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Maharashtra reports 567 of 3,449 new COVID-19 deaths
Of the 3,449 COVID-19 deaths reported in the past 24 hours, Maharashtra has reported the maximum number of fatalities with 567 patients succumbing to the novel coronavirus.
This was followed by Delhi with 448 deaths, 285 in Uttar Pradesh, 266 in Chhattisgarh, 239 in Karnataka, 155 in Punjab, 154 in Rajasthan, 140 each in Gujarat and Haryana, 129 in Jharkhand, 128 in Uttarakhand and 122 in Tamil Nadu.
11:50 (IST)
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India's active caseload crosses 34 lakh
The active cases in India have increased to 34,47,133 comprising 17 percent of the total infections, said the Union health ministry on Tuesday. The national COVID-19 recovery rate was recorded at 81.91 percent.
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Bihar imposes lockdown till 15 May
Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar on Tuesday announced lockdown in the state till 15 May in view of rising COVID-19 cases. "In relation to detailed guidelines and other activities, today the crisis management group has been instructed to take action," tweeted the chief minister.
कल सहयोगी मंत्रीगण एवं पदाधिकारियों के साथ चर्चा के बाद बिहार में फिलहाल 15 मई, 2021 तक लाॅकडाउन लागू करने का निर्णय लिया गया। इसके विस्तृत मार्गनिर्देशिका एवं अन्य गतिविधियों के संबंध में आज ही आपदा प्रबंधन समूह (Crisis management Group) को कार्रवाई करने हेतू निदेश दिया गया है।
— Nitish Kumar (@NitishKumar) May 4, 2021
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India adds over 50 lakh COVID-19 cases in 15 days
India's overall count of COVID-19 cases crossed the 2-crore mark on Tuesday with over 50 lakh infections being added in just 15 days.
The total COVID-19 infections had surpassed the one-crore mark on 19 December after which it took 107 days to reach 1.25 crore on 5 April. However, it only took 15 days for the cases to cross the 1.50 mark.
The tally of coronavirus cases in the country mounted to 2,02,82,833 on Tuesday nwith 3,57,229 new infections being reported in a day.
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RR vs CSK match to be rescheduled after L Balaji tests positive for COVID-19, says report
The BCCI will reschedule Wednesday's IPL match between Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals as CSK has been forced into hard quarantine after bowling coach L Balaji tested positive for COVID-19.
As per the Board's Standard Operating Procedure, anyone who has come in contact with an infected person has to undergo six days of hard quarantine and return three negative RT-PCR reports during the course of it.
"Tomorrow's match at the Arun Jaitley Stadium between CSK and RR will be rescheduled as per SOP rules. As Balaji was in contact with the players, all of them have gone into hard quarantine. They are supposed to be tested everyday," a senior BCCI official told PTI on conditions of anonymity.
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Centre's inaction killing innocents, says Rahul Gandhi
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi took a potshot at Narendra Modi-led government over handling of second wave of COVID-19 in India and subsequent shortage of medical oxygen supply in several hospitals across the country.
He also mentioned that the only solution to curb the spread of coronavirus is by imposing a complete lockdown in the country.
"The only way to stop the spread of Corona now is a full lockdown- with the protection of NYAY for the vulnerable sections. GOI’s inaction is killing many innocent people, " the Congress leader tweeted.
GOI doesn’t get it.
— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) May 4, 2021
The only way to stop the spread of Corona now is a full lockdown- with the protection of NYAY for the vulnerable sections.
GOI’s inaction is killing many innocent people.
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Adar Poonawalla's SII to invest 240 mn pounds in UK facilities
Vaccine maker the Serum Institute of India is set to invest in facilities in Britain and could even manufacture inoculations in the UK in future, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Monday.
Johnson's Downing Street office said the £240 million ($334 million) project would include a sales office, "clinical trials, research and development and possibly manufacturing of vaccines".
The Serum Institute of India (SII) is the world's largest vaccine maker by volume, and has been at the forefront of producing the lower-cost AstraZeneca coronavirus shot.
- AFP
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US ban on travellers from India comes into effect
The travel ban imposed by US President Joe Biden for people coming from India, which is experiencing one of the worst waves of the COVID-19 pandemic, came into effect on Tuesday.
Biden issued a proclamation on Friday restricting travel from India starting from 4 May. Certain categories of students, academics, journalists and individuals have been exempted from the ban, according to the US State Department.
US nationals, those having green cards, their non-citizen spouses and children below 21 years of age, are among the various categories exempted from the restrictions.
The new travel restrictions have been imposed for an indefinite period and will require another presidential proclamation to end it.
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India's COVID-19 recovery rate at 81.9%
At least 3,20,289 COVID-19 patients were discharged in the past 24 hours, said the health ministry on Tuesday. With this, the total number of recoveries in the country increased to 1.66 crore.
The national COVID-19 recovery rate is currently at 81.9 percent.
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India reports 3,449 COVID-19 deaths in a day
With the death of 3,449 COVID-19 patients in the past 24 hours, the COVID-19 toll in the country increased to 2,22,408 on Tuesday. This takes the national fatality rate to 1.1 percent.
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India's COVID-19 tally crosses 2 crore-mark
India registered 3,57,229 fresh coronavirus infections in the past 24 hours, taking the overall count over 2 crore, said the Union health ministry on Tuesday.
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US flights with medical supplies for India delayed till Wednesday
US Air Force flights that were scheduled to leave for India with essential life-saving supplies have been delayed till Wednesday due to maintenance issues, the Pentagon said on Monday.
We just received word from USTRANSCOM that the flights for India are "delayed until at least Wednesday due to maintenance issues", a Pentagon spokesperson said.
So far, only two US Air Force flights have landed in India.
Three US Air Force C-5 Super Galaxies and one C-17 Globemaster were scheduled to leave for India on Monday to deliver critical supplies amid a surge in coronavirus cases there.
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Not possible to ramp up India's vaccine production overnight, says Adar Poonawalla
Serum Institute of India CEO Adar Poonawalla on Monday said that his comments about COVID-19 vaccine production have been misinterpreted. "Vaccine manufacturing is a specialised process, it is therefore not possible to ramp up production overnight," he said in a statement. "We have been working with the government of India since April last year. We have got all kinds of support, be it scientific, regulatory, and financial."
The CEO of Serum Institute of India, one of the largest vaccine manufacturers in the world, clarified that despite the huge demand for vaccines in India, the company is working to get enough doses for mass inoculation.
"India is a huge country and to produce enough doses for all adults is not an easy task. Even the most advanced countries and companies are struggling in relatively smaller populations," Poonawalla said in a statement.
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Nepal to halt all domestic and international flights till 14 May amid COVID-19 surge
Nepal's Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli said on Monday that the domestic flights would be stopped from midnight while all international flights will suspend operations from Thursday as the country tightened the prohibitory orders amid spike in the coronavirus cases.
In an address to the nation on Monday, Oli also appealed to other countries for vaccines, diagnostic equipment, oxygen and other supplies to help combat the pandemic.
"I would like to request our neighbours, friendly countries, and international organisations to help us with vaccines, diagnostic equipment and kits, oxygen therapy, critical care medicines to support our ongoing efforts to combat the pandemic," he said.
08:34 (IST)
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'Nationwide lockdown, massive vaccine drive and makeshift hospitals': Dr Fauci's advise to India
Expressing concern over surging coronavirus cases in India, America's top public health expert and White House Chief Medical Adviser Dr Anthony Fauci on Monday recommended a nationwide lockdown, massive vaccination drive and the construction of a large number of makeshift hospitals.
"It is quite obvious to everyone that the situation in India is extremely serious," Dr Fauci, who is considered one of the world's top infectious disease specialists, told PTI in an interview.
"When you have so many people getting infected, the lack of the capability to take adequate care of everyone; when you have shortages of hospital beds and oxygen and shortages of supplies, that really becomes a very desperate situation. Which is the reason why we feel it's important for the rest of the world to help out, to the extent they can," Dr Fauci said.
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At 2,662, Mumbai reports lowest single-day cases in over five weeks
Mumbai reported 2,662 new COVID-19 cases on Monday, the lowest single-day count since mid-March, and 78 fresh fatalities, the city civic body said.
According to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation's (BMC) updated data, with the addition of 2,662 infections, the COVID-19 caseload in the metropolis rose to 6,58,866, while the toll jumped to 13,408.
In the last 24 hours, only 23,542 COVID-19 tests were conducted in the city, taking the number of samples examined so far to 55,13,783, the data showed.
Coronavirus Latest News LIVE Updates: The chief minister also said that the crisis management group has been ordered to release the guidelines related to lockdown in the state by Tuesday evening.
The total COVID-19 caseload had surpassed the one-crore mark on 19 December after which it took 107 days to reach 1.25 crore on 5 April. However, it only took 15 days for the cases to cross the 1.50 mark.
Johnson's Downing Street office said the GBP 240 million project would include a sales office, 'clinical trials, research and development and possibly manufacturing of vaccines'.
The Congress leader on Tuesday took a potshot at Narendra Modi-led government over handling of second wave of COVID-19 in India and subsequent shortage of medical oxygen supply in several hospitals across the country.
India registered 3,57,229 new coronavirus infections in the past 24 hours, taking the overall count over 2 crore, said the Union health ministry on Tuesday.
With the death of 3,449 patients in the past 24 hours, the COVID-19 toll in the country increased to 2,22,408 on Tuesday. This takes the national fatality rate to 1.1 percent.
According to the BMC's updated data, with the addition of 2,662 infections, the COVID-19 caseload in the metropolis rose to 6,58,866, while the toll jumped to 13,408.
In the last 24 hours, only 23,542 COVID-19 tests were conducted in Mumbai, taking the number of samples examined so far to 55,13,783, the data showed.
West Bengal's overall COVID-19 count went up to 8,80,894 on Monday after 17,501 more people tested positive for the novel coronavirus, while Kolkata reported its highest
one-day spike of 3,990 cases, the health department said in a bulletin.
It said that 98 fresh fatalities took the toll in the state to 11,637.
In the past 24 hours, 15,937 COVID-19 recoveries have been registered in Bengal, taking the total number of cured patients to 7,49,296. The number of active cases now is 1,19,961, the bulletin said.
Of the new deaths, 23 were reported from North 24 Parganas district and 21 from Kolkata. The remaining casualties were registered in several other districts of the
state.
Out of the 98 deaths, 36 were due to comorbidities where COVID-19 was incidental.
The fresh positive cases included 3,965 from North 24 Parganas and 962 from South 24 Parganas district, besides 3,990 from the city.
Since Sunday, at least 55,287 samples were tested for COVID-19, taking the total number of such tests to 1,06,00,346, the bulletin said. Meanwhile, 1,74,559 people were inoculated and two minor AEFI (adverse event following immunisation) cases were
reported on Monday, an official of the health department said.
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