Coronavirus Highlights: Maharashtra Reports Highest Spike In Covid Deaths With 773 Fatalities
Coronavirus Highlights: Prime Minister Narendra Modi cancelled his Bengal rallies owing to the Covid situation in the country. He will review the Covid-19 related situation in an internal meeting at 9 am, followed by a meeting at 10 am with chief ministers of states that have a high number of Covid-19 cases and then at 12:30 he will hold a meeting with the leading oxygen manufacturers in the country through video conferencing.
"The next two days (Saturday & Sunday) will see restrictions similar to lockdown. Only essential services & emergency travel to be allowed. There is a cap of 75 people indoor & 150 outdoor for marriages & a maximum of 50 people for funeral services,": Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan.
Maharashtra reports 66,836 new Covid-19 cases, 74,045 recoveries and 773 deaths in the last 24 hours.
Active cases: 6,91,851
Total cases: 41,61,676
Total recoveries: 34,04,792
Death toll: 63,252
Lucknow (PTI): A record single-day spike of 37,238 COVID-19 cases and 199 fatalities on Friday pushed Uttar Pradesh's infection tally to over 10 lakhs and the death toll due to the disease to 10,737, a health bulletin said.
As many as 22,566 patients recovered from the disease in the state in a span of 24 hours, taking the total count of recoveries to 7,28,980, Additional Chief Secretary, Information, Navneet Sehgal said.
On Thursday, the state had recorded 34,379 cases and 195 fatalities.
Uttar Pradesh currently has 2,73,653 active cases, of which over 2.18 lakh are in home-isolation, Sehgal said.
The total infection tally in the state now stands at 10,13,370, he said.
Lucknow reported the highest number of 5,682 fresh cases, followed by Kanpur (1,993), Allahabad (1,954), Varanasi (1,483), Meerut (1,361), Gautam Buddh Nagar (1,064) and others districts, the bulletin said.
Of the fresh deaths, 14 were from Lucknow, 12 from Allahabad, 10 each from Varanasi and Chandauli, and nine each of Kanpur and Gautam Buddh Nagar, it added.
The state capital reported 7,165 discharges, which is more than the number of fresh cases detected here, the bulletin said.
On Thursday, 2.35 lakh samples were tested for COVID-19 in the state.
About the shortage of oxygen, Sehgal said a control room has been set up to monitor the situation, and orders have been issued by the chief minister to install oxygen plants at all the hospitals.
Besides, 1,500 oxygen concentrators have also been ordered, he said, adding that people are being advised not to pay heed to rumours.
Andhra Pradesh government has decided to impose night curfew, from 10 pm to 5 am, tomorrow onwards amid prevailing Covid-19 situation in the state: Chief Minister's Office (CMO)
People aged above 18 years will be administered the Covid-19 vaccine free of cost, at both government and private hospitals, announces Uttarakhand Chief Minister Tirath Singh Rawat as quoted by news agency ANI.
"Held meeting today to discuss ramping up COVID dedicated and ICU beds at 4 government hospitals – AIIMS, Lady Hardinge, Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia and Safdarjung. These hospitals have also been asked to make preparations to add more beds if pandemic surges further,": Union Health Min Dr. Harsh Vardhan.
Punjab CM Captain Amarinder Singh has ordered immediate recruitment of 400 nurses and 140 technicians to govt medical colleges. He will soon write a letter to PM Modi seeking direction to PGI Satellite Centres and Military Hospitals in Punjab to provide Covid beds to citizens: CMO.
Zydus Cadila on Friday announced that it has received restricted emergency use approval from the regulator Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) for the use of ‘Virafin’, Pegylated Interferon alpha-2b (PegIFN) in treating moderate coronavirus infection in adults.
A single dose subcutaneous regimen of the antiviral drug will make treatment of COVID-19 disease more convenient.
Our oxygen supply chain has been diverted to Uttar Pradesh. The supply chain is being maintained in BJP states. Where will we get oxygen from?: West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee
PM Modi held a meeting with Chief Ministers of all states to review the Covid situation. Delhi CM Kejriwal sought guidance from the Prime Minister stating that the natioanl capital is witnessing an acute shortage of oxygen and beds. He also brought attention to the rate of vaccines and suggested that 'One Nation, One Vaccine Rate' should be drafted which will help the states to handle the situation in a better way.
India reports 3,32,730 new COVID19 cases, 2,263 deaths and 1,93,279 discharges in the last 24 hours, as per Union Health Ministry.
Total cases: 1,62,63,695
Total recoveries: 1,36,48,159
Death toll: 1,86,920
Active cases: 24,28,616
Total vaccination: 13,54,78,420
After it was being reported that 25 'sickest' patients at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital in New Delhi died in last 24 hours likely due to low-pressure oxygen, the hospital staff and patients can take a sigh of relief has oxygen cylinders have reached the hospital via a green corridor from Rohini. The hospital had earlier confirmed that only 2 hours of O2 was left in the hospital and 60 more patients were critical
25 sickest patients have died in last 24 hrs at the hospital. Oxygen will last another 2 hrs. Ventilators & Bipap not working effectively. Need Oxygen to be airlifted urgently. Lives of another 60 sickest patients in peril: Director-Medical, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, Delhi
Japan's government has declared a state of emergency in Tokyo, Osaka, and Kyoto from Sunday to May 11, in an attempt to curb surging COVID-19 infections.
The government stepped up preparations the same day to declare a COVID-19 state of emergency in the prefectures, with tougher restrictions — such as the closure of department stores and shopping malls — expected to be in place through the Golden Week holidays.
- All residents of Jharkhand above 18 years will be given free vaccination for COVID-19, state Chief Minister Hemant Soren has announced.
- The governments of Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Assam, Chhattisgarh and Kerala have also announced that everyone above 18 years of age would be provided free COVID-19 vaccine.
In the wake of rising cases of coronavirus and the subsequent shortage of oxygen in a number of hospitals across the country, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold a virtual meeting with the chief ministers of high COVID states today to review the situation.
He will review the COVID-19-related situation in an internal meeting at 9 AM followed by another meeting with chief ministers an hour later via video conference. Moreover, he will also hold yet another meeting with leading oxygen manufacturers in the country at 12:30 PM.
Background
Coronavirus Highlights: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is going to have three meetings on Friday on the coronavirus crisis in the country. The prime minister will review the Covid-19 related situation in an internal meeting at 9 am, followed by a meeting at 10 am with chief ministers of states that have a high number of Covid-19 cases, and then at 12:30 he will hold a meeting with the leading oxygen manufacturers in the country through video conferencing.
Later in the day, The Supreme Court will take a suo moto cognizance of the situation in India. The SC has raised 4 concerns which the country is facing and has sought a national plan from the Centre regarding the same.
Delhi, battling a devastating wave of coronavirus and a recurring, appalling oxygen shortage, recorded its highest ever fatalities over the last 24 hours -- 306 people died as more than 26,000 cases were logged. The total number of fatalities have gone up to 13,193 and the caseload to 9,56,348, of which 91,618 are active cases.
The positivity rate has also gone up -- the current figure is 36.24 per cent.
India's "Oxygen Express" train made its first run on Thursday from Visakhapatnam to Maharashtra, where COVID-19 cases have been rising fast and hospitals have been gasping for oxygen supply for critical patients. The train carrying oxygen tankers left the Rashtriya Ispat Nigam (RINL) facility at the Andhra Pradesh town Thursday evening.
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