Mother of Man Seen Pleading for Oxygen to Not Be Taken Away Dies; Cops Say Video Misleading
A video showing 22-year-old Anmol Goyal on his knees, begging the police to not take away his mother s oxygen cylinder, has gone viral. The family says the cylinder was theirs.
A video screengrab showing Anmol Goyal pleading with Agra police. Photo: Twitter
New Delhi: “My mother will die if you take away her oxygen cylinder.”
The mother of a young man â seen in a viral video pleading with Uttar Pradesh police to not confiscate an oxygen cylinder that some men under their escort are seen carting towards a van â passed away hours after the video was shot.
Watch | As COVID-19 Rages, the Government Is Covering the Truth
On Monday, the Madras High Court also slammed the National Election Commission for allowing election rallies during the coronavirus epidemic.
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Coronavirus outbreak in the country does not appear to be ending anytime soon. The number of new daily cases has crossed 3.5 lakh for the first time. Not only this, this is the fifth consecutive day when more than three lakh cases have been registered in the country.
The total number of infections has increased to 17,313,163. In the last 24 hours, 352,991 new cases of COVID-19 were detected. At the same time, the number of under-active patients has crossed 28 lakh.
Delhi Becomes Latest State Government to Promise Free Vaccines for All Adults
CM Arvind Kejriwal has said that the Delhi government will procure 1.34 crore COVID-19 vaccines.
Arvind Kejriwal visits a COVID-19 facility in Delhi. Photo: Twitter/@ArvindKejriwal
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New Delhi: Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal became the latest to announce that his government will provide COVID-19 vaccine for free for all above 18 years.
Several states have announced that all people above the age of 18 will be vaccinated for free since the Centre relaxed the eligibility criteria for vaccination and allowed private vaccine manufacturers to set prices which state governments and private hospitals would have to procure vaccines at.
A Day After TMC, BJP Promises Free Vaccines in Bengal as Soon as It Comes to Power
BJP s promise of a free vaccine in Bengal â in the absence of any such promise from the same government at the Centre â raises questions on why the rest of India must be deprived of a free vaccine in the absence of elections.
Beneficiaries stands in a queue outside a health centre to receive a dose of Covid-19 vaccine, amid surge in coronavirus cases, in Kolkata, Monday, April 19, 2021. Photo: PTI
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Kolkata: Six phases into the eight-phase assembly election in West Bengal, the state’s incumbent Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and the ruling Trinamool Congress’s main contender, Bharatiya Janata Party, promised free COVID-19 vaccines for all adults should their parties return or come to power.