Covid LIVE: Record 11,491 new cases in Delhi; 20% drop in Maharashtra

Coronavirus live updates: Delhi witnessed 11,491 cases, Mumbai just above 6900 in the last 24 hours. India's Covid tally has jumped to 13,527,717. Stay tuned for corona-related news

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Coronavirus LIVE: Aviation Ministry bans in-flight meals on flights having duration of less than 2 hours

Coronavirus LIVE: Aviation Ministry bans in-flight meals on flights having duration of less than 2 hours

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Required medical treatment is being addressed very strongly: Karnataka Deputy CM

3:54 PM

50 per cent beds to be reserved for Covid patients in Jharkhand

Jharkhand Health Secretary issues an order to Deputy Commissioners of all districts to reserve a minimum of 50 per cent beds of their capacity for coronavirus patients.

3:29 PM

Philippines logs 11,378 new Covid-19 cases

The Philippines' Department of Health (DOH) reported on Monday 11,378 new Covid-19 infections, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the Southeast Asian country to 876,225.

 

The death toll climbed to 15,149 after 204 more patients died from the viral disease, the DOH said.There are now 157,451 active cases in the country, the DOH added.

 

The Philippines, with a population of about 110 million, has tested over 10 million people since the outbreak of the pandemic in January 2020. (PTI)

3:14 PM

Coronavirus LIVE: Sputnik V gets expert panel nod for emergency use in India

Coronavirus LIVE: Sputnik V gets expert panel nod for emergency use in India

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Mumbai to get Covid centres in 5-star hotels, 3 field hospitals

Struggling to cope up with the massive corona patient load, the BrihanMumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Monday decided to convert some Four-star and Five-star hotels as Covid centres and will also set up 3 new jumbo field hospitals in the city.

 

Municipal Commissioner I.S. Chahal said that some 5/4 star hotels in the city and suburbs are being requisitioned immediately to create Covid Care Centre-2 facilities for Corona positive patients.

 

"These will be dovetailed and run by professionals from major private hospitals. It will make a large number of beds available to new needy patients by shifting substantially recovered patients quickly to these CCC2 facilities to be managed by medicos," Chahal told IANS. Read here

3:01 PM

Maharashtra govt defers state board exams for class 10 and 12 amid Covid surge

2:57 PM

MP govt offers space to pvt hospitals for Covid-19 treatment

The Madhya Pradesh government has offered to provide space to private hospitals to set up their medical facilities in a bid to increase the number of beds for Covid-19 patients, Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said on Monday.

 

Talking to reporters here, Chouhan also said the supply of Remdevisir injections would be normalised within the next two or three days as the government has started procuring the key anti-viral drug.

 

The demand for the drug has gone up in the wake of a surge in Covid-19 cases.

2:42 PM

Living Covid patient declared dead in Bihar

A case has come to light at Patna Medical College Hospital (PMCH) where a living person infected with Covid-19 was declared dead and a death certificate issued to his family members.

 

A doctor at PMCH said Chunnu Kumar, a resident of Bihar's Mohammadpur near the Barh police station, was admitted to the hospital on April 9 after suffering a brain haemorrhage. He underwent a coronavirus test for which he tested positive during the course of the treatment. He was then admitted to a corona ward and treatment was started.

 

The victim's wife and brother were informed by the hospital administration on Sunday that Chunnu had died. In a rush to remove the body after the death, the hospital administration sealed the body of the patient and handed it over to Chunnu's brother Manoj Kumar and also issued a death certificate. (IANS)

2:14 PM

Kumbh Mela: Thousands take dip in Ganga amid rising cases

Amid rising coronavirus cases in the country, thousands of saffron-clad seers and ash-smeared Nagas flouted Covid-19 norms and converged at Har Ki Pairi here for a holy dip in the Ganga during the second royal bath of the Kumbh Mela on Monday.

 

The seers of different akhadas, led by their Mahamandaleshwaras, by turns took out grand Shobha Yatras through the main thoroughfare of the pilgrimage city to gather at Brahma Kund, Hari ki Pairi for the holy bath on the occasion of Somvati Amavasya.

 

Marching barefoot to their destination with many of them not wearing masks or observing social distancing, the seers took a dip in the river as they were showered with flower petals from helicopters flying above on behalf of the Uttarakhand government. (PTI)

2:10 PM

Punjab CM Captain Amarinder Singh takes his second dose of vaccine

1:59 PM

BMC added 325 additional ICU beds in various hospitals in Mumbai

BMC added 325 additional ICU beds in various hospitals in Mumbai and number of ICU beds has gone up to 2,466 now whereas the total number of Covid beds on online bed allotment dashboard has gone to 19,151 comprising 141 hospitals of which presently 3,777 DCHC/DCH beds are vacant: BMC

1:51 PM

Some 4 and 5 star hotels in Mumbai to be turned into Covid care centres: BMC

Some 4 and 5 star hotels to be requested immediately to create CCC2 (Covid Care Centre for positive patients). They will be run by professionals from major private hospitals, says BMC

12:50 PM

Covid-19: Shop in MP sealed for selling Remdesivir at price higher than MRP

A medical store here in Madhya Pradesh was sealed for allegedly selling Remdesivir injections at Rs 18,000 per vial, much higher than its MRP, an official said on Monday.

 

In the wake of a rise in Covid-19 cases, the key anti-viral drug is in high demand as it is used especially in adult patients with severe complications.

 

The Jabalpur administration sealed the medical shop on Sunday night after receiving a complaint against it, food inspector R L Patel said. Read on...

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Coronavirus update: Bhutan vaccinates 93% of adults in just 16 days

When plotted on a graph, the curve of Bhutan's Covid-19 vaccination drive shoots upwards from the very first day, crossing Israel, United States, Bahrain and other countries known for vaccinating people rapidly.

 

Those countries took months to reach where they are, painstakingly strengthening their vaccination campaigns in the face of rising coronavirus cases. But the story of Bhutan's vaccination campaign is nearly finished just 16 days after it began. READ ON...