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Over 20 crore COVID vaccines provided to states/UTs, nearly 51 lakh in pip
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 16 (ANI): Amid the reports of COVID-19 vaccine shortage from various states, the Central government on Sunday said nearly 51 lakh vaccine doses will be received by the States and Union Territories within the next three days.
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PM Modi takes serious note of ventilators lying unutilised in some states
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 15 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday took serious note of some reports claiming ventilators lying unutilised in storage in some states and directed that an immediate audit of installation and operation of ventilators provided by the Central government.
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Chidambaram slams Centre for delay in decision taking regarding inviting o
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 15 (ANI): Pointing out the Centre's delay in taking decision, former finance minister and senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Saturday asked who will be accountable for the avoidable infections and loss of lives due to the central government's delay to invite other
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If there's need to float global tender for COVID-19 vaccines, Centre shoul
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 14 (ANI): Amid the worrying shortage of COVID-19 vaccines across the country, Delhi health minister Satyendar Jain on Friday said if there is a need to float a global tender, it should be done by the Central government.
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COVID-19: Govt increases import of Tocilizumab injection amid high demand
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 14 (ANI): As many as 30,000 vials of Tocilizumab, a drug often prescribed by doctors to treat COVID-19 patients, were imported to India within 11 days by the Central government to cater to the increasing demand across the country due to rising cases.
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China's Funing county bans birthday parties, housewarmings after calls for
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Beijing [China], May 14 (ANI): Following calls for frugality from China's central government, a Chinese county has introduced a controversial measure of banning birthday parties, housewarmings and other celebrations.
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Owaisi slams Centre, says COVID Vaccine shortage shows policy paralysis
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], May 14 (ANI): All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen party chief, Asaduddin Owaisi on Thursday said that the policy paralysis by the BJP-led Central Government led to COVID vaccination shortage across the country.
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Centre moves SC seeking review of judgement setting aside law on Maratha r
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 13 (ANI): The Central government on Thursday filed a review petition before the Supreme Court urging it to review its judgement where it unanimously declared a Maharashtra law which provided reservation benefits to the Maratha community, taking the quota limit in the s
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Centre should use Central Vista project funds for vaccination against COVI
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New Delhi [India], May 13 (ANI): Communist Party of India (Marxist) general secretary Sitaram Yechury on Thursday called upon the central government to embark on free vaccination for citizens, saying that COVID-19 cases have spread to all towns and funds marked for Central Vista project s
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Jharkhand being treated unfairly over vaccine supply, says state health mi
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Ranchi (Jharkhand) [India], May 13 (ANI): Slamming the Central government, Jharkhand Health Minister Banna Gupta on Thursday alleged that the Centre is treating the state in an unfair manner in terms of COVID-19 vaccine supply.
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Delhi Health Minister suggests Centre should float global tender for COVID
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 13 (ANI): Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain on Thursday said that he has suggested to the Union Health Ministry that the Central government should float a single global tender instead of various states to purchase COVID-19 vaccines.
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Centre, Bharat Biotech willing to invite other companies to scale up Covax
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 13 (ANI): Amid the reports of vaccine shortage from various state, Central government and Hyderabad based Bharat Biotech is willing to invite other companies who want to produce COVAXIN to increase the production, said NITI Aayog member, Dr VK Paul, on Thursday.
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