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New York City Mayor announces aid for India's Covid-19 response

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio has announced plans to tap into the city's stockpile to help India

Complete lockdown in West Bengal from May 16-30: What's allowed, what's not

Market places have been allowed to operate three hours a day between 7 am and 10 am; movement of private vehicles, taxis, buses, metro rail, suburban trains to be disallowed

Air India ferrying 'Zeolite' for DRDO to boost oxygen production

DRDO placed an order with Air India to bring Zeolite from all over the world.

India Coronavirus Dispatch: Poultry sector takes a hit from second wave

Karnataka to develop its own vaccination portal, Bengaluru Kumbh returnee suspected to have infected 33 people, and more-news relevant to India's fight against Covid-19

Mamata Banerjee's younger brother Ashim succumbs to coronavirus

Ashim Banerjee died at a hospital in Kolkata.

Only 6,500 new Covid-19 cases reported in Delhi in last 24 hours: Kejriwal

Delhi has been on lockdown for weeks

Delhi govt to start oxygen concentrator bank, home delivery in 2 hours

The bank will start working from today

Harsh Vardhan to interact with health ministers of 4 states to review Covid

Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan will interact with health ministers of Uttar Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, and Gujarat via video conferencing to review the Covid 19 situation

PM Modi chairs high-level meeting on Covid-19 situation, vaccination

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday chaired a high-level meeting on the country's Covid-19 situation and the ongoing vaccination drive

Officials brief US lawmakers on America's Covid-19 assistance to India

US lawmakers urge the Biden administration to make the military available to bring additional urgent medical supply donations to the country

UK to speed up Covid vaccination amid concerns over India variant

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced that the country is planning to accelerate its coronavirus vaccination program for priority groups amid concerns over the spread of the Indian variant

Pakistan to receive $153 mn from World Bank to aid Covid vaccination drive

The World Bank has approved the provision of $153 million to support the ongoing national vaccine drive in Pakistan to help the country fight the Covid-19 pandemic

GPS tracking of ambulances for quick transfer of Covid patients to hospital

Putting technology to use for better Covid management and quick transfer of patients to the Dedicated COVID Hospitals (DCH) and Covid Care Centres (CCC), the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC)

India records 3,26,098 Covid-19 cases, 3,890 deaths in last 24 hrs

Witnessing a decline, India on Saturday reported 3,26,098 new Covid cases and 3,890 fatalities in the last 24 hours, the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said

Pilgrimage in a pandemic: lessons from Mecca on containing Covid-19

An innovative intervention was the use of mobile apps to record, track and monitor all Covid-19 related personal records including test results and vaccination status

Global Covid-19 caseload tops 161.5 mn; deaths surge to more than 3.35 mn

The overall global Covid-19 caseload has topped 161.5 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 3.35 million, according to the Johns Hopkins University

India's Covid crisis hits work at ports as risk to global trade grows

The situation may echo global trade disruptions seen last year after virus restrictions slowed shipments into China

Covid-19: 260 oxygen concentrators airlifted from United Kingdom to India

The High Commission of India in the United Kingdom said that 260 more oxygen concentrators have been airlifted to New Delhi, as India fights a devastating second Covid-19 wave

Covid variant, first detected in India, likely to dominate in UK: Top Medic

The B.1.617.2 variant of Covid-19, first identified in India, is likely to take over and dominate in the United Kingdom, said England's Chief Medical Officer Chris Whitty on Friday

Delhi to give Rs 5,000 to hit auto, taxi drivers affected in Covid-19

The Delhi Cabinet on Friday approved Rs 5,000 financial assistance to drivers and permit holders of autorickshaws, e-rickshaws, taxis, Phat Phat Sewa, eco-friendly Sewa, Gramin Sewa and maxi cabs