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11:16 AM

Central govt's vaccination to remain free: Modi

The central government's free Covid-19 vaccination will continue, says PM Modi, urges state governments to make use of the campaign.

11:11 AM

Covid-19 is testing our patience: PM Modi

"I'm speaking to you at a time when Covid-19 is testing our patience and capacity to bear pain. Many of our loved ones left us untimely. After successfully tackling the first wave, nation's morale was high. It was confident but this storm (of infections) has shaken the nation,” ANI quotes Modi as saying.

11:07 AM

Second wave has rattled Indians, says Modi

Second wave of Covid-19 cases has rattled Indians, says Modi on monthly radio programme

11:03 AM

Covid-19 crisis is testing India again: Modi

PM Narendra Modi says Covid-19 crisis is testing India’s resolve again. "I have spoken to various sectors," he says on Mann Ki Baat.

10:53 AM

India active cases increased to 26,82,751

India’s active Covid-19 cases—people under treatment for the disease--has increased to 26,82,751, comprising 15.82 per cent of total infections. The national recovery rate has stands at 83.05 per cent, said the health ministry on Sunday. The number of people who recuperated has increased to 1,40,85,110. The case fatality rate-- the proportion of people who die from a disease among all individuals diagnosed with the disease over a certain period of time--has dropped to 1.13 per cent.

10:42 AM

Biden administration attacked for India policy

President Joe Biden’s administration has come under criticism from for not releasing surplus Covid-19 vaccines to India when the country is experiencing its worst-ever public health crisis. "When people in India and elsewhere desperately need help, we can't let vaccines sit in a warehouse, we need to get them where they'll save lives," said Indian-American Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi.

9:34 AM

Deaths in Andaman and Nicobar Islands rise to 66

Forty-five people tested positive for COVID-19 in Andaman and Nicobar Islands, pushing the coronavirus tally in the union territory of 5,614, a health department official said on Sunday. The COVID-19 death toll rose to 66 as one more person succumbed to the disease in the last 24 hours, he said

9:03 AM

UP legislator succumbs to Covid-19, father dies of grief

Ramesh Chandra Diwakar, BJP legislator from Auraiya in Uttar Pradesh, died of Covid-19 in Meerut on Friday. He was 56. PTI reports Diwakar’s father died of grief at 92 in Auraiya on Saturday. The late politician’s wife is being treated for Covid-19 in a hospital in Kanpur.

 

8:54 AM

Arunachal govt shuts down schools from April 26

Arunachal Pradesh government is closing all schoolsfrom April 26. Internal examinations held so far in the government schools would be counted for assessment of students, and the tests that scheduled on or after April 26 stand cancelled, reported PTI.

7:46 AM

Delhi hospital gets oxygen

Sir Ganga Ram Hospital in Delhi says it got 5 tonne of medical oxygen early Sunday . "Oxygen running in full pressure after a long time," a spokesperson of the private hospital told ANI. As many 25 Covid-19 patients died there, said the hospital on Friday as it rejected reports that the casualties were caused by oxygen shortage. "A large number of patients admitted at our hospital are in a very serious condition and that's why the high fatality," an executive told Times of India.

7:05 AM

155 new Covid-19 cases, says Meghalaya

Meghalaya on Saturday reported 155 new COVID-19 cases, which took the tally in the state to 15,786, a health department official said. The state now has 1,244 active cases, Health Services Director Aman War told PTI.

6:22 AM

15 feared dead in Baghdad hospital treating Covid-19 patients

A fire broke out in a Baghdad hospital that cares for coronavirus patients after oxygen cylinders reportedly exploded late Saturday, officials said. There were initial reports of 15 people dead, the Associated Press said in a report from Iraq's capital. Firefighters rushed to put out the flames and clear out patients at the Ibn al-Khatib hospital, which provides care for severe coronavirus patients in its intensive care unit.

6:21 AM

Jharkhand''death toll rises to 1,778

Jharkhand''s Covid-19 death toll rose to 1,778 as the state reported 63 fresh fatalities in the last 24 hours, the health department said in a bulletin on Saturday.

Altogether, 5,741 new infections pushed the coronavirus caseload of the state to 1,90,692, PTI reported quoting the bulletin.

6:18 AM

Modi's 'Mann ki Baat' speech at 11am

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will speak on 'Mann Ki Baat' this morning, likely using the 76th episode of the monthly radio programme to speak about Covid-19. The speech is at 11am.

6:14 AM

Coronavirus cases rising 'like tsunami', says Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court on Saturday asked the central and the Delhi governments about their preparedness to deal with the peak of the second Covid-19 wave expected by mid-May, terming the mounting cases a “tsunami” and warning that it will “hang any person” who tries to obstruct oxygen supplies to hospitals.