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India Reports 4 Lakh Fresh Covid Cases In Last 24 Hours, Deaths Mount To 4,187
India has recorded 4,187 deaths due to Covid-19 in the last 24 hours -- the highest so far, along with 4,01,078 fresh cases, taking the total number of cases in the country to 2,18,92,676, the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said on Saturday. ....
'One Third Of India's Oxygen Production Concentrated In Eastern Region'
One-third of oxygen production in the country is concentrated in its eastern region even as nearly 60 per cent of the demand for the live-saving gas is in the northern and southern parts and 30 per cent in the western sector.....
Delhi Urges Centre To Supply Surplus O2 From It's Quota To Other State
The Arvind Kejriwal government on Thursday wrote a letter to the Centre to inform that Delhi's daily oxygen requirement has fallen from 700 MT to 582 MT per day and hence, the additional oxygen quota of the national capital should be supplied to other states needing oxygen.....
Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot Raises State's Oxygen Crisis With PM Modi
Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Sunday spoke to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the Covid situation, where he also cited the oxygen crisis in the state and expressed hope that the Central government will soon increase the supply of the life-saving gas. ....
COVID: Tamil Nadu Brings In Oxygen From Amsterdam
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin has said that the state has received liquid oxygen from Amsterdam. ....
DRDO's 1st Batch Of Anti-Covid Drug 2-DG Launched
The first batch of DRDO-developed anti-Covid drug 2-DG (2-deoxy-D-glucose) was launched on Monday to treat patients suffering from the deadly disease. The medicine comes in powder form and can be taken with water. ....
Yet To Receive Any Letter For Info On Oxygen Shortage Deaths: Sisodia
Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Tuesday said the state government has not received any written direction from the Centre, seeking information on deaths occurring in the national capital due to oxygen shortage during the second wave of the Covid pandemic.....
SC Directs NTF To Conduct Audit Of Oxygen Supplies To States
The Supreme Court has directed the 12-member National Task Force (NTF) set up on Saturday to streamline oxygen allocation in the country to form sub-groups for each state/Union Territory to conduct an audit for determining whether the oxygen supplies allocated by the Centre are reaching the concerned state/UT.....
Azam Khan Tests Covid Negative, But Remains Critical
Senior Samajwadi Party MP, Mohd Azam Khan, has tested negative for Covid-19 but he continues to be on oxygen support in the Lucknow Medanta hospital. ....
Manish Sisodia Blames Centre For Delhi's Coal Crisis
Blaming the Centre over the ongoing coal crisis row, Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Sunday said the Centre is running away from the issue of shortage of power production. Referring to the oxygen crisis during the peak of second wave of Covid-19, the Deputy Chief Minister alleged that the Central government always neglects real issues. "The coal situation is similar to the Oxygen crisis. However, the Centre won't accept it," he said. Criticising Union Power Minister R.K. Singh, Sisodia said he is sad on the 'irresponsibl....
