The Maharashtra government on Thursday suspended former Mumbai police commissioner Param Bir Singh and has initiated disciplinary proceedings in respect of certain irregularities and lapses committed by him including unauthorized absence from duty.
Virologist Gagandeep Kang on Sunday said that India delayed the process of buying coronavirus vaccines in the bulk and is now left with few options to choose from in the international market, NDTV reported.
“Aren’t we a little late to the table on this one?” Kang told the news channel, when asked if India should buy vaccines aggressively. “The rest of the world has been buying vaccines at risk for a year, so what’s the supply that is available in the market for us to go now and say we want to buy vaccines?”
Kang said that a more viable option for the government would be to approach Indian manufacturers whose coronavirus vaccines are currently under clinical trials. She suggested that the government should do “at risk investments” in these manufacturers.
As Maharashtra battles covid with 5.93 lakh active cases, hospitals are facing shortage of oxygen due to huge surge in COVID cases. Testing labs in Maharashtra are running out of kits and the high demand for testing has severely impacted Mumbai, where laboratories have been flooded with requests for Covid-19 tests.
Updated Apr 06, 2021 | 23:13 IST
As part of the break the chain initiative, the Maharashtra government has shut off all non-essential shops, malls, and markets till 30th of April, traders now oppose this. Maharashtra Chief Minister Udhhav Thackeray (File photo) | Photo Credit: IANS
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Mumbai: The Federations of Associations of Maharashtra (FAM), an umbrella body of more than 750 traders associations, with around 20,00,000 small businesses as members, has given Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray a 24-hour ultimatum to open up non-essential shops in the state.