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NCDC highlights that the UK strain of COVID-19 is more dominant in north India, whereas the double mutant COVID-19 variant is more dominant in Maharashtra, Karnataka and Gujarat. The proportion of UK strain is declining in the country from the past few months, said NCDC director.
New Delhi: While India is gripped with the second COVID-19 wave, the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Wednesday (May 5) highlighted that the UK strain (B.1.1.7 lineage of SARS CoV-2) of COVID-19 is more dominant in north India, whereas the double mutant COVID-19 variant (B.1.617) is more dominant in Maharashtra, Karnataka and Gujarat.
Kerala needs 1K tonnes liquid oxygen, 75 lakh vax doses: Vijayan to PM
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Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan. Image Source: IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, May 5 : With the second wave of the Covid pandemic surging, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Wednesday asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for allocation of 1,000 tonnes of liquid medical oxygen and 75 lakh doses of vaccines.
On Tuesday, 37,190 people turned positive after 1,42,588 samples were tested in the past 24 hours while there were 3,56,872 active cases in the state.
Moreover, the test positivity rate in the state has been in the range of 25 per cent in the past many days, forcing Vijayan to seek immediate help from the Centre.
The Prime Minister tweeted quoting Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan s tweet. (File)
New Delhi:
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday praised the Kerala government s efforts in reducing vaccine wastage and said that it is important in strengthening the fight against COVID-19. Good to see our healthcare workers and nurses set an example in reducing vaccine wastage. Reducing vaccine wastage is important in strengthening the fight against COVID-19, the Prime Minister tweeted quoting Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan s tweet.
Good to see our healthcare workers and nurses set an example in reducing vaccine wastage.
Reducing vaccine wastage is important in strengthening the fight against COVID-19. https://t.co/xod0lomGDb Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) May 5, 2021
Since the overall projected requirement of liquid medical oxygen in the state is rising, the buffer storage within the state needs to be augmented urgently keeping in view the depletion of storage due to heavy daily demand, Pinarayi Vijayan said.
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In a tweet, PM Modi praised Kerala for strengthening the fight against COVID-19
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday praised the Kerala government’s efforts in reducing vaccine wastage and said that it is important in strengthening the fight against COVID-19. Good to see our healthcare workers and nurses set an example in reducing vaccine wastage. Reducing vaccine wastage is important in strengthening the fight against
COVID-19, the Prime Minister said in a tweet quoting Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan`s tweet.
Through a tweet, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan had highlighted the data regarding the wastage of