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Ferocious second wave tests nerves as Assam's medical fraternity continue with COVID-19 duty without leaves, extra allowance
Sanskrita Bharadwaj • 4 years agoRural areas in Assam, especially areas such as the tea gardens and the chars are already bearing the brunt of poor health infrastructure
COVID-19: Centre should rise to the occasion and take control of situation, not abandon states in dire straits
T R Jawahar • 4 years agoCOVID-19 has overturned every aspect of modern life and set new priorities or rather just one priority – itself
Coronavirus News updates: Modi to interact with field officials from districts in 10 states and UTs tomorrow
Fp Staff • 4 years agoCoronavirus News live updates: The officials will share best practices, suggestions and recommendations for continuing the COVID-19 fight, especially in semi-urban and rural areas, the PMO said
COVID-19 vaccine shortages hit Kashmir Valley but inoculation drive on track in BJP-dominated plains
Ishfaqnaseem • 4 years agoIn Kashmir, the supplies are now running dry at nearly all the health centres in the last few days and none got vaccinated in most of the districts including the capital Srinagar
Maharashtra sees 34,848 COVID-19 cases, 960 deaths; active caseload drops below 5 lakh
• 4 years agoOf 960 fatalities reported on Saturday, 371 had occurred in the past 48 hours, 188 last week and the rest before that but were added to the toll on Saturday
COVID-19 second wave: Plea in SC seeks establishment of oxygen plants in all 738 districts with PM-CARES fund
• 4 years agoThe petitioner made the Centre, the NDMA, PM-CARES fund and all states as parties in the plea, and also demanded that underprivileged people should get oxygen for free
From supply chains to vaccines, China has frequently thrown spanner into works of India's COVID-19 battle
Fp Staff • 4 years agoFrom tactfully disallowing Chinese firms to participate in BMC's global vaccine tender to exorbitant pricing of necessary equipment, India's battle against COVID-19 has often run into rough weather with China
Railways says 'Oxygen Express' trains delivered over 7,000 tonnes to eight states since 19 April
• 4 years agoTamil Nadu will receive its first Oxygen Express carrying 80 tonnes of liquid medical oxygen from Durgapur in West Bengal on Thursday night
'Hopeful' Russia's Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine will be available in market from next week, says Centre
Fp Staff • 4 years agoThe announcement comes even as several states in India, including the worst-hit states are facing a shortage of vaccines, and has led to suspension of vaccination drive in some states
Door-to-door vaccination could have saved many lives, Bombay HC tells Centre
Fp Staff • 4 years agoA bench of Chief Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice GS Kulkarani questioned the Centre for not answering its question on starting door-to-door vaccination of senior citizens, saying many live could have been saved had it started months back