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Covid-19: Delhi sees surge in demand for oximeters, oxygen concentrators
Whether the expensive oxygen concentrator or the humble steam inhaler, people in Delhi are going all out shopping for both "prevention and cure" in view of the surge in Covid-19 cases
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Covid-19: Small hospitals in Delhi grapple with limited oxygen supply
Several small hospitals in Delhi struggled to replenish oxygen supply for coronavirus patients on Thursday morning, even as some big healthcare facilities received fresh stock overnight
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5 dead as train rams into vehicles at open level crossing in Uttar Pradesh
Five people were killed and one person was injured after a train rammed into some vehicles at a manned level crossing here whose gates were allegedly not closed at the time of the incident
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Sitaram Yechury's elder son Ashish dies of Covid-19 in Gurgaon hospital
CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury on Thursday said his elder son Ashish died of COVID-19 in the morning.
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Global coronavirus caseload tops 143.5 million: Johns Hopkins University
The overall global Covid-19 caseload has topped 143.5 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 3.05 million, according to the Johns Hopkins University.
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Former Delhi minister and Congress leader AK Walia succumbs to Covid-19
Senior Congress leader and former Delhi government minister AK Walia died of Covid-19 in the early hours of Thursday, party leaders said
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Karnataka asks steel mills to ramp up O2 production, supply to hospitals
Karnataka Minister of Mines and Geology, Murugesh R Nirani on Wednesday said that he has instructed the steel companies to ramp up their efforts to produce oxygen and supply them to hospitals
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Airlift or create corridor, provide oxygen to hospitals: Delhi HC to Centre
Amid oxygen crisis in the capital, the Delhi High Court on Wednesday questioned the Centre why it was not waking up to reality and directed it to immediately provide oxygen to the hospitals
Britain's Heathrow Airport turns down requests for extra flights from India
The move by Britain comes after it detected more than 100 cases of a coronavirus variant first identified in India, Health Minister Matt Hancock said on Monday
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States may need Rs 30,000 cr to vaccinate 70% of those in 18-44 age group
Centre's support and private sector participation may relieve some of the load
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Congress leaders Shashi Tharoor, Adhir Chowdhury test positive for Covid-19
Senior Congress leaders Shashi Tharoor and Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury tested positive for Covid-19 on Wednesday
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'Please help!' India's Covid-19 tragedy spills onto social media
Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and Telegram inundated with messages begging for hospital beds, medicines.
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Punjab registers 130 FIRs against violators of Covid-19 norms in 24 hours
A total of 130 FIRs were registered against violators of Covid-19 norms in the last 24 hours across the state, Punjab Police has informed
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Covid-19: Singapore asks travellers from India to quarantine for 3-week
All travellers from India should be isolated for 21 days instead of 14 to help strengthen Singapore's defences against a new double mutant strain of SARS-CoV-2 that appears to be more infectious
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US CDC issues level 4 travel advisory for India over rising Covid-19 cases
US' Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued a level 4 travel health notice for India due to Covid-19, indicating a very high level of coronavirus infections in the country
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Covid-19 pandemic: Centre raises Delhi's oxygen quota to 480 metric tonnes
With several private and government hospitals in Delhi running low on medical oxygen for Covid-19 patients, the Centre raised the national capital's oxygen quota to 480 metric tonnes on Wednesday
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Why can't models get Covid-19 predictions right? Should we rely on them?
The models did work to a certain extent. The purpose of the models was not to do long-term forecasting but to inform public opinion and guide policy decisions
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Ventilator shortage: 'Make in India' devices not picked up by govt
Many facilities stopped production because govt did not procure the ventilators it had ordered last year
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Covid-19 surge: Maharashtra tightens curbs on office attendance, travel
Only govt staff, doctors can travel in public transport; restrictions on inter-city travel too
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Second wave: How locked down are we as caseload is worse than before
India is clocking close to 300,000 new infections a day, and the death toll is going past 2,000 per day.
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