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Twitter becomes platform of hope amid the despair of India’s COVID crisis
In response, people are bypassing the conventional lines of communication and turning to Twitter to crowdsource help for oxygen cylinders, hospital beds, and other requirements. People in need and those with information or resources share telephone numbers of volunteers, vendors who have oxygen cylinders or drugs, and details of which medical facility can take patients using hashtags like #COVIDSOS.
Delhi HC asks Centre why wait till May 1 to vaccinate everyone
Whomsoever you can vaccinate, please vaccinate. Whether 16 year old or 60 year old, all need vaccination. The pandemic does not discriminate,” the court told the Centre.
The court said young people are being affected more this time round, and lot of young lives have been lost.
J&J seeks DCGI nod for clinical trial of single-dose Covid vaccine in India
“In line with this commitment, we have submitted an application to the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) requesting approval to conduct a bridging clinical study of our single-dose Janssen Covid-19 vaccine candidate in India to comply with local regulations”, the statement added.
Next three weeks crucial to contain COVID-19: Harsh Vardhan
At a meeting held today, UTs advised augmenting hospital infrastructure, ramping up testing, creating containment zones and strictly enforcing COVID appropriate behaviour,” tweeted Dr Harsh Vardhan.
As more states opt for lockdown-like restrictions, PM says lockdown should be the “last resort”
”In the current situation, we need to save our country from a lockdown. I would also request states to use the lockdown as the last resort. We have to do our best to avoid a lockdown and our focus should rather be on micro-containment zones,” he said.
”If we all follow COVID-19 protocols, there’ll be no need to impose lockdowns,” Modi added, as he urged the people to reduce their movement and take vaccination.
Maharashtra CM may announce complete lockdown tomorrow to check Covid-19 surge
“All the cabinet ministers expressed views in favour of a strict lockdown to minimise the spread of COVID-19. Ministers come from all corners of the state, so it also indicates that the entire state needs this measure,” Tope said.
J&J, other drugmakers go to trial in US in $50 bn case over opioid abuse
Populous counties like Santa Clara, Los Angeles and Orange accuse Johnson & Johnson, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd, Endo International Plc and AbbVie Inc’s Allergan unit of fueling a drug crisis that according to the U.S. government resulted in nearly 500,000 opioid overdose deaths over two decades.
US advises its citizens to avoid travelling to India due to COVID spike
“Because of the current situation in India even fully vaccinated travellers may be at risk for getting and spreading COVID-19 variants and should avoid all travel to India.If you must travel to India, get fully vaccinated before travel. All travellers should wear a mask, stay 6 feet from others, avoid crowds, and wash their hands,” US advisory said
Covid-19 disrupted food security for millions; likely to reverse progress on ending hunger by 2030: Harsh Vardhan
The population, food security, nutrition and sustainable development theme is of critical importance at all times. But even more so now as the world is trying to rebuild itself while emerging from the challenges posed by Covid-19, Vardhan said. He said that the pandemic has severely disrupted food security and nutrition for millions of people around the world and will likely reverse the progress made towards ending hunger by 2030.
SC stays Allahabad HC order directing COVID-19 lockdown of 5 UP cities
The blanket lockdown imposed by the Allahabad High Court in its yesterday’s order, in these five cities, in the state, in terms of the impugned order, could create immense administrative difficulties would be as very rigorous as lockdown, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta. said.