INDIA
Don't spend on PR, focus on vaccine & oxygen: Rahul to Center
Rahul Gandhi in a tweet said, "I appeal to the Union government with humility not to spend money on unnecessary PR projects and focus on vaccine, oxygen availability and health services, because the crisis will deepen further in the coming days and the country should be prepared for this. The current mess is unbearable."
A record high, 3.46L Covid cases, 2,624 deaths in India
India registered over 2,000 deaths for the fourth consecutive day with the highest spike in single-day deaths. On Friday, India had registered 2,263 deaths, while on Thursday 2,104 and on Wednesday 2023 deaths were reported.
CBI registers case against ex-Maharashtra HM, searches several places
A CBI source related to the probe told IANS, "The CBI has registered an FIR in connection with the corruption allegations against Deshmukh, and searches are underway at various places." The source said that the agency has named Anil Deshmukh and several others in the FIR.
1200-bed special Covid-19 hospital to come up in Gandhinagar
Shah said, "Ahmedabad will also have isolation centres for which private clubs like Karnavati club, ADC, GSC, Rajpath Club, Umiya Pariwar have given their consent. The infrastructural facilities like beds and other expenses will be borne by these organisations.
Glacier burst near India-China border, govt on high alert
Uttarakhand DGP Ashok Kumar said, "We are trying to gather information whether any loss of life has occurred in the glacier burst. Due to bad weather in the region, we are unable to know the exact situation. Teams have been sent to take stock of the situation. The ITBP personnel deployed in the area are safe."
Maharashtra stunned as another hospital tragedy claims 15 patients
President R. N. Kovind, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari, Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Leader of Opposition (Assembly) Devendra Fadnavis and other leaders have expressed grief over the tragedy.
Install oxygen generation plants at Central hospitals in Delhi: Centre
Harsh Vardhan on Friday reviewed the Covid management preparedness at the Central government-run hospitals in Delhi, including Safdarjung Hospital, RML Hospital, Lady Hardinge Medical College and AIIMS. Union Minister of State for Health, Ashwini Kumar Choubey, also joined the review meeting virtually.
Emergency financial powers given to armed forces medical services to treat Covid
As per the order issued on Friday, emergency financial powers have been delegated to the Directors General Medical Services, Army, Navy, Air Force, head of Medical Branches at formation and Command Headquarters of all three services and the Andaman and Nicobar Command and Joint Staff including Command Medical Officers of the Navy and Principal Medical Officers of the Air Force.
PM interacts with oxygen manufacturers, praises them
Modi appreciated the oxygen producers for increasing their production in the last few weeks. He acknowledged the several steps taken to increase the production of liquid oxygen and thanked the industry for diverting industrial oxygen to meet medical requirements.
India situation a devastating reminder of what this virus can do: WHO
"The situation in India is a devastating reminder of what the virus can do," Ghebreyesus said during a virtual briefing in Geneva. The situation in the country seems to be slipping out of hands with each passing day, amid an acute shortage of oxygen beds and key emergency drugs like Remdesivir.
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