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" increased demand because of INOX has no contract with UK supplied 115 MT, on April 20, entirely rely in alternative ' R! ) ""! production constraints. hospital, Santosh hospital, Holy 141 MT and on April 21 sup- source of oxygen for which ore than 50 Covid-19 INOX in their letter to Family, and therefore will not plied 115 to the listed hospitals Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal s India gets ready to inoc- Covaxin will be available at Mpatients have suffocated Udit Prakash, Secretary, be able in a position to supply mentioned in Annexure A, the is making desperate pleas to Aulate its billions of adult 600 per dose at the vaccina- to death for want of oxygen in (Health and Family Welfare), oxygen to these hospitals,” supplies made by INOX was industrial houses to come to population from May 1, the tion sites set up by the States Delhi hospitals in recent days, Delhi Government said, “The INOX has said. over and above the quantity rescue of Delhi. Government on Sunday made while in private hospitals, the but the demand-supply mis- demand for medical oxygen The letter further reveals directed to be supplied by Incidentally, Health it clear that no walk-ins will be dose will cost 1,200. match continue to play havoc. has increased exponentially on that the Ministry of Health and MOHFW,” it said. Minister Harsh Vardhan on allowed as registration will be The beneficiaries can make The critical gap between April 21 and INOX will not be Family Welfare has directed It’s clear from the letter that Sunday claimed the Centre is mandatory on CoWIN portal. an informed choice at the time demand and supply of medical able to cater to such increased INOX to dedicate 100 MT per despite the clamor, INOX will providing adequate quantity The details of the rate of the of booking an appointment at oxygen stands around 300-320 demands as we have produc- day of medical oxygen in Delhi. not be able to do anything to of oxygen to the Delhi vaccines will be displayed a private vaccination centre. Metric Tonnes (MT) per day in tion constraints.” “INOX being committed to meet the demand of Delhi Government and blamed the on the portal. The Government is expect- Delhi alone. INOX is providing oxygen providing the maximum quan- hospitals. Kejriwal administration for the The vaccines will also not ing an increase in demand for # & # Despite heart-rending tales to 45 hospitals across the NCT tity possible, on April 18, 2021, In that situation, the Delhi failure in removing distribution be sold at pharmacists or the vaccine once it opens up for of patients dying painful death of Delhi. supplied 117 MT, on 19 April Government will have to bottlenecks. chemist shops in the open all those aged 18-44 years. The "! for want of oxygen, the situa- “INOX has a contractual market. Covishield manufac- registration for these categories ! tion may not improve any relationship with these hospi- tured by the Serum Institute of will begin on the CoWIN plat- sooner. Adding to the worry, tals and is providing medical !"!" # India (SII) will be given at 400 form and Aarogya Setu App Mumbai/Jaipur/Bhubaneswar: INOX Air Product Private oxygen as per the terms of these per dose to States and 600 per from April 28. The inoculation After few States already Limited, the main supplier to contracts, out of the list of hos- ! "!#$ " dose to private hospitals, while process and documents to be announcing free vaccine, now Delhi hospitals, has warned the pitals mentioned by the Delhi Bharat Biotech’s provided to get the jab remain Maharashtra, Rajasthan and State Government that it will Government in a letter dated New Delhi: The Centre on for medical use. The order by the same. Odisha Governments will pro- not be able to meet the April 22, 2021, please note the Sunday barred the use of liq- Union Home Secretary came +,-. However, those aged 45 vide vaccines for free to adult uid oxygen for any non-med- amid a scarcity of medical /0/0/1 years and above can citizens below 45 years. 6 6 * ical purpose and asked man- oxygen in many parts of the still avail the facility of on-site 6'%$P#;<;2 6'%$P#;<;2 he ongoing lockdown in ufacturing units to maximise country, particularly in Delhi, registration to get jabs, *!+ ''";2 ''";2 TDelhi has been extended its production and make it that have been hit by a fresh 2 3,0,7.,40 officials said. 6'$;2 6'$;2 by another week, with the available to the Government wave of the pandemic. 89*,**,74/: national Capital still showing + 6 + a high positivity rate despite OP"#$ 6 23,-+,0-089,+70: New Delhi: Hyderabad- 6'%$P#;<;2 a marginal drop in the daily based Bharat Biotech on ''";2 $ %&'"$''(* " coronavirus figures. &! " 62 3,+,73,333 Sunday sought DCGI nod to 6'$;2 Delhi Chief Minister Bhopal: The “corona curfew” 89,/*,/*: ! ! extend the shelf life of its Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday Rewari: Four critical Covid imposed in Bhopal of Madhya Covaxin. A few months ago 6 . Mumbai: 6'%$P#;<;2 said saying the severity of patients died due to scarcity in Pradesh to tackle the surge in 27,/,./7 With no let-up in the Covishield manufacturer ''";2 Covid-19 is unabated and oxygen supply at Viral Hospital Covid-19 cases has been surge in the Covid fatalities and Serum Institute of India (SII) 6'$;2 positivity rate has been as in Rewari district of Haryana extended till May 3, an official ( +,-.,/0 infections in Maharashtra, the too had moved the top drug high as 36 per cent in the last on Sunday. The hospital said on Sunday. The curfew in daily Covid-19 deaths shot up to regulator for a similar few days. administration has accused the the State capital was set to end 1 23+,/.,4.4 832 on Sunday, while 66,191 request and had got approval The lockdown imposed State Government of stopping at 6 am on April 26. more people tested positive in too. However, while the on April 19 night will now the truck of oxygen which was It has been extended in 1123*,*-,/3 the State. DCGI gave nod to SII to continue till 5 am on May 3, on its way from Bawal city to Bhopal and Berasia town of the With a tally of 832 deaths, extend Covishield shelf life he said. Before extension, it the hospital on Sunday after- district till 6 am on May 3, an 56 23/,74,4. the State surpassed the earlier from six to nine months, the was scheduled to end at 5 am noon. The Government reject- order by Collector Avinash highest Covid-19 toll of 773 WHO has rejected SII’s pro- on April 26. ed the charge. Lavaniya said. 6 2 3/,0,03.89,-**: recorded on Friday. P5 posal, citing insufficient data. %&' /!#23 (!)*' !""! + ""!/ & 5 ( he US will rapidly deploy 5 6> Tadditional support to India !"#$%&' (* he Indian Americans in and its health-care heroes amid +&*,-%+#.#&*-#/ Tthe US have launched a the horrific Covid-19 outbreak, #* !'# /# campaign on online platform Secretary of State Antony & #&#! !'.**2 #"! change.org to press the Biden Blinken has said. Blinken’s #."34 administration and the WHO remarks came as pressure grew !#+#' #-# to help India counter the sec- on the Biden administration to "!+# (#&#'! ond wave of Covid surge. ship Covid-19 vaccines along #-#'O'+##/ Nearly 34,000 PIOs have with several life-saving medical "% ''2* (%! #/ signed the online petition to %+" , -% supplies to India. + 2* /#/#! !# move the US Government to “Our hearts go out to the "! # provide assistance like lifting and there are reports of double Indian people in the midst of -!2 '"%+!& the embargo on raw materials or triple mutants that may be the horrific Covid-19 out- ##' ( /# # used for making anti-Covid resistant to vaccines,” states the break,” Blinken said in a tweet vaccines and cheaper antiviral online petition. on Saturday night. “We are /#.#* !'(! + drug Remdesivir as also med- It further said, “The Biden working closely with our part- #/% !'# "*%# ical grade oxygen logistics. administration and the World ners in the Indian Government, #O' 67&!'' “The current Covid-19 sit- Health Organization need to and we will rapidly deploy uation in India is dire. In many help India face this challenge.” additional support to the peo- our friends and partners in parts of the country, cases are The petition also urged ple of India and India’s health- India as they bravely battle this doubling every 5 days, and the the US Government and the care heroes,” Blinken added. pandemic. More very soon,” unofficial death count may be as WHO to provide assistance US National Security Sullivan said. White House high as 17,000/day. The coun- through actions like providing Adviser Jake Sullivan said the Press Secretary Jen Psaki said try is running out of hospital access to essential ingredients United States is deeply con- on Friday that the US was beds, oxygen supplies, and crit- and the know-how for mRNA cerned by the severe Covid out- working closely with Indian ical drugs such as Remdesivir. vaccines so that vaccine man- break in India. “We are work- officials at both the political and Fewer than 5% of eligible pop- ufacturers in India can manu- ing round the clock to deploy experts’ level to identify ways to ulation has been vaccinated facture these vaccines.