Septuagenarian Aqsa Hussain writhed in pain as she lay on the bed in her first floor apartment in east Delhi with fever and body ache.
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Karnataka's Covid-19 tally surpassed the 14 lakh mark while the active cases in the state crossed the three lakh figure with 31,830 fresh infections being reported on Tuesday, the Health department said.
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The Centre on Tuesday told the Supreme Court that medical oxygen in any country cannot be unlimited and with the active and constant supervision of the Prime Minister it is augmenting the oxygen supply on a war footing to provide relief to Covid-19 patients.
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Facing flak over its alleged failure to ensure Covid-19 appropriate behaviour during poll campaigns, the Election Commission on Tuesday said enforcing provisions of the law to fight the pandemic is the responsibility of state disaster management bodies.
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The Delhi crematorium where Sanjay acts as a priest is dealing with so many bodies from India's Covid-19 nightmare that it has been forced to expand into an adjacent car park.
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Britain has no surplus vaccine doses at the moment and is prioritising vaccinating its population, a spokesman for Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Tuesday when asked whether London was planning to export some shots to India.
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The Philippines will ban travellers coming from India to prevent the spread of a new variant blamed for a huge surge in cases in the South Asian nation, a senior official said on Tuesday.
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Funeral pyres burned in parking lots, families ran from pillar to post for hospital beds and patients gasped for oxygen on Tuesday as the vicious second wave of Covid-19 ground remorselessly on.
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The Delhi High Court Tuesday said the AAP government's entire system has failed as black marketing of oxygen cylinders and crucial medicines for treating Covid-19 patients is going on.
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Ten states, including Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh and Delhi, reported 69.1 per cent of the new Covid-19 cases registered in a day, the Union Health Ministry said on Tuesday.
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Some people in India are rushing unnecessarily to hospital, exacerbating a crisis over surging Covid-19 infections caused by mass gatherings, more contagious variants and low vaccination rates, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday.
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"My oxygen mask is not working...The calling bell is not working," an exasperated Assher Aamir, who tested positive for Covid-19, was WhatsApping his brother Arsalan Ahmer standing outside a government hospital in south Delhi on Sunday morning.
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Phase 3 COVID vaccination will start from May 1st. But it depends on availability of vaccines in state. CM declared free vaccines for 18-44 yrs of age group. State Govt has written to SII & Bharat Biotech for vaccine supply: Bijay Panigrahi, COVID Vaccination In-Charge in Odisha
Earlier, curfew was imposed in 20 cities, including 8 major cities, from 8 pm to 6 am. Curfew will be imposed to other cities Himmatnagar, Palanpur, Navsari, Valsad, Porbandar, Botad, Viramgam, Chhota Udaipur and Veraval - Somnath from 8 pm to 6 am: Gujarat CMO.
Order will come into effect from 28th May and will remain imposed till 5th May 2021. All essential services will continue in the above 6 cities during these restrictions. Grocery stores, vegetable shops, fruit shops, medical store, dairies, bakeries will be allowed, the CMO said.
All industries, manufacturing units, factories & construction activities to continue in these 29 cities. All medical and paramedical services will remain the same. All restaurants in these 29 cities will be closed only take-away services can be continued .
Malls, shopping complexs, cinema halls, auditoriums, gyms, swimming pools, water parks, public gardens, salon, spas & other amusement activities will be closed in all 29 cities. All APMCs will be closed, only APMCs associated with vegetables & fruits can be continued.
Public access to religious places across the state will be closed. Only administrators & priests will be able to perform puja. Public bus transport will continue in the entire state with 50% capacity. Maximum 50 people at weddings & 20 people at funerals allowed
Odisha's Covid-19 caseload on Tuesday surged to 4,20,129 after 6,073 more people tested positive for the infection, while 10 fresh fatalities pushed the toll to 2,007, a health department official said.
Accordingly, the number of active cases rose to 50,958, which is 12.12 per cent of the caseload.
An Air India flight returned from Sydney to Delhi on Tuesday with just cargo as Australian authorities refused to let it take passengers after one of its crew members tested positive for Covid-19, sources said.
All crew members underwent RT-PCR tests in Delhi on Saturday before operating the Delhi-Sydney flight, and all of them were found negative, they noted.
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National Conference vice president Omar Abdullah tests negative for Covid-19 -- 18 days after first testing positive for the virus
The Election Commission of India has banned all victory processions on or after the day of the counting of votes on May 2 in the wake of Covid-19.
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Australia on Tuesday announced a temporary ban on direct passenger flights from India, as the South Asian nation grapples with a massive surge in coronavirus infections.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison said the suspension would remain in place until at least May 15 due to "clearly present" risks of travel from India, leaving thousands of Australians -- including high-profile cricketers -- stranded.
Batsman Chris Lynn has asked Australia's cricket board to arrange a charter flight to bring players home at the end of the Indian Premier League (IPL) as India battles a surge in Covid-19 infections.
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Australia is set to consider a proposal on Tuesday to suspend flights from India to prevent more virulent coronavirus variants entering the country following a surge in positive Covid-19 cases in the world's second-most populous nation.
Queensland state has urged the federal government to halt all flights from India due to the high risk of potential Covid-19 outbreaks from highly contagious virus variants in Australia's hotel quarantine system.
India on Tuesday reported 3,23,144 new coronavirus infections, the lowest since April 21. This is the sixth day in a row that India reported over 3 lakh single-day Covid cases.
American biopharmaceutical company Gilead has announced steps to expand the availability of Remdesivir, a key therapeutic medicine used in the treatment of Covid-19 patients, in India.
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India will receive the first batch of Russia's Sputnik V vaccine against Covid-19 on May 1, the head of the Russian Direct Investment Fund, Kirill Dmitriev, said in an interview with CNN, Interfax news agency reported on Monday.
Oxygen generators from Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. Raw material for coronavirus vaccines from the United States. Millions in cash from companies led by Indian American businessmen.
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