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For infections are surging L M #+ As per the order passed by Gagandeep Kang, Professor, Head, Department of Surgical 452131067 Clinical trial results have each passing day as India reels Justices DY Chandrachud and Christian Medical College, Gastroenterology and Liver shown that this molecule under the deadly second Covid # MR Shah, the 10 members in Vellore, Tamil Nadu; Dr JV Transplant, Sir Ganga Ram 26121836 helps in faster recovery of hos- wave, and there has been the NTF are Dr Bhabatosh Peter, Director, Christian Hospital, Delhi; Dr Shiv Kumar pitalised patients and reports from across the coun- # Sarin, Senior Professor and =/01/2122345/31/67 reduces supplemental oxygen try about patients with dipping ; Head of Department of dependence. oxygen levels running around )* + Hepatology, Director, ILBS, P 1318845861/327 A higher proportion of from one hospital to another, Delhi; Dr Zarir F Udwadia, patients treated with 2-DG their relatives pleading with New Delhi: Taking note of the the immediate release of pris- housing around 4 lakh inmates Consultant Chest Physician, 13314581967 showed RT-PCR negative con- hospital authorities to admit “unprecedented surge” in oners who were granted bail or across the country is a matter Hinduja Hospital, Breach version in Covid patients. them, while hospitals have Covid-19 cases, the Supreme parole last year. concerning “health and right Candy Hospital and Parsee )81012/45313237 The drug will be of been making SOS calls to the Court on Saturday moved to The court observed that to life of” prisoners and police. General Hospital, Mumbai. immense benefit to the people Government for oxygen supply. decongest prisons and ordered the decongestion of prisons Continued on Page 4 Continued on Page 4 2101245612387 suffering from Covid-19. Continued on Page 4 "$ & ) ) )6376/*+ 7 am as they were called by the Central leaders in Delhi by resented with tough choice 10.30 to work out the issue as ' Pof selecting a Chief Minister loyal MLAs of each camp for Assam, from two equally sought to rally around their ) )6376/*+ dominant and influential State respective leaders since May 2 leaders — incumbent Chief when the BJP won 60 seats rime Minister Narendra Minister Sarbananda Sonowal while its alliance partners AGP PModi on Saturday took part and State Finance Minister got nine seats and UPPL six in in a virtual meeting with the Himanta Biswa Sarma — BJP 126 Assam Assembly. heads of State or Government Central held discussion with Himanta, 52, a Brahmin, is of all the 27 European Union both leaders in Delhi. The known to be aspiring for the member states and discussed State BJP legislature party will Chief Minister’s post which was with them expanding overall meet at Guwahati on Sunday. denied to him in the Congress cooperation in areas of trade, The party is tacking a “dif- by Tarun Gogoi. investment, connectivity, and ficult task” despite a handsome Continued on Page 4 Covid-19. The EU countries EU Leaders with PM @naren- win as either way “some level pledged their support to India dramodi,” tweeted Charles of dissidence” cannot be ruled in its fight against the Michel, President of the out, sources in the party said. second wave of the coron- European Council. “Don’t ask questions. In R avirus pandemic. He said the two sides are short, a meeting of the BJP leg- " )6376/*+ are on oxygen support. Thanking EU and its mem- launching negotiations on three islature party is likely to be held However, these are just the ber states for their “continued agreements — trade, in Guwahati tomorrow...you ) 90/9( f the total 37,23,446 reported cases that have commitment to strengthening investment and geographical will get your answers then,” Opatients suffering from reached the Government’s relationship with India”, Modi indications. Himanta retorted when ques- he Bengal BJP seems to be a divided house )) *6))+ Covid-19 across India, at least health set-up and were shared said, “I also thank my friend Modi was scheduled to tioned on the CM selection as Ton the question of choosing Leader of 9,02,291 patients are on oxygen by Union Health Minister Dr Prime Minister @antonio- visit Portugal for the leaders’ he left BJP president JP Nadda’s Opposition. While a section of the party wants major rift has emerged in the AIADMK support while 1,70,841 Harsh Vardhan at the 25th costapm for this initiative and meeting but it was called off in residence here after meeting veteran leader and former Railway Minister Aover the choice of the Leader of the are on ventilators. The Group of Ministers (GoM) according high priority to India view of the coronavirus crisis him, Union Home Minister Mukul Roy — often considered a “Chanakya” in Opposition. The newly elected members of the number of patients in ICU meeting held on Friday. during Portuguese Presidency and both sides decided to hold Amit Shah, and BJP general State politics — to lead the party in the House Legislative Assembly had to go back from the beds is 4,88,861. In actuality the data may be of the EU Council.” The the deliberations virtually. secretary (organisation) BL others want to nominate Nandigram MLA party headquarters without electing the LoP due Percentage wise on the higher side as several PM tagged Portugal Prime A strategically important Santosh. Suvendu Adhikari a “bold and dynamic organ- to differences between Edappadi Palaniswami this translates to people have died for Minister Antonio Costa, who grouping, the EU as a whole Sonowal and Himanta first iser” on the post. and O Panneerselvam, the two senior-most 1.34 per cent of want of oxygen sup- hosted the meeting. was India’s largest trading part- met central leaders separately While the entire team of the BJP Legislators leader of the party. the active case- port and ventilators The leaders also ner in 2018. India’s bilateral before joining them together is new and inexperienced both Roy and Adhikari While the supporters of Palaniswami want- load in the as health infra- exchanged views on the Covid- trade with the EU in 2018-19 for a “long face-to-face discus- are veterans in parliamentary politics, a State BJP ed him to be the LoP, the camp followers of ICU, 0.39 per structure is 19 pandemic and healthcare stood at USD 115.6 billion sion”. leader who unsuccessfully contested the elections Panneerselvam argued that the latter was the cent of them crumbling across cooperation. with exports valued at USD Sarma was first to meet from northern fringes of Kolkata said wonder- ideal choice for the post. Sources said both lead- on ventilators the country.