-The Hindu Only the United States and Brazil have registered more cumulative fatalities than India. India’s cumulative COVID-19 fatalities crossed the 3 lakh-mark on May 23. With 4,452 deaths till 11.54 p.m. on May 23, the country has recorded 3,03,751 overall deaths. Only the United States and Brazil have registered more cumulative fatalities than India. India also recorded 2,22,704 new cases on May 23. Tamil Nadu reported 35,483 infections, followed by Karnataka (25,979)...
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Cyclone Yaas likely to intensify into very severe cyclonic storm: IMD
-The Hindu/ PTI Cyclone Yaas is likely to intensify into a “very severe cyclonic storm” and cross the Odisha and the West Bengal coasts on May 26, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Saturday. A low pressure area formed over the east-central Bay of Bengal and the adjoining north Andaman Sea on Saturday. While a low pressure area is the first stage of formation of a cyclone, it is not necessary that...
More »India records more than 2.54 lakh cases, over 4,100 deaths on May 21, 2021
-The Hindu Highest number of samples tested on Thursday India recorded 2,54,288 new COVID-19 cases and 4,142 new deaths till 11.10 p.m. on May 21. The country has so far reported a total of 2,62,85,069 cases and 2,95,508 deaths. Tamil Nadu reported 36,184 new infections, followed by Karnataka (32,218) and Kerala (29,673). Maharashtra recorded 1,263 new casualties on the day, followed by Tamil Nadu (467) and Karnataka (353). Maharashtra’s fatalities includes backlog deaths...
More »Supreme Court stays Allahabad HC order to upgrade healthcare in UP
-The Hindu Changes difficult to implement, State govt. tells court The Supreme Court on Friday stayed a May 17 order of the Allahabad High Court, which described the medical system in smaller cities and villages of Uttar Pradesh during the pandemic as Ram Bharose (at God’s mercy). A Vacation Bench of Justices Vineet Saran and B.R. Gavai remarked that the High Court’s directions for COVID-19 management in its May 17 order may be...
More »Pandemic second wave deepens into unprecedented crisis -TK Rajalakshmi
-Frontline.in The government has few constructive leads to offer as the second wave of the pandemic develops into a crisis of an unprecedented scale. The massive wave of COVID-19 infections engulfing the country is testimony to the Central government’s total ineptness in handling the crisis. In April, nearly 42,000 deaths were officially recorded as having been caused by COVID-19. In less than a month, the count went up by more than 20 per...
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