Covid Updates Live News: Global aid including 16 oxygen plants and more than 3 lakh Remdesivir vials rushed to States/UTs

Rain lashes Kolkata city

Rajya Sabha MP and eminent sculptor Raghunath Mohapatra, who tested positive for COVID-19 last week, dies in Odisha hospital: Official

Reports PTI

SpiceXpress airlifts 9,600 oxygen concentrators to India from China, Hong Kong

Russia reports 8,419 new COVID-19 cases, 334 deaths

Chhattisgarh govt says only 10 people will be allowed to attend weddings, funerals; all kinds of religious, social, political & other programmes will continue to remain prohibited

35,801 new COVID19 cases, 29,318 recoveries and 68 deaths were reported in Kerala today

Global aid including 16 oxygen plants and more than 3 lakh Remdesivir vials rushed to States/UTs

India has been receiving international donations and aid of COVID-19 relief medical supplies since 27 April 2021 from different countries/organisations.

Our leader Himanta Biswa Sarma submitted a letter to Assam Governor, along with support letters from AGP & UPPL. After that, Governor issued an order, which reads, “I, Prof Jagdish Mukhi, Governor of Assam, hereby appoint Himanta Biswa Sarma to be CM”: State BJP chief Ranjit Das

During a phone call by PM Narendra Modi today, Punjab CM Captain Amarinder Singh urged the PM to increase the total quota of oxygen to 300 MT, & ensure urgent supplies of vaccine for the state, which is facing shortages on both counts: State government

Delhi now has 4.65 lakh doses available for 45-plus people, and healthcare & frontline workers; 2.74 lakh doses for 18-44 group: Atishi

NASA slams China after remnants of its rocket fall near Maldives

NASA, the US space agency, castigated China for failing to meet “responsible standards regarding its space debris” after remnants of a Chinese rocket plunged into the Indian Ocean.

Delhi has so far received 5.5 lakh doses for 18-44 category, over 43 lakh for 45-plus, and healthcare and frontline workers: AAP MLA Atishi

South Africa detects 4 cases of COVID variant found in India

Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal writes to Union Health Minister, urging to direct Serum Institute of India & Bharat Biotech to increase monthly supplies to Delhi to 60 lakh doses during May to July; says states should be allowed to develop separate apps or mechanism for vaccination

A list of items for COVID relief granted exemption from IGST for imports was issued on May 3. These were given exemption from Customs Duty/health cess even earlier. West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee may notice that items in your list are covered: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman

Himachal Pradesh | Lahaul & Spiti District Administration announces continuation of restrictions till 6 am on May 17 with only essential services, shops to open as per guidelines. Private vehicles to be allowed for only medical emergencies including COVID-19 testing & vaccination

Haryana: 13 prisoners escape from dedicated facility for COVID positive inmates in Rewari

Delhi Metro services to remain suspended from Monday till May 17 morning: DMRC

Some people in Central govt would say that we are bound by international treaties. US, France & EU countries also follow these treaties but none of them prioritized other countries. Only we gave vaccines to others when our own people were dying.

– Delhi Deputy CM Manish Sisodia

Government of India exported COVID vaccines to 93 countries in last 3 months. It gave 6.5 crore doses to them. Around 1 lakh people have died of COVID during the second wave in India. If not exported, these vaccines could have saved the lives of these people: Delhi Dy CM Manish Sisodia

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee pays floral tribute to the portrait of Nobel laureate poet Rabindranath Tagore at Rabindra Sadan in Kolkata.

Beneficiaries can register themselves online for the #COVID19 vaccine, the state government is receiving enough vaccines with help of the Central government: CM Yogi

Centre sent 6.5 crore vaccine doses to 93 countries in last 3 months; 60% of these nations have Covid under control: Deputy CM Manish Sisodia

In more than 268 tankers, nearly 4200 MT oxygen has been delivered till date to states like Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Haryana, Rajasthan, Delhi, and Uttar Pradesh: Government of India

Jabs for 18-44 age group to be launched in 11 more districts of Uttar Pradesh on Monday.

– Chief minister Yogi Adityanath

National Investigation Agency (NIA) yesterday took over the case pertaining to seizure of 7.1 kgs of natural uranium worth about Rs 21.30 crores from two persons — Jigar Jayesh Pandya & Abu Tahir Afzal Choudhary in Mumbai on May 5 this year: NIA

Defence Ministry orders AFMS to recruit 400 retired medical officers of AMC, SSC

NIA takes over probe into seizure of natural uranium worth over Rs 21 crore in Mumbai: Spokesperson

Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur inaugurated PSA Oxygen Plants at Dr. Radhakrishanan Government Medical College in Hamirpur and Pt. Jawahar Lal Nehru Government Medical College in Chamba, virtually from Shimla today.

Kerala government issues fresh guidelines to improve patient care during COVID-19 pandemic.

“Covert fever clinic into COVID clinic in all hospitals and as per COVID treatment protocol & referral protocol take actions,” the guidelines read.

Delhi received 499 MT oxygen on May 8 against 700 MT ordered by Supreme Court: Raghav Chadha

Corona curfew in Jammu & Kashmir extended till May 17

Assam’s new Cabinet will take oath at 12 noon tomorrow: Himanta Biswa Sarma, leader of state BJP legislative party

At a time when people of Delhi are gasping for breath & BJP, RSS & other organisations are helping people, Delhi Govt’s ministers & MLAs are involved in black-marketing & hoarding of medicines & oxygen. Delhi Govt & AAP are responsible for this crisis.

– Delhi BJP chief Adesh Gupta

Bengaluru bed scam case: Investigation has revealed irregular bed booking in hospitals and further investigation is underway, says Sandeep Patil, Joint CP (Crime)

TMC writes to Rajya Sabha chairman requesting parliamentary committee meetings to be conducted virtually

Delhi reports 13,336 new COVID-19 cases, 273 deaths and 14,738 recoveries in the last 24 hours

Total cases: 13,23,567
Death toll: 19,344
Total recoveries: 12,17,991
Active cases: 86,232

Ten states account for over 71 per cent of new COVID-19 cases

Tamil Nadu: IAS officer Gagandeep Singh Bedi appointed as Commissioner of Greater Chennai Corporation

Karnataka to launch Covid vaccination for 18-44 year-olds on Monday

Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik has sanctioned Rs 60 lakhs from CMRF to feed stray animals during COVID-19 lockdown in five municipal corporations, 48 municipalities, and 61 NACs.

– CMO

Varanasi: CM Yogi Adityanath inspects DRDO built COVID-19 hospital at BHU premises

23 COVID-19 patients left Hindu Rao Hospital without informing in the last couple of weeks. We’ve informed DDMA & police about this. We’ve all their details & most of them are either home quarantined or admitted in other hospitals.

– NDMC Mayor Jai Prakash

Andhra Pradesh: Probe ordered into yesterday’s explosion near Mamillapalle village

A probe has been ordered into yesterday’s explosion caused by Gelatin sticks near Mamillapalle village in Kalasapadu area of Kadapa district. The report has to be submitted in 5 days; Rs 10 lakhs compensation for bereaved families and Rs 5 lakhs for the injured.

India’s exports surge 80% to $7 billion during May 1-7

Continuing a positive growth, India’s exports grew by 80 per cent to $7.04 billion during the first week of this month, according to preliminary data of the commerce ministry. Exports during May 1-7 last year stood at $3.91 billion and $6.48 billion in the same week of May 2019, data showed.

‘Corona Curfew’ imposed in Jammu & Kashmir extended till 7am on 17th May

Essential services allowed, gathering permissible for marriages is reduced to 25 only.

110 patients in phase 2 and 220 patients in phase 3 participated in clinical trials. It has shown better efficacy in phase 2. Recovery was 2-3 days faster for COVID patients.

– Dr Sudhir Chandna, Institute of Nuclear Medicine & Allied Sciences-DRDO scientist on drug 2-deoxy-D-glucose (2-DG)

Global aid of 6,608 oxygen concentrators, 3,856 oxygen cylinders, 14 oxygen plants, 4,330 ventilators and over 3 lakh Remdesivir vials has been dispatched to States/UTs to combat COVID-19. Over 17.8 lakh beneficiaries under 18-44 age group vaccinated.

– Government of India

Himanta Biswa Sarma elected as leader of BJP legislative party in Assam: Union Minister, BJP leader Narendra Singh Tomar

Hardik Patel’s father dies of Covid in UN Mehta Hospital in Ahmedabad

DMs, DCPs, authorities concerned to ensure COVID-appropriate behaviour at ISBTs, railway stations, mandis, shops: DDMA

Complete prohibition on marriage ceremonies at public places: DDMA order

Such functions will only be allowed at home or in court with not over 20 people, the DDMA order stated.

PM Modi spoke to chief ministers of Punjab, Karnataka, Bihar and Uttarakhand on COVID-related situation, as per GoI sources

Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin chairs cabinet meeting

Oxygen demand and COVID-19 control methods to be discussed in the meeting.

GoI provided more than 17.56 crore vaccine doses to states/UTs free of cost: Ministry of Health

Govt. of India has so far provided more than 17.56 cr vaccine doses to States/UTs free of cost. More than 72 lakh doses are still available with the States/UTs to be administered. Over 46 lakh doses in addition will be received by them in the next 3 days, as per the Ministry of Health.

We’ve started vaccination in Delhi. We’ve made excellent arrangements in our schools. Youngsters are participating in large numbers. We have a shortage of vaccines, but I hope the Central govt will help us.

– Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal

We have used lockdown period to further ramp up health infrastructure. Oxygen supply was an issue; situation in Delhi improving now.

– Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal

Ministers arrive at BJP’s Legislative Party party meeting

Lockdown will be strict this time: CM Kejriwal

In the last 2-3 days, positivity rate has come down to 23% from 35%: Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal