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Congress leader Rahul Gandhi. File   | Photo Credit: PTI The Centre’s ‘inaction is killing many innocent lives’, the Congress leader says in a tweet and urges cash transfer for the vulnerable sections. Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi in a tweet on Tuesday said only a full lockdown in the country could now save human lives but the government of India’s (GOI) “inaction is killing many innocent lives”. In another tweet, Mr. Gandhi clarified that he was now advocating a complete lockdown only because the Centre’s lack of strategy against COVID-19 allowed the situation to re...

Urge Centre, states to seriously consider lockdown to curb spread of Covid: Supreme Court Urge Centre, states to seriously consider lockdown to curb spread of Covid: Supreme Court A bench of the Supreme Court on Sunday asked central and state governments to 'seriously consider' a lockdown to break the chain of Covid transmission while making special arrangements for vulnerable sections of society. advertisement File photo of an effigy to create awareness about Covid-19 (Photo Credits: PTI) HIGHLIGHTS Consider banning mass gatherings, super spreader events: SC to Centre, states We are cognizan...

US' top infectious disease expert Anthony Fauci. | Susan Walsh / AFP United States’ top infection disease expert Anthony Fauci said that India should impose an immediate shutdown for a few weeks to control the spiralling coronavirus situation that has left its healthcare system in shambles and sparked a humanitarian crisis in the country. In an interview with The Indian Express on Saturday, Fauci, who is the chief medical advisor to US President Joe Biden, said the restrictions would provide India a window to take critical “immediate, intermediate, and long range” s...

URL copied Image Source : PTI Health workers talk with Covid-19 positive patients at the Covid care centre at CWG, in New Delhi India on Thursday reported over 3.15 lakh COVID-19, the highest daily spike in infections the country has recorded outbreak, according to Union Health Ministry. Amid oxygen shortage and faltering health system in the country, India witnessed 2,104 deaths in 24 hours, which is another record for India in the pandemic so far. With 3,14,835 new cases, the total coronavirus tally stand at 1,59,30,965. The death toll, meanwhile, stand...

Updated Apr 14, 2021 | 13:50 IST Maharashtra, which registered over 60,000 cases on Tuesday, is largely fuelling the resurgence of the virus in the country. Representational image.  |  Photo Credit: PTI Key Highlights While active cases in Maharashtra remain the highest across the country, it is also worth noting that the state is the second most populous in the country behind only Uttar Pradesh Driven by the resurgence in major cities, states like Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, and Delhi are experiencing COVID-19 growth rates not seen since the peaks of September B...