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Govt bars use of liquid oxygen for non-medical purposes amid acute shortage

After reviewing the oxygen supply situation, the government decided that no exception will be allowed to any industry on the use of liquid oxygen

UP govt gears up for phase 3 vaccination, to buy 10 million doses

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday informed that an order for one crore COVID-19 vaccine doses has been placed for the third phase of the vaccination drive beginning May 1.

Willing to help in fight against Covid-19: Velamakanni of Fractal Analytics

After the outbreak of Covid-19, Fractal quickly scaled up efforts to provide empathy towards its staff, customers and vendors. The AI firm is now set to cross $1 bn in revenue

12,000-plus new cases take Andhra's coronavirus count to over a million

Andhra Pradesh continued to witness an upward trend in coronavirus cases with 12,634 fresh infections on Sunday, taking the gross to over a million

Rajasthan sees 15,000-plus coronavirus cases, 74 more deaths in a day

Rajasthan recorded 74 deaths and 15,809 coronavirus positive cases on Sunday, taking the number of fatalities and case count to 3,601 and 5,14,437 respectively

Kerala reports over 28,000 coronavirus cases, 30 deaths in last 24 hours

: Kerala logged 28,469 COVID-19 cases on Sunday, including 45 health workers, pushing the infection tally to 14.05 lakh as the toll mounted to 5,110 with 30 deaths, the state government said.

EU extends support as second wave of coronavirus ravages India

The European Union (EU) has extended its support to India amid a sharp rise in COVID-19 cases and deaths in the country which has led shortage of hospital beds and medical-grade oxygen.

US CDC recommends pregnant women to take Covid-19 vaccine

The US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has recommended pregnant women who are confused regarding coronavirus vaccination to get the shots.

Covid surge likely due to lack of antibodies in seropositive people: CSIR

The recurrence of coronavirus outbreak in March could have been be due to lack of "meaningful antibodies" in seropositive people after a peak in September last year,

DATA STORY: India has added 2,169,308 cases to its Covid tally in the past 7 days alone

India has so far administered 140,916,417 vaccine doses. That is 848.36 per cent of its total caseload, and 10.13 per cent of its population

Bharat Biotech seeks DCGI nod to extend shelf life of Covaxin: Report

The Hyderabad-based Bharat Biotech was given permission for sale and distribution of Covaxin with shelf life of six months when stored at two to eight degrees Celsius

Night curfew in four Himachal districts till May 10 to contain virus spread

Keeping in view the sharp surge in number of Covid cases in the state, the Himachal Pradesh government on Sunday imposed night curfew in the four districts

Planning to deploy mobile vans for phase 3 vaccination: Mumbai Mayor

Mumbai Mayor Kishori Pednekar on Sunday said the city administration is planning to deploy few mobile vans for the next phase beginning May 1

JSW Steel to ramp up supply of liquid medical oxygen to 900 tonnes daily

Hopes to achieve target by April end, is working to rait further

India failed to prepare for second Covid wave, track variants: IIM-A prof

Indian Institute of Management - Ahmedabad professor Chinmay Tumbe on Sunday said India failed to prepare for the second COVID-19 wave due to the complacency of the government and society

Four Congress-ruled states accuse Centre of 'hijacking vaccine stocks'

Fours states ruled by the Congress and its allies Sunday accused the Centre of "hijacking" vaccine stocks from manufacturers

Tamil Nadu CM urges PM to halt diversion of oxygen to Andhra, Telangana

Eighty metric tonnes of liquid oxygen has been diverted to Andhra Pradesh and Telangana and this should be halted in view of increase in oxygen demand

Bodies keep arriving at Kanpur crematoriums, belie official death count

As coronavirus cases surge, the number of cremations taking place at the city's crematoriums has increased several-fold

India Coronavirus Dispatch: Nearly 350,000 new cases in another grim record

Signs of Covid cases plateauing in Maharashtra, what are 'breakthrough' cases, and more-news relevant to India's fight against Covid-19

Congress sets up control room to coordinate Covid relief with state units

Sonia Gandhi approved the setting up of an AICC control room to coordinate with the party's state units