India Coronavirus Live Updates: Third Wave Due, Ensure No Oxygen Panic In Delhi: Supreme Court To Centre

The Supreme Court rapped the Centre over the handling of the oxygen crisis in the national capital and said, “It’s not just about allocating oxygen to states, we also need a plan for logistics.”

The top court said the third Covid wave is around the corner and that it’s time we start preparing for it.

“Third wave comes how will you deal with it?…Scientists saying children will affected and they can go into hospitals and have to accompanied by mother or father,” the Supreme Court said, adding that a plan in a scientific and consolidated way is needed.

The Supreme Court told the Centre that its formula for oxygen allocation is a gross underestimate for Delhi and that it requires a complete revamp.

“Centre formula for oxygen allocation on the basis of beds requires complete revamp. The formula does not take into account transportation, ambulance and Covid care facility,” the top court said.

Constitutional authorities can do better than to complain and ask for fetters on the media, the Supreme Court said today on the Election Commission’s petition complaining about media reports on the Madras High Court telling the poll body it should be booked for murder for not stopping political rallies amid Covid.

The Supreme Court said the remarks made by the Madras High Court were “harsh and the metaphor improper” and judicial restraint was necessary.

However, the High Court was faced with rising Covid cases and the task of protecting the lives and liberty of people, the court said.

The Supreme Court began hearing the matter regarding the supply of oxygen by the Centre to various hospitals in Delhi today.

Centre told the top court that a survey conducted revealed that Delhi hospitals have significant stock of oxygen.

“280 MT oxygen coming today by oxygen express train,” the Centre said, adding that the supply of more oxygen to Delhi will states other states of their share.

“700 MT requirement by Delhi is not correct,” the Centre said.

Odisha registered 10,521 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, the state health department said on Thursday morning.

The state also recorded 16 COVID-related deaths while 6,176 COVID-infected patients recovered from the infection over the last 24 hours.

According to the official health bulletin, the state has 81,585 active COVID-19 cases.

The state conducted 1,03,674,18 tests so far and 41,640,3 people have recovered from the disease so far.

Of the fresh cases, 5,945 were detected among people in quarantine, and 4576 were local contacts, the bulletin further said.

Congress Interim President Sonia Gandhi will hold a meeting via video conference with the party’s Lok Sabha MPs tomorrow, to discuss the current COVID19 situation in the country pic.twitter.com/6VRCNmWmYm

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With 251 new COVID-19 cases reported in Ladakh, the total caseload in the union territory has reached 14,811, the Department of Information and Public Relations informed on Thursday.

Of the 14,811 COVID-19 cases in the union territory, 12,252 are from Leh and 2,559 from Kargil.

Out of the total fresh cases, 182 cases were reported from Leh and 69 from Kargil.

The total number of active cases has reached 1,494, including 1,264 in Leh district and 230 in Kargil district, the officials said.

Rs 100 crore have been allotted from the Uttarakhand’s Chief Minister’s relief fund for COVID-19 vaccination for citizens between18-44 years in the state, Additional Secretary to the state government Arunendra Singh Chauhan informed.

Mr Chauhan wrote a letter to the new Director-General of Medical Health and Family Welfare and informed about the allotted fund for the vaccination.

Meanwhile, Additional Chief Secretary Manisha Panwar and Health Secretary Amit Negi held a press conference on Wednesday and informed about the efforts being made by the government to contain the spread of COVID-19 infection in Uttarakhand.

Around 280 jail inmates to be released on bail or parole, in view of COVID. Regular sanitisation conducted in jail premises. The jail inmates are served immunity boosting ‘kadha’. Inmates above 45&60 years of age have been vaccinated: Senior Jail Superintendent, Dist Jail, Meerut pic.twitter.com/2JyA6O0cI5

– ANI UP (@ANINewsUP) May 6, 2021

Mizoram reported 172 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours. The number of active cases is now 1,642.

Noida Authority to set up 50-bed makeshift #COVID19 hospital

Setting up a makeshift hospital that will have 50 beds with oxygen support for patients and the facility is likely to go functional by May 8: Noida Authority pic.twitter.com/lJbZFUL8uy

– ANI (@ANI) May 6, 2021

For this joint initiative, the Union Territory administration handed over the land, which was already identified for a hospital, to the DRDO for construction of a temporary COVID-19 hospital.

This hospital will have 500 oxygen beds and is likely to be completed in about 35 days, Ravinder Kumar, Additional Chief Engineer, DRDO said.

“There will be 125 fully-equipped ICU beds for Covid patients, including a 50-double room accommodation facility for doctors and paramedics staff,” he added.

The hospital will cover both Budgam and Srinagar and will become a lifeline for many COVID-19 patients in need of ICU facilities.

The wards have been set up at Sabarmati and Chandlodiya railway stations and are equipped with oxygen cylinders.

“We recognise the effort of our journalists to disseminate news and risk they are exposed to, is no less than other frontline workers. In recognition of all accredited working journalist as frontline warriors, state govt will now vaccinate all the journalists on priority,” the chief minister tweeted.

Deputy Superintendent of Police Mahendra supervised the rally while SP Amit Bardar monitored the rally through drone cameras.

“The public should be careful of the corona infection. People must wear masks at all times and must maintain social distance. Shopping is allowed from 6 am to 12 noon only,” Mr Bardar told the media.