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Cyclone Yaas likely to make landfall near Odisha’s Dhamra port tom morning: Report
IMD Director General Dr Mrutyunjay Mohapatra said that Cyclone Yaas is likely to intensify into a “Very Severe Cyclonic Storm (VSCS)” by Tuesday evening and Chandbali is likely to witness the maximum damage caused by it.
“Rain has already started and will continue. Wind speeds in Kendrapara and Jagatsinghpur districts will reach around 80 kmph by midnight,” he said.
He said the impact will be severe for six hours before and after the landfall.
India’s total deaths from COVID-19 surpass 300,000
The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 2,37,28,011, while the case fatality rate has increased to 1.14 percent, the data stated.
Feature for on-site registration enabled for 18-44 age group on CoWIN: Govt
This feature will not be available for private CVCs and they will have to publish their vaccination schedules exclusively with slots for online appointments.
SC seeks Centre’s reply on pleas for Rs 4 lakh ex-gratia to kin of those who died of COVID-19
Advocate Gaurav Kumar Bansal, who appeared in-person, said that under section 12(iii) of the Disaster Management Act, 2005, every family whose member died due to disaster is entitled for ex-gratia compensation of Rs 4 lakh.
Bansal said that since COVID-19 has been declared as a disaster and as per the order dated April 8, 2015, every family whose member dies due to disaster is entitled for ex-gratia compensation of Rs 4 lakh
No indication children will be severely affected in third Covid wave: Gov
“Data from the first and the second wave shows that children are usually protected from Covid and even if they get it, they have mild infection,” he said.
He, however, said children have suffered collateral damage during the pandemic due to gender gap in education, stress and mental issues, smartphone dependence/addiction, and interrupted educational opportunities.
WhatsApp won’t limit functionality for users till data protection law comes into force
Days after the government directed the messaging platform to withdraw its new privacy policy, a WhatsApp spokesperson said the company has responded to the letter and has “assured” that the privacy of users remains the highest priority for the Facebook-owned entity.
18 states have reported 5,424 cases of black fungus; highest in Gujarat, Maharashtra
”Out of these 5,424 cases of mucormycosis, we have seen that 4, 556 cases have a history of COVID-19 infection, while 875 cases are amongst non-COVID patients. Diabetes was present in 55 percent of the patients.
”We have been warning, issuing advisories and, through our experts, it has been communicated that indiscriminate use of steroids must be avoided and diabetes must be treated thoroughly as best as possible,” he said.
‘Yaas’ intensifies into cyclonic storm, likely to cross Odisha-Bengal coasts on May 26
The storm, brewing in the Bay of Bengal, will likely come ashore near the border between Odisha and West Bengal states early on Wednesday, accompanied by storm surge of around four metres (13 ft) that could reach up to 7 km (4 miles) inland, according to the IMD.
PM Modi reviews preparations to deal with cyclone Yaas
Modi directed senior officers to work in close co-ordination with states to ensure safe evacuation of people from high-risk areas. He also instructed all concerned departments to ensure timely evacuation of those involved in off-shore activities. He spoke about the need to ensure that time duration of outages of power supply and communication network are minimum and are restored swiftly.
India records 2,40,842 fresh COVID-19 infections, 3,741 deaths in last 24 hrs
On Saturday, the MOHFW informed that the daily coronavirus positivity rate has declined to 12.45 per cent while the national recovery rate has improved further to touch 87.76 per cent.