After the central government has roped in 20,000 private hospitals for the next round of covid-19 vaccination programme. Union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said that he

Hope most ministers will pay for their Covid vaccine: Ravi Shankar Prasad

After Centre's announcement that the second phase of coronavirus vaccine inoculation will begin on March 1, Union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said that he hoped most ministers will pay for their jabs. The central government roped in 20,000 private hospitals for the next round of covid-19 vaccination programme. "While the vaccine will be given for free at government centres, it will be available for a charge, to be decided later, at many private hospitals," Prakash Javadekar said on Wednesday.&nbsp;

After Centre's announcement that the second phase of coronavirus vaccine inoculation will begin on March 1, Union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said that he hoped most ministers will pay for their jabs. The central government roped in 20,000 private hospitals for the next round of covid-19 vaccination programme. "While the vaccine will be given for free at government centres, it will be available for a charge, to be decided later, at many private hospitals," Prakash Javadekar said on Wednesday.

To find help for a Covid positive person, Union minister Vijay Kumar Singh landed on a mine of controversy. Earlier today, Singh took to Twitter to find a bed for a Cov

To find help for a Covid positive person, Union minister Vijay Kumar Singh&nbsp;triggered a controversy. Singh took to Twitter to find a bed for a Covid positive person in his constituency, Ghaziabad.
However, his tweet was viewed as a sign of poor healthcare infrastructure in the country and created a debate on social media.
Singh deleted his tweet and in a new post informed that the patient's bed requirement was sorted by the local administration and UP chief minister&rsquo;s office.

At least 6 Covid-19 patients died at a hospital in Madhya Pradesh’s Shahdol on Saturday night allegedly due to low oxygen supply. The stage administration has den

At least 6 Covid-19 patients died at a hospital in Madhya Pradesh&rsquo;s Shahdol on Saturday night allegedly due to low oxygen supply. The stage administration has denied the allegation and maintained that there is sufficient supply of oxygen and the demand is being met.
But&nbsp;Milind Shiralkar, the Dean of the Government Medical College Hospital said that the facility was overwhelmed with patients and could not keep up with the oxygen supply. All 62 beds in the Intensive Care Unit are occupied. He also said that the cylinders at the hospital do not have the capacity to hold sufficient oxygen for the increasing number of patients.
According to the dean,&nbsp;the hospital had requested more supply but the cylinders did not reach on time and as a result, the hospital reduced the pressure of the oxygen that was being supplied to the the patients. However, the hospital like the state administration maintains that the fatalities occurred in the Intensive Care Unit and all those who died were critical and it can't to be ascertained that the cause of death was low oxygen supply
The Opposition Congress attacked the government over the lagging supplies. Former Chief Minister of the state Kamal Nath in a tweet said that oxygen and remdevisir were sufficient only on the government&rsquo;s records but not on the ground.

The Delhi government has filed an FIR against five airlines for allegedly not checking any passenger coming from Maharashtra for a negative RT PCR report. A News 18 re

The Delhi government has filed an FIR against five airlines for allegedly not checking any passenger coming from Maharashtra for a negative RT PCR report.
A News 18 report said that the case has been filed against Indigo, Vistara, Spice Jet and Air Asia. According to the Delhi government it is mandatory to carry a negative RT-PCR test report, which should not be older than 72 hours prior to departure if a person is coming from Maharashtra.
Those without a negative Covid test report will have to undergo 14-day home quarantine on reaching Delhi.&nbsp;

After Rahul Gandhi announced that he cancelling all his rallies in Bengal amid the steep hike in Covid-19 cases, state minister Sobhandeb Chattopadhyay said o

After Rahul&nbsp;Gandhi announced that he cancelling all his rallies in Bengal amid the steep hike in Covid-19 cases, state minister Sobhandeb Chattopadhyay&nbsp;said on Sunday that he too would desist from organising any major rally.
Chattopadhyay, who has been entrusted with the job of retaining the Bhawanipur seat after its sitting MLA and TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee decided to contest the polls from Nandigram, is the first candidate from the ruling party to have taken such a decision.
Bhawanaipur is set to go to polls in the 7th phase on April 26.

Niti Aayog Vice Chairman Rajiv Kumar said on Sunday that India needs to prepare for 'greater uncertainty' in terms of consumer as well as investor sentiments due to the

Niti Aayog Vice Chairman Rajiv Kumar said on Sunday that India needs to prepare for 'greater uncertainty' in terms of consumer as well as investor sentiments due to the fresh wave of&nbsp;coronavirus&nbsp;infections.
He said the government will respond with fiscal measures as and when required.
While acknowledging that the present situation has become far more difficult than it was in the past due to rising coronavirus infections, Kumar remained hopeful that the country&rsquo;s economy will grow 11 per cent in the current fiscal ending March 31, 2022.
 According to Kumar, India was on the verge of defeating&nbsp;Covid-19&nbsp;completely but some new strains from the UK and other countries have made the situation far more difficult this time around.
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Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Sunday wrote a letter to incumbent Prime Minister Narendra Modi, noting that the expansion of Covid vaccination programme is a b

Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Sunday wrote a letter to incumbent Prime Minister Narendra Modi, noting that the expansion of Covid vaccination programme is a big part of pandemic management.
In his letter the two time prime minister wrote that we must resist temptation to look at absolute numbers vaccinated and instead focus on percentage of population vaccinated. He also asked PM Modi that centre should tell about Covid vaccine orders placed for next 6 months, and how vaccines will be distributed to states.

The daily coronavirus positivity rate in India in the last 12 days has doubled to 16.69%, while the weekly positivity rate has increased more than 4 fold from 3.05% to

The daily coronavirus positivity rate in India in the last 12 days has doubled to 16.69%, while the weekly positivity rate has increased more than 4 fold from 3.05% to 13.54% in the past one month, the Health Ministry said on Sunday.
Chhattisgarh reported the highest weekly positivity rate at 30.38%, followed by Goa at 24.24%, Maharashtra at 24.17%, Rajasthan at 23.33% and Madhya Pradesh at 18.99%, according to the ministry.
India reported a record 2,61,500 new coronavirus cases and 1,501 deaths in last 24 hours with&nbsp;Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Kerala, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu and Rajasthan&nbsp;reporting 78.56% of the new cases.

Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said around 25,500 new Covid-19 cases have been reported in Delhi and the positivity rate has increased to nearly 30% in the last 24

Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal&nbsp;said around 25,500 new Covid-19 cases have been reported in Delhi and the positivity rate has increased to nearly 30% in the last 24 hours.
Less than 100 ICU beds are vacant in Delhi hospitals, and the situation is worsening every moment, Kejriwal said, adding that he spoke to Union Home Minister Amit Shah this morning and stressed on the need for making more beds available.
The Delhi govt plans to add over 6,000 high-flow oxygen beds will in next 2-3 days at Yamuna Sports Complex. Kejriwal&nbsp;said that Commonwealth Games Village and some schools too will be turned into Covid&nbsp;centres.&nbsp; The Covid&nbsp;facility at Radha Soami Satsang Beas will also be reopened

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has cancelled all his public rallies for the remaining the 3 phases of West Bengal assembly elections. Announcing the decision on Twit

Congress leader Rahul&nbsp;Gandhi has cancelled all his public rallies for the remaining the 3 phases of West Bengal assembly elections. Announcing the decision on Twitter, Gandhi said he is suspending all his public rallies in West Bengal in view of the Covid&nbsp;situation. He also 'advised' other politicians 'to think deeply about the consequences of holding large public rallies under the current circumstances.'
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Engineering entrance exam JEE-Mains scheduled to be held from April 27-30 has been postponed in view of the COVID-19 situation, Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriya

Engineering entrance exam JEE-Mains scheduled to be held from April 27-30 has been postponed in view of the COVID-19 situation, Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank' announced on Sunday. According to an official order by the National Testing Agency , the April session of the exams has been postponed "looking at the present situation of COVID-19 pandemic and also taking into account the safety and well being of candidates and examination functionaries.&nbsp;
The rescheduled dates will be announced later and at least 15 days in advance, the NTA&nbsp;circular said.&nbsp;

Union Home Minister Amit Shah in an interview to Indian Express has said that they is no option but to hold rallies when the elections are announced. The Home Mini

Union Home Minister Amit&nbsp;Shah in an interview to Indian Express has said that they is no option but to hold rallies when the elections are announced. The Home Minister's statement comes amid increasing criticism about politicians across party lines holding rallies, roadshows&nbsp;and other events to campaign for assembly elections when the country is seeing a rapid surged in Covid-19 cases. He further added that everyone is taking precautions.&nbsp;

If you are an essential services personnel in Mumbai who is exempt from the 'janta curfew' curbs imposed in Maharashtra till 7am on May 1, you will need a colour-c

If you are an essential services personnel in Mumbai who is exempt from the 'janta&nbsp;curfew' curbs imposed in Maharashtra till 7am on May 1, you will need a colour-coded sticker on your vehicle to step out, according to an order issued by the Mumbai&nbsp;police commissioner.&nbsp;
Vehicles belonging to doctors, medical staff, ambulances and those engaged in supplying medical equipment will have to sport red stickers, while vehicles transporting food, vegetables, fruits, groceries, dairy products, etc, will have to have green stickers.&nbsp;
People employed in essential services such as civic officials, personnel of electricity, telephone and press departments will have to put yellow stickers on their vehicles
The stickers should be six-inch circles and also be made available at 'nakabandi' points and toll nakas for free, the police order said.&nbsp;

The Indian Express has reported that China has refused to withdraw its troops from Hot Springs and Gogra in eastern Ladakh. Quoting a 'highly-place source', the da

The Indian Express has reported that China has refused to withdraw its troops from Hot Springs and Gogra&nbsp;in eastern Ladakh. Quoting a 'highly-place source', the daily reported that though China had earlier agreed to withdraw troops from these points as part of the disengagement and de-esclation&nbsp;agreement with India, it has now refused to do so.&nbsp;
Indian and Chinese troops and armoured columns had&nbsp;withdrawn&nbsp;on the north and south banks of&nbsp;Pangong Tso&nbsp;and the Kailash range in February.

India reports 2,61,500 new #COVID19 cases, 1,501 fatalities and 1,38,423 discharges in the last 24 hours, as per Union Health Ministry

India reported highest daily spike of&nbsp;2,61,500 Covid-19&nbsp;cases in the last 24 hours, according to Health Ministry data. 1,501 patients succumbed to the infection while 1,38,423 were discharged on Saturday.&nbsp;India's total tally of Covid-19 cases&nbsp;is now 1,47,88,109, while active cases have surpassed the 18-lakh mark.&nbsp;
Registering a steady increase for the 39th day in a row, the active cases stand at 18,01,316, comprising 12.18% of the total infections, while the national Covid-19 recovery rate has dropped to 86.62 per cent, the ministry said.

Maharashtra Leader of Opposition Devendra Fadnavis has alleged the state government was harassing a supplier of Remdesivir from Daman because BJP leaders had approached

Maharashtra Leader of Opposition Devendra Fadnavis has alleged the state government was harassing a supplier of Remdesivir from Daman because BJP leaders had approached him for supply of the antiviral medication to the state.
Fadnavis&nbsp;said that BJP&nbsp;had requested Bruck&nbsp;Pharma&nbsp;to give them Remdesivir&nbsp;in view of the shortage of the drug in Maharashtra&nbsp;and they had also got FDA's&nbsp;approval after speaking to Union Minister Mansukh&nbsp;Mandivya. The supplier was however arrested by the police on Saturday night, he added.&nbsp;
The police have said that it wasn't an arrest, the supplier was only brought in for questioning after they received inputs that some Remdesivir&nbsp;exporters have 60,000 vials of the drug and they only acted into good faith to verify the input considering there is a lot of black marketing due to the shortage of the medicine.&nbsp;He was allowed to go after he produced required documents, they added.

Delhi Disaster Management Authority has made it mandatory for all Delhi residents who are return from Haridwar to stay in home quarantine for 14 days. The decision

Delhi Disaster Management Authority has made it mandatory for all Delhi residents who return from Haridwar to stay in home quarantine for 14 days. The ciruclar&nbsp;issued by the agency&nbsp;said that all Delhi residents who visited Haridwar's Kumbh from 4th April or will be visiting the city till the Kumbh&nbsp;ends on April 30 will have to upload details like name, address in Delhi, ID proof, date of departure from Delhi and date of return on a Delhi govt portal. If anyone is found or reported to have failed to upload the details, the person will be sent to a govt quarantine centre, the circular added.&nbsp;
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Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on Saturday said that the widening gap between daily new cases and daily new recoveries reflects that the infection is spreadin

Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on Saturday said that&nbsp;the widening gap between daily new cases and daily new recoveries reflects that the infection is spreading at a much faster rate than recoveries with consistently growing active cases. While reviewing&nbsp;the&nbsp;availability of oxygen,&nbsp;ventilators, manpower, medicines and hospital beds in 11 states/UT reporting a surge in&nbsp;Covid-19&nbsp;cases, the minister said that&nbsp;the country is currently reporting the sharpest growth rate of 7.6% in new Covid cases, which is 1.3 times higher than case growth rate of 5.5% reported in June 2020. He also added that there is a sharp growth of 10.2% in the number of deaths.&nbsp;
Harsh Vardhan&nbsp;also assured that there is no vaccine shortage and said that states and UTs have 1.58 crore does with them and another 1.16 crore&nbsp;does are in the pipeline.&nbsp;

Amid the record surge in Covid-19 cases, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday held a meeting to review the situation. Top officers across various ministries pa

Amid the record surge in Covid-19 cases, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday held a meeting to review the situation. Top officers across various&nbsp;ministries participated in the meeting.&nbsp;
Amid various states raising concern over the shortage of oxygen and hospital beds, PTI reported that various aspects related to medicines, oxygen, ventilators and vaccination were discussed at the meeting.
Asking local administrations to be proactive and sensitive to people's concerns, PM Modi said there is a need to utilise full potential of India's pharma industry to meet rising demand of various medicines.
He also asked the officers to utilise entire national capacity to ramp up vaccine production. He also called for close coordination with states in handling the Covid-19 pandemic.

Maharashtra on Saturday reported 67,123 fresh coronavirus cases, its highest single-day increase so far. The state health department said that the new infections have

Maharashtra on Saturday reported 67,123 fresh coronavirus cases, its highest single-day increase so far.
The state health department said that the new infections have taken the tally to 37,70,707.
Besides, 419 deaths due to the pandemic were reported in the state, which pushed the death toll to 59,970.
As many as 56,783 patients were discharged during the day, raising the number of recovered cases to 30,61,174.
The state had earlier recorded its highest one-day spike in cases on Friday at 63,729.
Mumbai recorded 8,811 new cases and 51 fatalities, taking the city's case tally to 5,71,018 and the death toll to 12,301.

Kerala on Saturday recorded its highest ever single-day tally of Covid-19 cases. Health officials said 13,835 new infections were reported after 81,211 samples were sen

Kerala on Saturday recorded its highest ever single-day tally of Covid-19 cases. Health officials said 13,835 new infections were reported after 81,211 samples were sent for testing.
As many as 27 persons succumbed to the virus, mounting the state's Covid-19 toll to 4,904. The state's test positivity rate surged to a high of 17.04 per cent.
A total 3,654 people recovered from the disease in the given period, taking the total number of recoveries in the state to 11,35,921. The southern state presently has 80,019 active cases.

After the central government has roped in 20,000 private hospitals for the next round of covid-19 vaccination programme. Union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said that he hoped most minister will pay for their jabs. "While the vaccine will be given for free at government centres, it will be available for a charge, to be decided later, at many private hospitals," Prakash Javadekar said on Wednesday. The amount people would need to pay for COVID-19 vaccination in private hospitals will be decided by the health ministry within 3-4 days, Javadekar said.&nbsp; &nbsp;

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