Amid the rising coronavirus COVID-19 cases in Haryana, the state government has decided to impose prohibitory orders throughout the state. The Haryana government has decided to impose Section 144 of the CrPC throughout the state to curb the spread of coronavirus, said a state government statement quoting Home and Health Minister Anil Vij.

It is to be noted that Haryana has registered a sharp surge in COVID cases in the recent weeks.

Amid the deadly second wave of COVID-19 in India, the registration for vaccination of people above the age of 18 is all set to begin today on the Co-Win app.

On Monday, the Union government announced that the third phase of COVID-19 vaccination in India will begin from May 1 and everyone above the age of 18 will be eligible to get the jab.

Four patients died after a fire broke out in a private hospital near Maharashtra's Thane on Wednesday (April 28).

The fire broke out in the Prime Criticare Hospital at Kausa in Mumbra at around 3.40 am, officials said, and has now been brought under control. As many as three fire engines and five ambulances had been rushed to the spot to rescue patients. At least 20 patients were rescued - of which six were in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU).

In a significant initiative taken by the Yogi Adityanath-led Uttar Pradesh government, COVID-19 patients in the state will be provided Remdesivir - the coronavirus drug, free of cost across the state.

The announcement was made by the Chief Minister that COVID-19 patients who are being treated in government and private hospitals across the state will get the drug free of cost.

Coronavirus cases in Telangana surged past 10,000, the highest ever in a day, taking the tally to over 4.11 lakh while the toll stood at2094 with 52 more casualties.

Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) accounted for the most number of cases with 1440, followed by Medchal Malkajgiri 751 and Rangareddy 621, a government bulletin said on Tuesday providing details as of 8 PM on April 26.

Responding to the need for fresh guidelines amid the second wave of COVID-19 pandemic, the Ministry of Ayush has released revised guidelines for Ayurveda and Unani practitioners for COVID-19 patients in home isolation and Ayurveda and Unani preventive measures for self-care.

In a media release, the ministry said the main focus of the guidelines is on self-care and home management of COVID-19, as the vast majority of COVID-affected families in the country are forced to negotiate the pandemic out of hospitals.

Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama on Tuesday announced to contribute to the PM-Cares Fund as a token of solidarity with fellow Indian brothers and sisters.

I have been following the continuing challenge that the Covid-19 pandemic has been posing across the world, including in India, with concern, the Dalai Lama said in a statement.

The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned against jumping to conclusions about a new coronavirus variant discovered in India, saying it had not yet classified it as worrying.

A WHO spokeswoman said that it was not clear at this point to what extent the variant was responsible for the rapid increase in cases in India in recent months, DPA news agency reported.

The authorities have directed for converting 100 rooms of Ashoka Hotel in Lutyens' Delhi into a COVID health facility for high court judges, judicial staff and their families.

In an order issued by the sub-divisional magistrate of Chanakyapuri on Sunday, it was stated that the COVID facility at Ashoka Hotel will be associated with Primus Hospital.

In a show of solidarity, CEOs of some 40 top American companies have come together to create a global task force to mobilise resources to help India fight the battle against COVID-19.

A collective initiative of the US-India Business Council of the US Chambers of Commerce, and the US-India Strategic and Partnership Forum and Business Roundtable, the task force during its meeting here on Monday committed to get 20,000 oxygen concentrators to India in the next few weeks, Deloitte CEO Puneet Renjen told PTI.

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