Delhi, Maha among 13 states showing some signs of decline in new cases but still early days: Centre
There are seven states where the active cases are in the range of 50,000 to 1 lakh cases and 17 states where the active cases are more than 50,000.
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NEW DELHI: The Centre on Monday said the rising number of daily COVID-19 cases in some states remains a cause of concern and while a few others like Delhi and Maharashtra are plateauing in terms of daily cases, these are very early signals and containment efforts have to continue to break the chain of transmission.
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Delhi Gurudwara to set up Covid facility. (Representational image)
In view of the coronavirus crisis in the country, Delhi s Gurudwara Rakab Ganj will be opening up a Covid facilty which will be functional in next 3-5 days. The facility will be equipped with all Covid related requirements like beds, oxygen and all crucial medicine availability.
The facility will be having upto 250 beds, equipped with all facilities. All the services that would be offered by Gurudwara will be free off cost. The hospital has also arranged around 100 oxygen concentrators.
Meanwhile, amid this crisis time, in a positive development, the Centre Monday said the rising number of daily COVID-19 cases in some states remains a cause of concern and while a few others like Delhi and Maharashtra are plateauing in terms of daily cases. The Centre said these are very early signals and containment efforts have to continue to break the chain of transmission.
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May 03, 2021 18:44 IST
Amid a shortage of medical oxygen, he said the government is exploring the feasibility of converting existing nitrogen plants to produce oxygen.
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A worker wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) clean and spray disfectant inside a hall temporarily converted into a quarantine centre for coronavirus patients, in Hyderabad on May 3, 2021.
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Amid a shortage of medical oxygen, he said the government is exploring the feasibility of converting existing nitrogen plants to produce oxygen. As the second wave of coronavirus continues to engulf several parts of the country, the Centre on Monday said some states are showing very early signs of plateauing in daily new COVID-19 cases, while some remain a cause of concern.
NEW DELHI: As the second wave of coronavirus continues to engulf several parts of the country, the Centre on Monday said some states are showing very early signs of plateauing in daily new Covid-19 cases, while some remain a cause of concern.
Addressing a news briefing, Joint Secretary in the Health Ministry Lav Agarwal said 13 states, including Delhi, Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra and Punjab, are showing early signs of plateauing, while states like Bihar, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Tripura and West Bengal are showing an increasing trend in daily cases.
Amid a shortage of medical oxygen in the country, he said the government is exploring the feasibility of converting existing nitrogen plants to produce oxygen.
Delhi, Maha among 13 States show some signs of decline in new cases
NEW DELHI, May 3:
The Centre today said the rising number of daily COVID-19 cases in some states remains a cause of concern and while a few others like Delhi and Maharashtra are plateauing in terms of daily cases, these are “very early signals” and containment efforts have to continue to break the chain of transmission.
Addressing a news briefing, Joint Secretary in the Health Ministry Lav Agarwal said 13 States, including Delhi, Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra, Punjab, Jharkhand and Uttar Pradesh, are showing early signs of plateauing or decrease in daily new COVID-19 cases.