Saturday, April 24, 2021

Morning digest: Calls grow for U.S. to help India with spare COVID-19 vaccines; Express train with 30,000 litres of liquid medical oxygen arrives in U.P., and more

A select list of stories to read before you start your day.
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‘No shortage of testing kits’

Official claims civic body has been conducting upwards of 80,000 tests a day
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COVID-19 weekend curfew: No crowding at bus stands or railway stations

There was a slight increase in footfall after 6 p.m. at bus stands
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Oxygen Express train with 30,000 litres of liquid medical oxygen arrives in U.P.

On Sunday, the Railways had announced it will run Oxygen Express over the next few days to transport oxygen across the country
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Non-COVID-19 treatment delayed

Health Department tells private hospitals not to demand RT-PCR negative certificate
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COVID-19: Makeshift hospitals to be set up

They will have 2,000 ICU beds and around 1,000 ventilators
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Hope fades for Indonesian missing submarine as U.S assists search

The KRI Nanggala-402 submarine will have enough air to last until around dawn on Saturday.
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Concern over rise in prices of essential commodities in Manipur

Students complain of unreasonable hike of all prices including city bus fares; Minister denies reports
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COVID-19: PHANA to come out with portal on real-time bed availability

Private hospitals are waiting to meet Health Minister before launching the portal
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U.S. to resume J&J COVID-19 vaccinations despite rare clot risk

The government uncovered 15 vaccine recipients who developed a highly unusual kind of blood clot, out of nearly 8 million people given the J&J shot
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Two killed as tree falls on procession at Thrissur Pooram

25 people, including police personnel injured, two critical; Pooram fireworks cancelled
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In Indonesia, executions are ordered online

Indonesia has sentenced scores of prisoners to death over Zoom and other video apps during the pandemic, in what critics say is an “inhumane” insult t
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Japan to host joint drill with U.S., France

It will hold the drill from May 11 to 17
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Hunt for beds: BBMP eyes private medical colleges

Civic body seeks to convert them into dedicated COVID-19 Care Centres
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COVID-19: Bengaluru hunkers down for weekend curfew

Patients, their attendants and those wanting to take vaccines will not be stopped
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Israeli police arrest dozens after clashes

Palestinians, angry over Ramzan curbs, protest as Jewish group holds anti-Arab march
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COVID-19: HC terms situation in city ‘scary’

Number of ICU beds in government quota hits ‘zero’ on BBMP portal during court hearing
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Army issues tender for 350 light tanks

The development comes in the backdrop of stand-off in Eastern Ladakh
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Lucknow police launch drive to check black marketing of COVID-19 drugs

The police in Lucknow have launched a campaign against the alleged black marketing of drugs used in the treatment of COVID-19. The police arrested 10
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TNSTC sees sharp fall in revenue

The Coimbatore Division of Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation (TNSTC) has seen a sharp decrease in revenue for Coimbatore district amid the COVID-
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Bombay High Court calls for more Remdesivir for Maharashtra

The Nagpur bench of the Bombay High Court on Friday requested the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) for more vials of Remdesivir for Maharashtr
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Safdarjung OPD guard’s widow seeks ex gratia

HC asks Centre, Delhi govt. to respond
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Foreign Service Office Donald Lu Nominated for Top South, Central Asia Job

U.S. President Joe Biden has nominated Donald Lu, a career foreign service officer as the next Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asia – a remi
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