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Vaccination for the entire adult population was schedulded to start from May 1, but many states are facing supply constraints and have postponed the drive.
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Karnataka government bans weekly markets in the state, allows milk dairies and shops selling essential commodities to operate from 6 am to 12 noon.
Vaccination for the 18 to 44 age group started on May 1. For this, 132 vaccination sessions were organized in 26 districts today. A total of 11,492 beneficiaries were vaccinated till 6 pm. In the remaining districts, tomorrow vaccination will start tomorrow: Maharashtra Health Dept (ANI input)
Sale of Remdesivir injection through the private distributor/chemists is strictly banned in Chandigarh, henceforth, it'll be procured by the Health Department from open marker or allocated by GoI and will be distributed to all govt/private hospitals treating COVID-19 patients: UT Administration (ANI input)
Election Commission approaches Supreme Court challenging the Madras HC order where it lambasted the poll panel for failure to maintain Covid protocol during poll campaigns and said poll panel “should be put up on murder charges" for being the "most irresponsible institution".
The plea of Election Commission is listed for hearing on May 3 before a Bench of Justice DY Chandrachud and Justice MR Shah. The Election Commission has said that the appeal is against the "uncalled for, blatantly disparaging and derogatory remarks" made by the Madras High Court. (ANI input)
Kerala govt ordered that any pvt laboratory that denies RT-PCR test or any other COVID-19 tests at the rates fixed by state govt or charges in excess of the fixed rates, action will be taken against it under Disaster Management Act, 2005, Kerala Epidemic Diseases Ordinance, 2020. (ANI input)
IGST on import of Oxygen Concentrators for personal use reduced to 12% from 28%, to be applicable up to the 30th June 2021.
Thunderstorm with light to moderate intensity rain with gusty wind (speed 20-30 kmph) would occur over few places of South, Southwest, Northeast, Central & East Delhi, Noida, Greater Noida, Jhunjunu, and Faridabad during next 2 hours (issued at 7:10 pm): IMD (ANI input)
'Corona Curfew' ending at 7 am on Monday (May 3) has been extended till 7 am on May 6 in the Srinagar, Baramulla, Budgam and Jammu districts: Jammu and Kashmir administration.
Night curfew (8pm-7am) to continue in all municipal/urban local body limits of all 20 districts of Jammu and Kashmir, including Srinagar, Baramulla, Budgam and Jammu: UT Administration (ANI input)
Lockdown in Delhi is being extended by one week: CM Arvind Kejriwal.
Delhi is likely to extend the ongoing lockdown for another week, CM Arvind Kejriwal to make announcement on Sunday (May 2): Sources
The first consignment of Sputnik V vaccines from Russia arrive in Hyderabad.
Delhi HC ordered the Centre to ensure that Delhi receives its 490 MT oxygen supply today by whatever means.
"Water has gone above the head. Now we mean business. You (Centre) will arrange everything now, " the Delhi High court said (ANI inputs)
Six COVID-19 patients died in ICU ward and two in main ward due to oxygen shortage on May 1. "We could not save them even after making effort from our end. Since this wave hit the country, we've been demanding oxygen from the govt," Dr SCL Gupta, Medical Director of Delhi's Batra Hospital was quoted as saying by ANI.
"Our executive director is in regular touch with govt officers concerned and has been updating them about our oxygen stock. INOX and Goel -- two oxygen suppliers supply us oxygen. Neither of them picks up our call," Gupta added.
Amid spurt in COVID-19 cases in Uttarakhand, Dehradun Qazi offered to covert madarsa complexes into COVID-19 care centers. "We're ready to convert all madarsa complexes into COVID care centers. We'll support the govt whatever way possible," Qazi Mohd. Ahmed Qasmi said.
All beds are occupied in district hospital & no oxygen beds are left in Goa Medical College & more people are coming in. I'll write to CM to extend preventive measures for nine more days at least, to break COVID chain: Goa Minister.
Goa under four-day lockdown. Only essential services like supermarkets, vegetable shops, grocery shops & some fish shops are open from morning 7 to 12 noon: Goa Minister Michael Lobo.
Batra Hospital informs Delhi HC that they were out of oxygen for sometime today and lost lives too, including their own doctor, due to that. It also informs that the oxygen tankers reached them sometime back. Delhi High Court suggests the hospital to install oxygen generator.
Delhi High Court directs Centre to ensure that 4 oxygen tankers (having Haryana Number) allocated to Delhi, but currently detained in Rajasthan, are released immediately. Court also asked the Counsel representing Centre to file a compliance report of it.
Delhi Govt's advocate Rahul Mehra urges HC to issue a contempt notice to erring supplier for supplying less than 40% of their voluntarily agreed amount, saying that unless we put the fear in supplier, they will take the city on ransom. HC asks Amicus curiae to talk to supplier.
Court says, if you were to request the army, they would work at their own level. They have their own infrastructure.
On the suggestions that Delhi Govt should take help of Armed Forces to setup more infrastructure in Delhi, counsel of Delhi Govt says, we are in the process at the highest level, our govt is looking into it, we're coming up with 15000 more beds.
Delhi HC says-Everyone's stressed, even we're stressed HC tells Batra Hospital-you're doctors, need to hold your nerves HC tells Batra Hospital doctor that he needs to give time for streamlining; says, if you keep messaging, person who has to do other work will be occupied here.
Batra Hospital of Delhi informs Delhi High Court that it's running out of oxygen. Batra hospital officials say, "We are in SOS since 6am today morning, we have 307 patients admitted, out of whom 230 are on oxygen support."
Hearing in Delhi High Court resumes regarding the shortage of oxygen supply, beds, and medicines in the hospitals in Delhi.
Phase 3 vaccination for COVID-19 begins. Visuals from a centre in Nagpur, Maharashtra. An official at the centre said, "We've received update from head office that vaccine will be administered only to people between 18-44 yrs of age today. Their vaccination will begin at 2 pm."
Today, Gujarat and Maharashtra mark their Statehood Days. Both states are home to outstanding people, who have made landmark contributions to national growth. May these states fight COVID-19 successfully and may the people of these states be blessed with good health: PM Narendra Modi tweeted.
State is of opinion that we'll procure as many vaccines as possible. There's pressure on GoI as during first wave, cases were reported in large numbers from Maharashtra but now other states also affected. There's demand for oxygen &other things from many states: Maharashtra Dy CM.
India reports 4,01,993 new COVID-19 cases, 3523 deaths and 2,99,988 discharges in the last 24 hours, as per Union Health Ministry.
Total cases: 1,91,64,969
Total recoveries: 1,56,84,406
Death toll: 2,11,853
Active cases: 32,68,710
Total vaccination: 15,49,89,635
Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Gurudwara Sis Ganj Sahib in Delhi today, watch:
I express my condolences to the patients, doctors and hospital staff who lost their lives in the fire accident at Bharuch Hospital. The state government will provide assistance of Rs 4 lakh to the families of each of the victims of the accident: Gujarat CM Vijay Rupani.
In Bharuch last night 16 people, including 14 patients, died in a fire that broke out at a COVID-19 care centre in Gujarat.
It's an unfortunate incident not only for us but for entire Bharuch. With Police & admn's help, we could shift patients to other hospitals. 14 patients & 2 staff nurses lost their lives in the incident: Zuber Patel, trustee of the COVID-19 care centre in Bharuch where fire broke out.
“According to primary information, probably 12 people have been killed in the incident of fire at Patel Welfare Hospital’s dedicated COVID-19 care centre at 12:30 pm in Bharuch,” says police.
A fire broke out at a COVID-19 care centre in Bharuch, Gujarat.
Odisha govt has constituted an Expert Committee for taking decision on the use of Tocilizumab and other new drugs for treatment of #COVID19 patients. The Committee will examine and assess the proposal of use of such drugs on case to case basis under the supervision Of DMET.
It is to inform that on 1st May 2021 and 2nd May 2021 there will not be any COVID vaccination programme in the Government Covid Vaccination Centres (GCVCs) across the state, due to non-receipt of vaccine doses: Telangana government on third phase of mass vaccination drive.
As the third phase of the COVID-19 vaccination program is set to start from Saturday (May 1), Chhattisgarh Health Minister TS Singh Deo said that the state will start the vaccination from the poorest people who have Anodaya or BPL card due to shortage of vaccine.
“In Bengal, May 1 is a holiday, May 2 is our election result, May 3, 4 are also not vaccination days, our vaccination starts on May 5, so I have four more days. I will be hoping that I'll be starting vaccination drive for the 18-44 age group on May 5 onwards," Dr Rupali Basu said.
“They’ve written to us that they won’t be able to supply us vaccines till June, so we still don’t have the vaccines with us. We’re ready with vaccination centres but the moment the vaccines comes to us we’ll able to vaccinate," Dr Rupali Basu said.
This time vaccine supply will not be (given) by govt but we’ve been asked to write to manufacturers directly and we’ve written to Bharat Biotech and SII for vaccines: Dr Rupali Basu, MD & CEO, Woodlands Hospital, Kolkata on 3rd phase of vaccination drive.
We have been able to contain the spread of COVID-19 due to restrictions and lockdown. Our estimate was that there might be 10 lakh positive active patients, but now it is 7 lakh cases: Thackeray
There is no need for a more strict lockdown in the state, people are following the restrictions: Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray
Bihar government declared summer vacations for universities and colleges from 1st May to 31st May, in view of the COVID-19 situation.
COVID-19: West Bengal announces partial lockdown, bans all political, religious gatherings.
Punjab CM Captain Amarinder Singh says that due to non-availability of vaccine, phase three of vaccination of 18-45 age group cannot be started as scheduled: Punjab Chief Minister's Office
Kerala Chief Secretary VP Joy writes to ISRO requesting it to provide 10 MT tonnes of liquid oxygen per week to the state from ISRO propulsion complex at Mahendragiri, Tamil Nadu. (ANI)
For people from 18 to 45 yrs, vaccines haven't arrived yet. We'll start their vaccination as soon as we get the vaccine: Goa CM Pramod Sawant
We have not been supplied with the vaccines till now. Once the vaccines are supplied we will start the vaccination for those above 18 years of age: Karnataka CM BS Yediyurappa (ANI)
All arms of the government are working unitedly and rapidly to deal with the situation: PM Narendra Modi said at Cabinet meeting over COVID situation.
Weekend lockdown to be imposed in Panchkula, Gurugram, Faridabad, Sonipat, Rohtak, Karnal, Hisar, Sirsa and Fatehabad districts from 10 pm today till 5am on 3rd May. (ANI)
Bihar chief secretary Arun Kumar Singh passed away at a hospital in Patna where he was undergoing treatment for COVID-19.
Night curfew in Telangana extended for 7 more days till 5 am on 8th May. The statewide night curfew comes into effect at 9 pm and continues till 5 am. (ANI)
Corona night curfew imposed between 10 PM to 5 AM in Agartala Municipal Corporation area, has been extended up to 31st May 2021. Essential services will be exempted: Government of Tripura (ANI)
Delhi Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal has tested positive for COVID-19. He said he has mild symptoms and has isolated himself.
Delhi High Court says it is a war against COVID, not a battle.
The Court observation came when one of the oxygen suppliers, Vinayak Gases, tells High Court that its owners are down with COVID and they are providing everything.
Advocate Gupta says - we do not want to say Delhi govt or Central Government is at fault. Why can't we involve the Army?
HC says - we understand your pain. Nobody could've imagined this sudden surge of COVID.
HC asks Delhi govt counsel to seek instructions.
Senior advocate Ramesh Gupta urges the court to direct that a hospital with ICU beds be attached for members of the Bar. Gupta says we understand the situation is not very good and people are dying because vaccines, oxygen, other facilities are not there.
Bar Council Of Delhi chairman and senior advocate Ramesh Gupta breaks down before the Delhi High court, says, we're getting calls of people seeking oxygen, medicines, beds. He tells HC that lawyers are asking for help regarding cylinders, they say they'll die if they don't get it.
SC says - We want to make it very clear that if citizens communicate their grievance on social media, then it cannot be said it's wrong information. We don't want any clampdown of information. We will treat it as a contempt of court if such grievances are considered for action.
We've not received the vaccines yet, we are in constant touch with the company. We are hopeful that vaccines will reach by tomorrow or the day after. They have assured us. 3 lakh doses of Covishield is coming to us first, tomorrow or the day after: Delhi CM on phase 3 vaccination.
We've requested both companies to make available to us 67 lakh doses each in next 3 months. Delhi govt is ready to make payments for it. People of Delhi will be given free vaccines. We're making all efforts to see that people of Delhi are vaccinated in the next 3 months: Delhi CM.
Centre should show investment by it to ramp up the manufacture of vaccines. This will be the most important intervention by Central government when private manufacturers have been funded to produce vaccines, says Justice Chandrachud.
Will one state get priority access over another in getting the vaccines? Centre says 50% will be procured by states for vaccines. How will the vaccine manufacturers ensure equity? Centre to submit exact population between 18 to 45, says Supreme Court.
What measures have been taken to make sure supply of tankers and cylinders reach?, says Justice Chandrachud.
What is the expected supply of oxygen? How does central and state govts enable vaccine registration for illiterates or those who don't have access to internet, asks SC.
We have some petitions before us which raise entire local issues of grave importance, such issues have to be raised in High Court, Justice DY Chandrachud says.
Supreme Court begins hearing in the case where it took suo moto cognizance on issues related to oxygen supply, drug supply, and various other policies in relation to the COVID-19 pandemic.
In support of the state's fight against the virus, Adani Group will open a COVID Care Centre in Ahmedabad (Gujarat) Adani Vidya Mandir school campus in the city will be converted into a supportive care facility for #COVID19 positive patients: Adani Group.
Japan stands with India in her greatest time of need. We have decide to proceed with the procedure to provide 300 oxygen generators & 300 ventilators:
Japan's Ambassador to IndiaIn passing of Soli Sorabji, we lost an icon of India's legal system. He was among select few who deeply influenced evolution of constitutional law & justice system. Awarded with Padma Vibhushan, he was among most eminent jurists. Condolences to his family & associates: President Ram Nath Kovind
India reports 3,86,452 new COVID-19 cases, 3498 deaths and 2,97,540 discharges in the last 24 hours, as per Union Health Ministry
Total cases: 1,87,62,976
Total recoveries: 1,53,84,418
Death toll: 2,08,330
Active cases: 31,70,228
Total vaccination: 15,22,45,179
DG Maharashtra Home Guard & ex-Mumbai Police Commissioner Param Bir Singh approaches Bombay High Court against actions being taken against him by State Govt. He has requested HC to direct Maharashtra Govt to not take any coercive action against him. Matter to be heard on 4th May.
We gave orders to SII, Pune for over 1 cr doses. But they're not prepared to give it to us from tomorrow. We request people, especially those b/w 18-44 yrs of age, to refrain from going to hospitals thinking that you may be vaccinated tomorrow: Dr K Sudhakar, Karnataka Health Minister,
Maharashtra: BKC jumbo COVID-19 vaccination centre in Mumbai remains closed, beneficiaries being sent back by Police. As per BMC's order, there will be no vaccination here for three days.
Bombay HC heard petition against illegal procurement&transportation of 10,000 Remdesivir vials by BJP MP Sujay Patil in Delhi-Shirdi chartered flight.HC directed officials for details of such flights b/w 10-25 April. Next hearing May 3: Pradnya Talekar, petitioners' lawyer.
Maharashtra: The statewide restrictions that were initially imposed till May 1st in the wake of the #COVID19 situation, have been further extended till May 15th.
Emergency COVID-19 shipment arrives in India, see visuals from Delhi airport:
US Govt assistance flight arrives in Delhi. More such flights expected in the next week. US is providing: Oxygen support, Oxygen Concentrators, Oxygen Generation Units, PPE, Vaccine-Manufacturing Supplies, Rapid Diagnostic Tests, Therapeutics & Public Health Assistance.
New Delhi: The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) said that the COVID-19 vaccination drive from May 1 to inoculate the 18-44 age group will take place between 1 pm to 6 pm in five hospitals of Mumbai.
The immunization centres in Chhattisgarh are fully ready for the COVID-19 vaccination campaign starting from May 1, said Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel.
Bihar government declared summer vacations for universities and colleges from 1st May to 31st May, in view of the COVID19 situation.
In another update, at least 12 people were killed after a fire broke out at Patel Welfare COVID Hospital in Gujarat`s Bharuch on the intervening night of Friday-Saturday.
Amid raging surge in COVID-19 cases, many countries have extended support to India in the form of emergency medical supplies.
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