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
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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
#COVID19 vaccination center in Visakhapatnam, witnessed a massive rush of people earlier today.
Maharashtra showing some respite in numbers
Maharashtra reports 53,605 new #COVID19 cases, 82,266 recoveries and 864 deaths in the last 24 hours.
— ANI (@ANI) May 8, 2021
Total cases 50,53,336
Total recoveries 43,47,592
Death toll 75,277
Active cases 6,28,213 pic.twitter.com/VnXjXJjwP0
Uttarakhand Govt revises the cost of RT-PCR testing for #COVID19
Rajasthan Reports 17,987 Covid Cases, 160 Deaths & 17,667 Recoveries
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.
Uttarakhand Reports 8,390 Covid Cases
Bihar To Begin Vaccinating People Above 18 Yrs Of Age Against Covid From Tomorrow
Bihar will begin inoculation of people from 18 to 45 years of age under India's Phase 3 vaccination drive from tomorrow as 3.5 lakh doses of the Covid vaccines have reached the state on Saturday.
Kerala reports 41,971 new Covid cases
Kerala reports 41,971 new cases, 27,456 recoveries and 64 deaths in the last 24 hours. Active cases: 4,17,101; Total recoveries: 14,43,633; Death toll: 5,746.
Bengaluru: All type of movements/activities to remain prohibited from 6 am on May 10 to 6 am on May 25
Supreme Court bench constitutes National Task Force (NTF) to assess distribution of medical oxygen
Supreme Court bench, headed by Justice DY Chandrachud, in its order, constituted a National Task Force (NTF) to assess, recommend the need and distribution of oxygen for the entire country.
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