21/03/2023

The World Health Organization reported a record one-day increase in globalcoronavirus cases on Sunday, with the total rising by 307,930 in 24 hours

I shall be the first to offer myself for receiving COVID-19 vaccine if people have a trust deficit, said Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan while interacting on the Sunday Samvad social media platform.
He said while no date has been fixed for the vaccine launch, it may be ready by the first quarter of 2021.
You can track coronavirus cases, deaths and testing rates at the national and State levels here. A list of State Helpline numbers is available as well.
Here are the latest updates:
No surge in Chennai after resumption of public transport
A week after public transport services resumed, Greater Chennai Corporation officials have pointed to the possibility of a high level of immunity among residents to explain the absence of any spurt in COVID-19 cases.
The Greater Chennai Corporation is expected to start another serosurvey to assess the exposure of residents to COVID-19.
 Severe shortage of ICU beds with ventilators under govt. quota in Bengaluru
For the last week, critical COVID-19 patients are finding it hard to get ICU beds with ventilators under government quota in Bengaluru.
Although the BBMPs website on COVID-19 hospital bed status shows there is an availability of 34 ICU beds with ventilators in government hospitals, one in a government medical colleges, 156 in private hospitals, and five in private medical colleges in the city as on Sunday, BBMP nodal officers said they were unable to get ventilator beds blocked for patients under their jurisdiction since Saturday.
Delhi govt permits gyms, yoga centres outside COVID-19 containment zones to reopen
 The Delhi government on Sunday permitted gyms and yoga institutes to function in the Capital except in COVID-19 containment zones subject to strict compliance with standard operating procedure.