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Modi can- gen and its transport along for the management of Covid- order issued on Thursday said. celled his poll rallies in Bengal inter-State borders and said the 19 patients, in the exercise of It said the Government has to remain here to attend three District Magistrate and powers conferred under the been monitoring the situation urgent meetings on Friday in Superintendent of Police of section of the DM Act, the very closely, and it has been view of an alarming Covid-19 the district concerned will be undersigned, in the capacity as decided to vaccinate all the cit- situation in the country, aggra- held responsible if there is any chairperson, National izens who have attained the age vated by oxygen and medicine violation of its order. Executive Committee, hereby of 18 years and above. crunch across the country. The directive under the directs the State and Union On Friday, the PM will stringent Disaster Management Territory Governments and undertake three-key meetings Act 2005 was issued by Union State and Union — a high-level Covid review the prevailing Covid-19 situa- to health facilities”. Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla in Territory authorities to ensure meeting, a meeting with Chief tion. “Tomorrow, will be chair- Senior officials informed the wake of reports that some pandemic and demand for it. important pre-requisite for the following measures Ministers of worst-affected ing high-level meetings to the Prime Minister that an States blocked supply of med- Bhalla said the availability managing moderate and severe within their areas of jurisdic- States, and one with oxygen review the prevailing Covid-19 elaborate exercise was being ical oxygen to other States of adequate and uninterrupted cases of Covid-19 and with the tion,” the Union Home Dubai: The UAE has banned manufacturers. situation. Due to that, I would conducted in coordination with amid sudden spike in Covid supply of medical oxygen is an increasing cases, the medical Secretary said. travel from India for 10 days For his part, Home not be going to West Bengal,” the States to identify their from Sunday due to the wors- Minister Amit Shah too cut he said. demand for oxygen and ensure ening Covid-19 situation in the short his Bengal poll cam- Instead, he is to address adequate supply accordingly. country. The travel ban will paign, cancelling two of his people of Bengal virtually on He was briefed on how " come into effect from 11.59 pm three meetings to return to Friday evening. oxygen supply to States is on Saturday, April 24, the Gulf Delhi for a Covid meeting. India is witnessing an steadily increasing, according News reported. Passengers who The PM, during the day, unprecedented surge in Covid- to the PMO. have transited through India in was briefed on how oxygen 19 cases which is putting enor- Officials said in the last few # $ '()*+++, the last 14 days will also not be supply to States is “steadily mous pressure on the country’s days, availability of Liquid -.)/0+102 permitted to board from any increasing”, according to the already burdened health-care Medical Oxygen has been New Delhi: Taking note of the people have approached several we direct that notices be issued other point to the UAE, the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO). infrastructure. Oxygen increased by about 3,300 MT/ “grim” situation created by the high courts seeking reliefs relat- to the Union Government, the ',()0/-.'()12 report said. “Against the present demand, according to officials, day with contributions from massive surge in Covid cases ed to the prevailing situation. State Governments /Union demand from 20 States of 6,785 has risen by 55 to 60 per cent private and public steel plants, and deaths, the Supreme Court A Bench headed by Chief Territories and the parties, '3(*'303 MT/day of Liquid Medical in the outbreak of the second industries, oxygen manufac- on Thursday said it expects the Justice SA Bobde, which took who appeared to have -.'1'0(/2 Oxygen, Government of India wave of coronavirus pandem- turers as well as through pro- Centre to come out with a suo motu cognisance on the approached the High Courts to has from April 21 allocated ic. In the meeting, the Prime hibition of supply of oxygen for “national plan” to deal with issue of distribution of essen- show cause why uniform )+'**(3 6,822 MT/ day to these States,” Minister spoke about the need non-essential industries. proper distribution of oxygen tial supplies and services, said orders be not passed by this said a PMO statement. to work rapidly on multiple Officers informed the and essential drugs. prima facie it is of the view that court in relation to: a) supply )+*0+,+* Shimla: The Himachal Govt With a flurry of meetings aspects which included Prime Minister that they are Observing that oxygen is the distribution must be done of oxygen; b) supply of essen- decided to bear the expenses of lined up, Modi cancelled his “increasing production of oxy- working together with the an “essential part” of treat- in an “even handed manner” tial drugs; c) method and man- " '3))*11 Covid-19 vaccine for those four poll rallies in Bengal gen, increasing the speed of dis- States to operationalise the ment, the SC said it seems that according to the advice of ner of vaccination and d) dec- aged between 18 and 44 years scheduled for April 23. tribution & using innovative sanctioned PSA oxygen plants a certain amount of “panic” has health authorities. laration of lockdown,” said the " " ')+/00/ as the vaccination is free for In a tweet, Modi said he ways to provide oxygen support as soon as possible. been generated due to which “In these circumstances, Bench. people of 45 years and above. will not be going to poll-bound West Bengal on Friday due to high-level meetings to review 4$56$55 6$565%67%58947 :%5%:$1**88 New Delhi: Expressing anguish that Covid-related safety pro- tocols were being flouted in West Bengal campaigning, the Election Commission on Thursday placed an immediate ban on road shows, ‘pad yatras’ and vehicle rallies in the state and said public meetings hav- ing more than 500 people would not be allowed. 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Recently, the State 100 wards of the city during the local bodies to sanitise their The corporation would Government issued orders to weekend lockdown. respective areas during the sanitise the main public places run public vehicles at 50 per Earlier, the senior officials weekend lockdown, the cor- of the first 50 wards on cent of the seating capacity as of the corporation had stated poration has started to prepare Saturday and another 50 wards a preventive measure to restrict that spraying one per cent for the weekend sanitisation. on Sunday in the presence of the Covid-19 contagion among sodium hypochlorite solution As informed by the chief the officials, informed Joshi. He $ 74* the passengers like it did the in open areas does not affect municipal health officer, Dr also stated that the corporation last year. the Covid-19 virus as the dirt Kailash Joshi, the corporation would not sanitise the same angotri MLA and senior However, unlike the last present on the surface inacti- regularly sanitises hospitals, ward twice this time as the cor- GBJP leader Gopal Rawat year, the government has not opined that the government ators. He said that the depart- week. vates the disinfectant as per the health care facilities and Covid- poration also has to sanitise succumbed at a private hospi- permitted the operators to raise should assist the private oper- ment is mulling over the pro- Meanwhile, the Char World Health Organisation 19 affected areas like contain- about 50 containment zones in tal in Dehradun where he had the fares of public transport so ators in other ways like giving posals like whether to increase Dham Yatra is all set to com- (WHO) report. Considering ment zones across the city and the city which might increase been undergoing treatment for far.