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Delhi govt to start oxygen concentrator bank from today, home delivery in
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 15 (ANI): The Delhi government will start the functioning of oxygen concentrator banks from Saturday across the city in order to provide adequate oxygen to COVID patients on time.
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Only 6,500 new COVID-19 cases reported in Delhi in last 24 hours: Arvind K
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 15 (ANI): The national capital reported a significant drop in COVID-19 cases with just 6,500 new cases in the last 24 hours, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal informed on Saturday.
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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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Mamata Banerjee's younger brother Ashim succumbs to COVID-19
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], May 15 (ANI): The COVID-19 pandemic on Saturday claimed the life of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's younger brother, Ashim Banerjee, at a hospital in Kolkata.
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Amid COVID surge, portals of Gangotri Dham opens in Uttarakhand
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Uttarkashi (Uttarakhand) [India], May 15 (ANI): Amid the rising COVID-19 cases and increasing fatalities across the country, the portals of the Gangotri Dham in Uttarakhand opened on Saturday morning.
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PM Modi to chair high-level meeting on COVID-19 situation, vaccination tod
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 15 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday will chair a high-level meeting on the country's coronavirus situation and the ongoing vaccination drive. The meeting will begin at 11 am.
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COVID-19 variant, first identified in India, likely to dominate in UK: Eng
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
London [UK], May 15 (ANI): The B.1.617.2 variant of COVID-19, first identified in India, is likely to take over and dominate in the United Kingdom, said England's Chief Medical Officer Chris Whitty on Friday.
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IAS officer-turned-actor launches hassle-free plasma donation, oxygen taxi
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 14 (ANI): The sudden surge in COVID-19 cases in the country has led to an increased demand for oxygen supply and blood plasma from people who have recovered from the viral infection with antibodies against Coronavirus.
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Bill Maher tests positive for COVID-19
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 14 (ANI): American comedian and TV show host Bill Maher has tested positive for the novel coronavirus, and HBO has removed the current week's episode of 'Real Time with Bill Maher' after the comedian contracted the infection.
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COVID-19: Four IAF aircraft arrive in Chennai with oxygen cylinders from S
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], May 14 (ANI): Amid shortage of the life saving gas due to the massive surge in COVID-19 cases across the country, four IAF aircraft arrived in Chennai on Friday morning carrying oxygen cylinders from Singapore.
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India's COVID-19 recovery rate at 83.50 per cent
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 14 (ANI): India's cumulative recoveries crossed the 2-crore mark over the last 24 hours, taking the national recovery rate to 83.50 per cent, the Union Health Ministry reported on Friday.
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First jab of Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine administered; to cost around Rs 1,
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], May 14 (ANI): With the Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine receiving clearance in India, Deepak Sapra, Global Head of Custom Pharma Services at Dr Reddy's Laboratories received the first jab of the vaccine in Hyderabad.
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