Coronavirus in India live updates: Canada bans passenger flights from India, Pakistan for 30 days

Delhi reports 24,638 new Covid-19 cases, 24,600 recoveries and 249 deaths in the last 24 hours

Remdesivir being an investigational therapy drug given in acute versions of Covid-19 where oxygen support is a must, this (O2) allocation pertains to 14 states to which medical oxygen is issued & 5 states where high volume of supplies are being observed: Union Health Ministry

14 states under oxygen allocation (1,000,350 in total) – Delhi (61,900), Gujarat (163,500), Maharashtra (269,200), Uttar Pradesh (122,800), Madhya Pradesh (92,400), Chhattisgarh (48,250), Kerala (16,100), Karnataka (25,400), Haryana (29,500) among others: Union Health Ministry

Weddings to be allowed only for 2 hours with a capacity of 25 people. Penalty for violations have gone up from Rs 10,000 to Rs 50000

As per the orders, attendance in government offices reduces to 15%, except departments engaged in emergency services. Also, all private offices that were allowed to function as part of the exempted category to have been asked to reduce attendance from 50% to 15%

Maharashtra govt issues fresh restrictions to be imposed in the state from 8pm on 22nd April to 7am on May 1

You are not exploring all avenues to augment oxygen supply. Beg, borrow or steal: Delhi high court to Centre.

For Max Hospital, Vaishali and Gurgaon, there is oxygen capacity of only 8 hours, which won't last till the morning, says senior advocate Sandeep Sethi representing Max Hospital before Delhi high court

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A Covid-19 patient attacks a nurse with a knife at a Covid care centre in South Mumbai. Case registered under sections 324, 504, 188 and 270 of IPC and section 4 of MESMA Act at Malabar Hill PS: Mumbai Police

9,623 fresh Covid-19 cases, 45 deaths and 3,928 recoveries reported in Haryana today; case tally 3,81,247, death toll 3,528

Oman bars visitors from India from April 24

Centre shall consider ways and means for transporting oxygen to hospitals, either by creating dedicated corridor or airlift, says Delhi high court

Bihar government to provide free Covid vaccination to all aged above 18: Chief minister Nitish Kumar

West Bengal reports highest one-day spike of 10,784 Covid-19

Responsibility squarely on Central government shoulders to ensure oxygen supply to hospitals for patients, says Delhi high court

How is this that the govt is so oblivious to the ground reality? We can't have people dying? Yesterday, we were told you were trying to import. What happened to that, HC asks. This is an emergency of such grave nature, HC added

Why govt is not waking to reality says Delhi High Court while hearing an urgent application regarding the oxygen shortage at Max Hospital

Maharashtra records 67,468 fresh Covid cases, 568 deaths in last 24 hours