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These dedicated plants will be established in identified government hospitals in district headquarters in various states and union territories, and their procurement will be done through the Health and Family Welfare ministry.
The PM Cares Fund had earlier this year allocated Rs 201.58 crores for installation of additional 162 dedicated PSA medical oxygen generation plants inside public health facilities in the country, the PMO noted.
Covid vaccine shortage holds emerging markets back from global rally
“Not only do we have a much slower vaccination program across emerging markets, but worries over debt loads, external vulnerabilities, fiscal prudence, inflation and currency stability will hamper a much stronger recovery post-pandemic,” said Mohammed Elmi, a portfolio manager at Federated Hermes in London. He recommends rotating into countries and assets that benefit from U.S. growth via trade links or exports, such as Mexico.
SIA-India for unleashing full potential of all satellite bands for IoT
”Satellite-based connectivity has proven to be a cost-competitive and efficient alternative to the provision of broadband – whether directly or by extending terrestrial networks – especially in places that would otherwise be difficult or impossible to reach with terrestrial infrastructure,” said statement by SIA, a non-profit association representing the interests of communication satellite ecosystem in India. The comments come against the backdrop of TRAI inviting public views for framing licensing norms for satellite-based connectivity for low bit rate applications. The low bit rate applications are sensor-based applications used in ATMs, traffic management, vehicle tracking, IoT devices.
Covid-19: Of 15,000 virus sequences, 11% comprise of UK, SA and Brazil variants; UK strain dominant in India
Throat spray, oral drug for malaria-arthritis effective in reducing spread of Covid-19: Study
World’s fastest recovery outlook at risk as coronavirus sweeps India
That uncertainty doesn’t look to be going away in a hurry, with India adding more than 300,000 cases daily for at least three consecutive days last week, pushing the total infections to more than 16.5 million. While the outbreak has overwhelmed the nation’s hospitals and crematoriums, it’s also hit consumer confidence in an economy that was only beginning to recover from an unprecedented recession last year.
Italy imposes travel ban from India over COVID variant
Many countries including Hong Kong, US, UK, Kuwait, France, New Zealand and Canada , have banned flights from India, citing COVID-19 cases and the “double mutant” virus being found in the country.
Iran, Kuwait, Indonesia and UAE are the latest additions to this list of countries that have banned India from their citizens’ travel lists.
Govt bars use of liquid oxygen for non-medical purposes amid acute shortage
He said it was considered necessary to restrict industrial usage of oxygen for ensuring availability of adequate and uninterrupted supply of medical oxygen across the country for management of COVID-19 patients and necessary order in this regard was issued on April 22 to restrict the use of industrial oxygen.
Bharat Biotech seeks DCGI nod to extend shelf life of Covaxin: Report
Covid surge likely due to lack of antibodies in seropositive people: CSIR
According to the paper, the aggregate sero-positivity of 10.14 per cent in its multi-centre study suggests India had a large pool of recovered immune subjects by September 2020, especially amongst its high contact workers and people using public transport, leading to a decline in new infections.
“However, the duration of such immunity may not be sufficient to prevent future outbreaks, even in highly affected regions, the paper said.
Union Health Secretary writes to states for systematic implementation of vaccination Phase III
India records over 3.52 lakh new COVID-19 cases, 2812 deaths
India’s urban affluent hit by new virus wave after dodging first
With the so-called consuming class ravaged by the new wave, India’s growth is at risk because private consumption accounts for about 60% of India’s economy. The central bank’s consumer confidence survey is showing increasing pessimism on jobs and policy makers have said they stand ready to support growth in what is now the world’s epicenter of the pandemic.
India may peak at 3.5 mn active cases around May 15: IIT scientists
Covid-19 challenge bigger than last year, stop it from hitting villages: PM
Uttarakhand glacier burst: 8 killed, 384 rescued
The Indian Army informed, “A BRO (Border Roads Organisation) Camp came under an avalanche in the afternoon of 23 Apr during heavy snowfall in Sumna area of Joshimath Sector in Chamoli district of Uttarakhand. While 55 BRO persons could be mustered at first count, blizzard conditions kept rescue operations at bay till late evening.”
Only online registration for 18-45 age group to get Covid jab, says Centre
Sharma noted that the COWIN platform has now stabilized and is working at scale flawlessly. It is equipped to handle the complexities of the new phase of vaccination starting from 1st May.
With regards to the Phase-3 vaccination strategy from May 1, the states were advised to register additional private COVID-19 Vaccination Centres (CVCs) on mission mode by engaging with private hospitals, hospitals of industrial establishments, industry associations, etc., the health ministry said in a statement.
Delhi HC calls second wave as tsunami, asks Centre about preparedness to deal with peak
“We are calling it a wave, it is actually a tsunami, the court said, and asked the Centre about the preparedness in terms of infrastructure, hospitals, medical staff, medicines, vaccines and oxygen as on date for the peak,” said the court.
Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, representing the Centre, said there might be a rapid rise in the number of cases in May and June and the country needs to be ready for the worst.