Coronavirus HIGHLIGHTS: No Vaccination At Mumbai's Govt Centre Due To Shortage of Jabs, Says BMC

Coronavirus HIGHLIGHTS, Tuesday, August 3: Delhi HC sought the Centre and Delhi govt's reply on a plea seeking to introduce urgent door-to-door COVID-19 vaccination for bed-ridden senior citizens.

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Coronavirus HIGHLIGHTS, Tuesday, August 3:  West Bengal reported 12 more COVID-19 fatalities on Monday, raising the death toll to 18,161, while the tally rose to 15,29,295 with 575 fresh cases, a health department official said.The state now has 10,803 active cases and 15,00,331 people have recovered from the disease so far, he said.A total of 1,58,07,306 samples have been tested thus far, including 33,215 since Sunday.The official added that at least 4,21,517 people were inoculated in West Bengal on Monday.Meanwhile, the state government has decided to prematurely release 63 convicts, who have served at least 14 years in correctional homes, keeping in view the COVID-19 situation and to decongest prisons, another official said.The Gujarat government told the Supreme Court on Monday that 30 out of 328 Covid-19 hospitals in the state have been issued notices to comply with fire safety measures while the remaining 298 have a valid no objection certificate (NOC) from the fire department.Gujarat, which witnessed two major fire incidents at Covid hospitals last year. faced scrutiny by the Supreme Court which noticed that a July 8 notification by the government permitted the state’s hospitals to acquire building use (BU) permission by March 2022. On July 19, the court asked the government to explain if its notification violated a Supreme Court order of December 18, 2020 ordering mandatory fire safety audit for hospitals across the country.

03/08/2021 21:54:21

No Vaccination In Mumbai Tomorrow

Due to lack of vaccines, there will be no vaccination at the government vaccine centers in Mumbai tomorrow: Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC)

03/08/2021 16:02:04

Odisha registered 1,129 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday

Odisha on Tuesday registered 1,129 new COVID-19 cases, which took the tally to 9,80,866, while 69 fresh fatalities pushed the toll to 6,120, a health department official said. The coastal state currently has 14,325 active cases.

As many as 9,60,386 patients, including 1,785 on Monday, have recovered from the viral disease, the official said. Of the 1,129 new cases, 657 were reported from quarantine centres and rest detected during contact tracing, he said.

03/08/2021 15:44:10

Govt has not conducted any study on suicides during Covid: MHA in Lok Sabha

Govt has not conducted any study to assess the impact of the COVID pandemic on suicides in the country. However, realizing the impact that COVID may have on the mental health of people, the Govt has taken a number of initiatives to provide psychosocial support during COVID: MHA in Lok Sabha

 

03/08/2021 12:52:37

Delhi HC seeks response on PIL for door-to-door vax

The Delhi High Court Tuesday sought the Centre and Delhi government's reply on a plea seeking direction to them to introduce a policy on urgent door-to-door COVID-19 vaccination for bed-ridden senior citizens here. Notice on the PIL, which also seeks a helpline for registration of such cases, was issued by a bench of Chief Justice D N Patel and Justice Jyoti Singh.

The petitioner is an 84-year-old Dhiraj Aggarwal who suffers from arthritis and is yet to be vaccinated as she cannot visit the vaccination centre on account of her health. The petition also highlights that many fellow super senior and bed-ridden citizens, who are vulnerable to COVID-19, do not have private transport to reach the vaccination centre or even a family member who would help them with the registration process. Visiting a vaccination centre also exposes senior citizens to the virus, it added.

03/08/2021 12:45:00

Arunachal Pradesh currently has 3,508 active Covid cases

At least 305 more people tested positive for COVID-19 in Arunachal Pradesh, pushing the tally in the northeastern state to 48,565, a senior health official said here on Tuesday. The toll rose to 234 with three more persons, including two women, succumbing to the infection over the past two days, State Surveillance Officer (SSO) Dr Lobsang Jampa said. Arunachal Pradesh currently has 3,508 active cases, he said.


State Immunisation Officer Dr Dimong Padung said that as many as 8,60,976 people have been administered COVID-19 vaccine doses since the inoculation drive began in January.

03/08/2021 11:54:05

Older adults at risk of falling and injuring due to Covid: US poll

The Covid-19 pandemic may have increased older adults' risk of falling and injuring themselves, due to changes in physical activity, conditioning and mobility, a new US national poll suggests.

The National Poll on Healthy Ageing, conducted by researchers at the University of Michigan's Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation, is based on answers from a national sample of more than 2,000 adults aged 50 to 80 to a poll taken between the start of the pandemic in March 2020 and January 2021.

The poll finds 25 per cent of older adults experienced a fall, and 40 per cent of these had more than one fall during the poll period.

03/08/2021 11:18:04

India reports 30,549 new Covid cases in last 24 hours

India reports 30,549 new Covid cases, 38,887 discharges & 422 deaths in last 24 hours as per Union Health Ministry.

Total cases: 3,17,26,507

Total discharges: 3,08,96,354

Death toll: 4,25,195

Active cases: 4,04,958

Total Vaccination: 47,85,44,114 (61,09,587 in last 24 hours)

03/08/2021 08:34:05

B'luru: Civic body, police join hands to combat Covid

Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) Administrator Rakesh Singh said on Monday that to effectively control the spread of Covid-19, the BBMP officials must work in coordination with the police in order to raise awareness among people on the need to follow Covid rules in the city.

If citizens are found flouting the rules, even after raising awareness, they must be penalised and cases must be filed against them, he said.

He was speaking at the coordination meeting held between BBMP and the police department regarding the enforcement of Covid appropriate behaviour in the city.

He said that appropriate measures should be taken to control the virus at the zonal level. Measures must be taken to contain the Covid virus at the grassroots level, he noted.

BBMP Chief Commissioner Gaurav Gupta said strict measures need to be taken to control the Covid spread in the city.

He also instructed the authorities to penalise and file cases against those flouting rules.

03/08/2021 08:20:20

Delhi reported 51 new Covid cases

Delhi reported 51 new Covid cases, 95 recoveries, and zero deaths on Monday, August 2.

Active cases: 538

Total recoveries: 14,10,809

Death toll: 25,054

03/08/2021 07:48:17

Bengal reports 12 more COVID-19 fatalities, 575 fresh cases

West Bengal reported 12 more COVID-19 fatalities on Monday, raising the death toll to 18,161, while the tally rose to 15,29,295 with 575 fresh cases, a health department official said.

The state now has 10,803 active cases and 15,00,331 people have recovered from the disease so far, he said.

A total of 1,58,07,306 samples have been tested thus far, including 33,215 since Sunday.

The official added that at least 4,21,517 people were inoculated in West Bengal on Monday.

Meanwhile, the state government has decided to prematurely release 63 convicts, who have served at least 14 years in correctional homes, keeping in view the COVID-19 situation and to decongest prisons, another official said.

03/08/2021 07:47:24

30 Covid hospitals put on notice over fire safety certificate, Gujarat to SC

The Gujarat government told the Supreme Court on Monday that 30 out of 328 Covid-19 hospitals in the state have been issued notices to comply with fire safety measures while the remaining 298 have a valid no objection certificate (NOC) from the fire department.

Gujarat, which witnessed two major fire incidents at Covid hospitals last year. faced scrutiny by the Supreme Court which noticed that a July 8 notification by the government permitted the state’s hospitals to acquire building use (BU) permission by March 2022. On July 19, the court asked the government to explain if its notification violated a Supreme Court order of December 18, 2020 ordering mandatory fire safety audit for hospitals across the country.