https://www.facebook.com/centralchronicle CENTRAL CC PAGE 08 PAGE 07 Raipur, Sunday, May 23, 2021 I Pages 08 I Price R 3.00 I City Edition I Fastest growing English Daily of Chhattisgarh www. centralchronicle.in BRIEF GOVT ON COVID CRISIS Pokhriyal calls crucial meet COVID-19 today on Class 12 board exams ‘Positivity rate, active cases reducing’ New Delhi, May 22 (PTI): secretaries in this regard. The consultative process New Delhi, May 22 (PTI): cine passport issue, The Ministry of will be further strength- Agarwal said there has Education (MOE) has called ened through the high-level The COVID-19 positivity been no consensus yet on a crucial meeting on meeting. This virtual meet- rate has declined from the matter at the World Sunday to decide on pend- ing will take place at 11.30 24.83 per cent on May 10 to Health Organisation level, ing Class 12 board exams am," he added. 12.45 per cent on May 22, but discussions are going that were postponed in In a letter to the states the Union health ministry on. The daily rise in coron- view of the second wave of and UTs, the education said on Saturday. avirus cases in India re- COVID-19, Union minister minister has said that his Addressing a press mained below the 3 lakh- Ramesh Pokhriyal ministry's Department of A COVID-19 patient deboards briefing, Niti Aayog mem- mark for the sixth consec- 'Nishank' said. School Education and the from an ambulance during ber (health) VK Paul said utive day, with 2.57 lakh The meeting will be ers and others through so- CBSE were exploring op- admission at a COVID-19 that though there has been new cases recorded in a chaired by Defence cial media on Saturday. tions regarding the conduct hospital in Kolkata, Saturday. an overall decline in case single day, health ministry Minister Rajnath Singh. "A high-level virtual of the examinations, keep- burden but the positivity data showed. With the Union Women and Child meeting will be convened ing in mind the safety and rate is still over 10 per cent fresh cases, India's tally of Development Minister tomorrow (Sunday) with all security of both students Shops gutted in 382 districts. COVID-19 cases climbed to Smriti Irani and Minister states and union territories' and teachers. "The The COVID-19 situation 2,62,89,290. The death toll for Information and education ministers, educa- Department of Higher Alibaug: At least nine is stabilising with positivi- A health worker checks a vial of the COVID-19 vaccine dose before due to the disease rose to Broadcasting Prakash tion secretaries and chair- Education is also deliberat- shops were gutted in a ty rate, daily cases and ac- inoculating a beneficiary at a vaccination centre in Kolkata, Saturday. 2,95,525 with 4,194 fresh fa- Javadekar will be in atten- persons of state examina- ing upon the finalization of fire that erupted in a tive cases reducing, Paul talities, the data updated dance. tion boards and stakehold- the dates of examinations market place in said. Eight states have On vaccine wastage, the 4 per cent in the same peri- at 8 am showed. The active Education ministers and ers to discuss the proposals for institutions of higher Nagothane town of more than 1 lakh active ministry said Covishield od. Paul also said that chil- cases further reduced to secretaries of all states and for the conduct of exams learning. COVID-19 pan- Maharashtra's Raigad cases while 18 states have wastage has reduced from dren can spread the coron- 29,23,400 comprising 11.12 union territories have been for Class 12 and entrance demic has affected various district, and no casualties over 15 per cent positivity 8 per cent on March 1 to 1 avirus but they almost al- per cent of the total infec- asked to attend the meeting. examinations for profes- areas including the educa- were reported in the inci- rate, joint secretary in the per cent now, while ways have mild infection tions, while the national Pokhriyal also sought in- sional courses," Nishank tion sector, particularly the dent, an official said on ministry Lav Agarwal Covaxin wastage de- and mortality is very very COVID-19 recovery rate puts from all the stakehold- said. "I recently held a meet- board exams and entrance Saturday. The blaze broke said during the briefing. creased from 17 per cent to low in them. On the vac- improved to 87.76 per cent. ers students, parents, teach- ing with the state education exams," the letter noted. out at a confectionery at the market in Shivaji Chowk area late on Friday Naxal killed in encounter; WATERLOGGED STREETS Record 20.66 lakh COVID night, and it quickly spread to adjoining shops, the official said. weapons, explosives seized tests done in a day: Govt Dantewada, May 22: About the incident New Delhi, May 22 (PTI): have been administered White fungus through 27,76,936 sessions, A Naxal was killed in an The gunfight took place at Over 20.66 lakh tests for as per the provisional re- Bhopal: A 55-year-old man around 12:30 pm near who recovered from encounter with security detection of COVID-19 were port till 7 am on Saturday. forces in Dantewada dis- Bengapalli village under conducted in a span of 24 These include 97,38,148 COVID-19 in Jabalpur has Kirandul police station limits, trict on Saturday, a police hours in the country, the healthcare workers (HCWs) been detected with the over 340 kilometres from state white fungus or Aspergillu official said. capital, when a team of the highest-ever done in a sin- who have taken their first Flavus infection, making The gunfight took place District Reserve Guard (DRG) gle day, the Union health dose and 66,91,350 HCWs him the first to have the at around 12:30 pm near was out on an anti-Naxal oper- ministry said on Saturday. who have taken their sec- ailment in Madhya Bengapalli village under ation, Dantewada In a statement, the min- ond dose. Pradesh, a health official Kirandul police station lim- Superintendent of Police istry said it is also the The ministry said that said on Saturday. The man its, over 340 kilometres Abhishek Pallava said. After fourth successive day that 1,48,70,081 frontline work- was operated on May 17 from here, when a team of the encounter ended, the body the number of tests has ers (FLWs) have taken their after his headache and eye the District Reserve Guard of an ultra, whose identity is been more than 20 lakh. first dose and 83,06,020 pain did not subside, and a (DRG) was out on an anti- being ascertained, was found "With more than 20.66 FLWs their second dose; from the spot along with two test on Friday detected the Naxal operation, lakh tests conducted in the and 92,97,532 beneficiaries country-made weapons, a 5- white fungus infection in Dantewada Superintendent last 24 hours, India has in the 18-44 age group have kilogram improvised explosive his nose, Netaji Subhash of Police Abhishek Pallava again set a new record of taken their first dose. told PTI. After the en- device (IED), two hand highest tests conducted in a It said in the 45-60 years Chandra Bose Medical grenades, gelatin sticks, three College's ENT Department counter ended, the body of day," it said. age group 6,02,11,957 have an ultra, whose identity is bags, one walkie-talkie set Over 19.33 crore vaccine got their first dose and head Dr Kavita Sachdeva being ascertained, was and materials of daily use. doses have been adminis- 96,84,295 their second dose, told PTI over phone. found from the spot along tered in the country under while in the over 60 years with two country-made gelatin sticks, three bags, the inoculation drive category, 5,63,83,760 have re- Goodwill gesture weapons, a 5-kilogram im- one walkie-talkie set and Commuters move through waterlogged Delhi- Gurugram expressway service road against COVID-19, the state- ceived their first dose and Hyderabad: Megha provised explosive device materials of daily use, the after heavy rain in Gurugram, Saturday. ment said. It said 1,81,89,676 their second Engineering and (IED), two hand grenades, SP informed. 19,33,72,819 vaccine doses dose. Infrastructures Limited (MEIL) is importing 11 cryogenic tanks each Cyclonic storm to form by Monday: IMD with a capacity of 1.40 ‘No consensus on COVID crore litres of medical New Delhi, May 22: West Bengal and the ad- oxygen from Bangkok to joining north Odisha and be supplied to Telangana Cyclone Yaas is Bangladesh coasts around vaccine passport issue’ government free of cost. likely to intensify the evening of 26th May,” The first batch of three Yaas Cyclone into a ‘very severe cy- the IMD added. At WHO level countries, people with neg- wastage reduced from 8 tanks landed at the clonic storm’ and Last week, extremely se- ative COVID test report is percent on March 1 to one Begumpet Air Force cross the Odisha and the vere cyclone Tauktae hit New Delhi, May 22 (PTI): being allowed," he said. percent now while Station here on Saturday, West Bengal coasts on the Gujarat coast and left a "When we will be able to Covaxin wastage de- and the remaining eight May 26, the India trail of destruction all The WHO is yet to reach reach a consensus at the creased from 17 percent to would be arriving in a Meteorological over the western coast.