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Coronavirus HIGHLIGHTS: AIIMS-Delhi To Take Up Only Urgent Procedures, Surgeries Due To Covid-19 Surge

Coronavirus Cases HIGHLIGHTS: Ten states including Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, Kerala and Punjab have shown a steep rise in the daily COVID-19 cases accounting for 84.21 per cent of the 1,26,789 new infections. 

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Coronavirus HIGHLIGHTS: AIIMS-Delhi To Take Up Only Urgent Procedures, Surgeries Due To Covid-19 Surge

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Coronavirus Cases HIGHLIGHTS India stares at a yet another possible health crisis as the second wave of Coronavirus has forced several states including Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Punjab and others to take strict measures with country witnessing a record single-day spike of 1,26,789 new coronavirus infections on Thursday, pushing the nationwide COVID-19 tally of cases to 1,29,28,574. 

Ten states including Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, Kerala and Punjab have shown a steep rise in the daily COVID-19 cases accounting for 84.21 per cent of the 1,26,789 new infections. 

What is concerning is the fact that the national weekly Covid-19 positivity rate has increased by 6.21 per cent from 2.19 to 8.40 per cent in the first seven days of March and April. 

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21:49 PM (IST)  •  08 Apr 2021

Only Urgent Procedures, Surgeries In AIIMS-Delhi Due To Covid-19

In the view of Covid-19 prevention and control in the national capital, the All India Institute of Media Science has said that it will only take up urgent procedures or surgeries in various operation theatres of with effect from April 10.

21:30 PM (IST)  •  08 Apr 2021

Corona Curfew Imposed In Several Cities Of Karnataka

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20:35 PM (IST)  •  08 Apr 2021

PM Modi Urges For Mass Vaccination Programme From April 11-14

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