INDIA
India's nuclear and space sectors contributes for fight against Covid-19
"We have seven nuclear power generation sites. The needs of each site were different and hence they worked along with the local state administration to identify the needs and address the gap," S.K.Sharma, Chairman and Managing Director NPCIL, told IANS. According to Sharma, the company had financed the oxygen delivery infrastructure
Mamata Banerjee's brother dies of Covid
Ashim Banerjee, the chief minister's younger brother, died on Saturday morning after being detected with Covid-19 last month, the hospital said in a statement. Banerjee, 62, was undergoing treatment at the hospital for the past one month, sources in the hospital said.
PM emphasises on door-to-door Covid testing in rural India
"Localised containment strategies are the need of the hour specially for states where TPR in districts is high," said the Prime Minister, instructing that testing needs to be scaled up further, with use of both RT PCR and Rapid Tests, especially in areas with high test positivity rates. The Prime Minister asked for guidelines to be made available
Haryana declares black fungus notified disease
Now, if a patient with black fungus is diagnosed in any government or private hospital of the state, it will have to be reported to the Chief Medical Officer (CMO) of the local district so that appropriate steps can be taken to prevent the disease.
Cyclone Tauktae hits Karnataka coast, brings in heavy rainfall
Meanwhile, the coastal areas of Karnataka are also likely to be bombarded by strong winds. "Squally winds blowing at speeds between 40-60 kmph, gusting up to 60-70 kmph, are likely at the coasts of Karnataka, with gale winds reaching 60-70 kmph, gusting to 80 kmph on the cards come Sunday," the IMD explained.
India needs stricter action as WhatsApp privacy policy goes live
Giving an interim solace for those who do not accept the new policy, WhatsApp has said that its users will not immediately lose their accounts or face curtailed functionalities on the platform on May 15, but they will have to eventually go through limited functions if they fail to accept the new norms in the due course of time.
Delhi reports less than 7k new Covid cases, lowest since April
The positivity rate - the proportion of samples tested that return positive for Covid -19 -- continued its sharp decline to 11 per cent, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said on Saturday. The Capital has been witnessing a sharp decline in daily positive cases and positivity rates for around two weeks.
After WHO, NITI Aayog lauds Yogi over Covid-19 management
The Niti Aayog has tweeted and praised the system of oxygen supply monitoring and real-time Covid management for providing immediate oxygen to every person in need in Uttar Pradesh (which has the country's largest population) during the unprecedented Covid-19 crisis.
Heavy rain lash Kerala, coastal areas badly affected
Even though the depression is approximately around 290 km away from Kannur, on account of the heavy rains across the state, and with the sea turning rough, the state government has been forced to open numerous camps across the state to move people to safety. Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has informed the preparedness of the state in facing any calamity arising out of the cyclonic storm.
Rahul takes potshot at Modi over dead bodies in Ganga
In a tweet in Hindi, Rahul Gandhi said, "The one who said Ganga has called him, has made the Mother Ganga cry." He also attached a news report which claimed that on the 1,140 km long banks of river Ganga about 2,000 dead bodies have been found. In the last few days several dead bodies have been found floating in the river or buried near its banks in several districts of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar.
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