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Dwarka societies gear up to tackle emergencies | Delhi News - Times of India

Dwarka societies gear up to tackle emergencies | Delhi News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: With permission and help from the district administration, societies in Dwarka have either set up makeshift quarantine facilities at their apartments or are trying to do so. Neelachal Apartment has set up a four-bedded quarantine facility for residents on the ground floor with the provision for oxygen cylinders, pulse oximeters, online doctors for consultation, separate entry,…

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It’s unfair to blame election for Covid spread: Dilip Ghosh

It’s unfair to blame election for Covid spread: Dilip Ghosh

With West Bengal witnessing an unprecedented surge in Covid cases, the BJP has decided to restrict the number of people at its rallies. Only 500 individuals will be allowed at the rallies to be addressed by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi and focus will shift to the digital medium. Dilip Ghosh, MP and President of BJP’s Bengal unit, says linking the Covid surge “only to elections” is not right.…

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EU proposes rules for high-risk artificial intelligence uses

EU proposes rules for high-risk artificial intelligence uses

European Union officials unveiled proposals on Wednesday for reining in high-risk uses of artificial intelligence such as live facial scanning that could threaten people’s safety or rights. The draft regulations from the EU’s executive commission include rules on the use of the rapidly expanding technology in activities such as choosing school, job or loan applicants. They also would ban…

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Railways waive charges on over-dimension cargo

Railways waive charges on over-dimension cargo

Indian Railways, which on Monday, started running the Oxygen Express as part of its fight against Covid-19, has waived off charges for moving over-dimension cargo, in a move that will make oxygen transportation cheaper. Liquid medical oxygen (LMO) and cylinders are being rushed atop trucks, placed on trains. Green corridors are being created to ensure that trains run fast without facing…

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Oxygen supply in Delhi: Fresh supply of medical oxygen sent to some government, private hospitals | Delhi News - Times of India

Oxygen supply in Delhi: Fresh supply of medical oxygen sent to some government, private hospitals | Delhi News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Some major government and private hospitals in Delhi received fresh stock of medical oxygen in the early hours of Wednesday, averting a crisis just in time, according to officials. Gangaram Hospital received 5,000 cubic metres of oxygen supply from a private vendor before 3am. This stock should last till Wednesday afternoon. The supply from another oxygen firm is still awaited, sources…

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Short on oxygen, 370 Covid-19 patients find saviours in Delhi cops | Delhi News - Times of India

Short on oxygen, 370 Covid-19 patients find saviours in Delhi cops | Delhi News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Delhi Police continued to don the hat of life saviour by supplying oxygen to nearly 400 Covid patients since Monday night after their hospitals faced a supply crisis. On Monday night, in Outer Delhi’s Paschim Vihar, the cops provided a green corridor to facilitate movement of two oxygen tankers to Balaji Action Hospital after its stock reached critical levels. At risk were 235 Covid…

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Vedanta offers medical oxygen from shuttered Sterlite copper plant

Vedanta offers medical oxygen from shuttered Sterlite copper plant

With medical oxygen in high demand due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the Vedanta group has offered to supply oxygen from its closed Sterlite copper plant at Thoothukudi in Tamil Nadu. The company has written separate letters to Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and Tamil Nadu Chief Secretary in this regard. Vedanta said that the plant contains two oxygen plants with a…

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Maharashtra FDA chief shunted over remdesivir row | Mumbai News - Times of India

Maharashtra FDA chief shunted over remdesivir row | Mumbai News – Times of India

MUMBAI: CM Uddhav Thackeray on Tuesday shunted out Food and Drug Administration (FDA) commissioner Abhimanyu Kale after over half a dozen cabinet members demanded action against him for his “inept” handling of the controversy over remdesivir supply and distribution in the state, saying he failed to act despite specific information on stocks. Kale was appointed commissioner on October 20. Special…

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Mumbai: Stretched local civic war rooms to add 120 staffers | Mumbai News - Times of India

Mumbai: Stretched local civic war rooms to add 120 staffers | Mumbai News – Times of India

MUMBAI: The BMC will add 120 staffers to its Covid-19 war rooms this week to handle the overwhelming surge in daily calls. The BMC receives around 8,000 calls a day on its 1916 helpline and the 24 ward war rooms from Covid patients and their relatives looking for beds, ambulances and RT-PCR tests. BMC officials said they have begun to deploy more Class III staffers to help patients get beds and…

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Not enough passes, curfew in Delhi impacts manpower in Gurugram’s factories | Gurgaon News - Times of India

Not enough passes, curfew in Delhi impacts manpower in Gurugram’s factories | Gurgaon News – Times of India

GURUGRAM: The curfew in Delhi has impacted attendance in industries of Gurugram as many of the workers living in the capital are finding it difficult to commute in the absence of enough passes. Industry owners said the process of applying for passes was cumbersome and many of them had even asked their workers in Delhi to stay at home. “Those industries that have a majority of employees living in…

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Covid-19: Public healthcare expert recommends new vaccine strategy for India

Covid-19: Public healthcare expert recommends new vaccine strategy for India

As India experiences a new wave of the Covid-19 pandemic, an Indian public healthcare expert has called for adopting a “build, buy and jab” strategy for mass vaccination to handle the crisis, along with the enforcement of appropriate behaviours and continuous communication from doctors, political leaders and administration. “We are witnessing an awful resurgence of the pandemic in India, where it…

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Mumbai: Doctor dies of Covid after saying goodbye on Facebook | Mumbai News - Times of India

Mumbai: Doctor dies of Covid after saying goodbye on Facebook | Mumbai News – Times of India

MUMBAI: A 51-year-old senior medical officer from Sewri TB hospital died of Covid-19 late on Monday, around 36 hours after posting her parting words on Facebook. Dr Manisha Jadhav, fondly remembered for her efficient juggling of clinical and administrative roles, became the first doctor from the civic health setup to die of the infection. According to the Indian Medical Association, nearly 18,000…

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Bombay HC rejects Jackie Shroff’s ex-business partner’s plea in $3.5mn row | Mumbai News - Times of India

Bombay HC rejects Jackie Shroff’s ex-business partner’s plea in $3.5mn row | Mumbai News – Times of India

MUMBAI: In another legal relief to actor Jackie Shroff, Bombay high court on Tuesday dismissed an appeal filed by his former business partner in a $3.5 million dispute in arbitration. Last year, Justice S C Gupte of HC set aside a November 2014 arbitral award requiring Shroff to give $3.5 million in liquidated damages to former business partner R S Iyer, a citizen and resident of Singapore. The…

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Gurugram runs out of ventilator beds | Gurgaon News - Times of India

Gurugram runs out of ventilator beds | Gurgaon News – Times of India

GURUGRAM: The city’s medical infrastructure was in a precarious position on Tuesday, with all its 233 ventilator beds occupied and only two of the 491 ICU beds available for Covid-19 patients. The number of oxygen beds available is down to 45 from Monday’s 129. As many as 2,344 people tested positive for the virus on the day, taking the overall tally past the 85,000 mark to 85,878. Four more…

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Serum Institute fixes Covishield price at ₹400 per dose for States

Serum Institute fixes Covishield price at ₹400 per dose for States

Vaccine-maker Serum Institute of India (SII) said it is pricing its Covid-19 vaccine at a per dose cost of ₹ 400 for States and ₹ 600 for the private market. This follows a recent government announcement to expand vaccination to all citizens of over 18 years in the country from May. The government has also allowed companies to sell 50 per cent of their capacity to States and to private…

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As Mumbai’s graph dips, Maharashtra still seeing big rise | Mumbai News - Times of India

As Mumbai’s graph dips, Maharashtra still seeing big rise | Mumbai News – Times of India

MUMBAI: After the detection of 11,200 Covid cases on April 4, the daily caseload in Mumbai has been steadily dipping, and, on Tuesday, 7,192 cases were registered. The city’s Covid graph has clearly begun showing a ‘plateau’ or a dip that is apparent from the weekly growth of cases: as against 67,795 cases detected between April 5 and 11, 58,988 cases were found between April 12 and 18 (testing…

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Gurugram: In 2 weeks, Rs 55,000 looted from 5 ATMs | Gurgaon News - Times of India

Gurugram: In 2 weeks, Rs 55,000 looted from 5 ATMs | Gurgaon News – Times of India

GURUGRAM: In the past two weeks, more than Rs 55 lakh was fraudulently withdrawn from five different ATMs of a nationalised bank in Gurugram, police said. “The fraudsters target mainly unmanned ATMs and manipulate the security system to withdraw cash,” a police officer said. The discrepancies came to notice when the bank found differences in the cash at these ATMs and the total withdrawals. The…