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Union Home Secy writes to states/UTs to ensure free transportation of oxyg
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 16 (ANI): Amid the increasing number of COVID-19 cases across the country, Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla has written a letter to all states and union territories, asking them to ensure free movement of transportation of oxygen and vehicles of its manufacturers int
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COVID-19: Ashwin urges people to 'follow best practices' amid rapid surge
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], April 16 (ANI): As India continues to grapple with the coronavirus pandemic, seasoned off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin on Friday urged everyone to be more vigilant to fight the second wave of COVID-19.
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Majority parliamentary panel meetings postponed amid COVID-19 surge
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 16 (ANI): With India witnessing a sharp increase in COVID-19 cases in recent days, various meetings of the Parliamentary Standing Committees have been postponed due to the surge in coronavirus infections.
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India reports highest-ever one day spike with 2,17,353 new COVID-19 cases,
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 16 (ANI): India reported its highest-ever single-day spike in COVID-19 cases with over 2.17 lakh new cases and more than 1,100 deaths in the last 24 hours, according to the Union Health Ministry on Friday.
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Centre, states seek to fulfil demand of Remdesivir, medical oxygen amid su
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 16 (ANI): Amid the sudden surge in COVID-19 cases across the country, several states have witnessed shortage of the anti-viral drug Remdesivir and medical oxygen.
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Lawyer seeks deferment of AoR exam to December due rise in COVID-19 cases
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 15 (ANI): In view of the unprecedented surge in COVID-19 cases throughout the country including in the national capital, lawyer and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay on Thursday wrote to the secretary-general of the Supreme Court, seeking def
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100 new hospitals to have own oxygen plants under PM-CARES Fund: MoHFW
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 15 (ANI): After a meeting of Empowered Group 2 (EG2) to review the availability of essential medical equipment and oxygen amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the union health ministry on Thursday informed that 100 new hospitals will get their own oxygen plant under the PM-Ca
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NEET PG 2021 postponed amid COVID-19 spike, new date to be announced later
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 15 (ANI): Amid the massive surge in COVID-19 cases across the country, the central government on Thursday decided to postpone the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET)-Postgraduate exam. The all-India medical entrance test was scheduled to take place on April
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Lok Sabha Speaker to chair virtual meet on COVID-19 situation on April 19
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 15 (ANI): Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla will chair a virtual meeting of the presiding officers of the legislative bodies in the country and other leaders on the subject 'prevailing COVID-19 situation and the role and responsibility of public representatives' on April 19
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India administers over 33 lakh COVID-19 vaccine doses in last 24 hours
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 15 (ANI): India has administered more than 33 lakh COVID-19 vaccine doses in the last 24 hours, said the Union Health Ministry on Thursday.
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India administers more than 1.28 cr COVID-19 vaccine doses during Tika Uts
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 15 (ANI): A total of 1,28,98,314 COVID-19 vaccine doses were administered to people of the eligible groups across the country during the Tika Utsav, informed Union Health Ministry on Thursday.
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India records highest-ever 24-hour spike with over 2 lakh COVID-19 cases
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 15 (ANI): India reported its highest-ever single-day spike in COVID-19 with over 2 lakh cases on Thursday, according to the Union Health Ministry.
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