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Only 6 states left with over 100k active Covid-19 cases, says Centre

By hindustantimes.com | Edited by Karan Manral, New Delhi
UPDATED ON MAY 30, 2021 05:33 PM IST
According to an update shared by the Information and Broadcasting (I&B) ministry, the six states are: Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh and West Bengal, respectively.
People eat food during the Langar Sewa near Kashmiri Gate, in New Delhi on Saturday. (ANI Photo)
People eat food during the Langar Sewa near Kashmiri Gate, in New Delhi on Saturday. (ANI Photo)

India's daily Covid cases dip for 46th day, 165,553 new infections recorded

By hindustantimes.com | Written by Arpan Rai, New Delhi
UPDATED ON MAY 30, 2021 09:29 AM IST
The fresh infections of the viral contagion recorded on Sunday are the lowest India has seen in 46 days.
A health worker collects swab samples of a policeman for Covid-19 test in Jammu, (PTI Photo)
A health worker collects swab samples of a policeman for Covid-19 test in Jammu, (PTI Photo)

Covid-19 active cases down, lowest new infections in over 3 months: Govt

By hindustantimes.com | Written by Meenakshi Ray, New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON MAY 29, 2021 11:25 AM IST
India recorded 173,790 cases of the coronavirus disease and 3617 deaths in the last 24 hours, which have pushed India's tally to 27,729,247.
A health worker checks body temperature of a traveler as a precaution against the coronavirus before allowing her to proceed at train station in Mumbai, India, Thursday, May 27, 2021.(AP)
A health worker checks body temperature of a traveler as a precaution against the coronavirus before allowing her to proceed at train station in Mumbai, India, Thursday, May 27, 2021.(AP)

India adds 173,790 fresh Covid-19 cases to tally, lowest in 45 days

By hindustantimes.com | Written by Arpan Rai, New Delhi
UPDATED ON MAY 30, 2021 08:18 AM IST
The fresh infections of the viral contagion recorded on Saturday are the lowest India has seen in 45 days. In the last 24 hours, at least 3,617 people have died due to coronavirus disease, data updated at 8am showed.
Containers of AstraZeneca vaccines under the Covax scheme are loaded onto a truck after arriving at an airport, in San Luis Talpa, El Salvador.(Reuters)
Containers of AstraZeneca vaccines under the Covax scheme are loaded onto a truck after arriving at an airport, in San Luis Talpa, El Salvador.(Reuters)

India's 'terrible' Covid-19 surge severely impacted global vaccine supply: Covax

PTI |
UPDATED ON MAY 28, 2021 02:50 PM IST
The Serum Institute of India (SII), the world’s largest vaccine manufacturer, is the key supplier of AstraZeneca doses to Covax.
A health worker administers a dose of Covid-19 vaccine at a school in Inderpuri, New Delhi, India, on Wednesday, May 26, 2021. (Photo by Sanchit Khanna/ Hindustan Times)
A health worker administers a dose of Covid-19 vaccine at a school in Inderpuri, New Delhi, India, on Wednesday, May 26, 2021. (Photo by Sanchit Khanna/ Hindustan Times)

Lancet panel lists 8 suggestions for Centre, states to check surge

By Rhythma Kaul, New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON MAY 27, 2021 03:46 AM IST
The eight recommendations made by 21 experts were published in an article in the British medical journal, The Lancet, on Wednesday.
The company is already locally producing the Covishield vaccine developed by Oxford University and AstraZeneca.(AP)
The company is already locally producing the Covishield vaccine developed by Oxford University and AstraZeneca.(AP)

Serum Institute of India begins production of Covovax vaccine

By HT Correspondent, New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON MAY 27, 2021 02:47 AM IST
US biotechnology company Novavax’s protein-based Covid-19 vaccine, NVX-CoV2373, is being locally manufactured by SII under the brand name Covovax.
Kareena Kapoor Khan has urged all to not share information about children on social media.
Kareena Kapoor Khan has urged all to not share information about children on social media.

Kareena speaks on children's plight amid Covid-19, has a message for all

PUBLISHED ON MAY 26, 2021 07:10 PM IST
  • Kareena Kapoor has shared a video highlighting the plight of the children amid the Covid-19 pandemic. She also dropped a message for all.
Doctors attend to a Covid-19 patient at the Government Institute of Medical Sciences, in Greater Noida.(PTI)
Doctors attend to a Covid-19 patient at the Government Institute of Medical Sciences, in Greater Noida.(PTI)

2.08 lakh new Covid-19 cases reported in 24 hours, declining trend maintained

PUBLISHED ON MAY 26, 2021 09:38 AM IST
In the last 24 hours, a total of 22,17,320 samples were tested for Covid-19, the highest ever in the country.
Migrants, who arrived from Delhi, looking to hitch a ride to their way home, at Kamta crossing in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh. (File photo)
Migrants, who arrived from Delhi, looking to hitch a ride to their way home, at Kamta crossing in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh. (File photo)

No jobs, fear of third wave may keep migrants away

By Abhishek Dey, New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON MAY 26, 2021 05:39 AM IST
More than 800,000 workers left the city in buses from the three ISBTs in the first four weeks of the lockdown, said a government report first published in HT on Saturday.
BJP national president JP Nadda.(ANI)
BJP national president JP Nadda.(ANI)

BJP plans Covid relief work in 100k villages

By HT Correspondent, New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON MAY 26, 2021 05:32 AM IST
Instead of public programmes, the focus this year will be on relief measures in the wake of the ongoing second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic.
A boy walks past a graffiti amid the spread of Covid-19 on a street in New Delhi. (File photo)
A boy walks past a graffiti amid the spread of Covid-19 on a street in New Delhi. (File photo)

Covid-19: What you need to know today

UPDATED ON MAY 26, 2021 07:38 AM IST
As India considers opening up as the second wave abates (Delhi, for instance, has seen a sharp fall in positivity rates to the low single digits, and could start opening up as early as next week), it would do well to focus on what may well have been a silent contributor to the surge in cases – ventilation.
People, mostly wearing face masks as a precaution against the coronavirus, crowd a vegetable market as they shop for essentials in Mumbai, India, Tuesday, May 25, 2021(AP) Exclusive
People, mostly wearing face masks as a precaution against the coronavirus, crowd a vegetable market as they shop for essentials in Mumbai, India, Tuesday, May 25, 2021(AP)

How is India’s economy faring in April-May ’21 compared to last year?

By Roshan Kishore, New Delhi
UPDATED ON MAY 26, 2021 07:31 AM IST
GDP numbers for the quarter ending June 30 this year will only be released in August. Most economists do not expect this quarter’s GDP numbers to be as bad as last year’s numbers.
People wearing face masks as a precaution against the coronavirus line up to receive the vaccine for Covid-19 in Mumbai, India, Tuesday, May 25, 2021.(AP)
People wearing face masks as a precaution against the coronavirus line up to receive the vaccine for Covid-19 in Mumbai, India, Tuesday, May 25, 2021.(AP)

200 million vaccine doses administered in India

By HT Correspondent, New Delhi
UPDATED ON MAY 26, 2021 06:22 AM IST
New Delhi: The total number of doses of vaccines administered across India crossed 200 million on Wednesday, in a significant landmark for the country’s inoculation campaign
Senator Robert Menendez was joined by Mahajan along with his wife Neha and two daughters at a press conference to announce his safe return.(Bloomberg)
Senator Robert Menendez was joined by Mahajan along with his wife Neha and two daughters at a press conference to announce his safe return.(Bloomberg)

US senator helps unite Indian family separated by Covid-19 travel ban

PTI | , Washington
PUBLISHED ON MAY 25, 2021 02:41 PM IST
Software solutions architect Ashu Mahajan, who is on H-1B visa, travelled to India on April 17 to see his ailing father just days before his death on April 21 from Covid-19.
Patients suffering from the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) are seen inside the ICU ward at Holy Family Hospital in New Delhi.(Reuters)
Patients suffering from the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) are seen inside the ICU ward at Holy Family Hospital in New Delhi.(Reuters)

India's Covid-19 tally nears 27 million with 196,427 fresh cases, 3,511 deaths

By hindustantimes.com | Written by Susmita Pakrasi, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON MAY 25, 2021 11:19 AM IST
  • The number of active cases in the country further went down by 133,934, and reaching 25,867,782 the ministry's update at 8am showed.
Strong surface winds are likely to prevail on Tuesday as per the India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecast.
Strong surface winds are likely to prevail on Tuesday as per the India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecast.

News updates from HT: Windy day in Delhi today; AQI in moderate category

By hindustantimes.com, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON MAY 25, 2021 08:50 AM IST
  • Here are today’s top news, analysis and opinion at 9 AM. Know all about the latest news and other news updates from Hindustan Times.
The chief minister said that Jharkhand got barely 40 lakh doses of vaccines against a requirement of 4 crore doses, leading to the shortage.
The chief minister said that Jharkhand got barely 40 lakh doses of vaccines against a requirement of 4 crore doses, leading to the shortage.

Jharkhand facing vaccine shortage, 3 days' stock left for 18- 44 group: CM

PTI | , Ranchi
PUBLISHED ON MAY 25, 2021 07:14 AM IST
Chairing a cabinet meeting, Soren said the Centre failed to alert states and take necessary measures even as it had prior knowledge of the second wave of the pandemic.
People wait to get themselves inoculated with the dose of Covishield Covid-19 coronavirus vaccine at a vaccination camp in a residential area in Chennai on May 24, 2021. (AFP)
People wait to get themselves inoculated with the dose of Covishield Covid-19 coronavirus vaccine at a vaccination camp in a residential area in Chennai on May 24, 2021. (AFP)

Centre allows walk-in vaccines for all adults

By Rhythma Kaul, New Delhi
UPDATED ON MAY 25, 2021 06:03 AM IST
The move comes at a time when vaccines for the younger adult age group became available from May 1 but the demand soon surpassed supplies, exhausting stocks, and halting the drive in several states, including Delhi, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, and Telangana.
Delhi Lt. Governor Anil Baijal. (HT archive)
Delhi Lt. Governor Anil Baijal. (HT archive)

LG asks officials to assess stock, requirement of black fungus drug in capital

By HT Correspondent, New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON MAY 25, 2021 05:50 AM IST
He also directed officials to address any additional and prospective logistical requirements in hospitals with regard to the treatment of black fungus at the earliest, they said.
Delhi deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia addresses media, in New Delhi on Wednesday. (ANI Photo)
Delhi deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia addresses media, in New Delhi on Wednesday. (ANI Photo)

Centralised policy to procure, allot vaccines a must: Sisodia

By HT Correspondent, New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON MAY 25, 2021 05:43 AM IST
In his letter, Sisodia, who is Delhi’s nodal minister for Covid-19 management, also said that vaccination for the “youth in India” has been “messed” up due to policy “missteps”.
Patients suffering from the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) are seen inside the ICU ward at Holy Family Hospital in New Delhi, India, April 29, 2021. (Reuters)
Patients suffering from the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) are seen inside the ICU ward at Holy Family Hospital in New Delhi, India, April 29, 2021. (Reuters)

Sharp fall in cases, but most Covid ICU beds in Delhi remain full

By Anonna Dutt, Sweta Goswami, New Delhi
UPDATED ON MAY 25, 2021 05:21 AM IST
Doctors and government officials said this is because of extremely critical patients reaching hospitals during the peak and long recovery time in ICUs.
A patient suffering from coronavirus disease (Covid-19) rests inside a classroom turned Covid care facility on the outskirts of Mumbai.(Reuters)
A patient suffering from coronavirus disease (Covid-19) rests inside a classroom turned Covid care facility on the outskirts of Mumbai.(Reuters)

B.1.617 spread grows in India and overseas

UPDATED ON MAY 27, 2021 08:44 PM IST
The B.1.617 is a variant with three sub-lineages – B.1.617.1, B.1.617.2 and B.1.617.3.
People wait to pay before receiving a dose of Covishield at a Covid-19 vaccination center set up at the BLK Super Speciality Hospital in New Delhi, India.(Bloomberg)
People wait to pay before receiving a dose of Covishield at a Covid-19 vaccination center set up at the BLK Super Speciality Hospital in New Delhi, India.(Bloomberg)

Covid-19: What you need to know today

By R Sukumar, New Delhi
UPDATED ON MAY 25, 2021 06:15 AM IST
The wise men in charge of the country’s Covid-19 response likely know all this already, but here’s a quick reminder of five things that will help stave off the third wave (or, at the least, lessen its intensity).
Family members of a Covid-19 victim in PPE coveralls waiting outside a cremation ground, in Punjabi Bagh, New Delhi, India, on Monday, May 24, 2021. (Photo by Sanchit Khanna/ Hindustan Times)
Family members of a Covid-19 victim in PPE coveralls waiting outside a cremation ground, in Punjabi Bagh, New Delhi, India, on Monday, May 24, 2021. (Photo by Sanchit Khanna/ Hindustan Times)

Gap between demand, supply of drug to treat black fungus too high, says HC

By Richa Banka, New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON MAY 25, 2021 04:40 AM IST
On Monday, senior advocate Rahul Mehra, appearing for the Delhi government, told the court that the case load of the city has increased sharply, and that currently the city has 475 black fungus infection cases.
BJP MP Gautam Gambhir speaks during a press conference as state party President Adesh Gupta looks on, in New Delhi, Friday, May 21, 2021.(PTI)
BJP MP Gautam Gambhir speaks during a press conference as state party President Adesh Gupta looks on, in New Delhi, Friday, May 21, 2021.(PTI)

‘Disservice’: HC tells watchdog to probe Gautam Gambhir for procuring meds

By Richa Banka, New Delhi
UPDATED ON MAY 25, 2021 04:37 AM IST
A bench of justices Vipin Sanghi and Jasmeet Singh directed the Delhi government’s drug controller to launch an inquiry into three politicians — Gambhir and Aam Aadmi Party MLAs Praveen Kumar and Preeti Tomar.
Members of LGBTQI community gather to celebrate decriminalisation of consensual gay sex, in Mumbai in 2018.(HT archive)
Members of LGBTQI community gather to celebrate decriminalisation of consensual gay sex, in Mumbai in 2018.(HT archive)

Covid a priority, nobody dying over lack of marriage certificates: Centre

By Richa Banka, New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON MAY 25, 2021 03:23 AM IST
Senior advocate Maneka Guruswamy, appearing for another petitioner, said there are 70 million Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender (LGBT) people in the country and the community was struggling to get admissions in hospitals and was being left out everywhere.
Dressed as Doremon, the cartoon character, social activist Ashok Kurmi gives a proper haircut to slum children, as barber shops are closed due to lockdown restrictions at Antop Hill, in Mumbai, India, on Monday, May 24, 2021. (Photo by Anshuman Poyrekar/Hindustan Times)
Dressed as Doremon, the cartoon character, social activist Ashok Kurmi gives a proper haircut to slum children, as barber shops are closed due to lockdown restrictions at Antop Hill, in Mumbai, India, on Monday, May 24, 2021. (Photo by Anshuman Poyrekar/Hindustan Times)

No proof that kids will be affected more in the next wave, say experts

By Rhythma Kaul, New Delhi
UPDATED ON MAY 25, 2021 06:17 AM IST
Most experts, however, say that this could be because children are not yet eligible for vaccines and getting doses to them could take longer.
The first batch of antibody cocktail, Casirivimab and Imdevimab, is now available in India while a second batch will be made available by mid-June.
The first batch of antibody cocktail, Casirivimab and Imdevimab, is now available in India while a second batch will be made available by mid-June.

Roche’s antibody cocktail for treating Covid-19 out in Indian market

By Rhythma Kaul, New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON MAY 25, 2021 03:07 AM IST
Monoclonal antibodies are laboratory-made proteins that mimic the immune system’s ability to fight off harmful pathogens such as viruses and the cost per dose will be 59,750
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