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Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan speaks with a patient during his visit to the AIIMS Trauma centre in New Delhi on April 16, 2021.

Health Ministry sanctions 162 oxygen plants Special Correspondent

Production being diverted from industrial to medical use, says Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan.

Centre slaps curbs on industrial oxygen use

Amid high demand, Railways to run ‘Oxygen Express’ trains

Ensure uninterrupted supply of medical oxygen, says U.P. CM

Bihar facing a severe shortage of oxygen

Tamil Nadu

A patient being taken a blood test at Chennai Corporation's COVID-19 screening centre in Ambattur, Chennai on April 18, 2021.

Tamil Nadu

Coronavirus | Night curfew, Sunday lockdown in Tamil Nadu from April 20

Special Correspondent There will be complete lockdown on all Sundays across the State.

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Tamil Nadu

DMK president Stalin writes to Modi for universal vaccination for COIVID-19

Special Correspondent Stalin said the Prime Minister should intervene immediately and direct the Ministries concerned to supply adequate Covaxin and Covishield vaccines.

Kerala

State records highest ever single-day spike

Special Correspondent 13,835 persons turn positive from 81,211 samples tested for COVID-19 in past 24 hours

Kerala

Vaccination drive to be hit as only 5.5 lakh doses remain

Special Correspondent No shortage of oxygen or drugs now, but Centre has to step in to meet any crisis: Shylaja

Karnataka

Seed masks made by social entrepreneurship Paper Seed.

Mangaluru

Now come seed masks which grow into plants while thrown

Raviprasad Kamila A social entrepreneurship called Paper Seed near Mangaluru has made such masks containing seeds like tulasi and tomato.

Waiting for their turn: Voters queuing up outside a booth in Gokak in Belagavi Lok Sabha constituency on Saturday

Karnataka

Karnataka bypolls | Turnout up in Maski, down in other two constituencies

Karnataka Bureau Arrangements were in place to ensure adherence to COVID-19 guidelines

Staff Reporter With the sharp rise in the incidence of COVID infections, the State is going to conduct a special drive to vaccinate all the Frontline Workers (FLWs) and Healthcare Workers (HCWs) in the coming few days starting from April 19 as per the instructions of Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy said Andhra Pradesh Covid nodal officer Arja Srikanth.Meanwhile, the state received two lakh more Covishield doses on Sunday in addition to the six lakh doses received on Saturday.In a release, Mr. Srikanth

Andhra Pradesh