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UP govt ramps up measures to fight the resurgent COVID-19 outbreak, airlifts 25,000 doses of Remdesivir using govt plane from Gujarat

OpIndia Staff - 14 April, 2021

The Uttar Pradesh government is working on a war-footing to blunt the second wave of the COVID-19 outbreak

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Covid-19 surge: No space to bury dead bodies in graveyards, graves being dug in advance to save time, crematoriums break down due to overload

OpIndia Staff - 14 April, 2021

In graveyards in Surat graves are being dug in advance so that people do not have to wait to bury the victims of Covid-19

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Tours and travels operators in Mumbai issuing fake COVID-19 negative reports for Rs 300: Report reveals

OpIndia Staff - 14 April, 2021

As people in Mumbai rush to get out of Maharashtra amidst worsening coronavirus outbreak, travel agents are arranging bogus COVID-negative reports for Rs 300 to Rs 500 to enable their exit.

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Maha COVID-19 crisis: Hospital beds and ventilators running short, scarcity in oxygen and Remdesivir supply, and inordinate delays in testing

OpIndia Staff - 14 April, 2021

Maharashtra is in a midst of a resurgent coronavirus outbreak as the state has reported over 60,212 fresh COVID-19 cases on Tuesday

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From reports of shortages to black-marketing, is Remdesivir really the ‘miracle drug’ to cure Covid?

Anurag - 14 April, 2021

In November 2020, World Health Organization (WHO) recommended against the use of Remdesivir in Covid-19 patients stating that there was no evidence that the drug can improve survival.

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COVID-19 outbreak: Maharashtra to get 100 MT oxygen from Ambani owned Reliance’s Jamnagar plant

OpIndia Staff - 14 April, 2021

Urban development minister Eknath Shinde said that Maharashtra will receive 100 MT of oxygen supply from Reliance's Jamnagar plant

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Haryana: Gurugram Police files case against Dhaba owner and cook for spitting on Tandoori rotis

OpIndia Staff - 14 April, 2021

In recent weeks, several cases of cooks spitting on Tandoori rotis have come to light from Delhi, and UP.

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Panicked Kerala woman rams car into electric pole after receiving corona positive report while driving

OpIndia Staff - 14 April, 2021

The injured and corona-positive woman was on the road for over an hour as she received no help and no ambulances were ready to take her to the hospital.

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