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Ensure effective usage of oxygen, Stalin tells authorities

Ensure effective usage of oxygen, Stalin tells authorities
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May 09, 2021 15:15 IST
Tamil Nadu CM Stalin also advised the authorities to increase awareness of the benefits of COVID-19 vaccination and take steps to fully utilise the vaccines available across the State
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Tamil Nadu CM Stalin also advised the authorities to increase awareness of the benefits of COVID-19 vaccination and take steps to fully utilise the vaccines available across the State
The Tamil Nadu Cabinet led by Chief Minister M.K. Stalin advised authorities to ensure that medical oxygen supplied to government and private hospitals is being utilised properly and to make sure that it is not wasted as the State is supplying it amidst several constraints.

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Coronavirus | Ten States account for over 71% of new COVID-19 cases

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May 09, 2021 14:34 IST
“The National Mortality Rate has been falling and currently stands at 1.09%,” the Health Ministry said
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People with empty oxygen cylinders wait outside Dwarka sector 2, DTC depot to refill them, in New Delhi on May 9, 2021.
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“The National Mortality Rate has been falling and currently stands at 1.09%,” the Health Ministry said
Maharashtra, Karnataka and Delhi are among 10 States that account for 71.75% of the 4,03,738 new COVID-19 cases registered in a day, the Union Health Ministry said on May 9.
The other States in the list of 10 are Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, West Bengal, Rajasthan, and Haryana.

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Coronavirus | South Africa detects four cases of COVID-19 variant found in India

“We are all deeply concerned about the threat of ‘variants of concern’ and these reports demonstrate that the issue is complicated,” said South African Health Minister Zweli Mkhize

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Delhi received 499 MT oxygen on May 8 against 700 MT ordered by SC: Raghav Chadha

Over the last week, the city got an average of 533 MT oxygen daily, which is 76% of the quantity directed by the Supreme Court

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Over 89 lakh COVID-19 vaccine doses still available with States, UTs: Centre

More than 89 lakh COVID-19 vaccine doses are still available with the States and UTs and over 28 lakh vaccine doses will be received by them within the next three days, the Union Health Ministry said

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COVID-19 | Thiruvananthapuram Corporation to provide doorstep medical service for asymptomatic patients

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May 05, 2021 15:19 IST
This is the first time that a local body in Kerala is putting up such a system to provide doorstep medical service
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People wait for COVID-19 antigen tests, amid the ongoing second wave of coronovirus pandemic, in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala on May 4, 2021.
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This is the first time that a local body in Kerala is putting up such a system to provide doorstep medical service
With many COVID-19 asymptomatic patients now in home quarantine than in hospitals or first line treatment centres, the Thiruvananthapuram Corporation is set to deploy medical teams to check on them at their homes and also make available telemedicine facilities.

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COVID-19 | Over 51,000 persons in 18-44 age group get first dose of vaccine in U.P.

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May 05, 2021 18:09 IST
Uttar Pradesh government said it noticed a trend where the number of people getting discharged was less than the daily positive cases
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People over 18 year of age wait in a queue for a shot of first dose of vaccine against COVID-19, outside Moti Lal Nehru Medical College in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh on May 05, 2021.
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Uttar Pradesh government said it noticed a trend where the number of people getting discharged was less than the daily positive cases
Over 51,000 persons in the age group of 18-44 have been administered the first dose of COVID-19 vaccine in Uttar Pradesh since the drive started on May 1, the State government said on Wednesday. The exact official figure stood at 51,284.

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Debate on Congress' debacle in Assembly elections can wait, says Kapil Sibal

Results are a matter of concern but dealing with pandemic is a priority, says party G-23 member

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Pfizer donates $70 mn worth COVID-19 treatment drugs to India

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May 03, 2021 12:52 IST
“We are deeply concerned by the critical COVID-19 situation in India, and our hearts go out to you, your loved ones and all the people of India,” says Pfizer Chairman and CEO Albert Bourla
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“We are deeply concerned by the critical COVID-19 situation in India, and our hearts go out to you, your loved ones and all the people of India,” says Pfizer Chairman and CEO Albert Bourla
Global pharma major Pfizer is sending its medicines worth $70 million (over ₹510 crore), from its distribution centres in the U.S., Europe and Asia, that have been identified as part of India’s COVID-19 treatment protocol, the company’s Chairman and CEO Albert Bourla said on May 3.

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Indian-origin billionaire businessman Vinod Khosla pledges $10 mn for oxygen supply in India

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Taking to Twitter, 66-year-old venture capitalist Vinod Khosla said that there was a need to save lives as further delay may end up in more deaths.
Indian-origin billionaire businessman Vinod Khosla has pledged $10 million for supplying medical oxygen to hospitals in India amidst an unprecedented second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in the country.
Taking to Twitter, the 66-year-old venture capitalist said that there was a need to save lives as further delay may end up in more deaths.
“For @GiveIndia this isn’t enough. They’ve received requests for 20,000 oxygen concentrators, 15,000 cylinders, 500 ICU beds, 100 ventilators, 10,000-beds COVID centres with requests coming from non-profits & hospitals all across India every day. We need to do a lot more urgently,” Mr. Khosla said on May 2.

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