-The Hindu Health, Home dept. officials told of surge in cases, shortage of facilities. Centre has informed all the eight Union Territories that the next three weeks were crucial. The UT administrations including the Delhi Government “were advised to plan in advance for three weeks.” Delhi raised the issue of shortage of beds at a meeting held by the Union Secretaries of Home and Health to review the status of COVID-19 management in...
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Maternity entitlements are neglected in states like Jharkhand, M.P. and U.P., reveals JABS survey (2019)
The National Food Security Act 2013 guarantees maternity benefit to the tune of Rs. 6,000/- per child by the Central Government for pregnant women and lactating mothers, barring those who are already availing such benefits while being in regular employment with the Central Government or State Governments or Public Sector Undertakings or under other laws. The NFSA 2013 also legally guarantees free meals for every pregnant woman and lactating mother...
More »COVID-19 deaths in Gujarat far exceed government figures -Mahesh Langa
-The Hindu Many hospitals don’t mention the viral infection as the cause of death AHMEDABAD: Rupal Thakkar, the 48-year-old mother of a two-year-old, tested COVID-19 positive on April 13. She was rushed to a posh hospital in the city on April 16 night after her condition deteriorated. Within a few hours of admission, she died. The Shalby Hospital, in the death certificate, mentioned “sudden cardiac arrest” as the cause of death. In Gujarat,...
More »Testing sets a record on a day fresh cases touch 2.6 lakh
-The Hindu 14.95 lakh samples studied; nearly 1,500 deaths in India as global total reaches 3 million. As many as 14,95,397 samples were tested in India on April 16 (results of which were made available on April 17), the highest number of tests conducted in a single day in the country. This is the second consecutive day the number of tests is crossing the 14-lakh mark. On September 24, 2020, 14,92,409 tests were...
More »India reports nearly 2 lakh fresh COVID-19 cases, over 1000 deaths on April 14, 2021
-The Hindu Maharashtra, Delhi, Chhattisgarh and Gujarat saw the most fatalities India registered 1,99,376 new COVID-19 cases on April 14. As many as 1,037 deaths were also recorded on the day as of data updated at 12.24 a.m. IST on April 15. The figures do not include cases and deaths from Ladakh. The data is sourced from covid19india.org, an independent aggregator of daily COVID-19 figures. Over 14.11 lakh tests were conducted on April 13....
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