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Queues for oxygen and hospital beds, thanks to Modi Govt: Rahul Gandhi

Gandhi on Saturday said the entire world is shaken by the severity of the Covid-19 pandemic in India

Sent 3,000 oxygen concentrators to help India's fight against Covid: UNICEF

India is fighting an explosion in Covid cases

Centre raises Delhi's oxygen quota by 100 MT to 590 MT after HC rap

'You (Centre) made an allocation, you fulfil it. Do you mean we will shut our eyes to people dying in Delhi? Enough is enough now,' says HC

Covid: Lockdown in Delhi extended by one week, announces CM Arvind Kejriwal

The ongoing lockdown that was scheduled to conclude at 5 am on May 3, now stands extended for another week

Covid-19: First lot of Russia's Sputnik V vaccine arrives in Hyderabad

'This is the 1st consignment of 150,000 doses of Sputnik-V vaccine with millions of doses to follow,' said Ministry of External Affairs.

On first day, 1,000 people in 18-44 group inoculated in Mumbai

Mumbai's COVID-19 caseload stood at 6,48,624 as of April 30 while the overall fatality count is 13,161

Gujarat: Essar joins Covid fight; sets up 100-bed hospital

The 100-bed centre was virtually inaugurated by the Chief Minister of Gujarat, Vijay Rupani

Raut seeks SC-monitored national panel for Covid-19 management

This is to address issues related to oxygen supply, availability of beds, medicines and vaccination in all the states

Phase 3 of Covid vaccination in Maharashtra gets off to a slow start

Mumbai started vaccinations for everyone aged above 18 from around 2 pm at only five BMC-run centres, which had a target of 200 vaccinations per centre

Covid vaccination for people between 18-44 yrs in Delhi to start on Monday

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal made the announcement

Guj: 18 including 16 Covid patients killed in hospital fire in Bharuch

The state government said a judicial inquiry will be conducted

Study finds high vaccination rate is key to reduce cases, control pandemic

A new research shows how important a high rate of vaccination is to reduce case numbers and controlling the pandemic.

Karnataka Minister Sudhakar rules out stringent lockdown for now

However the minister admitted that at least three to four weeks of strict measures were required to contain the spread of the Covid

Delhi HC asks hospitals to submit data on Covid patients occupying beds

The court was hearing a batch of petitions of different hospitals and individuals facing a shortage of oxygen supply, beds, and essential medicines

Coronavirus vaccination drive for 18+ fails to take off in Assam

This was due to non-receipt of vaccine supply from the Centre

Vaccine shortage in Karnataka to be sorted out in 2 to 3 days: Yediyurappa

Yediyurappa made a symbolic start of the inoculation drive for people above 18 years

Nepal govt decides to close 22 entry points with India amid Covid-19 surge

India is wrestling with a dramatic spike in Covid cases

Covid: Indian diaspora struggles to help homeland 'gasping for air'

The number of daily new coronavirus cases in India on Saturday topped the 400,000 mark for the first time

RT-PCR coronavirus tests and false negatives: Why is that happening?

As Covid-19 case numbers increase rapidly, and people are finding it hard to get RT-PCR tests done, get a sense of what is happening on the ground

Over 7.9 mn Covid-19 vaccine doses available with states/UTs: Centre

India is wrestling with a spike in Covid cases in recent weeks