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Amid mounting Covid cases, Delhi govt mulling lockdown extension: Sources

With the Covid-19 situation remaining grim in Delhi despite a mini-lockdown, the city government may consider extending it by some more days, sources said on Saturday

6 more Covid deaths, 970 new cases in Noida, active cases cross 5,000 mark

Uttar Pradesh's Gautam Buddh Nagar recorded six more deaths linked to Covid-19 on Saturday, while 970 new cases pushed the district's active caseload beyond the 5,000 mark

Gujarat reports record single-day spike of 14,097 coronavirus cases

Shattering all previous records, Gujarat on Saturday reported its highest single-day spike to take its overall tally to 4,81,737, while 152 deaths in the past 24 hours mounted its death toll 6,171

Covaxin to cost Rs 1,200 per dose for private hospitals, Rs 600 for states

Bharat Biotech noted that the manufacturing process was expensive due to low process yields, and that it was important to recover costs to invest in future R&D

Harsh Vardhan visits soon to be operational Covid centre in Delhi

Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan visited the Sardar Patel Covid Care Centre in Chhatarpur and oversaw the preparations for the reopening of the centre with the addition of 500 oxygenated beds

Nashik Covid-19 tally rises by 5,918 in a day; 27.8 MT oxygen arrives

The Covid-19 tally in Nashik rose to reach 2,98,319, while the day also saw 46 deaths and 5,034 people getting discharged

Covid-19: Haryana records 10,491 fresh cases, 60 deaths in 24 hours

Haryana's total tally has reached 4,13,334 and death toll 3,703, a health department bulletin said

Maharashtra reports 67,160 new Covid-19 cases, 676 deaths in last 24 hours

The state is suffering a massive surge in coronavirus cases in the second wave of the pandemic

Customs duty on Covid vaccine, oxygen, equipment exempted till July-end

Move comes amid an intensifying second wave of Covid-19 in the country

Heart attack may be predicted in chest pain patients with new blood markers

Researchers have identified telltale markers in the blood of heart attack patients that distinguishes them from patients suffering chest pain with other causes

India fastest country to administer 140 mn doses of COVID vaccine: Govt

India had taken just 99 days to reach the milestone, the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said

Kejriwal sends SOS to CMs of other states to help with oxygen for Delhi

Move came on a day 20 Covid-19 patients died at a private hospital as it was waiting for its oxygen to be replenished

Six patients die at Amritsar hospital allegedly due to oxygen shortage

Lapse prompts the Punjab authorities to order a probe into the incident

Covid-19 crisis: Startups step up efforts to assist in oxygen delivery

From crowdfunding to buy Oxygen concentrators to flying charters for bringing equipment and other essential supplies, startups do their bit

CJI swings in action, meets senior judges to take stock of Covid-19

Chief Justice of India Nuthalapati Venkata Ramana on Saturday swung into action after taking oath as head of the judiciary and held consultation with six senior judges of the Supreme Court

Coronavirus: Goa records 1,540 new COVID-19 cases in a day; 17 fatalities

As many as 1,540 persons tested positive for Covid-19, while 17 succumbed to the infection in Goa on Saturday, an official from the health department said

Kerala records 26,000 new Covid-19 cases in a day, CM says situation grim

Pinarayi Vijayan said the situation was grim, and likened it to a volcano which can erupt any moment

Uttarakhand: Closure of govt offices extended for 3 more days from Monday

The Uttarakhand government on Saturday extended the closure of all its offices by three more days till Wednesday in view of a rising number of Covid-19 cases and fatalities in the state

Four cryogenic tanks for transportation of oxygen brought from Singapore

IAF on Saturday brought four cryogenic tanks, to be used for transporting oxygen, from Singapore as the country scrambles to meet the spike in demand for medical oxygen amid a surge in Covid-19

'Have to ensure sustainability': Serum on pricing Covishield at Rs 600/dose

Serum, which produces the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine locally said that initial prices were kept very low globally as it was based on advance funding given by some countries