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Powerful Indians making aggressive calls for vaccines: Adar Poonawalla
"I'm staying here (London) for an extended time because I don't want to go back to that situation. Everything falls on my shoulders, but I can't do it alone...I don't want to be in a situation where you are just trying to do your job, and just because you can't supply the needs of X, Y or Z, you really don't want to guess what they are going to do," Poonawalla told The Times.
Teacher on poll duty dies of Covid, days before her wedding
Swati Gupta, a resident of Mungra Badshahpur in the Jaunpur district, was posted in Bulandshahr. Her wedding was scheduled for April 30. She was undergoing training for the panchayat polls in Bulandshahr and reportedly contracted the infection during the training. It is learnt that Swati Gupta had even sent an application to the district election officer, requesting to be excused from election duty.
Gurugram administration ropes in private firm to manage oxygen supply
Gurugram Divisional Commissioner Rajeev Ranjan on Saturday chaired a virtual meeting with Ravinder Yadav of Vplak India and Pradeep Aggarwal, who is an AI expert. Ranjan said that presently there is no accounting of oxygen cylinders as many people are taking cylinders, the majority of which are not returned. There are reports that some people are storing these cylinders.
Ganga Ram Hospital raises alarm over dwindling oxygen stocks
The SGRH authorities said: "At 6 pm, we were left with only 2,500 cubic metres of oxygen, which will last only for five hours." The SGRH added that against the consumption of 10,000 cubic metres per day, it required a minimum of 11,000 cubic metre of oxygen in a day.
Adar Poonawalla to begin vaccine production in UK: Report
While speaking to the Times, the CEO of Pune-based pharmaceutical company said that the company will make an official announcement in the upcoming days. "The level of expectation and aggression is really unprecedented. It's overwhelming," Poonawalla told the publication.
PMO directs health ministry to provide 150 ventilators to SPCCC in Delhi
The facility was provided following request of Indo Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) Director General S.S. Deswal who had sought allocation of 150 ventilators for addressing to the needs of critical patients at the SPCCC. There is a ward of 500 oxygen beds at the SPCCC where around 400 Covid-19 patients are presently admitted.
Hospitals in Delhi running dangerously low on oxygen
Sant Parmanand Hospital appealed to the state and central governments to help procure oxygen immediately to avert an imminent crisis. On Saturday afternoon, eight Covid-19 patients, including a doctor, died at Delhi's Batra Hospital due to shortage of medical oxygen at the facility.
Lockdown in Delhi extended by one week: Arvind Kejriwal
The national capital has been witnessing a massive surge in the number of Covid-19 cases since the past few weeks. As per the data received on Saturday morning, the city recorded over 27,000 new cases and 375 deaths in the past 24 hours - the 13th straight day when Delhi reported more than 20,000 cases a day.
Nothing less than a crime against humanity in UP: Priyanka Gandhi
A day ahead of counting in the UP Panchayat polls, Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi has said more than 700 teachers lost their lives and what is happening in UP is a crime against humanity. "What is happening in UP is nothing less than a crime against humanity and the CEO is playing along."
Rajasthan by-polls: Strict COVID guidelines to be followed during counting
Counting for by-polls for three seats in Rajasthan, namely, Rajsamand, Sahada and Sujangarh will be held on Sunday amid strict Covid guidelines, said chief electoral officer Pravin Gupta. No one will be allowed to visit the counting centre without presenting the RT-PCR negative report or double vaccination certificate.
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