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Decongest prisons to prevent COVID-19 spread, says Supreme Court
A Supreme Court bench comprising Chief Justice NV Ramana and Justices L Nageswara Rao and Surya Kant directed that all prisoners granted bail or parole last year due to the pandemic must be released.
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Brimming over with milk, but no takers as COVID19 lockdown impacts dairy farmers
Dairy farmers in India stare at losses as states impose lockdown; restaurants, hotels, tea shops and sweet shops down their shutters, and bulk orders for milk dry up.
Divendra Singh
Corona positive test report not necessary for admission to COVID hospitals: Health Ministry
The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has said that anyone with suspected COVID-19 should be admitted to the suspect ward. No patient will be refused services, including oxygen and essential drugs, even if they belong to a different city.
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Delhi has received its daily quota of 700 MT oxygen only once: Deputy CM Manish Sisodia
Delhi’s Deputy Chief Minister Sisodia said that the national capital received only 487 MT of oxygen yesterday. This was much less than its current allocation of 700 metric tonnes.
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We can vaccinate Delhi in three months, if we get sufficient doses: CM Arvind Kejriwal
The government needs 30 million doses to administer vaccines to the people of Delhi. Out of this, it has received only four million doses so far. We have vaccine doses for only five to six days with us, says Delhi chief minister.
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For the first time, India’s daily death toll due to COVID19 crosses 4,000; over 400,000 new cases in 24hrs
The country has reported over 401,000 new cases in the last 24 hours, slightly less than the 414,000 cases recorded on May 7. Amid rising cases, complete lockdown has been imposed in Karnataka and Mizoram. More details here.
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With counselling, COVID19 vaccination drive in Rajasthan picks pace
Rajasthan registers the second highest number of vaccinations in the country, driven by centres in close proximity to villages and awareness drives by ASHA workers. However, complaints of vaccine shortage have been coming in.
Divendra Singh
The COVID19 lockdown leaves fruit and vegetable farmers in a soup
Coronavirus has left vegetable and fruit cultivators staring at huge losses as one state after another is imposing full or partial lockdowns. Meanwhile, consumers in the cities end up paying exorbitant rates for the fruits and vegetables.
Arvind Shukla
On two legs and a prayer, without proper safety gear, ASHAs conduct door-to-door COVID screening in rural UP
The UP govt has launched a five-day campaign to screen its rural population for COVID symptoms. Frontline workers — ASHAs and ANMs — are promised Rs 100 a day for this arduous exercise. They haven’t received their COVID19 duty incentive for almost a year now.
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As cities go under lockdown, migrant workers return to the villages. But where are the quarantine facilities?
Yet another exodus to rural India has begun following the second wave COVID-19 curfews and lockdowns. But there are no quarantine centres in towns and villages. This, fear villagers, will contribute to the spread of the virus in rural India.