The states and UTs were also told to ensure that there is an uninterrupted power supply on a regular 24x7 basis, in all the hospitals and medical facilities.
The ICMR stated that at present, India's 2506 molecular testing laboratories are facing challenges to meet the expected testing target due to 'extraordinary case load'.
Third Wave of COVID-19 is Inevitable: Centre
Nearly 3,780 people died of COVID in India in the last 24 hours, the highest in a day so far, pushing the total fatalities to 2,26,188
| 5 May 2021 2:59 PM GMT
New Delhi: As India reports more than 20 million cases of the COVID-19 virus during the pandemic, a top scientific adviser of the government on Wednesday said that the country will see a third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic if the virus continues to evolve further.
In a press briefing by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, officials said that the long COVID wave of such ferocity that the country was experiencing currently was not predicted.
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Pfizer on Monday said it told India that there was no concern over safety of its COVID-19 vaccine.
Pfizer said the safety and efficacy data had been backed by regulatory authorities in US, Britain, Japan, WHO.
India has invited Pfizer, Johnson & Johnson and Moderna Inc to sell their vaccines to the country but none have applied to do so yet.
NEW DELHI: Pfizer Inc said on Monday it told the Indian government that there was no concern over the safety of its COVID-19 vaccine, as the country insists on small local trials for foreign shots despite a record surge in infections and shortage of doses.
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Ministry of Education on Monday asked all the centrally-funded institutions to postpone offline exams scheduled in May.
Such institutions include all IITs, NITs, IIITs and central universities.
New Delhi: In view of the current COVID-19 situation in India, the Ministry of Education on Monday (May 3, 2021) asked all the centrally-funded institutions to postpone offline exams scheduled in May.
Such institutions include all IITs, NITs, IIITs and central universities.
Secretary, Higher Education Amit Khare, in a letter addressed to all the heads of centrally funded institutions, said that the online examinations, etc may continue.
The institutions were further advised to ensure that if anyone in the institution needs any assistance, it should be provided immediate possible help so that he/she comes out of the distress at the earliest.