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‘The situation has improved because oxygen tankers are now coming.’‘Before this it was chaotic.’ When COVID-19 cases commenced their unbelievable exponential rise in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, in mid to late April, any doctor one contacted was unwilling to discuss the state of the pandemic in this city. One said the circumstances were improving and there […]
From about 47 containment zones on April 27, the figure has now touched 86 Cuddalore district has been witnessing a sharp increase in the number of micro-containment zones in the span of a week, due to a recent surge in COVID-19 cases, and the overall caseload. As of May 4, the district has a total […]
The herbal concoction is being given to residents in containment zones, officials said The Madurai Corporation and the Indian Red Cross jointly the organised distribution of ‘kabasura kudineer across the city on Saturday. Commissioner S. Visagan, who launched the distribution at the MGR Bus stand in Maatuthavani, told reporters that the herbal concoction was being […]
Local residents turned up in huge numbers to catch fish at village tanks Flouting COVID-19 norms, a large number of village residents from in and around Thiruvathavur near Madurai participated in the traditional fishing festival held late on Friday night. According to the residents, the recent rains had enabled them in filling up water in […]
The recent outbreak of the second wave of COVID-19 and semi-lockdowns in many States may impede the housing sector’s revival seen during the last nine months, a top real estate executive said. “In April 2021, the online demand for houses has decreased as compared to March 2021. There has been a low double-digit decline,” said […]
People wait in long serpentine queues at State-run hospitals for second dose The number of COVID -19 infections and deaths in West Bengal continued to surge with the State recording 16,403 infections and 73 deaths in the past 24 hours. This is the highest number of infections and deaths recorded in the State after the […]
Bharat Biotech managing director Krishna Ella gave an assurance to this effect to Chief Secretary Somesh Kumar on Tuesday Bharat Biotech Limited has announced its willingness to accord priority to Telangana in providing Covid-19 vaccine and assured that the State will be given maximum doses of vaccine. Bharat Biotech managing director Krishna Ella gave an […]
HC asks Centre, Delhi govt. to respond A woman, whose husband was deployed as a guard in the OPD of Safdarjung Hospital here during the pandemic and died due to COVID-19, has moved the Delhi High Court seeking ex gratia payment of ₹50 lakh in terms of the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Package. Justice Prathiba […]
The High Courts have issued a slew of orders and made critical observations on the way the crisis is being managed by governments. Nearly a week after at least six High Courts began hearing cases related to inadequacies in the officialdom’s response to the surging Covid pandemic and censured the Centre and state governments, the […]
The Congress leader questions the discrepancy between the Gujarat government’s official death numbers and bodies cremated following COVID-19 protocol. Former Finance Minister P. Chidambaram on Monday questioned the discrepancy between the Gujarat government’s official COVID-19 death numbers and bodies cremated following COVID-19 protocol. In a series of tweets, the Congress leader reacted to The Hindu […]