Coronavirus News Live Updates: Delhi Sees 348 Covid-19 Related Deaths, Maharashtra 773 Deaths — Both Record Spikes

Amid Second Wave,  AIIMS Postpones Entrance Examination for INI-CET | In view of the evolving situation related to COVID19 outbreak, AIIMS postpones entrance examination for INI-CET for PG courses July 2021 session till further notice.

LIFE IN A PANDEMIC | Weekend lockdown in Kerala 

Kerala: Police check vehicular movement as restrictions similar to lockdown have been imposed in the State on the weekend; only essential services allowed

Visuals from Thiruvananthapuram pic.twitter.com/YEfFxabwTj

— ANI (@ANI) April 24, 2021

Gujarat Sees 13,084 Cases, 142 Deaths- both Single-day Records | Gujarat reported 13,804 COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, the highest single-day spike so far, taking the state's active caseload to above one lakh for the first time, an official said on Friday. The day also saw 142 deaths, the highest ever for a 24-hour period, taking the toll in the state to 6,019. The state's caseload stands at 4,67,640, while the recovery count rose to 3,61,493 after 5,618 people were discharged, leaving it with 1,00,128 active cases, of which 384 are on ventilator support, he said.

Mumbai Police discontinues the colour-coded sticker system for vehicles

Dear Mumbaikars.The red, yellow, green #EmergencyStickers categorisation is being discontinued. However, thorough checks shall continue & we hope you will stand by us in #TakingOnCorona & avoid all non-essential / non-emergency movement outside home #StayHomeStaySafe

— Mumbai Police (@MumbaiPolice) April 23, 2021

Second Oxygen special train with tankers of oxygen arrives in Lucknow from Bokaro in Jharkhand

A man was arrested on Friday for allegedly storing oxygen gas cylinders at his house in southwest Delhi’s Dashrathpuri in violation of rules, police said.

Wear Face Masks, Follow Covid Guidelines or Face Another Lockdown: Pak PM Warns People |  Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday urged the people of Pakistan to strictly follow the COVID-19 guidelines, warning that another lockdown will be imposed if a dire situation like in India arises due to the spiralling coronavirus crisis in the country. Addressing the nation after chairing a meeting of the National Coordination Committee, the highest national forum to tackle the pandemic, Khan said the Army has been asked to help police to implement the social-distancing guidelines in the country to contain the spread of coronavirus.

32 oxygen cylinders and 16 small oxygen cylinders were recovered during a raid at a house in Dashrath Puri area.

32 big oxygen cylinders and 16 small oxygen cylinders were recovered during a raid at a house in Dashrath Puri area. Probe underway: Delhi Police (23/4) pic.twitter.com/K1DmYxIaYf

— ANI (@ANI) April 24, 2021

T'gana Health Dept Urges People Returning from Kumbh to Quarantine | Telangana Health Department urges people who are returning from Kumbh Mela to isolate themselves for 14 days and if they have any symptoms then they must get tested immediately, said the state govt. 

Delhi Govt's Super Specialty Hospital Reduces Covid Beds Amid Oxygen Shortage' | The Delhi government-run Rajiv Gandhi Super Specialty Hospital on Friday reduced the number of COVID beds from 650 to 350 due to shortage of oxygen, officials said. All 350 beds at the hospital are ICU beds, they said. Asked if "not enough oxygen" was the reason to reduce the number of such beds, Rajiv Gandhi Super Specialty Hospital (RGSSH) Medical Director B L Sherwal replied, "Yes."A source said it was becoming increasingly difficult to "operationalise more beds in view of oxygen shortage". Some hospitals in the national capital continued to grapple with severe shortage of medical oxygen on Friday even after receiving emergency supplies.

From the need to gain the confidence of citizens to admitting the herculean oxygen crisis to advocating steps like invoking the National Security Act (NSA) against those black-marketing Remdesivir…

Delhi Sees Record 348 Covid-19 Deaths, Over 24K Cases | Delhi logged 24,331 fresh COVID-19 cases and a record single-day jump of 348 deaths on Friday while the positivity rate stood at 32.43 per cent, according to the latest health bulletin. The city has reported around 2,100 deaths due to the deadly virus in the last 11 days. It had recorded 306 COVID deaths and 26,169 cases with a positivity rate of 36.24 per cent, the highest since the pandemic began a year ago, on Thursday. On Wednesday, 24,638 cases and 249 deaths were registered with a positivity rate of 31.28 per cent. The capital had witnessed 28,395 cases, the highest single-day jump so far, with a positivity rate of 32.82 per cent on Tuesday. Authorities logged 306 deaths on Thursday, 249 on Wednesday, 277 on Tuesday, 240 on Monday, 161 on Sunday, and 167 on Saturday.

Ghaziabad Gurdwara Provides Oxygen Cylinders for Covid-19 Patients | Amid the spiralling COVID-19 cases in Uttar Pradesh, the Gurdwara Samiti of Indirapuram is providing oxygen cylinders to help patients at a time when the life-saving gas is in short supply. Though the group isn't providing cylinders for home, patients can come to the Indirapuram gurdwara and use them till their oxygen levels normalise. The group has helped 250 COVID-19 patients so far. On Friday, distraught family members of many COVID-19 patients queued up outside the gurdwara. The volunteers were seen fitting the oxygen apparatus in their vehicles. Indirapuram Gurdwara Samiti president Gurpreet Singh 'Rummy' said the group has managed to arrange 25 big cylinders but they aren't enough when 500 COVID-19 patients are in dire need of oxygen.

US Health Panel Urges Restarting J&J Covid-19 Vaccinations |  US health advisers have urged resuming COVID-19 vaccinations with Johnson & Johnson's single-dose shot, saying its benefits outweigh a rare risk of blood clots  in line with Europe's rollout.

Pressure Mounts on Biden Admin to Ship AstraZeneca Vaccine, Other Medical Supplies to India | The Biden administration has came under intense pressure from various quarters, including the powerful US Chambers of Commerce, lawmakers and eminent Indian-Americans, to ship AstraZeneca and other COVID-19 vaccines along with several life-saving medical supplies to India, which is witnessing a deadly surge in coronavirus cases. As the Covid pandemic inflicts a heavy toll on countries around the globe, the U.S. Chamber strongly encourages the administration to release the millions of AstraZeneca vaccine doses in storage - as well as other life-saving support - for shipment to India, Brazil, and other nations hard-hit by the pandemic, said Myron Brilliante, executive vice president and head of international affairs at the US Chamber of Commerce.