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Arwind Kejriwal’s 4 Suggestions to Ramp Up the Vaccination to PM Modi
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Arwind Kejriwal’s 4 Suggestions to Ramp Up the Vaccination to PM Modi

Delhi’s CM Arwind Kejriwal wrote to pm Modi today afternoon suggesting to him the 4 strategies to ramp up the vaccine production as he highlighted the national capital has “paused the rollout” for the 18-44 years age group due to shortage of vaccine doses. "To protect the country from a third Covid wave, it's important to speed up the vaccination drive," he said in an appeal to the center earlier today. "All the doses that we received from the government (for 18-44 age group) have been used. A few doses were left, which will also be used by the evening. This is sad. We have written to the center about this...as soon as we receive a supply, we will reopen the centres," said the Chief Minister during a video address. CM said that every month, Delhi needs 80 lakh doses, but it received on...
Fuel Prices Have Raised Today With Petrol Upto 19 Paise/liter and Diesel Upto 29 Paise/liter
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Fuel Prices Have Raised Today With Petrol Upto 19 Paise/liter and Diesel Upto 29 Paise/liter

Fuel prices have been raised by the oil marketing companies today on 21 May after a break of two days. The rise of petrol today is 19 paise per liter while diesel is now costly by another 29 paise per liter. Summing up, the petrol prices in Delhi is now at Rs. 93.04 while diesel’s Rs 83.80 per liter. While in Mumbai petrol is of Rs 99.32 and diesel at Rs 91.01, according to officials. Also read: National terrorism day 2021  The prices of petrol and diesel have risen over the past 18 days by 2.64 per liter on petrol and 3.07 on diesel. For the past two days, the fuel prices remained unchanged after a rush on May 18. The prices of fuel vary across different states according to the local taxation like value-added tax. Rajasthan charges the highest value-added tax on petrol countrywide, ...
The Government Has Asked All States to Declare Black Fungus a Pandemic
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The Government Has Asked All States to Declare Black Fungus a Pandemic

The center has asked all states to declare black fungus or mucormycosis an epidemic. A letter from the health ministry said states to list under the epidemic diseases act, rare but possible fatal infection. That means all confirmed and suspected cases of black fungus, which is seen in covid recovered patients, have to be reported to the health ministry. Also read: After black fungus now 4 white fungus cases found in Patna affecting kidneys and lungs  "In recent times a new challenge in the form of a fungal infection namely mucormycosis has emerged and is reported from many states among COVID-19 patients especially those on steroid therapy and deranged sugar control," Health Ministry Joint Secretary Lav Agarwal has said in a letter to states. "This fungal infection is leading to prolo...
COVID-19 Vaccination After 3 Months of Covid Recovery
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COVID-19 Vaccination After 3 Months of Covid Recovery

Covid-19 vaccination after 3 months of covid recovery has been recommended by the center in order to increase the vaccine efficacy.  Covid-19 Vaccination can be taken after three months of covid recovery, the center said today. Furthermore, the second dose of covid shot will also be delayed if infection occurs after the first dose by three months. Till now there was no fixed gap for such conditions. The medical experts have recommended a gap of 2-4 weeks to the vaccine beneficiaries, with or without covid infection. Recently Dr. Randeep Guleria - chief minister of Delhi's AIIMS and a member of the center’s covid task force has conducted a press conference where he mentioned a gap of four weeks in such condition. These new rules are a piece of the recommendation by the national expert ...
Dr. KK Aggarwal Passed Away on May 17 After Battling a Long Fight With Covid-19
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Dr. KK Aggarwal Passed Away on May 17 After Battling a Long Fight With Covid-19

Dr. KK Aggarwal, former president of the Indian Medical Association, a great cardiologist, and a well-known face of the medical fraternity in the country, passed away last night after battling covid-19 for a long time. He had been on ventilator support at Delhi's AIIMS for a few days. Dr. Aggarwal aged 62, died at 11:30 pm on Monday, after a lengthy battle with covid-19, said an official statement on his Twitter account. Though, he had taken both the vaccine doses. https://twitter.com/DrKKAggarwal/status/1394389544917639168?s=20 "Ever since he became a doctor, Padma Shri Dr. KK Aggarwal has dedicated his life to the welfare of the public and raising health awareness. Even during the pandemic, he made constant efforts to educate the masses and was able to reach out to over 100 million pe...
Cyclone Tauktae Can Hit Gujarat in Less Than 6 Hours Followed By The Increased Intensity of Rainfall in Mumbai
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Cyclone Tauktae Can Hit Gujarat in Less Than 6 Hours Followed By The Increased Intensity of Rainfall in Mumbai

On Monday morning cyclone tauktae further escalated as an extremely severe cyclone category with wind speed 180-190kms/hour and it currently rages past the Maharashtra coast and has come closer to Mumbai. The cyclone is most likely to hit the Gujarat coast between Porbandar and mahuva in Bhavnagar district today on 17 May between 8 pm-11 pm as a severe cyclone with a speed of 150-160 km/hr. Goa and Maharashtra along with other places reported heavy rainfall during the intervening night of Sunday and Monday. Heavy rain hit Ratnagiri, which reported 363.7mm between Sunday 5:30 pm and 8:30 pm on Monday. Some other stations which reported rainfall include Kolhapur, Harnai, Satara, and alibag. According to the latest storm position at 5:30 am of Monday, the experts at the Indian meteorologic...
International Day of Families 2021: Images| Quotes| Wishes 
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International Day of Families 2021: Images| Quotes| Wishes 

International day of families 2021: Let us all come together, spread love and positivity, and celebrate the day with the best intentions of the heart. Happy family day. Family day is celebrated on 15 May every year across the world. This is the day devoted to our families and loved ones. As a family, we hold a special place in our hearts and lives. We all are happy and safe because of our families. Taking care of loved ones and appreciating every day with them is calming and refreshing. And this covid-19 pandemic has given us a chance to come out of our busy lives and spend some time with our parents and siblings.  Also read: Dr. Reddy's introduced sputnik V covid-19 vaccine in India at Rs 995 per dose  Somehow we all have lost bonds with family and with our own self. This hard time mak...
Dr. Reddy’s Introduced Sputnik V Covid-19 Vaccine in India at Rs 995 Per Dose
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Dr. Reddy’s Introduced Sputnik V Covid-19 Vaccine in India at Rs 995 Per Dose

The Indian partner Dr. Reddy’s laboratory of Russian investment fund said it has begun sputnik V’s introduction with the first dose being administered in Hyderabad on 14 May, Friday. The company also stated that the imported vaccine’s price has been fixed at Rs 948 per dose with 5% GST to be charged on the shot, keeping the price under 1000 at 995.4 Rs. “ As the part of limited pilot, the soft launch of the vaccine has commenced and the first dose of the vaccine was administered in Hyderabad today on May 14, 2021, the company said in regulatory filing with the bourses. “ The imposed doses of the vaccine are presently priced at an MRP of Rs 948 plus 5% GST per dose, with the possibility of lower price point when supply begins, it said." https://twitter.com/TOIIndiaNews/status/13931367...
The gap is Increased to 12-16 Weeks Between the Two Doses of Covidshield Said Panel 
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The gap is Increased to 12-16 Weeks Between the Two Doses of Covidshield Said Panel 

The gap can be increased for Covidshield to 12-16 weeks, a government panel recommended to the center, as of today 13 may. No changes have been made for Covaxin.  Pregnant women can choose their vaccine, and nursing women will be eligible for the vaccine after delivery. As of now, nobody is eligible for the shot, the national advisory group on immunization said. The panel also said that those who have tested positive for covid-19 should put off their vaccination for six months after recovery.  Also read: covid-19 second wave deadly symptoms you should know  According to the union health ministry’s protocol, there should be a gap of four to eight weeks after the recovery of covid-19 and the women who are lactating or pregnant are not eligible for a vaccine shot.  https://twitter.com/...
International Nurses Day 2021| Wishes|Quotes 
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International Nurses Day 2021| Wishes|Quotes 

International nurses day 2021: on that day, the world's best nurse was born in 1820, named Florence nightingale. On the international day of nurses, the entire nursing unit of the world paid respect to Florence Nightingale, an English nurse, a social reformer, and a statistician who set up the key pillars of modern nursing.  https://twitter.com/ZeeNewsEnglish/status/1392348729521238016?s=20 This international nurses day could not be more grateful to our real heroes nurses during this time of a global pandemic. All the nurses are an example of a real service provider, even risking their lives. They are playing a role as a backbone of hospitals and clinics to take care of the patients with covid-19 from the beginning of this pandemic. As per the world health organization ''nurses account...