Customs to clear life-saving drugs, oxygen equipment imports on highest priority
The government says it has already waived all customs duty on imported Remdesivir injections and the drug s active pharmaceutical ingredients (API) in order to boost supplies.
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CBIC has directed its field officers to clear all import consignments, including
life-saving drugs and oxygen equipment, used in COVID-19 treatment on the highest priority amid a surge in infections across the country.
Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) said the decision is aimed at ensuring that all such materials and equipment reach the intended beneficiaries within the shortest possible time.
These founders are on a mission to procure 5,000 oxygen concentrators to help India fight COVID-19
Democracy People Foundation has started an initiative called Mission Oxygen to help hospitals across the country get immediate access to oxygen concentrators.
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With the number of daily COVID-19 cases reaching 3.46 lakh, the second COVID-19 wave has put India s entire healthcare system under immense stress. Several hospitals from across India have been reporting a shortage of oxygen, with the lives of several people under threat.
Amidst the shortage of oxygen cylinders and concentrators,
Democracy People Foundation has started an initiative called Mission Oxygen to help hospitals across the country get immediate access to oxygen concentrators.
Delhivery is chartering two planes to help import oxygen compressors
Delhivery’s co-founder Sahil Barua announced in a Linkedin post that the company will be flying charters into India with oxygen concentrators and other essential supplies and can build more capacity on-demand .
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In the wake of the acute shortage of oxygen cylinders and concentrators for patients suffering from COVID-19, logistics and supply chain unicorn Delhivery said that it will be flying two planes from China to provide logistical support for importing oxygen concentrators.
Delhivery’s co-founder Sahil Barua announced in a Linkedin post: “We are flying charters into India with oxygen concentrators and other essential supplies and can build more capacity on-demand .
Consider converting vacant office buildings into temporary COVID care facilities: Government tells companies
The corporate affairs ministry, which is implementing the companies law, has also clarified that spending by corporates towards setting up COVID care facilities and makeshift hospitals will be considered as CSR activities.
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Amid the worsening coronavirus situation in the country, the government on Thursday appealed to top corporates to consider converting their vacant office buildings into temporary COVID care facilities.
Corporate affairs secretary Rajesh Verma has written to the heads of top 1,000 corporates in terms of market capitalisation.
While appreciating the support of corporate India in combating COVID, he said the second COVID surge requires a more coordinated and focused approach so as to provide immediate relief to people.
Severity, Virulence In 2nd Wave Same As 1st Wave: Centre Releases Covid Data Severity, Virulence In 2nd Wave Same As 1st Wave: Centre Releases Covid Data Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan said 146 districts reported COVID-19 positivity rate of more than 15 per cent, while 274 districts reported case positivity between 5 and 15 per cent.
Updated: April 21, 2021 9:09 pm IST
The release of the statistics follows growing panic in the country over the second wave of the pandemic
New Delhi:
The Health Ministry on Wednesday released a slew of comparative data, showing that the severity, virulence and demography of the victims in the ongoing second wave of COVID-19 are about the same as the first wave.