CM Nitish Kumar said that the state government will bear the cost of administering jabs to all citizens of the state above 18 years of age starting from May 1.
Maharashtra state chief secretary Sitaram Kunte issued the lockdown order on Wednesday later evening. As per the order, the lockdown will come in effect from April 22, 8.00 PM to May 1, 7.00 AM across the state.
AIIMS Delhi Director Dr Randeep Guleria on Wednesday said that COVID-19 vaccine prevents people from getting severe illness though it may not prevent their getting infection.
Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan said, "We are producing 7,500 metric tonnes of oxygen per day of which 6,600 metric tonnes is being allocated to the states for medical purposes. Presently, we have issued instructions that, leaving a few industries, the supply to industries will be restricted so that more and more oxygen can be made available for medical use."
Hague-based Conference of State Parties of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons selected the CAG as its external auditor for a three-year term starting 2021.
Britain's Heathrow Airport has refused to allow extra flights from India before the country is added on Friday to Britain's "red-list" of locations from which most travel is banned due to a high number of COVID-19 cases, the airport said on Wednesday
Covishield, from the Oxford/AstraZeneca stable, comprises over 90 per cent of the 12.76 crore COVID-19 vaccines administered across the country so far, according to government data on Wednesday.
Bharat Biaotech on Wednesday said its coronavirus vaccine Covaxin has shown efficacy of 78 per cent against mild, moderate and severe cases of COVID-19, as per Phase III interim analysis results.
At least 22 patients died after an oxygen tank leaked at Zakir Hussain Hospital in Nashik in Maharashtra
The Union government on Wednesday informed the Bombay High Court that door-to-door COVID-19 vaccination was not possible due to various reasons including fear of contamination and wastage.
Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank on Wednesday informed that he has tested positive for COVID-19.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Wednesday announced financial assistance of Rs five lakh each to the families of 22 patients, who died at a civic hospital in Nashik on Wednesday due to oxygen leakage.
Dr Manisha Jadhav ,the Chief Medical Officer at Sewri TB Hospital in the city.A 51-year-old Mumbai doctor died of COVID-19 late on Monday night merely hours after posting a parting message on Facebook.
Covishield will be sold at rs 400 a shot to states and rs 600 to private hospitals, the Serum Institute of India (SII) said today
In a press briefing by the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, ICMR Director General Balram Bhargava said that only 2 to 4 in 10,000 Covid infections post inoculations have been seen in India so far, which was minuscule.
Trinamool leader Derek O'Brien's request to club the three remaining phases of elections in Bengal in view of rising Covid cases in the state, has been formally turned down by the Election Commission.
The governments of Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh have announced free vaccination for all citizens above 18 years of age if their states from May 1.
Post-vaccination breakthrough infection rate in India not more than 0.04%, says ICMR
Above 500 doctors and health workers of the two leading hospitals in Patna-AIIMS and Patna Medical College and Hospital- have been infected by the virus during ongoing second wave, sources in the two hospitals said on Wednesday.
Polling began at 7 am on Thursday for 43 seats in the sixth phase of the assembly election in West Bengal amid a surge in Covid-19 cases with the state reporting record infections.
The Odisha Government has suspended Learner's License (LL) and Driving License (DL) tests across the state till further orders in view of the second wave of COVID-19.
Professor Umaballav Mohapatra took over as the first permanent Vice Chancellor of Rajendra University on Tuesday.
Keeping in view the steep hike in COVID-19 cases in the state capital, the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) today decided to close all religious institutions for devotees until further orders.
The Odisha state government has issued guidelines for the hospital. The guidelines apply to both public and private hospitals. Each hospital has a separate fever and isolation clinic. All people coming to the hospital are instructed to be screened. In addition, the state government has mentioned in the guidelines to keep hand sanitizers and sanitizers up to date.
The CISCE has decided to cancel the ICSE class-10 exams for this year in view of the COVID-19 situation. The criterion on the basis of which the results will be declared will be announced by the CISCE later.
Out of 30 Kumbh Mela returnees from Kumbha Mela in Haridwar at least 13 persons have tested positive for COVID-19 in Cuttack.
Thirteen animals and birds were sent from Nandankanan to the Indore Zoo in Madhya Pradesh on Tuesday during the animal exchange process. Among them are white tigers (Ragini) and black tigers (Vicky), 3 crocodiles, 8 peasants are being sent to Indore Kamala Nehru Park.
The UGC NET exam has been postponed due to an increase in corona infections in the country.The UGC clarified that students will be notified of the new date 15 days before the exam.
All Maharashtra ministers have requested Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray to impose a lockdown in the Covid-hit state and a decision on this will be announced tomorrow after 8 pm, minister Rajesh Tope said on Tuesday.
Delhi is the first state in our country where the government has formulated policies to promote the use of e-vehicles. Subsidies are being given to customers on e-vehicle purchases. Now the Andhra Pradesh government has taken another step in this direction.
A total of 100,000 Dozens of Covisild vaccines arrived at Bhubaneswar airport on Tuesday. Once the vaccine arrives, the shortage of vaccines in the state will be eliminated.
One million people have died in six months as a result of the corona epidemic in the world.Later, 2 million people died in 3 months and 3 million in 3 months-Tedros Adhanom Gebres ,the head of the World Health Organization (WHO), , said.
Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan on Tuesday said the next three weeks are crucial with respect to the COVID-19 pandemic situation in the country.
The Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) has asked all central government organisations to decide on corruption complaints against employees within three months.
16.Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's wife Sunita tested positive for the deadly corona virus today after which she isolated herself at home.
The Ministry of External Affairs said it has been decided, in consultation with EU and Portuguese leadership, to hold the summit in a virtual format on May 8.
Nearly 68 per cent polling was recorded on Monday during the second phase of the Uttar Pradesh panchayat polls in 20 districts, according to the state election commission.
The Prime Minister also said that steps are being taken to make oxygen available to all those who are in need of it.
BJP general secretary Kailash Vijayvargiya on Tuesday said panic is spreading by media reports showing bodies of COVID-19 victims piling up. He urged media persons to also show positive stories of those serving the pandemic-affected people.
Singapore on Tuesday announced that travellers from India will have to serve an additional seven days Stay-at-Home.
The IFFCO stated the Oxygen plants would come up at Paradeep fertiliser unit in Odisha, Phulpur and Aonla in Uttar Pradesh and Kalol in Gujarat. The Oxygen produced at these plants would be provided to hospitals free of cost for treatment of Covid-19 affected persons.
Vaccination will be opened to all above 18 years from May 1.
Weekend shutdown on Saturday and Sunday in all urban areas of Odisha
468 corona cases have been identified from Bhubaneswar Metropolitan Corporation (BMC) area. Of these, 82 were from quarantine cases and 386 were local cases. In Bhubaneswar, the number of local cases has risen sharply.
Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has been admitted to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Delhi after testing positive for Covid-19 on Monday.
Biju Janata Dal Odisha has decided not to hold any public rallies or campaign meetings in Pipili bypoll
It has been decided to impose a lockdown in Delhi, from 10 pm tonight to 6 am next Monday April 26,
The Delhi government today issued a circular advancing the summer vacation in all city schools as the national capital fights a massive battle against coronavirus. The vacation, earlier scheduled from May 11 to June 3, will now begin from tomorrow and schools will remain shut till June 9, the order said.
Delhi court rejected Delhi Police's plea for custodial interrogation of actor-activist Deep Sidhu in connection with a case filed by the ASI pertaining to the violence at Red Fort, during which parts of the heritage structure were reportedly damaged.
Rukuna Rath Yatra of Mahaprabhu Sri Lingaraj on Tuesday. Bahuda rath yatra,will be held on the 24th , Durung ratha yatra Section 144 will be issued throughout the chariot race.
Justice Monoj Kumar Mukherjee, a former Supreme Court judge who carried out the inquiry into Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose’s mysterious disappearance, died in Kolkata on Saturday. He was 87.
Uttarakhand tourism minister Satpal Maharaj said that Covid 19 negative RT-PCR report will be mandatory for pilgrims of Char Dham Yatra scheduled to start next month.
Amid a surge in COVID cases in India, the United States' Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has told its citizens to avoid travelling to India.
The Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) administration on Monday announced shutting its central library and imposed several restrictions on the campus during the week-long lockdown in Delhi to arrest a surge in COVID-19 cases.
Former US Vice President Walter Mondale, a liberal icon who famously told voters to expect a tax increase should he win the presidency, died Monday, US media reported. He was 93 years old.
Kovai Venugopal, who was a judge at the Saket Family Court, died of Covid at the Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan hospital.
The National Space Research Organization (NASA) made history on Monday. For the first time, NASA flew a helicopter on another planet around 4 p.m. The helicopter is named "Enginuty Mars Helicopter".
According to the Serum Institute, the Biden administration has banned the export of essential ingredients for the preparation of the vaccine to India.
The first oxygen train (Oxygen Express) traveled on Monday from Vizag to Maharashtra on a special railway (green corridor).
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's visit to India has been canceled. He made the decision in view of the rapid increase in covidium infections in India.
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1. An average of 12,000 corona infected people die every day in the world. That means 500 deaths per hour and 4 8 deaths per minute.
2. The main reason for the growing number of infections is the lack of not obeying corona guidelines, said Dr. Krishna Kumar, director of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Delhi. Randeep Guleria said.
3. BJD Rajya Sabha member Dr Amar Patnaik has been nominated to the Research Advisory Committee-(RAC)
4. Former Patnagarh MLA Vivekananda Meher passed away on Sunday morning. He was 79 years old at the time of his death.
5. Royal Challengers Bangalore continue their winning streak in IPL 2021. Bangalore beat Kolkata Knight Riders by 38runs.
6. The Lingaraj temple has been closed indefinitely after some sevayata were identified as corona positive from the temple.
7. The JEE Main Examination to be held on April 27, 28 and 30, 2021, has been postponed. A formal notification has been issued by the National Testing Agency (NTA).
9. Chetak scooter has come to the market as an electric vehicle. Bookings of the electric scooter are completed within 48 hours of booking.
9. Famous writer and novelist Narendra Kohli has passed away aged at 81.
10.Farmers staged a protest and showed black flags to BJP MP Nayab Singh Saini in Haryana's Kurukshetra when he came to participate in an event on Sunday.
12.The chief of India's premier medical science institute has recommended three key steps to battle the rampaging second wave of Covid-19: Creation of containment zones, banning of crowds, and boosting vaccination.
13.Dr Randeep Guleria said the virus has less of a chance spreading outdoors than indoors. In summer it is important to open all windows and have good cross ventilation, he added. In a closed atmosphere, even one infected person can infect everyone, he said.
14.The Centre has sanctioned installation of 162 pressure swing adsorption (PSA) plants in public health facilities in all states, the Health Ministry said today.
15.April 19: As many as 4,445 persons in Odisha tested positive for coronavirus in the past 24 hours.
16. Odia girl Jhilli Dalabehera has bagged gold medal in the 45kg women category at the Senior Asian Weightlifting Championship in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.
17. Charles Chuck Geschke, the co-founder of the major software company Adobe Inc, who helped develop Portable Document Format technology (PDFs) passed away. He was 81.
18.Former Bihar Education Minister and Janata Dal (United) MLA Mewalal Choudhary died today morning, party sources confirmed.
19. Former Union minister and senior BJP leader Bachi Singh Rawat died at the All-India Institute of Medical Sciences here on Sunday. He was 71.
20. Trinamool Congress leader Derek O'Brien on Sunday tweeted that Mamata Banerjee will not campaign in Kolkata anymore.
