Coronavirus HIGHLIGHTS: Delhi Reports 26,169 New Covid-19 Cases Along With 306 Fatalities
Coronavirus HIGHLIGHTS: India recorded the highest number of covid deaths in a single day on Wednesday. Maharashtra took more drastic steps to control the spread of Coronavirus by announcing new restrictions from Thursday 8 PM to 7 AM on May 1. Delhi's demand for increasing Oxygen supply was also increased on Wednesday evening by the Centre.
Background
Coronavirus HIGHLIGHTS: India witnessed the maximum number of fresh covid cases on Wednesday evening, as the count read 3,15,660 cases and 2,091 deaths.As per the data available on covid19india.org, for...More
Punjab reports 5,456 fresh Covid-19 cases, 3,657 discharges, and 76 deaths.
Total cases: 3,19,719
Total cured cases: 2,70,946
Active cases: 40,584
Death toll: 8,189
At 8 pm, oxygen in store is for 5 hours for peripheral use till 1 am and lesser for high flow use. There are 510 Covid-19 patients admitted with 142 patients on high flow oxygen support. We are in dire need of oxygen supplies: Official from Sir Ganga Ram Hospital in Delhi.
Around 1,500 personnel of Delhi Police force have tested positive so far amid the prevailing second wave of Covid19, Delhi Police informed.
Chandigarh, April 22 (IANS) At least 100 Sikh devotees mainly from Punjab, who returned from Pakistan after visiting several shrines on the occasion of Baisakhi, on Thursday tested positive for coronavirus on their return to India through the Wagah border near Amritsar, officials said.
A 'jatha' of 815 pilgrims reached Pakistan's Lahore on April 12 to celebrate Khalsa Sajna Diwas and Baisakhi at the religiously significant Sikh shrines.
A total of 100 out of 350 devotees tested positive for coronavirus through a rapid antigen test, an official told IANS. However, the result of many other devotees is awaited.
The Pakistani High Commission in Delhi had issued visas to 1,100 Sikh pilgrims. Before departing to Pakistan, all those who tested negative for Covid-19 were allowed to cross the Attari-Wagah Joint Check Post.
They were granted a 10-day visa by Pakistan and were allowed to visit Sikh shrines besides attending the main function at Gurdwara Panja Sahib at Hasan Abdal on April 14.
On their return, they paid obeisance at the Gurdwara Darbar Sahib in Kartarpur on April 19 and took out a 'nagar kirtan' from there to the Zero Line located along Dera Baba Nanak on the Indian side.
"PM Modi chaired a high-level meeting to review oxygen supply across the country and discuss ways and means to boost its availability. Officials briefed him on efforts were undertaken in the last few weeks to improve oxygen supply": Prime Minister's Office.
"PM spoke on fixing responsibility in obstruction cases and asked to explore ways to increase O2 production and supply. Measures undertaken to increase the availability of cryogenic tankers via conversion of nitrogen and argon tankers, their import, airlifting and manufacturing,": PMO added.
Across hospitals in India, families are struggling to save their loved ones due to an acute lack of oxygen supply as the country is ravaged by a deadly second wave of Covid-19 . Therefore it has been decided that no restriction shall be imposed on the movement of Medical Oxygen between the State and transport authorities
Pfizer is in discussions with India and committed to make its COVID-19 vaccine available for deployment in the country, Reuters cited the US drugmaker as saying. The company said it had offered India a not-for-profit price for its vaccine for the government's immunisation programme.
Last week, the Indian government said it would fast-track emergency approvals for foreign-made COVID-19 vaccines, a move that would exempt companies from carrying out "bridging" trials for their vaccines.
Maharashtra | Pune Municipal Corporation has ordered all private hospitals under its jurisdiction to conduct an audit of the oxygen supply system, oxygen storage, and other related things. The Corporation has asked the hospitals to submit a report on it immediately
A three-judge bench of Supreme Court, headed by CJI SA Bobde, asked the Solicitor General Tushar Mehta to submit or inform it by providing a national plan, after taking into record the fact that at least 6 different High Courts have been hearing the matter.
Tushar Mehta told SC that the country is in dire need of oxygen. Supreme Court takes suo motu cognisance on supply of oxygen and essential drugs issue. CJI SA Bobde says that the court will hear the matter tomorrow.
Sonia Gandhi writes to Prime Minister Narendra Modi demanding a uniform price for vaccination
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal held a press conference and said that the national capital need 700 MT of oxygen daily and is receiving 480 MT for now. He thanked Centre for increasing the supply but appealed to other states not to stop oxygen trucks that are coming from other states. Kejriwal also said that he is ready to help other states if possible
Farmers are at their home. Where else will we ask them to go? Is Corona spreading from here? We've been living here for last 5 months, it's our home now...Many farmers took vaccine but are struggling to get the 2nd dose. We've told officers to set up camp here: Rakesh Tikait, BKU
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday said the crisis in the country is not just due to coronavirus but due to the "anti-people" policies of the central government and called for a solution instead of hollow speeches.
Congress has been attacking the government over its management of the COVID-19 situation in the country.
"I am quarantined at home and sad news is constantly coming in. The crisis in India is not just due to Corona, but due to the anti-people policies of the central government. Don't give false celebrations and hollow speeches, give the country a solution," he said in a tweet in Hindi.
Gandhi tested positive for coronavirus earlier this week with mild symptoms and has been quarantined at home.
The country saw a record over 3.14 lakh fresh cases of coronavirus in the last 24 hours.
India reports 3,14,835 new COVID19 cases, 2,104 deaths and 1,78,841 discharges in the last 24 hours, as per Union Health Ministry
Total cases: 1,59,30,965
Total recoveries: 1,34,54,880
Death toll: 1,84,657
Active cases: 22,91,428
Total vaccination: 13,23,30,644
We have instructed steel companies that have been producing liquefied oxygen in their plants for their use in steel production, to increase the production & supply them to hospitals in the state on priority basis, the steel companies have extended cooperation and agreed to increase production and supply of oxygen. This will help save many patients who are in dire need of oxygen in the ICU: Murugesh R Nirani, Karnataka Minister for Mines & Geology
Veteran CPI-M leader Sitaram Yechury on Thursday morning informed that his son Ashish Yechury passed away after contracting coronavirus. He was being treated at a hospital in Gurugram.
In a tweet, he wrote: "It is with great sadness that I have to inform that I lost my elder son, Ashish Yechury to COVID-19 this morning. I want to thank all those who gave us hope and who treated him - doctors, nurses, frontline health workers, sanitation workers, and innumerable others who stood by us."
As per Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) data, only 0.04% of people tested positive after taking the second jab of Covaxin and 0.03% tested covid positive after taking the second dose of Covishield.
In numbers, more than 21,000 tested Coronavirus positive after the first dose of either Covishield or Covaxin, while over 5,500 tested positive after the second shot.
As per the central government's data on Wednesday, Covaxin has been administered to 1.1 crore people in India so far. Out of these, about 93 lakh have received the first dose and around 17 lakh have received the second dose. Among the first jab takers who 4,208 have tested positive. Among the 17 lakh who have taken the second shot of Covaxin, only 695 have tested positive for Covid-19.
For Covishield, the data shows that nearly 10 crore people have received its first dose. Out of these, 17,145 have tested positive for Covid-19 after taking the first jab. Around 1.5 crore people have also received their second dose of Covishield and 5,014 people out of them have tested positive.
Mukesh Saxena, ADG Medical, CAPF, informed that in the second wave of coronavirus, the number of cases in our jawans has also increased.
"We have stopped admission of non-COVID patients and closed OPD services at CAPF hospital in Greater Noida. 80 COVID-19 patients are currently admitted at the hospital," Mukesh Saxena told ANI on Wednesday.
"We have deployed our medical officers and paramedics at the DRDO COVID19 facility in Delhi, and Ahmedabad," he further added.
Former Delhi Minister and senior Congress leader Dr. AK Walia passes away due to COVID-19. He was undergoing treatment at the Apollo Hospital in Delhi.