Read more about Odisha coronavirus update: Govt extends statewide lockdown till June 17 on Business Standard. In order to contain the COVID-19 infection in the state, the Odisha government on Sunday extended the ongoing lockdown till June 17 morning
In yet another hospital tragedy in the country in the recent days, 24 patients, 23 of them covid-infected, died in Karnataka s Chamarajanagar due to alleged oxygen shortage in the district hospital in the last 24 hours, with the government warning of stringent action against those found guilty. The government ordered a probe into the matter and appointed senior IAS officer Shivayogi Kalasad as the inquiry officer. The incident evoked a sharp response from the Congress, with party leader Rahul Gandhi wondering how much more suffering before the system wakes up. In heart-breaking episodes preceding today s incident in the country, a fire at a mall in Mumbai housing a Covid- designated hospital in March left nine, including those on ventilators, dead, while 22 COVID-19 patients who were either on ventilator or oxygen support, suffocated to death when their oxygen supply stopped suddenly due to a malfunction in the main storage at a civic hospital in Nashik.
With no let up in the spike in coronavirus cases, the Andhra Pradesh government on Monday announced closure of all schools from classes 1 to 9 from Tuesday. State Education Minister A Suresh said the academic year for these classes has now ended with no examinations in view of the COVID-19 surge. He, however, said examinations for Class X and Intermediate students would be held as scheduled. The decision to continue with the examination schedule for these classes was taken in the interests of students. The students lost out in the defence recruitment process as they were promoted without examinations last year, Suresh pointed out.