State database shows nearly 500 vacant beds, but a check with a few hospitals shows these numbers aren't entirely reliable. This at a time experts warn the Covid wave is yet to peak in Bengal.
The number of active cases stands at 35,16,997, accounting for 14.09 per cent of the total infections. The national recovery rate has improved to 84.81 per cent.
Cleaner indoor air won’t just fight Covid, it will minimise the risk of catching flu and other respiratory infections, researchers said in a study in the journal Science Friday.
According to the Aam Aadmi Party legislator, 1.18 lakh people in Delhi were vaccinated on 15 May and around 10.5 lakh people have taken both vaccine doses so far.
Delhi has recorded less than 10,000 cases for the third consecutive day. However, the smaller number of new cases was due to relatively fewer tests, 62,059, conducted Saturday.
The health ministry said that Centre has so far provided more than 20 crore vaccine doses to states and UTs of which the total consumption including wastages, is 18,43,67,772 doses.
Amid Delhi govt's criticism of Centre's vaccination policy, Niti Aayog's VK Paul said the overall coverage of single-dose for healthcare workers is 89% compared to 78% in Delhi.
Active cases have reduced to 36.18 lakh comprising 14.66 per cent of total infections, while national recovery rate has improved to 84.25 per cent, according to health ministry data.
When lynching, hate speech and bulldozer politics do not speedily invite the wrath of courts, then something is wrong with the third pillar of governance.
While releasing 'India Employment Report 2024', V Anantha Nageswaran said govt can't solve 'all social, economic challenges'. Congress leader Kharge says CEA protecting 'dear leader'.
In an interview with Gulistan News this week, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said the government would leave law and order to J&K Police and slowly withdraw troops.
The ‘idea’ Kejriwal's politics grew around was a no-holds-barred fight against corruption. That is the reason Modi govt has now tarred him and his entire party with the same paint.
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