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Top headlines: Kejriwal thanks Centre; SC asks govt to prepare for 3rd wave

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Existing medical infra in Delhi completely in shambles: HC tells Delhi govt

High Court directed the Delhi government to provide facility for medical treatment as required by all residents of the national capital who are suffering from Covid-19

Shikhar Dhawan receives first dose of Covid-19 vaccine

Indian cricket team's senior opener Shikhar Dhawan on Thursday said he has received the first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine

Paytm rolls out pin code-enabled Covid-19 vaccine finder on mini app store

The data has been sourced on a real-time basis from the CoWIN API where a slot can be booked to take vaccination

French President Macron says he completely supports sharing of vaccine tech

Macron claimed that the European Union is leading the way in vaccine donations and called for the United States and Britain to share more, too

Coronavirus: 353 more fatalities, 26,780 new cases in Uttar Pradesh

Infection tally at 14,25,919

Covid: Won't let anyone die if Delhi gets 700 MT oxygen daily, says CM

Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal thanked the Centre on Thursday for supplying Delhi with 730 metric tonnes of oxygen and requested hospitals to increase Covid beds

'Deploy doctors, ramp up health infra for 3rd Covid wave': SC tells Centre

Today, you have 150,000 doctors who have completed their courses. Likewise, 250,000 nurses are sitting at home. How do we tap into this for dealing with the possibility of a third wave, SC asks Centre

HC directs Bihar govt to submit detailed reports on Covid facilities

The Patna High Court has directed the Bihar government to submit detailed reports on the available Covid-related facilities in hospitals and quarantine centres

Covid-19 pandemic: Himachal Pradesh reports 28 deaths and 1,465 cases

Himachal Pradesh on Thursday recorded 1,465 COVID-19 cases and 28 fatalities, a senior official said

Covid-19: Kejriwal thanks PM after Delhi receives 730 MT of oxygen on May 5

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi after the national capital received 730 metric tonnes of oxygen on May 5

Ten states account for over 72 per cent of new coronavirus cases

Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh and Delhi are among 10 states that account for72.19 per cent of the new Covid-19 cases reported in a day, says Union Health Ministry

Coronavirus: Govt issues guidelines for vaccination of aviation staff

The Centre issued guidelines to facilitate expeditious Covid-19 vaccination of aviation personnel working in government as well as private entities

Covid-19: European Union ready to discuss US vaccine patent proposal

European Union President Ursula von der Leyen says that the 27-nation bloc is ready to talk about a US proposal to share the technology behind Covid-19 vaccines to help speed the end of the pandemic

Need to sensitise states so that vaccination pace doesn't come down: PM

Modi said citizens should be facilitated for vaccination despite lockdowns and healthcare workers involved in vaccination must not be diverted for other duties

Delhi sees over 1,349 pc jump in Covid-19 containment zones in past 1 month

South Delhi accounting for the maximum 21,172 such zones out of the total 47,704, according to official figures

Supplied 730 MT oxygen to Delhi on May 5, Centre tells Supreme Court

Delhi is reeling from a severe shortage of medical oxygen

DATA STORY: India reports 412,262 Covid cases, most for any country in a day

India has so far administered 162,513,339 vaccine doses. That is 771.03 per cent of its total caseload, and 11.68 per cent of its population

If India is in dire straits, then so is the world, says USIBC president

The US corporate sector mounted an unprecedented effort to help India successfully fight the Covid-19 pandemic.

Moral fabric dismembered to a great extent: Delhi HC on hoarding amid Covid

Instead of coming together to fight the Covid-19 pandemic, people are engaging in hoarding and black marketing of oxygen cylinders, medicines and concentrators, says Delhi High Court