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All arms of govt working together to deal with the Covid situation: PM
The meeting of the Council of Ministers noted that the present pandemic predicament is a "once in a century crisis", which has thrown a big challenge to the world. In the meeting, the government of India's 'Team India' approach to fight the pandemic based on the collective efforts of the Centre, state governments and the people was highlighted.
NCP donates Rs 2 cr to Maharashtra CM's fund for Covid relief
A delegation led by Pawar, state NCP President Jayant Patil, MP Supriya Sule, NCP Youth President Mehboob Shaikh, Shivajirao Garje, and Aditi Nalavade met Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray and handed over the amount.
No lockdown, MHA asks states to go for containment measures
The ministry directed states and Union Territories to consider containment measures such as restrictions on gatherings, operations of markets, offices, schools and universities, and intensified testing and tracking for immediate implementation based on their assessment of the situation until May 31.
Weekend lockdown in nine districts in Haryana
The lockdown will be enforced from 10 p.m. on Friday (April 30) till 5 a.m. on Monday (May 3). "The residents must stay indoors during the lockdown period. No person shall leave their homes or shall move on foot or by vehicle or travel or stand or roam around on any road or public places during the above said hours," the order.
'Over 1 cr Covid vaccine doses available with states, UTs'
The ministry said that so far nearly 16.33 crore vaccine doses (16,33,85,030) have been provided to the states and UTs free of cost till Friday morning and of this the total consumption including wastages is 15,33,56,503 doses. "The states and UTs already have 1,00,28,527 Covid vaccine doses available for administration while additional 19,81,110 vaccine doses will reach them in next three days," the statement said.
Bihar Chief Secretary Arun Kumar Singh dies of Covid
Bihar Chief Secretary Arun Kumar Singh was admitted to a private hospital here on Thursday after he had tested positive for coronavirus. The doctors said that he had developed complications in breathing a few days back.
After release from jail, Lalu Yadav to stay at daughter Misa Bharti's home in Delhi
After the release order submitted by Superintendent of Hotwar jail at Ranchi, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) Supremo Lalu Prasad will be released any time from New Delhi's All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) and will stay at the official residence of Rajya Sabha MP and his daughter Misa Bharti in the national capital.
Lockdown with stricter guidelines to continue in Rajasthan
The new guidelines will be announced in a day or two, officials told IANS. During the meeting on Thursday night, Gehlot directed the Home Department to make strict guidelines while keeping in mind that the livelihood of the needy people is not affected.
Karnataka defers launch of Covid vax drive for people aged 18-44 yrs
State's Health Minister, K. Sudhakar told reporters that the new dates for inoculation for this age group (18-44 years) will be announced once the state receives the required quantity of dosage of vaccine to start the drive. "I appeal to our people not to crowd in front of any hospital as inoculation drive won't commence from May 1 as it was decided earlier," he said.
Chennai, Tirunelveli have high test positivity rates
With 40 Covid-19 deaths on Thursday, Chennai has reported the highest number of deaths since March 2020 when the virus was first detected in the country. The capital city Chennai has also the highest test positivity rate with 20 per cent or every 20 persons tested among 100 people turning positive. Tirunelveli recorded 17 per cent while Tuticorin has 16 per cent and Tenkasi reported 14.2 per cent test positivity rate.
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