-The Hindu The last time India had the maximum numbers was during the first wave in September With 1,03,955 new COVID-19 cases on TuesDay, India continues to record the most number of daily cases globally. Since April 3, India has been consistently registering more daily cases than U.S. and Brazil on an average, accounting for one in every seven new global cases. The last time India led the world in terms of...
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Himachal Pradesh Gears Up After Forest Fires In Uttarakhand -Ashwani Sharma
-Outlook India Himachal's forest department has already activated a satellite-based Fire Tracking System. The Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (PCCF) of Himachal Pradesh, Dr Savita has alerted against forest fires in the state after Uttarakhand saw a raging forest fire. Forest fires in some districts of Himachal, like Solan and Mandi, have already been doused in the last 48 hours. The state’s forest department has already activated a satellite-based fire tracking system which is...
More »India reports 96,580 fresh infections, 440 deaths
-The Hindu Maharashtra adds 47,288 cases, followed by Chhattisgarh with 7,302 and Karnataka with 5,279 After reporting a record spike of more than 1 lakh new COVID-19 cases on SunDay, India reported 96,580 fresh infections and 440 deaths as of 11.55 p.m. on MonDay. The decrease in cases was largely due to a reduced number of tests. As many as 8.93 lakh new samples were tested on SunDay (and for which results were...
More »Nod soon for Sputnik V rollout, amid virus surge
-The Hindu PM chairs meeting; number of new cases crosses 1 lakh. The Russia-made Sputnik V vaccine may be cleared for emergency use in India within 10 Days, a highly placed official confirmed to The Hindu on condition of anonymity. The possible approval for a third vaccine candidate comes as Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired a high-level meeting on SunDay to review the situation and the on-going vaccination programme with the number of...
More »Oxygen alarm bells in Maharashtra, hospital beds running out, shortage of cylinders -Tabassum Barnagarwala
-The Indian Express All 2,214 oxygen beds were occupied over FriDay and SaturDay in the district, where the positivity rate was 43.8 per cent in the closing Days of March. Of a total 15,484 active cases, 4,600 are under home isolation. Aurangabad: A SEVERE shortage has sent the prices of oxygen cylinders soaring across Maharashtra. Aurangabad, where the positivity rates were the highest in the state March-end, is particularly hard hit, with...
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