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]]>The license has been granted to 7 domestic manufacturers and all of them were asked to ramp up the production quickly. The Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers in a statement has called this the result of combined efforts of the government and the manufacturers.
Production capacity of #Remdesivir has been increased from 38 lakh vials to nearly 119 lakh vials per month
Substantial increase in number of manufacturing sites of Remdesivirhttps://t.co/YL2S9dKygg#Unite2FightCorona pic.twitter.com/9YIKMNkOht
— PIB in Maharashtra
(@PIBMumbai) May 17, 2021
The production has been boosted with the help of supplies from foreign countries with the help of the Union Ministry of external affairs. With the accelerated approval, the number of manufacturing sites has also gone up from 22 to 60.
The data regarding the allocation of Remdesivir to the States and Union Territories have also been shared by the government. The state governments have also been asked to monitor proper distribution.
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New Delhi: Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal is expected to take a final call on the extension of lockdown on Sunday. While the total shutdown in the national capital is scheduled to end on Monday (May 17), reports claimed that the Aam Aadmi Party government in Delhi might extend the lockdown by another week, i.e, May 24, despite the steep drop in the coronavirus cases and positivity rate.
On April 19, CM Kejriwal had announced a six-day lockdown to break the chain of the coronavirus infection and boost the health system that was about to collapse. The shutdown was later extended thrice to bring the situation under control. Last week Kejriwal extended the lockdown till May 17, saying that any leniency would squander the gains achieved so far in the current wave of the pandemic. The AAP govt had imposed strict measures like suspension of Metro trains and prohibition of wedding ceremonies at public venues.
Earlier, National Delhi Traders Association (NDTA) had requested Kejriwal to lift the lockdown and open markets in a phased manner ‘with strict enforcement of laws’. Speaking to PTI, National Delhi Traders Association (NDTA) president Atul Bhargava said that nobody was in favour of the lockdown since the beginning. “But they had no option since the coronavirus cases in Delhi were rising. However, now we are of the opinion that the government instead of extending lockdown should open the markets in a phased manner with strict enforcement of laws and proper sanitisation”, he added.
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]]>The step has been taken in view of rising COVID-19 cases. West Bengal on Friday recorded its highest single-day spike of 20,846 fresh coronavirus infections, taking the total tally to 10,94,802. The death toll in the state has also mounted to 12,993 after 136 more people succumbed to COVID-19.
Earlier on April 30, the West Bengal government had imposed a partial lockdown in the state.
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India on Saturday recorded 326,098 new coronavirus disease (Covid-19) cases and 3,890 more deaths, taking the caseload and the death toll to 24,372,907 and 266,207 respectively, according to the Union health ministry’s dashboard. As many as 353,299 people recovered in the last 24 hours and the total recoveries have climbed to 20,432,898 and constitute 83.50% of the caseload. The active cases stand at 3,673,802.
Nearly 1.7 million samples (1,693,093 to be exact) were tested for Covid-19 in the last 24 hours, taking the cumulative testing figures to 313,017,193 , according to the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR).
Saturday’s case count is 17,046 less than that of Friday’s when 343,144 people tested positive for the disease. India is severely hit by the deadlier second wave of the pandemic and is reporting a high increase in cases and deaths on a daily basis. This increase has led to a near collapse of the country’s health infrastructure with states and Union territories (UTs) flagging shortage of oxygen supplies, hospital beds, vaccine doses and essential drugs such as Remdesivir and Tocilizumab .
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]]>INDIA reported 3,48,421 new Covid-19 cases and 4,205 death’s in the last 24 hours ending 8 am on Wednesday,as per the Union Health Ministry. Also, as many as discharged during the same period .
The total number of coronavirus cases in the country has reached 2,33,40,938,out of which,37,04,099 are active cases 2,54,197 people have lost there lives while 1,93,82,642 have recovered.
Active cases declined for the second straight day, for the first time since March 9, Maharashtra reported about 41,000 cases each. Of the 4,205 deaths reported on Tuesday, highest ever, Maharashtra reported more than 800 deaths. Six states – Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and Punjab, apart from Maharashtra – reporting more than 200 deaths a day.
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During an intense vaccine shortage, multifarious States include Delhi, Maharashtra, Odisha, Karnataka, Telengana, Andhra Pradesh, have decided to float global tenders for the procurement of COVID vaccine.
After a premature victory was declared over COVID-19, with India having exported around 60 million doses of the COVID vaccine, the country is now facing a severe vaccine shortage amid a second wave that wreaked havoc in India.
The Prime Minister announcing the differential pricing policy under Phase 3 of the vaccination drive, which began on 1 May, states have been left to vaccinate its citizens in the 18 to 44 year old age group by themselves
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]]>According to the data released by the Union Health Ministry, 3,68,147 new cases were reported in the country in the last 24 hours, after which the total number of infected have increased to 1,99,25,604.
At the same time, 3417 patients have died in this period and the total number of dead has reached 2,18,959. At present, the number of active covid patients in the country has crossed the worrying figure of 34 lakhs to 34,13,642.
Monday is the 12th consecutive day when more than 3 lakh cases of corona infection have occurred.
April has been the most frightening month in terms of new cases of covid and death of patients, and the way in which the pace of data is seen in May is only increasing the concerns.
In April alone, 66,13,641 new cases of corona infection have been registered while 45,862 patients have also died during this period, while 11,62,628 new cases have been reported in May and 10,629 people have died.
After the introduction of the third phase of the nationwide vaccination campaign, the doses of covid-19 vaccines given so far in the country have crossed the figure of 15.71 crores. In the last 24 hours, 12,10,347 people were vaccinated against it.
At the same time, the number of people who have been freed from the outbreak of this dangerous virus has increased to 1,62,93,003, in the last 24 hours, 3,00,732 patients have recovered and gone home.
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]]>According to the data released by the Health Ministry on Thursday morning, 3,79,257 new COVID-19 cases have been registered in the last 24 hours. During this time, 3,645 patients have died due to the virus.
This is by far the largest figure of corona cases and deaths from corona. The total number of infection cases in the country has gone up to 1,83,76,524 whereas 2,04,832 patients have died so far.
According to the ministry, this is the eighth consecutive day when more than three lakh cases have been reported.
In the last 24 hours, more than one lakh people have been successful in defeating the epidemic. So far, a total of 1,50,86,878 people have become free from corona infection.
With the increase in new cases, the number of active cases in the country has also increased rapidly. Total active cases in the country increased to 30,84,814.
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]]>In the last several days, more than three lakh cases of coronavirus are coming in the country and more than two thousand people are dying. However, on Tuesday, a slight decline has been observed in the daily cases of corona.
More than 3.23 lakh cases were registered in the last 24 hours. Here Karuna Shukla, niece of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, has died from Corona. Railways have so far supplied 450 tonnes of oxygen.
A case of black marketing of Remedicivir drug has come to light in Goregaon, Mumbai. From the kitchen of Goregaon hotel, Mumbai Crime Branch has arrested five people who were black marketing Remedesivir.
26 vials have been seized from them. These people were selling a violin for Rs 20,000-25,000.
Indian Railways informed that till today morning 450 tonnes of oxygen has been supplied to the country. At the same time, six loaded tankers are on the way, which will be taken from Bokaro to Jabalpur and Mandideep.
The US biopharmaceutical company has announced a move to increase the availability of Remadecivir drug used in the treatment of covid-19 patients in India.
Gilead Sciences Chief Commercial Officer Johanna Mercier said the recent increase in cases of covid-19 in India has had a disastrous effect on people and has led to unforeseen pressure on the health system.
The company announced that it will provide technical support to its voluntary licensing partners and support the addition of new local manufacturing companies and the delivery of active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) to rapidly increase production of Remedesivir.
The company said that Gilead will donate 450,000 vials of Vekleri (Remedesivir) for the immediate help of Indian patients.
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