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Chandigarh: Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Thursday said that he was closely monitoring oxygen supply and pointed out that the systems put in place were working well and other states too were being given stock as per the quota fixed by the Centre. Khattar, who was responding to questions on the COVID situation and availability of liquid medical oxygen supply, said the state has been in touch with the Centre and has briefed officials in this regard. The chief minister also said that as per the quota fixed…

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Kerala: Shops and restaurants will have be closed by 7.30 pm, but home deliveries can continue till 9 pm. Thiruvananthapuram:  Announcing stringent curbs to control the unprecedented coronavirus surge, the Kerala government has ordered that cinema halls, malls, gyms, sports complexes, swimming pools and bars in the state will remain shut indefinitely. The Pinarayi Vijayan government has said all social, political, cultural and religious gatherings will also remain banned until further orders. The government said only essential and emergency services will be allowed on Saturdays and Sundays. It said Saturdays…

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Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan clarified on what he called “a great deal of misinformation” about the third phase of vaccination beginning May 1 for all ages above 18. Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan in a Facebook post today said the government does not give vaccines directly to anyone and said that the Centre getting the vaccine cheaper than the states is “patently false”. “The 50% quota, that is at Government of India’s pricing, is for free distribution of vaccines and distribution of all of this will be done…

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US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan spoke to his Indian counterpart, Ajit Doval, to discuss possible aid from his country as India fights a devastating Covid wave.The United States will “immediately” make available sources of raw materials required to scale up production of the Covishield coronavirus vaccine – of which there is a critical shortage as India fights daily new cases over over three lakh and an active caseload of nearly 27 lakh. US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan spoke to his Indian counterpart, Ajit Doval, on Sunday to confirm…

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