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PM Modi briefed about 12 states having over 1 lakh active cases
The need to ensure quick and holistic containment measures were also discussed in the meeting. The Prime Minister noted that an advisory has been sent to the states to identify the districts of concern where the test positivity rate is 10 per cent or more and the bed occupancy in the hospitals is over 60 per cent for oxygenated/ICU beds.
Delhi receives 730 MT of oxygen, Arvind Kejriwal thanks PM Modi
"I express my gratitude on behalf of the people of Delhi for the supply of 730 MT of oxygen yesterday (May 5). I request you to supply the same amount of oxygen daily to Delhi," Kejriwal said in a statement. In his letter, Kejriwal also urged PM Modi for a daily supply of 700 MT oxygen to the national capital as the demand for oxygen in Delhi has been rising for the last 15 days.
Union Minster's convoy attacked in West Midnapore
The incident took place when Muraleedharan accompanied by BJP state leader Rahul Sinha was going to Ghatal in East Midnapore to meet some of the BJP supporters who were injured in the attack allegedly by the TMC goons. When his convoy was at Panchkhuri that falls under West Midnapore, suddenly there was brick batting on his vehicle.
23 crore Indians pushed into poverty amid pandemic: Report
It said that the rural poverty rate increased by 15 percentage points and the urban poverty rate was up nearly 20 points. "The number of individuals who lie below the national minimum wage threshold (Rs 375 per day as recommended by the Anoop Satpathy committee) increased by 230 million during the pandemic," said the report titled 'State of Working India 2021: One Year of Covid-19'.
Centre gave 17.15 cr vaccines to States/UTs free of cost
The Ministry said, over 28 lakh doses, in addition, will be received by the States/UTs in the next 3 days. The government said implementation of the Liberalised and Accelerated Phase-3 Strategy of Covid-19 Vaccination has started from May 1.
Covid patients in home isolation can book oxygen online: Delhi Government
As per the Delhi Government's notification, those needing oxygen for themselves or looking out for their relatives must register on the portal - https://delhi.gov.in. One would have to submit these required documents to book oxygen cylinders online - copies of their Aadhaar, Covid test report, and CT-Scan report if any.
MHA's 4-member team to look into Bengal post-poll violence
The MHA has also asked the West Bengal Governor to send a report on the law and order situation in the state. According to the ministry, the team will review the situation in West Bengal and submit a report on the ground situation. "The MHA team will submit its report on violence within 48 hours," an official said.
Rahul Gandhi takes jibe at government over fuel price hike
The Congress leader tweeted in Hindi, "Chunav khatam, loot phir shuru", followed by #PetrolDieselPriceHike. His remarks as after the fuel prices rose for the third consecutive day, after remaining unchanged for several days between April 6 to May 3. Petrol and diesel saw a 25 paise and 20 paise hike, respectively, in Delhi.
Sonia to hold meeting with Cong MPs on Covid situation
As the number of Covid cases and fatalities are increasing, Sonia Gandhi has called a virtual meeting at 11 a.m. on Friday with the party's Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha MPs to discuss the situation, a party source told IANS. The call for the meeting comes in the backdrop of India on Thursday reporting over 4.12 lakh fresh cases of Covid and almost 4,000 deaths in the last 24 hours.
Sri Lanka bans all Indian travellers until further notice
In a statement, CAASL Additional Director General P. A. Jayakantha said the restrictions were applied until further notice following the guidelines received by the Health Ministry until the next evaluation, reports the Daily Mirror newspaper. He said the CAASL have directed all airlines to preventing disembarking Indian passengers.
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