The Supreme Court has directed the 12-member National Task Force (NTF) set up on Saturday to streamline oxygen allocation in the country to form sub-groups for each state/Union Territory to conduct an audit for determining whether the oxygen supplies allocated by the Centre are reaching the concerned state/UT.
Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren's tweet slamming PM Modi for speaking only his 'Mann Ki Baat' on a phone call with him has triggered a sharp reaction from the BJP.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has written a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi wherein he has thanked the Centre for providing over 700 MT of medical oxygen to the national capital amid soaring Covid-19 cases. Kejriwal has urged the Prime Minister to ensure a daily supply of 700 MT oxygen to the city. "Delhi has a consumption of 700 metric tonnes of oxygen on a daily basis. We have been urging the Centre on a regular basis to give us 700 metric tonnes. It was for the first time yesterday that Delhi received 730 metric tonnes," he said in the letter.
Even as the second wave has caused havoc in the country, the government on May 05 said the third wave is inevitable, while also calling for advance preparations for future spikes in the pandemic. "A phase three is inevitable, given the higher levels of circulating virus but it is not clear on what time scale this phase three will occur.
The BJP has claimed that nine workers have been killed in different parts of the state after the declaration of Assembly election results that saw the saffron party emerging as the main opposition party with 77 seats.
The devastating second wave of the coronavirus continues to wreak havoc in India as the nation recorded more than 3.5 lakh fresh Covid-19 infections on Monday. This is the seventh day running when India has seen more than 3.5 lakh coronavirus cases.
At least 12 Covid patients including a doctor have lost their lives due to oxygen shortage in Delhi's Batra Hospital. Out of 12, 6 Covid patients died in ICU ward and 2 in the main ward.
Several states, including Delhi, have indicated they may have to delay the third phase of the vaccination drive for all adults in the country as jabs against the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) may not be immediately available due to shortage of stocks and delay in deliveries.
India is facing two of its worst possible crisis during the second wave of the coronavirus pandemic—record spikes in daily cases of Covid-19 and what several states have claimed a shortage of vaccine against the viral disease.
Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday cast her vote at a polling booth in south Kolkata's Bhabanipur. Banerjee, a resident of Harish Chatterjee Street, exercised her franchise at a polling booth in Mitra Institution school around 3:50 pm. On a wheelchair, she briefly paused before photojournalists while coming out amid shouts of "Didi, Didi", before boarding her car. She also showed a victory sign towards the cameras.
Delhi reported a staggering 348 deaths due to Covid-19 as hospitals in the national capital continued to grapple with a severe shortage of medical oxygen. As many as 24,331 fresh cases were reported in the last 24 hours.
With many hospitals struggling with dangerously low levels of oxygen supply as Fresh cases once again touched a new peak of 3.46 lakh in a single day in India.
Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal on Friday released a video of him interacting with PM Modi, who was chairing a crucial meeting with all the Chief Ministers to assess the current COVID-19 situation across the country.
The Union Home Ministry on Thursday said that no restriction shall be imposed on the movement of Medical Oxygen between the state and transport authorities shall be instructed to accordingly allow free inter-state movement of oxygen-carrying vehicles. The MHA order further said, "no authority shall attach the oxygen-carrying vehicles passing through the district or areas for making supplies specific to any particular district(s) or areas."
This continues to be a huge problem despite the State government claiming that oxygen is not in short supply.
Ten states, including Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh and Delhi, account for 77.67 per cent of the new Covid-19 infections reported in a day, the Union Health Ministry said on Tuesday.
As India witnesses a steady rise in the number of new infections over the past few weeks, there is a possibility that more cities could explore the possibility of imposing similar restrictions in other hotspots.
India is grappling with spiralling number of COVID cases as well as related deaths, forcing many state governments to put in place restrictions on movement of people. In Swasthya Sammelan India TV speaks with experts to know when will the coronavirus pandemic come to an end?
The polling for the fifth phase of West Bengal assembly elections conducted on Saturday across 45 assembly segments amid tight security. Watch Ground Report.
The second wave of the recent pandemic that has already started in India points to the need for better quality healthcare infrastructure. watch full debate in kurushetra.
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