Coronavirus Highlights: Containers Carrying Medical Oxygen To Be Treated At Par With Emergency Vehicles, Says Transport Ministry

Coronavirus LIVE, 8th May, Saturday: Experts said that there is increasing evidence to suggest that Covid-19 is not just a disease of the lungs as initially thought but can also cause dangerous blood clots which need to be immediately removed to save limbs in some cases. The average weekly test positivity rate – proportion of samples tested that return positive for Covid-19 – in Delhi has now dropped at least five percentage points in the past week

Background

Coronavirus LIVE, 8th May, Saturday:  The average weekly test positivity rate – proportion of samples tested that return positive for Covid-19 – in Delhi has now dropped at least five percentage points in the past week, offering a much-needed glimmer of hope at a time when the Capital’s administration and its people are engaged in a brutal battle against the city’s fourth Covid wave.

New Delhi is set to push for European Union (EU) support for a waiver of patent protections for Covid-19 vaccines during the India-EU Summit on Saturday, which is also expected to witness the launch of negotiations on three key trade-related agreements.

UK health officials on Friday labelled a coronavirus variant first found in India a “variant of concern” and said it appeared to spread at least as readily as the one they found last year, which went on to trigger new waves of Covid-19 and force several countries into lockdown.

There is increasing evidence to suggest that Covid-19 is not just a disease of the lungs as initially thought but can also cause dangerous blood clots which need to be immediately removed to save limbs in some case

22:12 PM (IST)  •  08 May 2021

#COVID19 vaccination center in Visakhapatnam, witnessed a massive rush of people earlier today.

#WATCH | Andhra Pradesh: A #COVID19 vaccination centre in Visakhapatnam, witnessed a massive rush of people earlier today. pic.twitter.com/wxYJcQc5Qj

— ANI (@ANI) May 8, 2021

21:41 PM (IST)  •  08 May 2021

Maharashtra showing some respite in numbers

Maharashtra reports 53,605 new #COVID19 cases, 82,266 recoveries and 864 deaths in the last 24 hours.

Total cases 50,53,336
Total recoveries 43,47,592
Death toll 75,277

Active cases 6,28,213 pic.twitter.com/VnXjXJjwP0

— ANI (@ANI) May 8, 2021

21:39 PM (IST)  •  08 May 2021

Uttarakhand Govt revises the cost of RT-PCR testing for #COVID19

Uttarakhand Govt revises the cost of RT-PCR testing for #COVID19

Rs 700 for tests involving samples sent by private hospitals to private labs
Rs 900 for tests by private labs through home collection of samples
Rs 400 for tests involving samples sent by govt hospitals to pvt labs pic.twitter.com/pVq29vp7W5

— ANI (@ANI) May 8, 2021

20:09 PM (IST)  •  08 May 2021

Rajasthan Reports 17,987 Covid Cases, 160 Deaths & 17,667 Recoveries

Rajasthan reports 17,987 new #COVID19 cases, 160 deaths and 17,667 discharges in the last 24 hours

Active cases 1,99,307

Case tally 7,38,786
Death toll 5,506
Total recoveries 5,33,973 pic.twitter.com/02Ebu2W4PY

— ANI (@ANI) May 8, 2021

19:06 PM (IST)  •  08 May 2021

Containers carrying Liquid Medical Oxygen to be treated at par with other emergency vehicles: Road Transport & Highways Ministry

"In order to provide uninterrupted passage for tankers & containers carrying Liquid Medical Oxygen (LMO) across National Highways, the user fee for such vehicles at Toll Plazas has been exempted": Ministry of Road Transport & Highways

"Keeping in view the unprecedented demand for Medical Oxygen across the country due to Covid-19, containers carrying Liquid Medical Oxygen will be treated at par with other emergency vehicles such as ambulances, for 2 months or till further orders, the Ministry added.