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AAP seeks extension of deadline to ascertain oxygen deaths, demands formation of probe committee

New Delhi/UNI: Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia informed on Thursday that the Delhi government has written a letter to the Centre stating the deadline given to the union territory is insufficient to determine the fatalities that occurred due to the lack of oxygen.

COVID-19: Elderly man dies in Varanasi

Varanasi/UNI:  An elderly man succumbed to the novel coronavirus in Uttar Pradesh's Varanasi on Saturday.

Poor testing and surveillance causing highest Covid-19 mortality in West Bengal: IMCT writes to govt before leaving state

Kolkata/IBNS: Before leaving West Bengal following a two-week inspection, the Chief of MHA's Inter-Ministerial Central Team (IMCT) in Kolkata, Apurva Chandra, on Monday sent their two-page 'final observations' to Bengal Chief Secretary Rajiva Sinha, saying that the state's extremely high mortality rate is an indication of low testing, and weak surveillance and tracking.

COVID-19: All hotspots in UP to be sanitised on war footing

Lucknow/UNI: Uttar Pradesh government on Wednesday decided that all houses that come under COVID-19 hotspot areas would be sanitised in a bid to control the further spread of coronavirus in the state.

Salons, restaurants not exempted from anti-Covid lockdown: MHA

New Delhi/UNI: Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Saturday clarified that the latest amendment to the revised and consolidated guidelines for lockdown issued on April 24, does not allow reopening of any barber shops, salons, beauty parlours and restaurants.

NDRF conducts sanitization drive in Guwahati, distributes foods among needy people

Guwahati/IBNS: In the wake of COVID-19 outbreak, the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) has conducted sanitization drive in Guwahati and other parts of Assam.

Union Minister Prakash Javadekar praises India media over COVID 19 coverage

New Delhi/UNI:  Information and Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar on Tuesday lauded country's media for their coverage on coronavirus without sensationalising the pandemic.