Coronavirus LIVE: Tamil Nadu adds record 20,768 fresh Covid infections

Coronavirus live updates | Surge in infections has overwhelmed hospitals, morgues and crematoriums and left families scrambling for medicines and oxygen.

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India now world's coronavirus epicentre, says Rahul Gandhi

India now world's coronavirus epicentre; entire world shaken by what they're seeing in our country: Rahul Gandhi tells PTI

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1,000 people in 18-44 group inoculated in Mumbai on Day 1 of phase 3 vaccination

1,000 people in 18-44 group inoculated in Mumbai on first day of phase 3 vaccination drive: Official

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Coronavirus LIVE: West Bengal restricts marriage gatherings to 50

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Coronavirus LIVE: Tamil Nadu reports 19,588 new cases

Tamil Nadu reports 19,588 new cases, 147 deaths and 17,164 recoveries; active cases 115,128, according to the state health department

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Coronavirus LIVE: Uttarakhand sees 5,493 positive cases

5,493 fresh positive cases, 107 deaths and 3,644 recoveries reported in Uttarakhand today; active cases 51,127, according to the state health department

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Coronavirus LIVE: Delhi govt extends lockdown for one more week

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Rajnath Singh reviews efforts armed forces in fight against second wave

Rajnath Singh reviewed the efforts of Ministry of Defence and the armed forces to support the civilian administration in the fight against the current Covid-19 situation in the country, through video conferencing on May 01, 2021. Rajnath Singh was briefed that approximately 600 additional doctors are being mobilised through special measures such as calling to duty those who had retired in the last few years. Read full government release here

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Coronavirus LIVE: Kerala sees 35,636 new cases

35,636 new coronavirus cases, 48 deaths and 15,493 recoveries reported in Kerala today; the death toll reaches 5,356: Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan

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Coronavirus LIVE: Supreme Court advances summer vacation due to case surge

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Coronavirus LIVE: Vaccination drive underway for 18-44 age group at Indira Gandhi Hospital in Nagpur

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Coronavirus LIVE updates: Delhi govt may extend lockdown, says report

Coronavirus LIVE updates: Delhi govt may extend lockdown for another week as coronavirus infections refuse to die down, CNBC TV18 and NDTV reported.

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Arvind Kejriwal says phase 3 vaccination for 18 to 44 years has started in the city

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Efficacy of the Sputnik V is among the highest in the world: Russian Ambassador to India

Efficacy of the Sputnik V is among the highest in the world, and this vaccine will also be effective against new strains of coronavirus. Its local production is about to start soon and is planned to be gradually increased up to 850 million doses per year: Russian Ambassador to India

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Let's jointly defeat the pandemic, says Sputnik V as first lot arrives in India

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Centre raises Delhi's oxygen quota by 100 MT to 590 MT after HC rap

The Delhi High Court directed the Centre to supply 490 metric tonne of allocated oxygen to the national capital on Saturday itself, or face contempt.

 

Following the High Court observations, the Centre has raised oxygen allocation to Delhi by 100 metric tonne to 590 metric tonne. The Delhi government has maintained that the city is not getting its allocated quantity of the life-saving gas.

 

The court took note of eight deaths in Batra Hospital due to lack of oxygen supply and told the government 'enough is enough'. Hospitals across the national capital had sent out SOS messages last week about depleting supplies of oxygen. Read here