https://www.facebook.com/centralchronicle www. centralchronicle.in Raipur, Monday, April 19, 2021 I Pages 08 I Price R 3.00 I City Edition I Fastest growing English Daily of Chhattisgarh BRIEF COVID-19 surge: Railways India records highest single-day to run ‘Oxygen Express’ rise of 2,61,500 cases New Delhi, Apr 18 (PTI): The Railways will run 1,501 deaths September 28, 70 lakh on 'Oxygen Express' over the ‘COVID positivity rate doubles to 16.69% in 12 days’ October 11, crossed 80 lakh next few days to transport New Delhi, Apr 18 (PTI): The daily coronavirus positivity rate in India in the last 12 days has on October 29, 90 lakh on liquid medical oxygen and doubled to 16.69 per cent, while the weekly positivity rate has November 20 and sur- oxygen cylinders across A record single-day rise increased to 13.54 per cent in the past one month, the Health passed the one-crore mark the country, the national of 2,61,500 coronavirus in- Ministry said on Sunday. India reported a record 2,61,500 new coro- on December 19. transporter said on fections has taken India's navirus cases and 1,501 deaths on Sunday, while active cases have According to the Indian Sunday. total tally of COVID-19 surpassed the 18-lakh mark, the ministry data stated. Ten states -- Council of Medical Amid spiralling coron- Oxygen Express Train being used through green corridors to Family members react on the cases to 1,47,88,109, while Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Research, 26,65,38,416 sam- avirus cases in the country, trasnport Liquid Medical Oxygen (LMO) and 0xygen cylinder, death of a relative, who died active cases have sur- Madhya Pradesh, Kerala, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu and Rajasthan -- ples have been tested up to the demand for medical required for treatment of COVID-19 patients. of COVID-19, as coronavirus passed the 18-lakh mark, reported 78.56 per cent of the new infections, it said. "The daily April 17 with 15,66,394 oxygen in the country has cases surge across the according to Union Health positivity rate in the last 12 days has doubled from 8% to 16.69%," samples being tested on gone through the roof. Ministry to explore service with road tankers country, outside a mortuary Ministry data updated on the ministry said in a statement. "The national weekly positivity Saturday. Empty tankers will whether liquid medical placed on flat wagons. in Ahmedabad, Sunday. Sunday. rate has increased from 3.05% to 13.54% in the last one month." The 1,501 new fatalities begin their journey from oxygen tankers could be "Since the first empty The death toll increased include 419 from Kalamboli and Boisar rail- moved by the rail network, tankers will move on April Factory fire to 1,77,150 with a record tions, while the national dropped to 1.20 per cent, Maharashtra, 167 from way stations in and near they said. 19, we hope to begin opera- 1,501 new fatalities, the COVID-19 recovery rate the data stated. Delhi, 158 from Mumbai on Monday to On the receipt of the re- tions of Oxygen Express Mumbai: Three people were data updated at 8 am has dropped to 86.62 per India's COVID-19 tally Chhattisgarh, 120 from load liquid medical oxygen quest from the two states, over the next few days. We killed and eight others showed. Registering a cent, the ministry said. had crossed 20 lakh on Uttar Pradesh, 97 from Vizag, Jamshedpur, the Railways immediately would be able to send oxy- injured after a fire broke steady increase for the The number of people August 7, 30 lakh on Gujarat, 80 from Rourkela and Bokaro, offi- explored the technical fea- gen wherever there is such out in a chemical company 39th day in a row, the ac- who have recuperated August 23, 40 lakh on Karnataka, 66 from cials said. Madhya Pradesh sibility of transportation of demand. Green Corridor is in Maharashtra's Ratnagiri tive cases stand at from the disease surged to September 5 and 50 lakh Madhya Pradesh, 62 from and Maharashtra state gov- liquid medical oxygen. It being created for fast move- district on Sunday morning, 18,01,316, comprising 12.18 1,28,09,643, while the case on September 16. Punjab and 39 from Tamil ernments had earlier ap- has to be transported ment of Oxygen Express police said. The incident per cent of the total infec- fatality rate has further It went past 60 lakh on Nadu. proached the Railways through roll-on-roll-off trains," an official said. took place around 9.30 am in the unit located in Lote Manmohan writes to PM on COVID crisis MIDC (Maharashtra Three lakh remdesivir to be JEE Mains entrance exam Industrial Development Corporation) area in Khed produced daily in 15 days: Govt postponed amid Covid surge taluka, about 300 km from ‘Vaccination key to battling pandemic’ here, an official at Ratnagiri New Delhi, Apr 18 (PTI): New Delhi, Apr 18: functionaries, it has been police control room said. New Delhi, Apr 18 (PTI): who can be vaccinated even decided to postpone JEE- The government plans if they are below 45 years. Engineering entrance (Main) April session". Road mishap to double the production of Former prime minister Currently, people above exam JEE-Mains scheduled "The revised dates will be Guna: Three people were antiviral drug remdesivir Manmohan Singh on 45 years of age are eligible to be held from April 27-30 announced later on and at killed when their scooter to around 3 lakh vials per Sunday wrote to Prime for vaccination. has been postponed in view least 15 days before the ex- was hit by a truck in Guna day over the next 15 days, Minister Narendra Modi on He said some states may of the COVID-19 situation, amination," the order said. in Madhya Pradesh on to make it available readi- the COVID-19 crisis, stress- want to designate school Union Education Minister Starting this year, the Sunday, police said. The ly for the treatment of ing that ramping up vacci- the percentage of the popu- teachers, bus, three-wheel- Ramesh Pokhriyal exam will be conducted four incident took place in Sai COVID-19. added. Already,remdesivir nation was the key to bat- lation vaccinated," he said er and taxi drivers, munici- 'Nishank' announced on times a year to offer flexibil- Mandir area, and two per- Minister of State of is being rolled out of 20 tling the pandemic, and in his letter. pal and panchayat staff, and Sunday. ity to students and a chance sons died on the spot and Chemicals and Fertilisers plants in the country, mooted steps to boost sup- Noting that India cur- possibly lawyers who have "Given the current to improve their scores. the third succumbed to Mansukh L Mandaviya Mandaviya said. ply including invoking com- rently has vaccinated only a to attend courts as frontline #covid19 situation, I have While the first phase was injuries in hospital, tweeted that the process "In the next few days, we pulsory licensing provi- small fraction of its popula- workers, and they can then advised @DG_NTA to post- conducted in February fol- Cantonment police station has already started to en- are trying to maximise the sions as in case of tion, Singh said he is cer- be vaccinated even if they pone the JEE (Main) 2021 lowed by the second phase in charge Avnit Sharma hance the production of remdesivir production. HIV/AIDS drugs. tain that with the right poli- are below 45 years. April Session. I would like in March. The next phases said. "So severe was the remdesivir in the country. The drug companies have In a letter to the prime cy design, "we can do much The suggestions come a to reiterate that safety of were scheduled to be held in impact that the body of "We are trying to in- also reduced retail prices minister, the veteran better and very quickly". day after the Congress our students & their aca- April and May.Over 6.2 lakh one of the persons got crease production of of the medicine and pa- Congress leader said one "There are many things Working Committee met demic career are candidates appeared in the torn into two pieces. remdesivir injection and tients will benefit from it," must not look at absolute we must do to fight the epi- and discussed the efforts re- @EduMinOfIndia's and my first session while 5.5 lakh also that its price comes he added. numbers but the total per- demic but a big part of this quired to fight the COVID prime concerns right now," candidates appeared in the down. Currently, we are On Saturday, NPPA said centage of the population effort must be ramping up pandemic. Singh said the Nishank tweeted. second session of the exam. Cases filed producing 1.5 lakh vials pharmaceutical compa- that has been vaccinated. the vaccination pro- Centre should publicise According to an official As per the policy,after the New Delhi: Cases have per day. In the next fifteen nies like Cadila "The key to our fight gramme," he said while vaccine dose orders placed order by the National February,March, April, and been filed against four air- days, it will be doubled to 3 Healthcare, Dr Reddy's against COVID-19 must be making several sugges- and accepted for delivery Testing Agency, "looking at May Session of JEE(Main)- lines for failing to check the lakh vials per day," he said Laboratories and Cipla ramping up the vaccination tions.