Many countries have come forward to help India by providing assistance in critical oxygen-related supplies as also in the form of rapid testing kits, masks, PPE kits, etc amid Covid Crisis.
As part of the ongoing Operation 'Samudra Setu II’ to support the nation’s fight against COVID-19, Indian Naval Ship Kolkata arrived at New Mangalore, INS Trikand entered Mumbai and INS Airavat arrived in Visakhapatnam today.
Delhi Health Department says it has vaccinated 2,75,540 people of 18-44 age group so far and has a stock of 2,74,460 vaccine doses for the age group.
Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) on May 08 approved emergency use DRDO's anti-COVID drug which the agency said will be helpful in faster recovery of hospitalised patients. While speaking to ANI, Institute of Nuclear Medicine and Allied Sciences (INMAS-DRDO) scientists spoken about drug 2-deoxy-D-glucose (2-DG). The drug will be of immense benefit to the people suffering from COVID-19.
The Delhi Police on Friday raided a restaurant in the Khan Market area of the national capital and recovered nine oxygen concentrators that were to be sold in the black market at exhorbitant prices. According to police, the recovery was made during a follow-up raid a day after more than 400 oxygen concentrators were recovered from a restaurant in Lodhi Colony.
As India battles the second wave of coronavirus, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said that country's armed forces have left no stone unturned in strengthening the fight against Covid-19. PM Modi's remarks have come after Defence Minister Rajnath Singh shared an article on how armed forces were helping fighting the pandemic.
The two medical oxygen plants have been installed at AIIMS and Ram Manohar Lohia hospital in the national capital with PM-CARES fund and will start supplying oxygen to these medical facilities by this evening, the Union Health Ministry said on Wednesday.
India on Tuesday reported 357,229 new Covid-19 cases in a single day to take its total caseload to 20,282,833. And, with 3,449 new fatalities, its Covid-19 death toll reached 222,408.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Sis Ganj Gurudwara in Delhi and offered prayers on the 400th birth anniversary of Guru Teg Bahadur.
The Council of Ministers met on friday and discuss the situation arising out of the second wave of COVID in the country . The meeting, held through video conferencing, was chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi & attended by Ministers as well Principal Secretary to PM, Cabinet Secretary.
Covid-19 vaccination drive for those above 18 will not begin on May 1 in Maharashtra, state Health Minister Rajesh Tope said. The government will, however, provide vaccine free of cost to all in the state. The decision was taken during a Cabinet meeting presided over by Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray video video-conferencing on Wednesday.
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The first consignment of aid left the UK on Sunday and is due to arrive in India on Tuesday. Further shipments will take place later in the week. The aid includes 495 oxygen concentrators - which can extract oxygen from the air when hospital oxygen systems have run out - as well as 120 non-invasive ventilators and 20 manual ventilators.
As many as 551 dedicated pressure swing Adsorption (PSA) medical oxygen generation plants will be set up inside public health facilities across the country to boost availability of the life-saving gas amid its shortage in several states battling the COVID-19 surge.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said the COVID-19 challenge before the country now is bigger than the last year and called for making efforts to ensure that the infectious disease is stopped from hitting villages "by all means".
Amid the huge Covid crisis, Prime Minister Narendra held a virtual meeting with chief ministers of 10 worst-affected states. Several states have been sending SOS messages to the Centre regarding shortage of oxygen, medicines and other medical needs.
PM Modi will on Friday hold several crucial marathon meetings via video conference to discuss present Covid-19 situation in the country and ways to strengthen the virus containment strategy.
At least 24 patients died in the incident which took place at Zakir Hussain Municipal Hospital on Wednesday. "The tragedy at a hospital in Nashik because of oxygen tank leakage is heart-wrenching. Anguished by the loss of lives due to it.
Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said that nearly all the major private and government hospitals in Delhi are going to run out of oxygen in the next eight to 12 hours.
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