y k y cm EXPERIMENTAL ARTISTE SINO-US TIES JADEJA STUMPS RCB Nushrratt Bharuccha says switching over China hopes Biden admin would view its development All-rounder Ravindra Jadeja hits 5 sixes from glam roles to de-glam ones is objectively and explore a path of peaceful in an over and picks up 3 wickets as CSK beat RCB not a conscious effort LEISURE | P2 coexistence with China INTERNATIONAL | P10 SPORTS | P12 VOLUME 11, ISSUE 26 | www.orissapost.com BHUBANESWAR | MONDAY, APRIL 26 | 2021 12 PAGES | `4.00 IRREGULAR by MANJUL Free Covid vax for all above 18 yrs PROVIDING FREE VACCINE TO ALL ELIGIBLE PERSONS COULD COST THE STATE EXCHEQUER AN ADDITIONAL BURDEN OF `2,000 CRORE POST NEWS NETWORK Bhubaneswar, April 25: Chief Minister State to procure Naveen Patnaik Sunday announced free vaccination for all above the age 387L vax doses of 18 years in the upcoming vaccina- US to urgently send raw Patient is pleading for oxygen. tion drive from May 1. BHUBNANESWAR: The Odisha Shall we take him to hospital In his video message to the people of Health department Sunday wrote or police stations? the state, the CM announced that pro- to the Serum Institute of India and materials for Covishield viding free vaccine to all eligible per- Bharat Biotech, manufacturers of sons could cost the state exchequer an Covishield and Covaxin respectively, SHORT TAKES additional burden of `2,000 crore. and placed orders for large stocks of The decision was taken following talks between Nevertheless, the government was both the COVID-19 vaccines. US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan and committed to go ahead with its free The move comes days before the 82 dead in Iraq vaccination policy. new vaccination session for people his Indian counterpart, Ajit Doval COVID hosp fire “The state government has decided between 18 years and 44 years from to provide free vaccines to all above 18 May 1. Request letters in this con- AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE need,” the US said. years. We will invest `2,000 crore for nection were sent by the state Health The White House state- Baghdad: At least 82 people this, but I urge you to become respon- shortage of oxygen. India had earlier tant, the Chief Minister said, “We Additional Chief Secretary PK New Delhi, April 25: The ment, however, did not men- died and 110 were wounded in sible citizens and follow all COVID-19 never seen such a situation before.” need to be very careful. If the citizens Mohapatra to the two vaccine pro- United States will “imme- tion sending surplus vac- a Baghdad COVID-19 hospital fire overnight Sunday, the Iraqi safety protocols to avoid the disease “Currently, Odisha is supplying are not careful the government alone ducers seeking 377 lakh doses of diately” make available cines, as a backlash grows Interior Ministry said in a new from spreading in the state,” he said. The oxygen to six states to mitigate the cannot combat the disease. We re- Covishield directly from SII at the sources of raw materials over the fate of a stockpile toll. “The interior ministry move will benefit 2 crore people. sorrows of the people there,” the Chief quest the people to work towards price fixed by the company. required to scale up pro- of some 30 million doses - of announces the death of 82 During his address, the Chief Minister Minister said. checking the infection. Many kids The department, meanwhile, also duction of the Covishield the AstraZeneca-Oxford people and injury of 110 in the cited several damages caused by COVID- “Many districts of Odisha are also have become orphan due to this. With wrote to the Bharat Biotech and coronavirus vaccine - of University drug that the Ibn al-Khatib fire accident,” it 19 to the state and asked the people to suffering from COVID-19. The people folded hands I request you to seri- asked them to provide 10.34 lakh which there is a crit- Serum Institute makes said in a statement carried by cooperate in controlling the pandemic of Odisha have always supported ef- ously abide by the COVID safety pro- doses of Covaxin which would be ical shortage as India in India as Covishield state media. The fire at the Ibn by changing their social behaviour. He forts to revive the state. The condi- tocols,” the CM said. procured directly by the state from fights daily new cases - that not been ap- Khatib hospital in the Diyala said, “It is very unfortunate that nu- tion of the state is really serious this According to the CM, nobody wants the manufacturer. The Managing over three lakh and proved for use. Bridge area of the Iraqi capital merous people in the country are being time and we are doing our best to bol- lockdown and shutdown and, hence, co- Director, OSMCL, Bhubaneswar will an active caseload of Earlier today US occurred after an accident infected by the deadly coronavirus. ster the healthcare system in the state,” operation from each and everyone is be the Nodal Officer for procure- nearly 27 lakh. Congressman, a caused an oxygen tank to The situation in several states is very he said. needed to reduce the COVID-19 caseload ment process for the state. US National Democrat from explode, the sources said. grave and people are suffering due to Stating that every life is impor- in the state. Security Advisor Illinois, made an ap- Many ambulances were Jake Sullivan spoke peal on those grounds. rushing towards the hospital, to his Indian coun- Spoke today with ferrying away those hurt by the terpart, Ajit Doval, National Security fire. The head of Iraqi civil COVID-19 IMPACT DESOLATE STREETS Sunday to confirm Advisor Ajit Doval defense unit said the fire broke this, and also that his about the spike in out in the floor designated for country had “identi- COVID cases in India the pulmonary intensive care ` unit and that 90 people have FPIs pull out 7,622cr fied supplies of ther- and we agreed to stay been rescued from the hospital apeutics, rapid diag- in close touch in the out of 120, state news agency from Indian nostic test kits, coming days. The INA quoted him as saying. ventilators and PPE suits United States’ offer of help that will (also) be made im- on sourcing raw materials markets in April 2021 mediately available to India”. for vaccine production Lockdown in Delhi The US is also “pursuing comes after appeals from PRESS TRUST OF INDIA options to provide oxygen Serum Institute CEO Adar extended by 7 days generation and related sup- Poonawalla, whose Pune fa- New Delhi, April 25: Overseas investors with- plies on an urgent basis” to cility manufactures New Delhi: Chief Minister drew a net `7,622 crore from Indian markets in help India overcome a crip- Covishield. Arvind Kejriwal Sunday April so far as a surge in COVID-19 cases and the pling shortage that has en- Last week Poonawalla announced extension of the consequent restrictions imposed by various dangered the lives of thou- tweeted tagging President ongoing lockdown in Delhi for another week, saying the states dent investors’ sentiment. sands of both COVID- Joe Biden and asked him to severity of COVID-19 is According to the depository’s data, overseas positive patients and those lift an embargo on the export ` unabated and positivity rate has investors pulled out 8,674 crore from equities, fighting other diseases. of raw materials. Imposed in been as high as 36 per cent in but invested `1,052 crore in the debt segment. “Just as India sent assis- February the “short-term the last few days. The lockdown The total net withdrawal between April 1 and tance to the United States as embargo”, according to The imposed April 19 night will now 23 stood at `7,622 crore. our hospitals were strained Washington Post, was to en- continue till 5 AM, May 3, he Previously, FPIs in- early in the pandemic, the sure US pharma giant Pfizer said. Before extension, it was A surge in vested `17,304 crore in Vani Vihar area in the capital city wears a deserted look on the second day of the weekend shutdown, imposed to United States is determined had resources to produce scheduled to end at 5 AM April COVID-19 March, `23,663 crore in contain COVID-19, Sunday OP PHOTO to help India in its time of its vaccine. 26. “We will have to watch the February and `14,649 situation for a few more days cases and the crore in January. FPIs whether the cases decrease or consequent have been “net sellers increase,” he said. The Delhi in the equity markets Huge quantity of Disaster Management restrictions for five weeks in a row Tweets critical of Centre’s Covid mgmt censored Authority, in an order for imposed by now”, noted Himanshu detonators seized extension of the lockdown, Srivastava, associate di- Sources in the government said the accounts were not restricted due to criticism allowed services of courier various states rector - manager re- outlets, electricians and of its handling of the pandemic but for spreading fake news search, Morningstar in Dhenkanal plumbers, repair of water dent investors’ India. AGENCIES actor Vineet Kumar Singh and linked to their registered ac- purifiers, and shops selling sentiment books and electric fans. The Srivastava said the two filmmakers - Vinod Kapri count. Meanwhile, sources in the POST NEWS NETWORK Chief Minister said the recent spate of net out- New Delhi, April 25: Twitter and Avinash Das and others. government said the accounts onslaught of the coronavirus flows could be largely attributed to the enor- has pulled down at least 50 tweets First reported by Medianama, were not restricted due to crit- Dhenkanal, April 25: One per- has not subsided yet.