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Since coronavirus cases are rising exponentially, speculations are rife that the Narendra Modi-led NDA government may again impose a nationwide lockdown to break the chain of COVID-19 transmission.
Highlights Nearly 1.33 crore Indians registered on the CoWin portal for 3rd phase of vaccination starting on May 1 Health Ministry said that it witnessed more than 80 lakh people registered themselves on the portal, with 3 hours from 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm on Wednesday. It added that the portal received 383 million API hits, initially as high as 2.7 million hits per minute and a total of 1.45 crore SMSs have been successfully delivered New Delhi: More than 1.33 crore Indians registered themselves on the first day of registration on CoWin portal for the third phase of Covid vaccination starting M...
Highlights However, many have struggled to find a slot for scheduling a jab NEW DELHI: Nearly 1.3 crore Indians registered themselves online on the government’s dedicated portal CoWin on Wednesday for the mass vaccination drive that is set to begin on May 1. However, a lot of them literally struggled to get themselves registered and complained about the technical problems they faced while trying to register themselves on the CoWin portal. Some of them even complained that the portal was not responding while others said that it had crashed. All this happened at a time when the country`s t...
Highlights The curbs will remain in place until further order Chennai Metro Rail has been permitted to operate on Sundays Chennai: After recording 16,665, the highest ever single-day cases of COVID-19 since the start of the pandemic, the Tamil Nadu government has extended the existing set of lockdown restrictions, besides the night (10 pm to 4 am) and Sunday curfew. The curbs will remain in place until further order from the state government. According to the new guidelines, there will be no restrictions on the movement/transport of officials/party functionaries such as candidates, chief agen...
COVID-19 cases daily that has put extreme pressure on the healthcare infrastructure of the country. The massive rise in infections in the second wave of the pandemic has led to hospitals in several states reeling under a severe shortage of medical oxygen and beds. Social media timelines are filled with SOS calls with people looking for oxygen cylinders, hospital beds, plasma donors and ventilators. Organisations across the spectrum have come forward to support the fight against the COVID pandemic. Recently, Twitter and other social media platforms removed about 100 posts and URLs after the go...