CASE POSITIVITY DECLINE REPORTED SINCE LAST 2 WEEKS: GOVT After a consistent increase in Covid-19 case positivity for 10 weeks, a decline has been reported since the last two weeks, the government said on Thursday.
EID MUBARAK, DEAR READERS GOVT UNVEILS ROADMAP FOR VACCINE FOR ALMOST ALL BY YEAR END As states grapple with a shortage of coronavirus vaccines, the Centre Thursday said over two billion doses will be made available in the country in five months between August and Decembe
12 PARTIES, 4 OPP CMS WRITE TO PM OVER COVID FIGHT The political fault lines over the Covid second surge sharpened yesterday with leaders of 12 major Opposition parties, including four Chief Ministers, writing a joint letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi asking the Centre to p
CAUSE FOR CONCERN: 533 DISTRICTS REPORTING OVER 10% POSITIVITY As many as 533 of the country’s 700-plus districts are now reporting a test positivity rate of more than 10 per cent, the government said on Tuesday, underlining the massive spread of the coronavirus infection
MORE ON CENTRE’S VACCINE POLICY AFFIDAVIT TO SC Clearing a cloud of claims over monetary aid given to Covid-19 vaccine manufacturers, the Centre informed the Supreme Court that it has provided no financial assistance to either Bharat Biotech or Serum Institute for developm
CENTRE TO SC: TRUST US, NO NEED FOR COURT TO INTERFERE IN VACCINE POLICY The Centre on Sunday told the Supreme Court that its vaccination policy had been framed to ensure equitable distribution, with the limited availability of vaccines. The policy was “just, equitable, no
OVER 15% POSITIVITY IN 24 STATES, CASES TRENDING STEEPLY UP IN 30 DISTRICTS Twenty-four states have reported a test positivity rate of more than 15 per cent for Covid-19 over the last week, the government said on Friday.
PM REVIEWS PROGRESS IN COVID FIGHT One-third of the population over the age of 45 has received at least the first dose of the Covid vaccine, top health ministry officials informed Prime Minister Narendra Modi at a meeting on Thursday held to review the vaccine progress, medicine
SC STAYS DELHI HC NOTICE AGAINST CENTRE, BUT WANTS PLAN ON OXYGEN The Supreme Court on Wednesday stayed the contempt notice issued by the Delhi High Court against the Centre in the matter of supply of Liquid Medical Oxygen (LMO) to Delhi, stating that “the aim is not to ha
DELHI HC COMES DOWN HARD ON CENTRE OVER OXYGEN SHORTAGE Asking why contempt action should not be initiated against it for not complying with judicial orders on oxygen supply to the Capital, the Delhi High Court Tuesday told the Centre that it might choose to “dig its head
