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There were bone ry that the door of Mamata’s Minister Mamata Banerjee is injuries... ligament injuries… I vehicle on which she was planning to resume her also suffered chest pain.” standing got hit by a roadside Assembly poll campaign, albeit Speaking about the cause post causing her the freak ,9&+93:; on wheelchair, even as she of the injury she said, “I was injury, Roy and Hakim said had released a video on Thursday greeting people from the car it been so then the door of her fter showing a decline, asking her party workers to bonnet and the crowd pressed vehicle — NoWB02 AN - 5555 AIndia’s daily Covid-19 cases maintain calm. into me, the entire pressure was — would suffer dents or bear are now moving northwards The Chief Minister had to on me. My leg got injured after scratch marks … but nothing with Maharashtra taking the be hospitalised on Wednesday which I was given medicines of that sort was found in the lead, causing concern for the evening after she fell and broke and taken to Kolkata.” vehicle. authorities. % her left ankle during the elec- Mamata’s video statement TMC Rajya Sabha member The Union Health "" ! "#$ & tion campaign in Nandigram. notwithstanding, her party Derek O’ Brien who formally Ministry on Thursday TMC leadership said that leaders continued with the wrote a letter to the expressed concern over the her election campaign pro- “conspiracy” narrative accusing Commission on his party’s steady rise in the number of grammes would remain the Election Commission behalf, said, “You have to daily Covid-19 infections in R unchanged and Mamata is sure “conspiracy” blaming 4-5 men team of doctors also said that “which is in charge of the State understand the chronology. Maharashtra as well as the rest to attend five back-to-back ral- who committed the “mischief” some more radiological tests administration now” for “com- You removed the DGP, com- of the country. “We are very lies at Purulia and Bankura on prompting the Trinamool would be conducted on her “to promising the Chief Minister’s promised her security, and worried about Maharashtra — March 13 and 14. Congress workers to start ascertain the reason for the security.” then attacked her. If you go across several districts. We & While asking the agitating demonstrating all across the front headache and chest pain. Harping on the conspiracy through social media posts by have seen their names. As we party workers to remain calm State. The TMC also submitted In her video message, theory, senior TMC leaders the BJP leaders there have came here, we came to know in a video message, the Chief a memorandum to the Election Mamata said, “I appeal to Firahd Hakim, and Saugato been indications that she would that very strict lockdown is "'( Minister said her leg got Commission of India seeking a everyone to remain calm and Roy, who visited the accident be attacked.” being imposed in Nagpur in crushed when a crowd stand- thorough investigation into the not create disturbance to the spot on Thursday, said, “It is There was no reaction particular. So we are reaching ing by the road pressed against matter. common man… I will soon strange that Prime Minister from the EC though inside a situation where those )) ,9&+93:; Department, out of the total the front door of her vehicle The condition of the Chief return and start campaign … Narendra Modi did not call up sources said that EC had approaches are being brought number of 5,711 beds in Covid which was half open while she Minister was stable, doctors no programme will be ham- even once to enquire after the instructed all the DMs and SPs back. This is a very serious elhi reported 409 fresh hospitals, 5,132 are vacant. was standing on it and waving said, adding a cast has been put pered. I will manage it all. If Chief Minister’s health. This is to take precautionary mea- issue for us,” Niti Aayog mem- Dcases of Covid-19, the The number of people at the onlookers. on her left leg. While the MRI need be I will campaign on a unprecedented and clearly sures concerning the Prime ber (health) VK Paul said at a highest daily count in the past under home isolation climbed Mamata had on scan showed abrasion or hair- wheelchair.” speaks about the insensitivity of Minister and the CM. Press conference here. two months on Thursday. With to 1,028 from 982 on Wednesday evening alleged line fracture, a six-member She said, “It is true that I the BJP.” Roy is going to Delhi Continued on Page11 As many as 22,854 persons three fresh deaths reported on Wednesday, it said, adding that tested positive in the last 24 Thursday, the death toll rose to over 6.29 lakh people have hours, the highest daily tally 10,934 in the national Capital. recovered from the infection till since January 7 this year. This The total number of peo- date. The highest single-day P is the third time in the year ple infected with life-threaten- spikes 8,593 cases till date was when the daily cases crossed ing Covid-19 has reached reported on November 11. the 20,000 marks. On January 6,42,439 while the daily posi- The number of contain- 1, India recorded 20,035 cases. tivity rate stayed at 0.59 per ment zones in Delhi has shown ! Maharashtra on cent, according to the health intermittent rise and fall in the ! "#$ Wednesday reported the high- bulletin issued by the Delhi last several days, with the fig- est number of fresh cases at Government. ure standing at 592 on removal of the “clinical trial use in emergency situation in 13,659 (almost 60 per cent of These 409 new cases came Thursday, it said. It said four mode” label attached to the public interest and that both the number of cases reported in out of the 69,810, tests con- beds in Covid care centres are emergency authorisation of Covid-19 vaccines Bharat the country on Wednesday), ducted the previous day, occupied by persons under ! Bharat Biotech’s Covid-19 vac- Biotech’s Covaxin and followed by Kerala (2,475) and including 42,187 RT-PCR tests quarantine, including travellers cine Covaxin Covishield manufactured by Punjab (1,393), the Ministry and 25,623 rapid antigen tests. who have returned by the ,9&+93:; The Centre on Thursday Serum Institute have the same said. According to the bulletin issued Vande Bharat Mission. ,9&+93:; suggested by the Commission,” said that the DCGI has grant- licensure status now,” NITI Continued on Page 11 by the Delhi Health Continued on Page11 Bhushan wrote. eople queuing up in the pri- ed it the restricted emergency Aayog member (Health) Dr V he Union Health Ministry Following a complaint by Pvate hospitals to get Covid- use authorisation mode. K Paul said at a press confer- Thas informed the Election the Trinamool Congress, the 19 vaccination will soon pay “Covaxin has been granted ence here. Commission that it has EC had written to the Ministry less than 200 for Covishield. the permission for restricted Continued on Page 11 removed Prime Minister on March 5 reiterating its Talking to media persons, Narendra Modi’s photo from standing instructions on the Union Health Secretary Rajesh the Covid-19 vaccine certifi- use of photos of political lead- Bhushan said the Government * / ) " cates given to recipients in ers in Government advertise- has renegotiated the price of . poll-bound Assam, West ments during elections and Covishield and it will be “sig- " " Bengal, Tamil, Puducherry, asked the Health Ministry to nificantly less” than 200 per &% 0 and Kerala. follow the model code in letter dose. So far, the Government * Union Health Secretary and spirit. has allowed private health facil- Copenhagen: Denmark, Rajesh Bhushan wrote to It had suggested the use of ities to charge up to 250 for Norway and Iceland on Udhagamandalam: Amid Deputy Election filters in the Co-Win platform one dose of the vaccine. Thursday temporarily sus- increase in Covid-19 cases in Commissioner in-charge of to exclude the picture of the Covishield is one of the two pended the use of several States, the administra- West Bengal Sudeep Jain on Prime Minister in Covid-19 Covid-19 vaccines that have AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine tion in Nilgiris district, home March 9 that “technical mea- certificates being given to peo- been granted emergency use over concerns about patients to popular tourist destinations, sures to comply with the direc- ple in the poll-bound States and authorisation in India. developing post-jab blood clots, on Thursday warned of six tions of ECI have been explored the UT. The vaccine was devel- as the manufacturer and months imprisonment to those promptly.” Sources aware of the cor- oped by the University of Europe’s medicines watchdog found without face masks in “Therefore, necessary fil- respondence between the EC Oxford and drug manufactur- insisted the vaccine was safe.