Home Ministry letter says they may need guidance on how to access them
The Home Ministry has written to States to review the facilities for vulnerable groups impacted by COVID-19, such as children who have been orphaned, senior citizens and members of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, who may need guidance to access government support facilities.
The ministry said that several States and Union Territories had initiated action and strengthened their machineries to support the vulnerable groups and various success stories and best practices are available, where emergency services have been provided to the vulnerable groups impacted by COVID-19.
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Average daily test positivity rate continues to decline.
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Ambulances carrying COVID-19 death victims outside the open cremation grounds, near Tavarekere at Giddanahalli, in Bengaluru.
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Average daily test positivity rate continues to decline.
India recorded 2,67,246 new cases and 4,529 new deaths on May 18. The country has so far reported 2,54,95,346 cases and 2,83,280 deaths.
Tamil Nadu reported 33,059 infections, followed by Kerala (31,337) and Karnataka (30,309). Maharashtra recorded 679 new casualties on the day, followed by Karnataka (525) and Tamil Nadu (364).
The data is sourced from the respective States’ health bulletins.
On May 17, India recorded 4,334 COVID-19 deaths, the highest single-day spike of fatalities since the beginning of the pandemic. With this, India surpassed Brazil’s tally of highest COVID-19-related deaths in a single day (4,249).
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Watch | WHO Chief Scientist Soumya Swaminathan on virus variants in India, vaccinations and more
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In this video interview, WHO chief scientist warns of more COVID-19 waves and says the response over next 6-18 months is critical
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In this video interview, WHO chief scientist warns of more COVID-19 waves and says the response over next 6-18 months is critical
Dr. Soumya Swaminathan, chief scientist at the World Health Organization, has been maintaining a keen eye on the developments related to the COVID-19 pandemic in India.
In an online interview to
The Hindu, she
A view of Remdesivir injection for treating coronavirus at Tiruchi. File
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Effective immediate allocation, and streamlined delivery to recipient States, Union Territories and institutions is an ongoing exercise, it said Nineteen oxygen generation plants, 11,321 oxygen concentrators, 15,801 oxygen cylinders and about 5.5 lakh Remdesivir vials received as global aid have been delivered or dispatched to various states and union territories from April 27 to May 16, the Centre said on Monday.
The government has been receiving international cooperation for COVID-19 relief medical supplies and equipment since April 27 from different countries and organisations.
Through a streamlined and systematic mechanism, various ministries and departments have seamlessly collaborated under the ‘whole of government’ approach for expeditiously delivering incoming global aid to states and union territories, the Union health ministry said.