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As Covid cases continue to surge in Haryana, with Faridabad being among the districts most affected, Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Monday announced that the state government would be taking over the Gold Field Medical College in the district and converting it into a 100-bed hospital. Faridabad currently has more than 9,000 active Covid cases, with over 1,000 new cases emerging daily. With the surge in cases, the district has been facing a problem of hospital beds. As per the web portal where data in this regard is being…

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The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) will set up two dedicated COVID-19 hospitals of 500 beds each in Panipat and Hisar NSE 8.84 %, Haryana’s Home and Health Minister Anil Vij said on Wednesday. The Army’s Western Command has been asked to provide doctors and other medical staff for the facilities, he said. “DRDO will set up two Dedicated Covid Hospitals in Haryana of 500 beds each at Panipat and Hissar,” Vij tweeted. “Work to start (on setting up of these hospitals) immediately,” he added. Haryana has registered a sharp increase…

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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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