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UK PM Boris Johnson cancels trip to India due to coronavirus worries

Johnson had already postponed the trip once from January, when Covid-19 infections were high in Britain

IFFCO to set up four oxygen plants in next 15 days at Rs 30 crore

IFFCO plans to provide the oxygen to hospitals for free

India Coronavirus Dispatch: Social media turns national Covid helpline

Industries step up war on second wave, Centre bars oxygen supply for industrial use, study say Covid can cause neurological damage and more-news relevant to India's fight against Covid-19

Reached out to PM Modi for additional vaccines, medicines: Mamata

This comes in the wake of spiraling Covid-19 cases in the state.

Centre working with states to protect lives, livelihood: FM Sitharaman

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday said that the Centre is working together with states to protect lives and livelihoods.

Covid-19: Maharashtra, UP, 8 other states account for over 78% of new cases

Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi and Rajasthan are among the 10 states that account for 78.58 per cent of the new Covid-19 cases reported in a day, the Union Health Ministry said on Monday

Karnataka hints at strict Covid control measures, admits ICU beds' shortage

Karnataka Health Minister K Sudhakar on Monday hints at tough control measures to control the spread of Covid-19

Mumbai: 'Green corridor' for speedy movement of medical services, staff

Mumbai police have created "green corridor" at all check points and toll plazas for the speedy movement of vehicles of medical services staff which sport red stickers

Rajnath Singh directs DRDO to provide 150 jumbo oxygen cylinders to UP govt

The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) on Monday supplied 150 jumbo cylinders of medical oxygen to the Uttar Pradesh government

No need of imposing a lockdown in Himachal Pradesh: CM Jai Ram Thakur

There is no need of imposing a lockdown in Himachal Pradesh as the state government is doing its best to deal with the Covid-19 situation, Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur said on Monday.

Maharashtra administers 1,27,079 Covid-19 vaccine in last 24 hours

Maharashtra vaccinated 1,27,079 people in the last 24 hours against the Covid-19 in 1,515 sessions, informed the Maharashtra Health Department on Monday

Sanjay Raut demands special Parliament session to discuss Covid situation

Amid a sharp rise in the number of cases across the country, Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut on Monday demanded the Centre to convene a special session of Parliament to discuss the situation in country

Delhi district courts to take up only urgent matters through virtual means

Delhi High Court on Monday ordered that all the judicial officers of the District Courts in Delhi will take up only urgent cases of their respective Courts

Delhi govt sets up control rooms to manage coronavirus-related drugs

The Delhi government has set up two control rooms to monitor and manage the supply of "Covid-19 management drugs" amid a massive rise in coronavirus cases in the national capital

PM Modi to chair important meeting today to review Covid-19 situation

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will chair a meeting to review the Covid-19 situation in the country at 11:30 am on Monday

Remdesivir row: Shiv Sena alleges conspiracy to disturb law, health order

Shiv Sena on Monday slammed BJP leaders Devendra Fadnavis and Pravin Darekar for objecting to Mumbai police's grilling of a pharma firm's top executive over alleged stocking of Remdesivir vials

Remdesivir production adequate, export ban precautionary: Amit Shah

Union Home Minister Amit Shah has said that the production of the life saving drug Remdesivir is 'adequate' and as a precautionary measure its export has been banned.

Priyanka Gandhi slams BJP leader Fadnavis over alleged Remdesivir hoarding

Targeting former Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Monday said this act is an 'act against humanity'

Uttar Pradesh: Remdesivir hoarder tests Covid-19 positive in police custody

Prashant Shukla, one of the three arrested with 265 vials of Remdesivir last week, has tested positive for Covid-19

Himachal Pradesh: 49 students, staff test positive in boarding school

Amid the spike in Covid-19 cases in Himachal Pradesh, staff and students of another boarding school have tested positive for coronavirus, officials said on Monday