Covid19 Pandemic

Maharashtra disallows home isolation of COVID-19 patients in 18 districts including Thane, Pune

Stating that the positivity rate in the 18 districts is higher than the state average, state health minister Rajesh Tope said that the patients will now mandatorily have to go to a quarantine centre

SC stays Allahabad HC's 'sweeping' order that ruled fear of death due to COVID as ground for anticipatory bail

The Supreme Court also appointed Senior Advocate V Giri as an amicus curiae to assist the court's decision on the larger issue of whether COVID-19 can be a ground for granting anticipatory bail

COVID-19 challenge remains as long as infection exists even at 'minor scale', says Narendra Modi

In his second round of interaction with district magistrates and field officials on the pandemic, Modi spoke about concerns over the spread of the virus in the young generation due to mutations and asked officials to analyse the statistics in their districts

‘Disheartening’, says Bharat Biotech as state govts question company's intentions with Covaxin supply

Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia had earlier alleged that Bharat Biotech had informed the state government that it cannot provide "additional" Covaxin doses to the National Capital

'Corporations cannot act on their own': Gujarat HC directs Ahmedabad civic body to conform to state COVID-19 policy

The direction came after the AMC informed that it has withdrawn the rule that only those patients who are brought by '108' ambulances be admitted to municipal hospitals or in the AMC's quota in private hospitals for COVID-19 patients

Indian Navy has offered help to all State govts in fighting COVID, Chief Admiral Karambir Singh tells PM

Naval hospitals are being opened for civilian use in various cities, Singh told Narendra Modi, while briefing him about the initiatives taken by the Indian Navy to help fight COVID-19

'Do some homework': Delhi HC comes down heavily on 'publicity interest litigations', imposes costs

A bench of Chief Justice DN Patel and Justice Jasmeet Singh said some of the pleas appeared to be filed on ideas that came to the petitioners' minds while 'having tea or walking on the road'

Centre agrees to rope in final year MBBS students and medical interns for COVID-19 duties

To boost the availability of medical personnel to fight COVID-19, Narendra Modi on Monday approved a number of measures, including postponing the NEET-PG for at least four months to make qualified doctors available for pandemic duty

Mann ki Baat: Second COVID-19 wave has shaken India, says Narendra Modi, urges people to get vaccinated

The prime minister in his monthly radio address stressed the need to follow COVID-19 protocols and cautioned citizens against rumours about coronavirus vaccines

Char Dham Yatra cannot become 'another Kumbh Mela', says Uttarakhand HC, tells state to issue SOPs

The court also directed the state government to step up COVID-19 testing by deploying mobile vans in interior regions and increase the number of COVID hospitals