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Coronavirus HIGHLIGHTS Mumbai reported 5,888 new Covid cases on Saturday evening - a three-week low and a significant drop from the 7,221 it reported on Friday, the 7,410 on Thursday and the 7,684 on Wednesday. Delhi government mulls at extending the lockdown for another week as Covid cases continue to surge in the national capital.
Delhi records 22,933 fresh COVID-19 cases (positivity rate - 30.21%), 21,071 discharges, and 350 deaths in the last 24 hours Active cases: 94,592 Total discharges: 9,18,875 Death toll: 14,248
Ugo Astuto, Ambassador of the European Union to India on Sunday in an official statement said, "The EU together with its member states will do its utmost to support India in this difficult moment."
Meanwhile, Commissioner for Crisis Management said, "Upon request for assistance by India we've activated EU Civil Protection Mechanism. EU will do its utmost to mobilise assistance to support India. Our ERCC is already coordinating EU MS ready to provide urgently needed oxygen & medicine rapidly."
Tamil Nadu CM Edappadi Palaniswami has called an all-party meeting tomorrow at the state secretariat regarding Vedanta's Sterlite Plant issue for the production of medical oxygen. It'll be discussed with the parties if permission should be granted to re-open the plant in Thoothukudi.
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister's Office on Sunday announced that Corona curfew has been extended in the areas of Bhopal and Berasia till May 3 (Monday), 6 am.
Uttarakhand reports 4,368 fresh COVID-19 cases, 1,748 recoveries, and 44 deaths in the last 24 hours
Active cases: 35,864
Total recoveries: 1,10,664
Death toll: 2,164
Andhra Pradesh reports 12,634 new COVID-19 cases, 4,304 recoveries, and 69 deaths in the past 24 hours
Active cases: 89,732
Total recoveries: 9,36,143
Death toll: 7,685
Kerala reports 28,469 fresh COVID-19 cases (out of 1,26,773 tests), 8,122 recoveries, and 30 deaths in the last 24 hours, as per State Health Department
Active cases: 2,18,893
Total recoveries: 11,81,324
Death toll: 5,110
Rajasthan reports 15,809 fresh COVID-19 cases, 6,649 recoveries, and 74 deaths in the last 24 hours, as per State Health Department
Active cases: 1,36,702
Total recoveries: 3,74,134
Death toll: 3,601
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Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath says Uttar Pradesh govt has placed an order for 1 crore doses of anti-COVID vaccines (50 lakh doses of Covishield & Covaxin each) for the vaccination drive starting May 1.
Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Sunday announced that the state government has decided to vaccinate everyone above 18 years of age, free of cost.
Himachal Pradesh govt has decided to impose corona curfew in 4 districts of the State - Kangra, Una, Solan & Sirmour from 10 pm to 5 am from midnight of 27th April to 10th May. This was decided in high-level meeting held under the chairmanship of CM Jai Ram Thakur: CMO
The govt has also decided to make RTPCR tests within 72 hrs mandatory for all visitors visiting the State. It was decided that in case the persons have not undergone RTPCR test, they would have to remain in home quarantine/isolation at the place of their residence for 14 days
Babul Supriyo tests positive for COVID 19 for the second time. His wife has also tested positive. Supriyo informed that he will not be able to cast his vote in Asansol during the 7th phase of polling on Monday, April 26th.
Our hearts go out to Indian people in the midst of the horrific COVID outbreak. We're working closely with our partners in the Indian govt, and we'll rapidly deploy additional support to the people of India & India's healthcare heroes: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken
Mumbai on Saturday reported 5,888 cases - a nearly 50 percent drop from its highest single-day spike of 11,163 on April 4 - marking the Maharashtra capital’s lowest tally in three weeks. The additions since April 19 have been around the 8000-mark.
Sir Ganga Ram Hospital in Delhi late on Saturday night said it had medical oxygen left to last only about 45 minutes to an hour. The oxygen tanker arrived at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital late at night, news agency ANI reported.
A private medical facility in Delhi's Uttam Nagar, Gandhi Hospital, also sent out an SOS for oxygen, saying they had about an hour's supply of oxygen left.
It was the fourth time Sir Ganga Ram Hospital had sent an SOS for medical oxygen in less than 24 hours.
With the COVID-19 situation remaining grim in Delhi despite a mini-lockdown, the city government may consider extending it by some more days, sources said on Saturday. On April 19, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal announced a six-day lockdown that will be in force till 5am on Monday, saying the step was taken to break the chain of the coronavirus infection and boost the health system that was on the verge of collapse.
"The idea behind the brief lockdown was that it will control the cases and give time to boost the health infrastructure, but the situation has gone from bad to worse. In such a situation, extending the lockdown, by maybe another week, is a possible option," a source in the Delhi government said.
Background
Coronavirus HIGHLIGHTS, 25 April, 2021, Sunday: With the prevailing Covid-19 crisis in the country which has led to an acute shortage of oxygen and Remdesivir - a crucial antiviral drug used for the virus’s treatment - the Centre on Saturday increased the allocation of the injections to 19 States/UTs till April 30.
Among these, Maharashtra - by far the worst affected - has again been allotted the lion’s share of 4,35,000 does as against the 2,69,200 vials earlier. It was followed by Gujarat with the second-highest allocation of 1,65,000 doses against the 1,63,500 earlier, Uttar Pradesh will now get 1,61,000 doses, up from 1,22,800 vials.
Sir Ganga Ram Hospital in Delhi late on Saturday night said it had medical oxygen left to last only about 45 minutes to an hour. The oxygen tanker arrived at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital late at night, news agency ANI reported.
A private medical facility in Delhi's Uttam Nagar, Gandhi Hospital, also sent out an SOS for oxygen, saying they had about an hour's supply of oxygen left.
It was the fourth time Sir Ganga Ram Hospital had sent an SOS for medical oxygen in less than 24 hours.
Mumbai reported 5,888 new Covid cases on Saturday evening - a three-week low and a significant drop from the 7,221 it reported on Friday, the 7,410 on Thursday and the 7,684 on Wednesday.
This is the lowest daily addition to its caseload since March 31, when 5,394 new cases were detected, and it is the first time since April 12 that the number of new daily cases is below the 7,000-mark.
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