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Mathura to add 500 oxygen beds amid surge in COVID cases

11:56 pm April 20, 2021

Mathura (UP): The Mathura district administration has decided to increase 500 oxygen beds within a week in view of the recent surge in novel coronavirus cases, officials said on Tuesday. “So far over 500 oxygen beds and almost equal number of general beds are available in Mathura,” District Magistrate Navneet Singh Chahal said. He asserted […]

Complete lockdown in Patna from July 10-16 as COVID-19 cases surge

8:04 pm July 8, 2020

Patna: A complete lockdown has been ordered in Patna from July 10 to July 16 due to a sudden spurt in novel coronavirus cases, officials said on Wednesday. An order to this effect was issued by Patna District Magistrate Kumar Ravi. Except for the essential services, markets, offices and other commercial activities will be prohibited […]

Bengal’s Tarapith temple still closed to devotees

2:36 pm June 15, 2020

Suri (West Bengal): Though many famous places of worship in West Bengal have opened their doors to devotees with adequate precautionary measures in the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak, the Tarapith temple will take more time to unlock its gates, an official said. The authorities of the centuries-old shrine have expressed concern over health safety […]

Record jump in COVID-19 cases; toll rises over 9K

10:24 am June 14, 2020

New Delhi: India saw a record single-day spike of 11,929 novel coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, taking the number of infections to 3,20,92 on Sunday, while the death toll rose by 311 to 9,195, the Health Ministry said. There are 1,49,348 active cases of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), while 1,62,378 people have recovered […]

US regulator approves limited use of malaria drugs for virus

2:56 pm March 30, 2020

Washington: A limited emergency-use authorisation for two antimalarial drugs touted as game-changers by President Donald Trump has been issued by the US Food and Drug Administration to treat coronavirus patients. In a statement published Sunday, the US Department of Health and Human Services detailed recent donations of medicine to a national stockpile — including chloroquine […]

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