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Latest News Live Updates: India Reports 3,23,144 New COVID-19 Cases, 2,771 Deaths In Last 24 Hours
The World Health Organization voiced alarm at record-breaking wave of Covid-19 cases. (File)
New Delhi:
India’s total tally of COVID-19 cases surged to 1,76,36,307 with 3,23,144 new infections being reported in a day, while the recoveries have crossed 1.45 crore, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Tuesday.
The death count increased to 1,97,894 with 2,771 new fatalities, the data updated at 8 am showed.
Meanwhile, the US, European Union, Germany, France and several other nations have assured India of help to fight the ferocious second surge of the virus that has been infecting more than 3 lakh people for four consecutive days. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Joe Biden had a telephonic conversation on Monday — a day after US said it would send raw material needed to manufacture extra stocks of Covishield vaccine — and discussed the Covid situation in both nations.
The US will help with therapeutics, ventilators and identifying sources of raw materials to be made available for the manufacture of Covishield vaccines, the Prime Minister’s Office said.
The first life-saving assistance package to help India meet the urgent need for ventilators and oxygen concentrators was dispatched by the UK and is due to arrive in New Delhi in the early hours of Tuesday.
With vaccination opening up for the 18-to 45-year age group from May 1 amid the Covid surge, India is expected to need huge stocks.
Here are the Latest News Live Updates:
Karnataka on Monday announced a two-week lockdown from Tuesday amid a worrying surge in coronavirus cases. While the public transport will not be allowed, essential services can operate between 6 am and 10 am. Only construction, manufacturing and agriculture sectors will be allowed to function during the period. Read Here
The first shipment of Covid medical supplies from Britain to India, including 100 ventilators and 95 oxygen concentrators, arrived early Tuesday, the foreign ministry said. Foreign ministry spokesman Arindam Bagchi tweeted photos of the equipment being unloaded from a German Lufthansa aircraft in New Delhi, calling it “international cooperation at work”.
India’s total tally of COVID-19 cases surged to 1,76,36,307 with 3,23,144 new infections being reported in a day, while the recoveries have crossed 1.45 crore, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Tuesday. The death count increased to 1,97,894 with 2,771 new fatalities, the data updated at 8 am showed.
28,09,79,877 samples tested up to April 26 2021, for COVID-19. Of these 16,58,700 samples were tested yesterday: Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR).
The first shipment of Covid medical supplies from Britain to India, including 100 ventilators and 95 oxygen concentrators, arrived early Tuesday, the foreign ministry said. Foreign ministry spokesman Arindam Bagchi tweeted photos of the equipment being unloaded from a German Lufthansa aircraft in New Delhi, calling it “international cooperation at work”.
The World Health Organization chief voiced alarm Monday at India’s record-breaking wave of Covid-19 cases and deaths, saying the organisation was rushing to help address the crisis. “The situation in India is beyond heartbreaking,” Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told reporters.
Uttarakhand reported 5,058 new COVID cases and 67 deaths on Monday, officials said. Maximum 2,034 cases were reported in Dehradun district, 1,002 in Haridwar, 767 in Nainital, 323 in Pauri, 283 in Udham Singh Nagar, 135 in Almoda, 104 in Champawat, they said. With the fresh cases, the number of coronavirus-infected people in the state has gone up to 1,56,859, while 1,12,265 patients have recovered.
With over 350 deaths recorded every day in recent days, Delhi has less and less space to cremate its dead. So much so that new facilities, even if temporary, sites are being developed to accommodate the pandemic’s increasing number of victims. Delhi recorded 350 deaths on Monday, on Sunday it was 357, and 348 the day before that. The average number of Covid deaths in the past week was 304. Read Here
The Pentagon is working on a war footing to begin delivery of essential medical supplies to India in the next few days, an official said, noting that prominent among these include oxygen-related equipment, rapid testing kits, and personal protective gear. “The department is also looking to begin making delivery of supplies within the next few days. We’ll also provide transportation and logistics assistance to deliver these needed supplies as quickly as possible,” Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby said on Monday.
The Joe Biden Administration in the US is working nonstop to do all it can to deliver on an urgent basis the supplies most needed by India to combat the deadly COVID-19 wave, the US State Department said. The current situation in India is of great concern to the United States, State Department spokesperson Ned Price told reporters at his daily news conference on Monday.
Punjab has announced a night curfew – from 6 pm to 5 am during week days – and a weekend lockdown – from 6 pm on Friday to 5 am on Monday – to combat the rapidly increasing number of coronavirus cases in the state. Chief Minister Amarinder Singh tweeted Monday night to ask for the people’s co-operation and urge everyone to “stay at home and step out only if absolutely necessary”. Read Here
Maharashtra: The statewide restrictions in the wake of #COVID19 situation to continue till May 1st. Visuals from Western Express Highway, Bandra in Mumbai. pic.twitter.com/P9IOliT41I
– ANI (@ANI) April 27, 2021
The Centre has put out guidelines for states on enforcing lockdowns and containment zones to try and flatten the curve amid spiraling Covid cases. The rules say it is time for restrictions when the positivity rate is 10 per cent or more for a week and when more than 60 per cent hospital beds are occupied. States have been urged to go for an intensive, local and focused containment network in districts, cities and areas based on the parameters specified by the Union Home Ministry. Read Here
The United States will start to share up to 60 million doses of AstraZeneca Plc’s COVID-19 vaccine doses with other countries as they become available, White House senior COVID-19 adviser Andy Slavitt said on Monday.” US to release 60 million AstraZeneca doses to other countries as they become available,” he wrote on Twitter.
The Pentagon is working on a war footing to begin delivery of essential medical supplies to India in the next few days, an official said here, noting that prominent among these include oxygen-related equipment, rapid testing kits, and personal protective gear.
“The department is also looking to begin making delivery of supplies within the next few days. We”ll also provide transportation and logistics assistance to deliver these needed supplies as quickly as possible,” Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby said. Mr Kirby said the United States deeply values its partnership with India. “We are determined to help the people of India as they bravely combat this outbreak,” he said.
The Joe Biden Administration is working nonstop to do all it can to deliver on an urgent basis the supplies most needed by India to combat the deadly COVID-19 wave, the US State Department said.
The current situation in India is of great concern to the United States, State Department spokesperson Ned Price said. “We have always stood in solidarity with our friends and our partners in India,” he added.
