Coronavirus live updates: Tamil Nadu chief minister Stalin flags 'severe crisis' over oxygen with PM Modi
THE TIMES OF INDIA | May 07, 2021, 23:22:54 IST
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Coronavirus live updates: Tamil Nadu chief minister Stalin flags 'severe crisis' over oxygen with PM Modi
Over 4.14 lakh fresh infections were reported on Thursday and also 3.927 deaths. Daily death count has now stayed above 3,000 for 10 days in a row. Maharashtra reported the most fatalities at 853. UP, Delhi and Karnataka also reported over 300 deaths each. Kerala and Madhya Pradesh have imposed lockdown amid a surge in cases. Stay with TOI for all updates.
19:05 (IST) May 07
Delhi Government has decided to organize a mass Covid-19 vaccination drive for all the Media houses (Electronic Media/Digital Media/Print Media). The Government will organise vaccination drive at their offices & bear the cost.
18:58 (IST) May 07
Govt of India continues to allocate & deliver Covid-19 supplies received from global community to States/UTs. 2933 oxygen concentrators, 2429 O2 cylinders, 13 O2 generation plants, 2951 ventilators/Bi PAP/C PAP & over 3 lakh Remdesivir vials delivered so far: Union health ministry
18:55 (IST) May 07
Uttarakhand reports 9,642 new Covid-19 cases and 137 deaths in the last 24 hours; case tally at 2,29,993 and active cases at 67,691
18:36 (IST) May 07
Rajasthan records 18,231 new Covid-19 cases, 164 deaths and 16,930 recoveries in the last 24 hours
18:25 (IST) May 07
CM Capt Amarinder Singh asks officials to prepare to start vaccinating priority groups in 18-45 yrs category at govt hospitals from Monday. State govt had ordered 30 lakh vaccine doses from SII & government has allocated 3.30 lakh against this order to Punjab for this month: Punjab CMO
Twelve states have over one lakh active Covid-19 cases each at present, while the count is between 50,000 and one lakh in seven, the health ministry said on Friday as the country battles a second wave of the viral disease.
West Bengal government moves Supreme Court seeking its direction to disband the current Covid-19 vaccination policy and bring in universal coverage with uniform price.
17:53 (IST) May 07
UK's help (1,000 ventilators and three oxygen generators) has taken off on a cargo flight from Belfast airport and is due to reach India on Sunday from where the Red Cross will distribute it to Indian hospitals.
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Friday the government needed to handle carefully the emergence of new coronavirus strains first found in India which have since started to spread in the United Kingdom.
Marriages and get-together should be cancelled and the state government will not grant any permissions: Goa CM
17:15 (IST) May 07
Goa chief minister Pramod Sawant said that RTPCR negative certificate or vaccination certification would be compulsory for tourists visiting the state
17:14 (IST) May 07
Goa chief minister Pramod Sawant said that essential would be available between 7 am to 1 pm.
17:13 (IST) May 07
Goa chief minister Pramod Sawant on Friday announced a state-level curfew beginning from Sunday, detailed order will be issued on Saturday. The state-level curfew would be imposed for 15 days beginning from May 9 to May 23
17:08 (IST) May 07
MP extends ban on inter-state bus movement till May 15
In a bid to contain the spread of Covid-19, the Madhya Pradesh government on Friday extended the ban on the movement of passenger buses to and from Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan till May 15.
17:06 (IST) May 07
Delhi received 577 MT of oxygen against requirement of 976 MT on May 6: AAP MLA Raghav Chadha
17:00 (IST) May 07
Delhi reports 19,832 new Covid-19 cases, 19,085 recoveries and 341 deaths in the last 24 hours.
16:57 (IST) May 07
If we take strong measures, the third wave may not happen in all the places or indeed anywhere at all. It depends much on how effectively the guidance is implemented at the local level, in the states, in districts & in the cities everywhere
K. VijayRaghavan, Principal Scientific Advisor to Centre
16:53 (IST) May 07
No consignment has remained at airport/seaport; they were directly sent to distribution locations: Govt on foreign aid.
16:48 (IST) May 07
Postal dept along with Customs authorities starts helpline to facilitate speedy delivery of Covid-related emergency shipments. Customers can send details of their consignment on adgim2@indiapost.gov.in or dop.covid19@gmail.com or send details via WhatsApp to Nodal Officers: Government
16:42 (IST) May 07
Utilise supplies of Covid-19 vaccines through 'govt of India channel' in 70:30 ratio for 2nd and 1st dose respectively: Centre to states