be airlifted urgently. Lives of another 60 sickest patients in peril, said Director-Medical, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, Delhi.
Coronavirus: UAE reports 1,973 Covid-19 cases, 1,744 recoveries, 2 deaths Filed on April 23, 2021 | Last updated on April 23, 2021 at 02.06 pm
The new cases were detected through 202,068 additional tests.
The UAE Ministry of Health and Prevention on Friday reported 1973 cases of the Covid-19 coronavirus, along with 1744 recoveries and 2 deaths.
The new cases were detected through 202,068 additional tests.
The total number of cases in UAE as on April 23 are 506,845, while total recoveries stand at 488,664. The death toll rises to 1,567.
More than 42.6 million Covid-19 tests have been carried out in the UAE so far.
On Thursday, the UAE announced the suspension of flights from India for 10 days starting from April 25 as the subcontinent nation witnessed the world’s most significant jump in Covid-19 infections. The decision included all UAE and overseas airlines. The ruling did not include transit flights coming into the country and bound for India.
India Covid: ICSE cancels Class 10 board exams, withdraws option for students to write it later
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The Class 12 Board exams will be held at a later date as per the previous circular
ICSE Class 10 board examinations have been cancelled, the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE) announced on Monday.
COVID: ICSE cancels class 10 board exams, withdraws option for students to appear later Press Trust of India (@PTI News) April 20, 2021 Given the present worsening situation of the Covid-19 pandemic in the country, the CISCE has decided to cancel the ICSE (Class X) 2021 Examination. The safety and wellbeing of our students and teaching faculty is our topmost priority and of paramount interest, the education council said.