BHUBANESWAR: State Capi- (86.09 Per Cent) of Als Who Had Ets, Is Not Yet Over
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U Kanwar Yatra in view of the He said funds were being Covid-19 outbreak or the provided to all States for mak- Supreme Court (SC) will do ing available new intensive so. down “symbolic” version of that it had decided after rele- care unit (ICU) beds, increas- over unmasked tourists flock- in countries to the east of India swing adsorption (PSA) plants Making it clear that the the yatra. A Bench of Justices vant discussions to hold a ing testing capacity and for all ing to towns and cities, the like Bangladesh, Indonesia, projects for medical oxygen court would not allow the UP RF Nariman and BR Gavai “symbolic” Kanwar Yatra with other needs. States must use Prime Minister said the Thailand and Myanmar. generation that had been allo- Government to hold the said the Right to Life under appropriate Covid restrictions. the 23,000-crore emergency administration must remind “This is a warning and big cated. “I have been informed Kanwar Yatra in view of the Article 21 of the Constitution Appearing for the Centre, response package announced citizens that Covid-19 is not alert to the world and to us. that of the 332 PSA plants allo- corona threat the SC on Friday is paramount and asked the Solicitor-General Tushar by the Central Government, yet over. We have to keep reminding cated to your States to combat said: “All sentiments, including UP Government whether it Mehta said, State ! he said, to fill the gaps in the To highlight the possible people that the coronavirus the Covid-19 threat, only 53 religious, are subservient to the was willing to reconsider its Governments must not permit healthcare infrastructure. dangers of another wave of the has not gone,” Modi said, reit- have been commissioned,” Right to Life.” The apex court decision to hold the yatra at all the yatra in view of the out- !P ! Modi said that the rising pandemic, he noted that pos- erating his concern about Modi highlighted. “I request asked the UP Government to in the midst of the pandemic. break and arrangements Covid-19 cases across the itive cases have been on the scenes of crowds at many every State to complete all the inform it by July 19 whether it “We are of the prima facie should be made for water world are a warning sign for rise in Europe and the US at a places across the country. PSA plants that have been would reconsider its decision view that this is a matter from the Ganga to be available India to not take the threat fast pace, and a similar wor- Modi also asked the six assigned on an emergency to hold a “symbolic” Kanwar which concerns every one of through tankers at specified lightly. Reiterating his concern rying trend is being witnessed States to complete the pressure basis.” Yatra. us and this is at the heart of places. Considering the age- The Uttarakhand Article 21 of the Constitution. old customs and religious sen- Government had earlier this The health of citizenry of timents, State Governments week cancelled the annual rit- India and Right to Life is must develop a system so ual that sees thousands of paramount and all other sen- devotees can collect holy Q$ --. Shiva devotees called ‘kan- timents, including religious, Ganga water and offer it at the wariyas’ travel, mostly on foot, are subservient to this funda- nearest Shiva temple. The to collect water from the mental right,” the Bench said. Bench told Mehta, “One thing . ( -. R Ganga river and bring it back The apex court’s direc- is clear, we cannot allow UP to their villages. However, UP tion came after the UP Government to hold Kanwar observed in only 0.4 is going ahead with a pared Government told the Bench Yatra in view of Covid.” per cent of the he Indian cases. he Government on Friday said that TCouncil of Breakthrough TIndia is yet to achieve herd immu- Medical Research infections are those nity against Covid-19 — not even ))+!!. (ICMR) in its latest cases where a per- through infection — and the next 125 study found that vac- son gets infected days would be crucial as the possibil- 66 cination does result even after getting ity of new outbreaks cannot be ruled in a reduction in vaccinated. out. ,01 ! hospital admission For the study, The Union Health Ministry also ( and mortality. the ICMR collected cautioned against the declining use of According to the 677 clinical samples masks among people and said that the ICMR study, the (throat swabs/nasal second wave of the Covid-19 pan- “We have not reached herd immu- overall majority swabs) of individu- demic, though limited to a few pock- nity against Covid-19 as yet. We can see BHUBANESWAR: State capi- (86.09 per cent) of als who had ets, is not yet over. new outbreaks of the viral infection but tal Bhubaneswar on Friday reg- the breakthrough % received two doses Addressing a Health Ministry we need to stop it now. This is possi- istered 331 new Covid-19 pos- infections were & ' and one dose of briefing, Niti Aayog Member (Health) ble if we follow Covid-appropriate itive cases. With this, the total caused by the Delta vaccines (Covishield Dr VK Paul said there was a need to behaviour to stay in the safe zone,” Dr tally in city increased to anish Siddiqui, a Pulitzer variant (B.1.617.2) and only 9.8 per and Covaxin,) and tested positive for stop the contagion from transmitting Paul said, adding that the next 125 days 95,194.Out of the new cases, DPrize winning Indian cent of the Covid-19 patients required Covid-19, from 17 States and Union now and this is possible by adopting are “very critical” for India in the fight 229 were local contacts and 82 photojournalist who worked hospitalisation while fatalities were Territories of the country. Covid-appropriate behaviour. against Covid-19. quarantine cases. The local for Reuters news agency, was contacts included 19 cases in killed on Friday in Nayapalli, nine each in Afghanistan while covering Khandagiri, Patrapada, Old the fierce fighting between Town, Chandrasekharpur and Afghan troops and the Taliban ' ( ()*( *R( eight each in Unit-8 and terrorists near a border cross- Baramunda. The active cases ing with Pakistan in Kandahar stood at 1,246 in province. + # six, Kandhamal and Puri 110. The districts which city.Meanwhile, 22 more Siddiqui, 38, was on an $ Sambalpur two each and reported below 100 cases patients succumbed to disease assignment covering the clash- Boudh, Kalahandi, were: Jagatsinghpur 97, in city, surging the total death es in the volatile Kandahar % Kendrapada, Mayurbhanj, Mayurbhanj 81, Kendrapada toll to 595.However, 235 per- region, as the US withdraws its &$#'( Nuapada, Puri and Rayagada 77, Bhadrak 66, Sundargarh sons recovered on the day, forces from Afghanistan ahead ormer Congress president one each. 66, Nayagarh 59, Angul 57, increasing total recoveries to of the August 31 deadline set ! " " #$ FRahul Gandhi on Friday )! Meanwhile, as many as Keonjhar 56, Dhenkanal 44, 93,332. In another develop- by President Joe Biden. virtually asked “fence sitters” to 2,070 persons tested positive Koraput 23, Malkangiri 20, ment, the Bhubaneswar Afghan special forces had and Editor-in-Chief leave the party, saying those for the disease in last 24 hours Kandhamal and Rayagada 18 Municipal Corporation (BMC) been fighting to retake the Alessandra Galloni said in a who were afraid of facing the in the 30 districts and the State each, Sambalpur 16, Bargarh on day declared a portion of main market area of Spin statement. He was embedded reality and the BJP were free to pool, increasing the total tally 15, Kalahandi and Ganjam 12 Lord Gunjan Palace Apartment Boldak in Kandahar province with Afghanistan special leave. He also opened the door to 9,49,929. Out of new cases, each, Nabarangpur and near Rasulgarh Square as a when Siddiqui and a senior forces in Kandahar province for “fearless” leaders from out- he State on Friday regis- 1,195 were from quarantine Boudh 11 each, Jharsuguda containment zone. No public Afghan officer were killed in when they came under attack side, saying they should be Ttered 64 more Covid-19 and 875 local contacts. and Subarnapur eight each, would be allowed to move into what they described as Taliban on Friday morning. brought in the party. deaths during the last 24 In the last 24 hours, a total Balangir and Nuapada seven the Block-B of Lord Gunjan crossfire, an Afghan com- “Danish was an outstand- Addressing social media hours, with which the total toll of 70,240 samples were tested each, Gajapati six and Palace Apartment, the con- mander told Reuters.