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18 May 2021
Arvind KejriwalDelhi announces free education for children orphaned by COVID-19
Children who lost their parents to COVID-19 will be given Rs. 2,500 per month until they turn 25 years old and their education will be funded by the Delhi government, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said today.
18 May 2021
UttarakhandUttarakhand: Online registration hurdle for laborers to get COVID-19 jabs
The mandatory online registration to book a vaccine shot is becoming a hurdle for the laborers and their families in Uttarakhand as they are mostly illiterate and do not have gadgets, according to officials.
18 May 2021
Narendra ModiMaking constant efforts to increase vaccine supply in India: Modi
As many Indian states face an acute vaccine shortage amid the devastating second COVID-19 wave, PM Narendra Modi on Tuesday assured the Centre is making continuous efforts to increase the vaccine supply in India on a large scale.
18 May 2021
IndiaMeerut twins, 24, die hours apart after battling COVID-19
On May 13, Gregory Raymond Raphael and his wife Soja learned through a phone call that their son Joefred Varghese Gregory had passed away due to the coronavirus.
18 May 2021
MaharashtraMaharashtra has controlled second COVID-19 wave, claims Shiv Sena
The ruling Shiv Sena in Maharashtra on Tuesday claimed that the state has controlled the second COVID-19 wave.
18 May 2021
Tamil NaduRenowned Tamil writer K Rajanarayanan passes away at 98
Renowned Tamil writer, novelist, and the recipient of Sahitya Akademi award K Rajanarayanan, popularly known as Ki Ra died in Puducherry on Monday, family sources said.
18 May 2021
Indian Medical AssociationDr. KK Aggarwal, former IMA chief, dies due to COVID-19
Dr. KK Aggarwal, Padma Shri awardee and a former national president of the Indian Medical Association, passed away last night due to the coronavirus.
18 May 2021
Uttar PradeshMedical facilities in UP's small cities, villages 'Ram bharose': HC
The entire medical system in villages and small cities of Uttar Pradesh is Ram bharose, the Allahabad High Court said on Monday while hearing a PIL over the coronavirus spread and the condition of quarantine centers in UP.
18 May 2021
All India Institute Of Medical Sciences (AIIMS)ICMR drops convalescent plasma therapy from COVID-19 treatment guidelines
The use of convalescent plasma therapy has been dropped from the recommended treatment guidelines for COVID-19 in India, as per an advisory from the Union Health Ministry on late Monday.
18 May 2021
MaharashtraCyclone Tauktae: Navy rescues 146 from barge; aerial search on
The Indian Navy has rescued 146 people on board a barge that went adrift in the Arabian Sea near Mumbai hours before Cyclone Tauktae made landfall on the Gujarat coast, an official said on Tuesday.
18 May 2021
IndiaCyclone Tauktae crosses the Gujarat coast, weakens
Cyclone Tauktae - the monstrous cyclonic storm that hit India over the past few days - made landfall in Gujarat around 8:30 pm on Monday, bringing winds with speed up to 165 kilometer per hour and gusts up to 190 kilometer per hour.
17 May 2021
Supreme Court Of IndiaPetition seeks cancellation of FIRs over posters criticizing Modi
A petitioner has moved the Supreme Court (SC), seeking the cancellation of FIRs registered by the Delhi Police against those accused of putting up posters criticizing the Narendra Modi government's move to export COVID-19 vaccines.
17 May 2021
IndiaCyclone Tauktae: Several dead; PM speaks to Goa, Gujarat CMs
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today called up the Chief Ministers of Gujarat, Goa, and the Lieutenant Governor of Daman and Diu to discuss preparations as the monstrous Cyclone Tauktae continues to wreak havoc in these regions.
17 May 2021
UttarakhandPortals of Kedarnath open; first puja held on PM's behalf
The portals of Kedarnath opened on Monday after a six-month winter break with the first puja being held by priests on behalf of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, officials said.
17 May 2021
IndiaJ&K: 92 inmates test positive for COVID-19 in two prisons
Ninety-two inmates have tested positive for COVID-19 in two prisons of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Monday and asserted that all the positive cases are asymptomatic and have been isolated in separate barracks.
17 May 2021
Delhi PolicePolitical leaders should not hoard COVID-19 drugs: Delhi High Court
Political leaders should not hoard medicines used for the treatment of the coronavirus at a time when people are running from pillar to post for such drugs, the Delhi High Court observed today.
17 May 2021
Yogi AdityanathUttar Pradesh prepared for third COVID-19 wave, says Yogi Adityanath
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday said that the state is prepared for the third wave of COVID-19 and that its pandemic situation is not alarming or out of control.
17 May 2021
MumbaiCyclone Tauktae: Barges with 410 on board adrift near Mumbai
Two barges with 410 persons on board have gone adrift off the Mumbai coast as the cyclonic storm 'Tauktae' over the Arabian Sea intensified into a very severe cyclonic storm.
17 May 2021
UttarakhandBlack fungus claims first life in Uttarakhand
A 36-year-old COVID-19 patient has died of mucormycosis or black fungus at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences in Rishikesh, according to hospital officials, marking Uttarakhand's first fatality from the fungal infection.
17 May 2021
Ministry of Women and Child DevelopmentGovernment to rehabilitate children orphaned due to COVID-19
The government has laid out a procedure to rehabilitate children who lost their parents to COVID-19.
17 May 2021
IndiaBlack fungus in India: Which states have been affected?
Black fungus or Mucormycosis - a rare but potentially fatal fungal infection - is rapidly taking hold in several states during India's devastating second wave of the coronavirus.
17 May 2021
Ministry of Health and Family WelfareCoronavirus: Is India's decline in infections cause for celebration?
India on Monday reported 2.81 lakh new COVID-19 cases, the lowest single-day spike in nearly a month.
17 May 2021
OdishaGroom dies of COVID-19 five days after wedding
A 26-year-old man died due to a COVID-19 infection after his wedding in Kendrapara District of Odisha, prompting the authorities to conduct coronavirus tests on the attendees of the marriage ceremony, as fears mount of it turning into a super-spreader.
17 May 2021
OdishaTwenty-one more members of tribal group test COVID-19 positive
Twenty-one more members of the Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Group (PVTG) in Odisha were afflicted with coronavirus, taking their number to 45, the official sources said on Sunday.
17 May 2021
Union Health MinistryCOVID-19: Virologist Shahid Jameel resigns from government's genome sequencing group
Eminent virologist Dr. Shahid Jameel has resigned as the head of the Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genomics Consortium (INSACOG), the scientific advisory group coordinating the country's genome sequencing work.
17 May 2021
IndiaDRDO's anti-coronavirus drug: Its efficacy, price, and more queries answered
The first batch containing 10,000 doses of the anti-coronavirus drug - 2-Deoxy-D-Glucose or 2-DG - was launched by Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Health Minister Harsh Vardhan today.
17 May 2021
COVID-19Navneet Kalra arrested for black marketing of oxygen concentrators
The Delhi Police arrested businessman Navneet Kalra on Sunday night for alleged black marketing and hoarding of oxygen concentrators amid the coronavirus pandemic, officials said.
17 May 2021
West BengalTelevision journalist Anjan Bandyopadhyay dies after battle with COVID-19
Eminent journalist and popular television anchor Anjan Bandyopadhyay, who tested positive for COVID-19 around a month ago, died at a private hospital in Kolkata on Sunday night, a health department official said. He was 56.
17 May 2021
IndiaCyclone Tauktae to hit Gujarat coast today; Mumbai Airport shut
The ongoing cyclonic storm - Cyclone Tauktae - is highly likely to hit the Gujarat coast between 8 pm and 11 pm today, with gusts of up to 200 kilometers per hour, the weather department has said.
17 May 2021
Russia NewsIndia to produce 850 million doses of Sputnik V annually
Production of Sputnik V in India is expected to gradually increase to 850 million doses per year, Russian Ambassador to India, N Kudashev said on Sunday.
16 May 2021
Supreme Court Of IndiaDuring pandemic, entire globe a unit: Centre justifies vaccine exports
Facing backlash over the export of indigenously-produced vaccines during the second COVID-19 wave, the Centre has said that the "entire globe is a unit" during a pandemic, in an affidavit submitted to the Supreme Court.
16 May 2021
VaccineCOVAXIN, Covishield effective, but produce fewer antibodies against B.1.617: Report
According to a series of early reports authored by scientists at the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), COVAXIN and Covishield—vaccines deemed effective at generating an immune response against COVID-19—appear to generate only half as many antibodies against the B.1.617 variant.
16 May 2021
Union Health MinistryCentre issues new guidelines to combat COVID-19 in rural areas
Noting the gradual rise of COVID-19 cases in the country's rural areas, the Union Health Ministry on Sunday issued fresh guidelines to ensure that community-based services and primary level healthcare infrastructure in these regions are equipped to manage the raging pandemic.
16 May 2021
IndiaCannot correlate deaths to oxygen shortage: Goa hospital
Days after Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said the supply of medical oxygen in the state has "caused some issues," Goa Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) Dean SM Bandekar said there cannot be a correlation between the drop in oxygen supply in COVID-19 wards and deaths of patients.
16 May 2021
KarnatakaCyclone Tauktae hits Goa's coastal areas; 4 dead in Karnataka
The storm in the Arabian Sea, Cyclone Tauktae, on Sunday claimed four lives in Karnataka.
16 May 2021
HaryanaHaryana extends COVID-19 lockdown again; warns of 'stringent measures'
The Haryana government on Sunday decided to extend its ongoing COVID-19 lockdown by one more week.
16 May 2021
Ministry of Health and Family WelfareIndia's COVID-19 cases decline as states impose lockdown curbs
India on Sunday reported 3.1 lakh new coronavirus infections. Notably, India has been witnessing a declining trend in infections since hitting a peak earlier in May.
16 May 2021
Arvind KejriwalDelhi's lockdown extended by one week again, announces Kejriwal
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday announced that the lockdown in the national capital will be extended by one week again.
16 May 2021
MumbaiAs Cyclone Tauktae intensifies, 580 COVID-19 patients in Mumbai shifted
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) in Mumbai on Saturday shifted 580 COVID-19 patients from its jumbo units as Cyclone Tauktae is expected to pass by the city later on Sunday.
15 May 2021
PfizerIndia may buy 50mn Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine doses: Details here
At a time when India is facing an acute shortage of COVID-19 vaccines, the Centre is in "high-level" discussions with American pharmaceutical giant Pfizer, which is likely to sell 50 million doses of its vaccine in India by the third quarter of this year.
