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Maha fixes price cap on pvt hospitals treating COVID-19 cases
Non-government health care providers in Maharashtra have been asked to accommodate maximum number of patients with 80 per cent of the operational bed capacity to be regulated by rates sanctioned by the government.
COVID-19 death toll climbs to 3,583 in India
The number of active COVID-19 cases stood at 66,330, while 48,533 people have recovered and one patient has migrated, it said.
One check-in bag to fare control: Govt issues guidelines for domestic flight operations from May 25
It said passengers will have to report at airport two hours prior to their flight’s scheduled departure time and only those who have done web check-in will be allowed to enter the terminal building.
Only 50 pc Indians comfortable about returning to office:Survey
Brazil and Spain (48 per cent) were among the countries that are most uncomfortable with returning to workplace, according to Ipsos Global Survey.
72 dead in Bengal, have never seen such devastation: Mamata appeals to PM
The chief minister also announced a compensation of Rs 2 lakh to Rs 2.5 lakh for the family members of each of the deceased.
“So far as per the reports we have received, 72 people have died in the state due to Cyclone Amphan. Two districts North and South 24 Parganas are completely devastated. We have to rebuild those districts from scratch. I would urge the Central government to extend all help to the state,” West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said after conducting a review meeting with officials.
Corporate revenues drop over 25% during lockdown; normalcy may take over 1 year to return: Survey
Nearly 67 percent of top bosses, business owners and founders surveyed said that company revenues have already declined by more than 25 percent during the lockdown.
Further, all respondents believe that business will return to normal only by 2021, while 22 percent business leaders expect it to take more than a year, from when the lockdown ends.
India records 0.2 COVID-19 deaths per lakh population as against global figure of 4.1
Among the countries with high COVID-19 casualties, the US with 87,180 fatalities has 26.6 deaths per lakh population. The UK has reported 34,636 deaths and has approximately 52.1 deaths per lakh population, it said.
Indians should be proud of ‘safest app’ Aarogya Setu, says MyGov CEO
“There is no other app that anyone in India is using today that has greater privacy features than what Aarogya Setu has”, MyGov CEO Abhishek Singh told IANS in a video interview Tuesday.
Domestic civil aviation operations will recommence in a calibrated manner from May 25: Hardeep Singh Puri
All airports and air carriers are being informed to be ready for operations from 25th May.SOPs for passenger movement are also being separately issued by ministry of civil aviation, tweeted Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri.
Cyclone Amphan tears into India,Bangladesh,destroys homes,whips up storm surge
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said at least 10 people had died in the state, and two districts been completely battered by one of the strongest storms to hit the region in several years.
“Area after area has been devastated. Communications are disrupted,” Banerjee said, adding that although 500,000 people had been evacuated, state authorities had not entirely anticipated the ferocity of the storm.
Another 650,000 people have been moved to safety in the eastern Indian states of Odisha and West Bengal, authorities said, an operation carried out amid surging coronavirus infections.
It was too early to estimate a toll on life or damage to property.
Cyclone Amphan began moving inland with winds gusting up to 185 kph, Mrutyunjay Mohapatra, director general of the India Meteorological Department, told reporters.