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basis of which people in need Chief Minister Hemant Soren,
of such facilities/ medicines can DMK supremo MK Stalin, BSP
approach the right place. chief Mayawati, SP leader Akh-
“A single helpline should ilesh Yadav, RJD’s Tejashwi Ya-
be created at the front end, to dav, Left leaders Yechury and D
provide relevant clinical infor- Raja and Farooq Abdullah on
mation to the needy people, behalf of the Jammu Kashmir
and should be popularized; the Peoples’ Alliance.
helpline can be serviced through India has been reporting
a dedicated and well-staffed call three lakh COVID-19 cases on a
centre”, read a press release by daily basis for the past few days.
the Ministry of Home Affairs. Over two lakh people have lost
On issues related to the avail- their lives to the deadly disease
ability of oxygen, the Cabinet since the onset of the pandemic
Secretary expressed his anguish in the country.
at recent instances, where peo- Prime Minister narendra Modi virtually holds a meeting with experts to re- The country had started the
ple had suffered due to lack of view oxygen and medicine availability, in new Delhi on Sunday. (ani Photo) COVID-19 vaccination drive
adequate and timely availability on January 16 with two vaccines
of oxygen. He asked the Del- -- Covishield (Oxford-Astra-
hi Government to make all out Zeneca’s vaccine manufactured
efforts to lift their allocated oxy- by Serum Institute of India)
gen, using all the means at their and Covaxin (manufactured by
disposal; and also to ensure that Bharat Biotech Limited).
the oxygen available to them The second phase of the
is distributed rationally and in COVID-19 vaccination drive to
a transparent manner, so that inoculate people above 60 years
there is no diversion or leakage. and those over 45 with comor-
On the issue of adequate bidities against the coronavirus
medical and healthcare human began on March 1. The third
resources, he asked the Delhi phase began on April 1 for all
Government to create flexible above 45 years of age.
procedures to engage the ser- On May 1, everyone above
vices of retired medical profes- 18 years of age became eligible
sionals. Cabinet Secretary also The first consignment of Sputnik V vaccines from Russia arrived in Hyder- to get themselves vaccinated
asked for further augmentation abad on Saturday. (ani Photo) against novel coronavirus.
of testing facilities and timely Amidst a shortage of
availability of test results. the Delhi government to sub- of the unprecedented surge in COVID-19 vaccines, the Bri-
Lieutenant Governor of mit a quantifiable action plan COVID-19 cases. hanmumbai Municipal Corpo-
Delhi Anil Baijal on Sunday that could be monitored while In a joint statement which ration (BMC) on Sunday said
asked concerned departments addressing the problems due to was tweeted by Congress leader that vaccination for those aged
and agencies to submit an action shortages. Jairam Ramesh, “We call upon 45 years and above will be closed
plan with regard to the availabil- “LG has also suggested that the central government to focus on Monday, while vaccination
ity of hospital beds, medicines, the possibility of reemploying all its attention in ensuring un- for 18 to 44 years will continue
medical oxygen as well as in- recently retired Doctors and interrupted flow of oxygen sup- only at five centers.
creasing the capacity of crema- other paramedical staff, where plies to all hospitals and health Only those who have reg-
toriums and graveyards amid a ever required, be looked into to centers across the country,” it istered themselves in CoWIN
surge in COVID-19 cases in the address shortages,” he added. added. app and who have been given
national capital. A massive surge in The statement further called the prescribed immuniwation
“Lt Governor has sought COVID-19 cases in the national upon the Centre to immediately centre and time (slot) would be
further advise from concerned capital has resulted in shortages launch a free mass vaccination given the jab. Earlier, the Mu-
departments and agencies with of hospital beds, medical oxygen program across the country, ad- nicipal Corporation listed Nair
regard to the availability of key and medicines for patients. vising it to utilise the budgetary Hospital, BKC jumbo Covid
medicines, beds, medical oxy- Meanwhile, leaders of 13 allocation of Rs 35,000 crore for Centre, Cooper Hospital, Seven
gen and augmentation of ca- opposition parties -- including the vaccination program for it Hills Hospital, and the Rajawa-
pacities at crematoriums and the Congress, Left and the Tri- The signatories to the state- di hospital to administer the
graveyards, with the aim of ad- namool Congress -- have come ment included Sonia Gand- vaccine doses.
dressing the ongoing problems together and called upon the hi, former Prime Minister and Maharashtra reported
being faced by people,” LG of- central government to ensure JD(S) leader HD Deve Gowda, 56,647 new COVID-19 cases in
fice said in a tweet from its offi- supply of uninterrupted oxy- NCP chief Sharad Pawar, Ma- the last 24 hours, according to the
cial handle. gen flow to all the hospitals and harashtra Chief Minister and state health bulletin on Sunday.
The LG has also asked the launch a free mass vaccination Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thac- However, the death toll touched
departments and agencies of drive across the country in view keray, Banerjee, Jharkhand 70,284 with 669 new deaths.

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