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Coronavirus News Updates: The number of coronavirus deaths in Maharashtra crossed one lakh on Sunday as 233 patients succumbed to the infection. The toll now stood at 1,00,130. The state reported 12,557new infection cases during the day, which pushed its overall caseload to 58,31,781. The Gujarat government has initiated the process to set up more than 75 oxygen plants to produce additional 300 MT of the life-saving gas if the demand for it goes up during the possible third wave of COVID-19, Deputy Chief Minister Nitin Patel said on Sunday. At present, 800 to 900 MT of medical oxygen is available at any time in the state, he said. The Haryana government extended the restrictions in the state till 14 June. Malls can remain open from 10 am to 8 pm. Restaurants and bars can also operate in the same time period with 50 percent seating capacity, said an order. The Sikkim government on Sunday extended the statewide lockdown for one more week till 14 June in view of the raging COVID-19 pandemic, an official release said. However, the state government also announced some relaxations like allowing hardware shops to remain open from 7 am to 2 pm. Shops selling groceries and vegetables can now remain open from 7 am to 2 pm, an extension of two more hours. The Delta variant of COVID-19, or the B1.617.2 variant first identified in India, is around 40 percent more transmissible than the Alpha or so-called Kent variant of concern (VOC), UK Health Secretary Matt Hancock said on Sunday. Delhi reported 381 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday and a daily positivity rate of 0.50 percent. There were also 1,189 recoveries and 34 deaths in the last 24 hours. The total active cases in Delhi are now 5,889, total discharges are 13,98,764 and the toll stands at 24,591. Earlier on Sunday, the Uttar Pradesh government announced that the ‘COVID-19 curfew’ will be lifted across the state, barring three districts, from 7 June. The BMC on Sunday announced new dates for students who are going abroad to get vaccinated. The inoculation drive will be undertaken on 7, 8, and 9 June. The Centre has provided over 24 crore vaccine doses (24,60,80,900) to state governments and UTs, “via free of cost and direct state procurement categories”. “Total consumption, including wastages is 22,96,95,199 doses. Over 1.63 crore doses (1,63,85,701) still available with States/UTs,” the Union Health Ministry said on Sunday. The Uttar Pradesh government on Sunday withdrew the ‘COVID-19 curfew’ across the state except in the Meerut, Saharanpur, and Gorakhpur districts. “…Active cases in these three districts are above 600,” said ACS Information Navneet Sehgal. The active cases on Sunday reduced to 14,77,799, comprising 5.13 percent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate has improved to 93.67 percent. A net decline of 77,449 cases has been recorded in the COVID-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours. The Govind Ballabh Pant Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research in Delhi withdrew its circular directing nursing staff to communicate only in Hindi/English and disallowing use of Malayalam language after it faced criticism for the announcement on Sunday. The hospital administration was quoted by ANI as claiming that the circular was issued without their information. The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) on Sunday said that a total of 36,47,46,522 samples have been tested for coronavirus in the country up to 5 June, including 20,36,311 samples tested on Saturday. India reported 1,14,460 new COVID-19 cases, 1,89,232 discharges, and 2,677 deaths in the last 24 hours, the Union Health Ministry said on Sunday. Total cases: 2,88,09,339 Total discharges: 2,69,84,781 Toll: 3,46,759 Active cases: 14,77,799 With COVID cases declining, Delhi will see further relaxation in lockdown, including reopening of markets and malls and resumption of metro services, from June 7 while Maharashtra will implement a five-level plan to ease curbs based on weekly positivity rate and occupancy of oxygen beds in districts. Even as the COVID situation has relatively improved in most of the northern and western states, southern and eastern parts of the country are still reporting a high number of cases. Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin announced the extension of the lockdown by a week till June 14 with some easing of restrictions from Monday, except in 11 districts where the number of new cases reported was still high. Earlier, neighbouring Karnataka had extended the lockdown till June 14. Himachal Pradesh and Goa also extended the ‘Corona curfew’ till June 14. In Goa, shops selling essential items are allowed to operate between 7 AM and 3 PM every day. Himachal Pradesh had earlier eased curbs including those related to the opening of shops, restaurants and eateries. Almost all states and Union Territories have extended the curbs which they first started imposing in mid-April as the second COVID wave hit the country, though some have begun to cautiously ease restrictions in June. The Uttar Pradesh government announced relaxations in the coronavirus curfew in Bareilly and Bulandshahr districts from Monday, allowing shops and markets outside the containment zones to open for five days a week. With this, the number of districts where the restrictions have eased as the count of active cases has fallen below the 600-mark has reached 67, out of the 75 districts. In the national capital, where the unlock’ process began from May 31, the Delhi Metro will operate at 50 percent capacity and markets and malls will open on an odd-even basis from June 7, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said on Saturday. The lockdown in Delhi, which was to end at 5 AM on Monday, will be extended further but several relaxations will be allowed, Kejriwal said during an online briefing. Government and private offices will be allowed to reopen with 50 percent attendance. Markets and malls will be allowed to open on an odd-even basis from 10 AM to 8 PM, he said. In the worst-affected Maharashtra, cities and districts, which have a positivity rate of below five percent and the oxygen bed occupancy of less than 25 percent, will open up completely, according to a government notification. But restrictions of varying degrees will remain in cities and districts where the positivity rate is five percent and oxygen bed occupancy is 25 to 40 percent, where the positivity rate is five percent to 10 percent and the oxygen bed occupancy is more than 40 percent and where positivity rate is 10 to 20 percent and oxygen bed occupancy is more than 60 percent. In the fifth category, where the positivity rate is more than 20 percent and the oxygen bed capacity is more than 75 percent, only essential shops will remain open till 4 PM and office attendance will be 15 percent. The Rajasthan government also issued guidelines on Monday to start the “unlock” process by easing certain restrictions from June 2. India reported 1,20,529 fresh COVID-19 cases, the lowest single-day rise in infections in 58 days, taking the infection tally to 2,86,94,879, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Saturday. The death toll from COVID-19 climbed to 3,44,082 with 3,380 new fatalities, while the number of active cases was recorded below 20 lakh for the fifth consecutive day. India reported more than 88.82 lakh coronavirus infections in May alone during the raging second wave of COVID-19, accounting for 31.67 percent of the over 2.8 crore cases reported in the country so far and making it the worst month of the pandemic. The month of May also saw 1,17,247 fatalities due to the disease, which is around 35.63 percent of the total 3,29,100 deaths recorded so far. The daily cases peaked on May 7 when the country registered 4,14,188 infections in a span of 24 hours, while daily deaths were the highest on May 19 with India reporting 4,529 fatalities due to COVID-19. The active cases had peaked on May 10 at 37,45,237.
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Over two crore COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in Uttar Pradesh till now, says state govt
Uttar Pradesh has administered over two crore COVID-19 vaccine doses till now with over 30 lakh jabs given to beneficiaries in the 18-44 age group, the state government said on Sunday. So far, 1,66,27,059 people have received the first dose of vaccine while 36,27,433 have received both doses, it said.
“Till now, we have administered more than two crore (2,02,34,598) doses of vaccine. In view of the huge population of Uttar Pradesh, we have to speed up the vaccination drive,” Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said at a high-level COVID review meeting.
DDMA directs pvt hospitals to give Covaxin only for second dose for 18-144 age group
The Delhi government on Sunday directed private hospitals and nursing homes to administer Covaxin only to those eligible for the second dose in respect of the 18-44 age group in the month of June or until further orders. The Delhi Disaster Management Authority has asked senior officials of health and revenue departments and district magistrates to ensure compliance to the order “in letter and spirit”.
“DDMA hereby directs that all private hospitals and nursing homes functioning as COVID Vaccination Centres for Covaxin shall ensure that Covaxin shall be used for vaccination to only those people (of age group 18-44 years) who are eligible for receiving second dose of vaccination during the month of June, 2021 or till further orders,” the order reads.
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Some restrictions to remain in Nagpur from Monday, says Nitin Raut
Nagpur may be in category one of the Maharashtra government’s five-level plan to ease coronavirus-induced restrictions from Monday based on positivity rates and oxygen bed occupancy but several curbs would remain in order to contain the outbreak, state minister Nitin Raut said on Sunday. “Nagpur may be in category 1 but the relaxation will be implemented with restrictions, along with a phase-wise review every Friday. From Monday, shops dealing in essential
and non-essential items will be open till 5pm on all days,” he said.
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Local authorities have to decide on easing curbs as per ground situation, says Maharashtra CM
Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Sunday made it clear that the lockdown-like restrictions imposed in the state in April have not be lifted
yet, and the local authorities have to take a decision about easing or tightening the curbs based on the criteria fixed.
His statement comes in the wake of the government’s announcement about the five-level plan to relax the restrictions in the state from Monday as per the weekly positivity rate and the occupancy of oxygen beds in a particular administrative unit. A notification about it had been issued late on Friday night.
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Two weeks without vaccines, Delhi youth travelling 100km to get it: Atishi
The youth of Delhi is now travelling 100 km to get vaccinated as it has been two weeks since the stock of Covishield and Covaxin vaccines depleted in the national capital for the 18-44 age group, AAP leader and MLA Atishi said on Sunday. The Centre has said it will provide a fresh supply of vaccines for the said age group on 10 June.
She requested the Union government during the daily vaccine bulletin to provide vaccines for the group as several people will soon be due for their second dose.
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MP civic poll decision to be taken keeping in mind possible third wave, says minister
The Madhya Pradesh government will take a decision on polls to urban bodies keeping in mind a possible third wave of COVID-19, state minister Bhupendra
Singh said on Sunday. The state urban development minister also said the Shivraj Singh Chouhan government had decided that the mayor would be selected by corporators and not elected directly by the public.
“The state government’s priority is to tackle a possible third wave of coronavirus. After this, a decision will be taken on holding urban bodies’ polls,” he told PTI.
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Uttarakhand extends restrictions till 15 June
Uttarakhand government extends COVID restrictions till June 15; general stores to open between 8 am & 1 pm on June 9 & June 14 pic.twitter.com/Z4xti9bmBA
— ANI (@ANI) June 6, 2021
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Maharashtra’s COVID-19 toll tops one lakh
The number of coronavirus deaths in Maharashtra crossed one lakh on Sunday as 233 patients succumbed to the infection. The toll now stood at 1,00,130. The state reported 12,557new infection cases during the day, which pushed its overall caseload to 58,31,781.
A total of 14,433 patients were discharged during the day, which took the recovery count to 55,43,267, the department said in the statement. Maharashtra’s recovery rate is now 95.05 percent and the fatality rate is 1.72 percent. There are 1,85,527 active cases in the state at present.
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Gujarat to set up over 75 oxygen plants in view of possible third wave
The Gujarat government has initiated the process to set up more than 75 oxygen plants to produce additional 300 MT of the life-saving gas if the demand for it goes up during the possible third wave of COVID-19, Deputy Chief Minister Nitin Patel said on Sunday. At present, 800 to 900 MT of medical oxygen is available at any time in the state, he said.
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40,000 inoculated in a single day, location in Hyderabad
A mega vaccination drive to inoculate 40,000 people in a single day was taken up at Hitex in Hyderabad on Sunday. The drive was carried out jointly by the Cyberabad police, Society for Cyberabad Security Council (SCSC) and Medicover Hospitals, an official release from the police said. A group of1,650 nurses, doctors, administration staff, police personnel and volunteers working for seven days were involved in putting up the drive, Hari Krishna, executive director, Medicover Group of Hospitals, said.
As many as 300 vaccination centres were set up in three huge hangars of the Hitex. One hall was exclusively reserved for senior citizens.
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Tamil Nadu will again float global tender for vaccine supply, says minister
Tamil Nadu will take steps to again float a global tender for vaccine supply as no companies had bid for it, the period for which ended on June 5, Medicaland Family welfare minister M Subramanian said on Sunday. He said the state had so far received 1.45 crore covid vaccines and about 39 lakh additional doses are expected to be received by the end of this month.
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Kerala sees 14,672 new cases, 227 deaths
Kerala registered 14,672 fresh coronavirus cases and 227 related deaths on Sunday taking the total caseload in the state to 26.03 lakh and the toll to 9,946 Health Minister Veena George noted that 1,02,792 samples were tested in the last 24 hours and the test positivity rate was 14.27 percent. Currently, 1,60,653 people are under treatment for COVID-19 in the state. As many as 21,429 people recuperated from the disease on Sunday taking the total number of those cured to 24.62 lakh.
Twenty seven new places were added to the hot spot list taking the total to 891.
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Rajasthan records 25 more deaths, 904 new cases
The COVID-19 death toll in Rajasthan rose to 8,656 on Sunday with 25 more fatalities, while 904 new cases pushed the infection count to 9,46,346, according to an official report. Of the new fatalities, Udaipur reported the highest six deaths followed by five in Jodhpur, it said.
Of the new cases, the highest 169 was recorded in Jaipur while 97, 70, 56 and 48 infections were reported from Alwar, Hanumangarh, Jhunjhunu and Sikar respectively, the report said. A total of 9,19,115 people have recovered from infection so far and the number of active cases currently stands at 18,575, it added.
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Haryana govt extends restrictions till 14 June
Haryana govt extends COVID restrictions till June 14; shops, malls, restaurants, bars, religious places permitted to reopen with certain conditions pic.twitter.com/geBtQYTNvP
— ANI (@ANI) June 6, 2021
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Will again float tender for vaccine supply, says TN minister
Tamil Nadu will take steps to again float a global tender for vaccine supply as no companies had bid for it, the period for which ended on 5 June, Medical and Family welfare minister M Subramanian said on Sunday.
He said the state had so far received 1.45 crore COVID vaccines and about 39 lakh additional doses are expected to be received by the end of this month. The government, he told reporters, was in discussions with the Centre to reopen its plant at nearby Chengalpet to manufacture vaccines.
He pointed out that global tenders floated by states like Kerala, Odisha and Andhra Pradesh had not received any response.
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Recoveries outnumber daily COVID cases in Andhra
Andhra Pradesh reported 8,976 fresh cases of coronavirus, 13,568 recoveries and 90 deaths in 24 hours ending 9 am on Sunday. Chittoor district crossed the two-lakh total cases mark, the second behind East Godavari in the state.
The latest bulletin said the total positive cases in the state rose to 17.58 lakh, recoveries to 16,23,447 and toll 11,466 so far. The number of active cases declined further to 1,23,426, it said. In 24 hours East Godavari added 1,669, Chittoor 1,232 and Anantapuramu 995 fresh infections. Chittoors total COVID-19 case count now stood at 2,00,368, second to East Godavaris 2,38,702. Chittoor, however, has the highest toll of 1,376 in the state. Its active caseload is now 16,979 after 1,82,013 recoveries.
The remaining 10 districts reported less than 800 new cases each, with Vizianagaram contributing the lowest 298 in a day. Chittoor had 12 fresh Covid-19 fatalities, West Godavari nine, Anantapuramu, Guntur, Srikakulam and Vizianagaram eight each, Prakasam seven, East Godavari, Kurnool and SPS Nellore six each, Visakhapatnam and Krishna five each and Kadapa two in 24 hours.
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Phase II clinical trial of Niclosamide drug for treatment of COVID-19 patients begins
The CSIR and Laxai Life Sciences Private Limited have initiated phase II clinical trials of anti-helminitic drug Niclosamide’ for the treatment of COVID-19 patients, a statement said on Sunday. The trial is a multi-centric, randomised, open label clinical study to evaluate the efficacy, safety and tolerability of Niclosamide for treating hospitalised COVID-19 patients.
Niclosamide has been extensively used in the past for treating tapeworm infection in adults as well as children. The safety profile of this drug has been tested over time and has been found safe for human consumption at different dose levels, the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) said.
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Boris Johnson to set end-2022 target to vaccinate world at G7 Summit
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson will call on fellow G7 leaders to make concrete commitments to vaccinate the entire world against coronavirus by the end of 2022 at the Leaders’ Summit in Cornwall, Downing Street has said.
The meeting, starting on Friday, is the first between G7 leaders since the coronavirus pandemic and the UK as president of the summit has made vaccine supply and support for equitable access, tackling climate change and getting more children into school as central themes of the meeting of the world’s leading economies. India has been invited as a guest country, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi expected to participate virtually.
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Newborn detected with COVID-19 dies in Maharashtra’s Palghar
A girl detected with coronavirus infection some hours after birth in Palghar district in Maharashtra died on Sunday morning while undergoing treatment,
health officials said. The child was born premature and underweight on 30 May in Saphale and was detected with COVID-19 while the mother, from Darsheth village , had tested negative, they said.
“The infant was being treated at Jawhar government hospital and was then shifted to Nashik Civil Hospital where the child died at around 5am. She may be the youngest COVID-19 victim hailing from Mumbai Metropolitan Region,” an official said.
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List of states that have eased restrictions or announced unlocking
The Uttar Pradesh government has withdrawn the ‘COVID-19 curfew’ across the state except in the Meerut, Saharanpur, and Gorakhpur districts, said reports. “…Active cases in these three districts are above 600,” said ACS Information Navneet Sehgal. Meanwhile, Leh District Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) Chairman Shrikant Suse issued new guidelines with certain relaxations to start gradual unlocking from 7 till 14 June.
Many states including Tamil Nadu have extended lockdown but with some relaxations while Maharashtra will implement a five-level plan to ease curbs based on weekly positivity rate and occupancy of oxygen beds in districts.Tamil Nadu has extended lockdown by a week till 14 June with some easing of restrictions from Monday, except in 11 districts where the number of new cases reported was still high. The Rajasthan government also issued guidelines on Monday to start the “unlock” process by easing certain restrictions from 2 June. Delhi will continue with lockdown with second phase of easing of restrictions from June 7.Haryana has extended lockdown till June 7 with some easing of restrictions. Madhya Pradesh has extended corona curfew with eased restrictions till 15 June.The state has announced separate unlock guidelines for districts. Gujarat has extended night curfew in 36 cities of the state for a week from June 4, with further relaxation in timings. Kerala has extended lockdown till June 9 with some concessions. Assam has extended the restrictions till June 15 though on June 4 it increased the curfew relaxation by one hour.
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Need to prioritise pregnant women for COVID-19 vaccination: Report
Amid rising deaths of pregnant women due to COVID-19, a report has made a strong case for their vaccination on a priority basis. For Covid not to further aggravate the already heavy burden of maternal and under-five mortality, there is a strong case for inclusion of pregnant women as a high priority group for vaccination, a report prepared by a group of doctors led by Yamini Sarwal of Delhi-based Vardhman Mahavir Medical College and Safdarjung Hospital said.
“We recommend including COVID-19 vaccination in the routine protocol for antenatal care in all countries, particularly India and Indonesia, in view of their high dual burden,” it said. Currently, either pregnant women are not included for vaccination, or the policies are ambiguous with the decision being often left to the woman, the report said.
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Sikkim extends lockdown till 14 June, but allows some relaxations
The Sikkim government on Sunday extended the statewide lockdown for one more week till 14 June in view of the raging COVID-19 pandemic, an official release said. However, the state government also announced some relaxations like allowing hardware shops to remain open from 7 am to 2 pm. Shops selling groceries and vegetables can now remain open from 7 am to 2 pm, an extension of two more hours.
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Maharashtra govt taking calculated risk, says CM on easing of curbs
Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray on Sunday said the government was taking a “calculated risk” by relaxing the coronavirus-induced restrictions in the state, and added that people need to take care of themselves. “The state government is taking a calculated risk andhence people have to take care of themselves. Nothing is going to be eased immediately. Some criteria and levels have been fixed and the local administration will take decisions on whether to ease restrictions and further tighten them,” the chief minister said.
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Nod for film, TV shoots in Mumbai if daily COVID-19 case count under control, says Uddhav Thackeray
Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Sunday said permissions for film and TV shootings in Mumbai would be given if the city’s daily coronavirus case count is brought under control.
In a virtual interaction with the representatives of the film and television industry, he appealed to them to cooperate with the government in the measures being taken to fight the pandemic.
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Maratha quota rally: Mob booked in Beed for COVID-19 violation
A mob of 3,000 people led by Maharashtra Legislative Council member Vinayak Mete was booked on Sunday for holding a march a day earlier in violation of
COVID-19 norms to demand reservations for the Maratha community.
An official said the march was conducted without permission from police or civic authorities, following which the participants were booked under sections 188, 269, 270 of the Indian Penal Code, as well as Disaster Management Act and Epidemic Diseases Act.
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Delta variant 40% more transmissible than Alpha variant, says Matt Hancock
The Delta variant of COVID-19, or the B1.617.2 variant first identified in India, is around 40 percent more transmissible than the Alpha or so-called Kent variant of concern (VOC), UK Health Secretary Matt Hancock said on Sunday. The senior Cabinet minister said the spread of the Delta variant, behind a recent rise in coronavirus infections in the country, had made the unlocking plans set for 21 June more difficult.
However, he pointed out that a majority of those in hospital as a result of the Delta variant had not had a vaccine at all and only a “small minority had had both doses of a COVID-19 vaccine, which the minister said reflects the scientific advice that one vaccine is not quite as effective against the Delta VOC as against the Alpha variant but both doses are just as effective.
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Telangana Cabinet to meet on 8 June to decide on lockdown extension
The Telangana cabinet will meet on 8 June to take a call on the extension of lockdown to contain the spread of COVID-19, among other issues, an official release said on Sunday. “The State cabinet will meet under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Sri K Chandrashekhar Rao on 8 June at 2 pm. The state cabinet is likely to discuss the situation in the state amidst the Corona, medical and health, agriculture operations, the economic situation in the state due to lockdown, etc,” it said.
The present lockdown is scheduled to end on 9 June.
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27 mucormycosis patients fall sick after Amphotericin-B shot in MP’s Sagar
At least 27 patients suffering from mucormycosis or ‘black fungus’ took ill after they were administered Amphotericin-B injections at the government Bundelkhand Medical College (BMC) in Madhya Pradesh’s Sagar district, an official said on Sunday, adding the medical condition of these patients is stable now.
The use of the injection, a key drug in the treatment of black fungus, was immediately stopped after the incident on Saturday evening.
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West Bengal forms expert committee for decision on Class 10,12 board exams
The West Bengal government has constituted an expert committee to decide on holding Class 10, 12 board exams in 2021, said Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. “We are also inviting views an opinion from parents, general public, sector experts, civil society and students. I request each one of you to send us your feedback on the issue by e-mailing us on following addresses by 7 June, 2021, 2 PM. – pbssm.spo@gmail.com, commissionerschooleducation@gmail.com, wbssed@gmail.com,” Banerjee said on Twitter.
Our children's future is my greatest priority. To this regard, we have formed an expert committee to decide over holding the Class 10th & 12th board exams in 2021.
— Mamata Banerjee (@MamataOfficial) June 6, 2021
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COVID-19 positivity rate falls to 0.50% in Delhi
Delhi reported 381 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday and a daily positivity rate of 0.50 percent. There were also 1,189 recoveries and 34 deaths in the last 24 hours.
The total active cases in Delhi are now 5,889, total discharges are 13,98,764 and the toll stands at 24,591.
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Study finds 46% mortality due to mucormycosis recorded after Diwali 2020
A study on the mortality rate of mucormycosis conducted in 16 centres across the country found a 46 percent mortality rate between September and December 2020, The Times of India reported.
“Fatality rate among the patients was found to be 38 percent in six weeks, which increased to 46 percent by 12 weeks or three months of treatment. It was found to the same in non-CAM and CAM patients. Major factors for mortality are found to be age, rhino-orbital cerebral involvement and prolonged ICU stay,” the report quoted Dr Atul Patel as saying.
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Haryana asks Centre to check credentials of Malta vaccine production company
The Haryana government on Sunday asked the Centre “to help to check the credentials of a company from Malta that has offered to supply doses of Russian Covid vaccine Sputnik V”, NDTV reported.
“We had recently floated a global tender for Covid-19 vaccine in response to which we have received a letter of intent from a Malta based firm by the name of Pharma Regulatory Services Limited. You are requested to help us verify the credentials of the company esp in regards to previous work experience of similar nature and the bona fides of the firm in general,” the letter was quoted as saying.
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Noida administration issues ‘unlock’ guidelines
The Noida administration on Sunday issued ‘unlock’ guidelines effective from 7 June. The administration said that markets and shops will be allowed to open outside containment zones from 7 am to 7 pm from Mondays to Fridays.
The weekend curfew will remain in place from 7 pm on Friday to 7 am on Monday.
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HDFC commits Rs 450 crore for COVID-19 support
HDFC has committed Rs 450 crore for COVID-19 support through its corporate social responsibility (CSR), Moneycontrol reported.
The COVID-19 initiatives are being undertaken through its philanthropic arm the HT Parekh Foundation, HDFC Ltd said in a statement.
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‘Become self-reliant in getting vaccinated’: Rahul Gandhi taunts Centre
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday took a swipe at the Centre, saying the Modi government is “fighting for a blue tick” and advised people need to become self-reliant about getting COVID-19 vaccines.
His remarks came a day after outrage over the removal of ‘blue tick’ badge from the personal accounts of Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu and RSS top functionaries including Mohan Bhagwat, by Twitter, only to restore it later.
Twitter said as per rules, the blue badge and verified status could be automatically removed from an account if it is incomplete or inactive for six months.
“The Modi government is fighting for the blue tick. If you want a Covid vaccine, then be self-reliant,” he said in a tweet in Hindi, using the hashtag “#Priorities”.
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Healthcare workers conduct exercise drills in Assam’s Digboi
#WATCH | Assam: PPE-clad healthcare workers dance & conduct exercise drills, at a COVID Care Centre in Tinsukia district's Digboi area, to cheer up patients pic.twitter.com/KRwfIIUIY2
— ANI (@ANI) June 6, 2021
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UK govt says ’too early’ to make decision on lifting restrictions
British health minister Matt Hancock said it was too early to say whether the government will lift COVID-19 lockdown restrictions on 21 June.
“It’s too early to make a final decision on that. The prime minister and I and the team will be looking at all the data over this week. We’ve said that we’ll give people enough time ahead of the June 21 date. We are not saying ‘No’ to June 21 at this point,” he said.
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Puducherry logs 640 new COVID-19 cases today
Puducherry reported 640 fresh coronavirus cases during last 24 hours as the overall tally rose to 1,09,079, a senior official of the Department of Health and Family Welfare Services said on Sunday.
The new cases were identified at the end of the examination of 9,215 swab samples projecting a positivity rate at 6.95 percent, Director of Health Department S Mohan Kumar said. The 640 new cases were spread over Puducherry (470), Karaikal (136), Yanam (15) and Mahe (19).
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BMC announces new vaccination dates for students going abroad:
The BMC on Sunday announced new dates for students who are going abroad to get vaccinated. The inoculation drive will be undertaken on 7, 8, and 9 June.
18-44 y/o students planning to travel out of India to pursue higher education can get their shots at Rajawadi, Cooper and Kasturba on Mon, Tues and Wed (walk ins)
— माझी Mumbai, आपली BMC (@mybmc) June 6, 2021
All due documents should be made available #YoungAndVaccinated #MyBMCVaccinationUpdate #WeShallOvercome https://t.co/60OHVMBZv0 pic.twitter.com/RVdmNv07Yr
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Arvind Kejriwal urges Centre to allow ration delivery in Delhi
Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday questioned the Centre over its move to stall the ‘Doorstep Delivery of Ration’ scheme that was set to be launched in Delhi. “Just two days before ‘Doorstep Delivery of Ration’ scheme’s implementation in Delhi, the central government stopped it. If pizza delivery can be allowed amid the Covid-19 pandemic, then why not ration? asked Kejriwal.
“Respected Prime Minister, today I am very upset. The work of delivering ration door-to-door to the poor was about to start in Delhi from next week. All our preparations were done. But you stopped it two days before. Why did you do this?” he added. He said that the scheme would have benefitted 72 lakh ration card holders in Delhi. “We are doing this to help those who are underprivileged,” Kejriwal added.
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