ANI, Goyal informed that after an elaborate meeting with 12 states, the Central government did mapping along with state governments on various requirements.He said that 6,177 metric tonnes of oxygen have been finalized to be distributed to states after the meeting.Of these tonnes, Maharashtra is slated to get the biggest share of 1500 metric tonnes of oxygen, Delhi to get 350 metric tonnes and Uttar Pradesh to get 800 metric tonnes, Goyal elaborated."Before COVID pandemic hit India, our daily medical oxygen consumption was around 1000-1200 metric tonnes.

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Oil rises as OPEC+ seen sticking to policy despite India COVID surge

NEW YORK : Oil prices rose on Tuesday as OPEC+ sources said the producer group would stick to existing plans to boost oil output slightly from May 1, suggesting they do not see a lasting impact on demand from India's coronavirus crisis.The group has also ditched plans to hold a full ministerial meeting on Wednesday, the sources said. A technical meeting on Monday had voiced concern about surging COVID-19 cases but kept its oil demand forecast unchanged.Brent crude was up 48 cents, or 0.7%, at $66.13 a barrel by 10:59 a.m.

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Brazil Senate starts potentially damaging probe of president

SAO PAULO – Brazil’s Senate on Tuesday began an inquiry into the government’s management of the COVID-19 pandemic, a probe that analysts say could potentially jeopardize the reelection of President Jair Bolsonaro.

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Pathologist says Black man shot 5 times by deputies

ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. – An independent autopsy shows that Andrew Brown Jr., a Black man killed by deputies in North Carolina, was shot five times, including in the back of the head, attorneys for the man's family announced Tuesday.

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Pointless to argue over Covid death figures, focus on helping those who are suffering: Haryana CM

ROHTAK : Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar has said it was pointless to argue over COVID-19 fatality figures as the dead won’t came back to life, and the focus should be on providing relief to those suffering now.Khattar was replying to questions on the alleged under-reporting of deaths due to coronavirus -- at many places the scenes at crematoriums and burial grounds do not reflect the official numbers.“The kind of difficult situation we are going through, we don't have to play with data.

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Prince Harry and Meghan to lead 'Vax Live' world fundraising concert

JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA - OCTOBER 02: Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex attend a Creative Industries and Business Reception on October 02, 2019 in Johannesburg, South Africa.

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Amazon to airlift and import 100 ICU ventilators to India amid Covid surge

Bengaluru: In a bid to fight the covid-crisis in the nation, Amazon India on Tuesday said that it has procured 100 ICU ventilators through its global resources and looks to import these into India, in the next two weeks.The e-commerce major said that it has worked with the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW), Government of India to ensure the ventilators are of acceptable technical specification.In addition, Amazon has also carried out its own compatibility checks to immediately fund 100 units of Medtronic’s PB980 model and bring them into India for urgent use, the company said in a statement.Amazon will work closely with Medtronic (MT) for these units to be airlifted into India and expects the consignment to enter the country in

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COVID relief: Govt allows biz to verify monthly GST returns via EVC till 31 May

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Halifax teachers breathe a ‘sigh of relief’ over shift to online learning, union president says

“The rationale that (Dr. Strang) is providing is that we don’t yet have the evidence of wide enough community spread to warrant a shift to remote learning in the same way in other parts of the province.

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Axis Bank warns of slowing collections in coming weeks amid Covid second wave

Mumbai: Private sector lender Axis Bank expects collections to slow down in the coming weeks as infections continue to rise, impacting movement of executives on the ground, its chief executive Amitabh Chaudhry said on Tuesday.“These are early days, but we do see an immediate business impact across segments," said Chaudhry.He said that corporates are adopting a wait-and-watch strategy and given the sudden surge, the focus is on employee health and safety.Axis Bank’s advances including targeted loan term repo operation (TLTRO) investments grew 12% year-on-year (y-o-y) to ₹6.41 trillion.

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Meghan Markle, Prince Harry joining Selena Gomez-led concert to promote coronavirus vaccine awareness

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle were announced as the campaign chairs for Global Citizen's upcoming fundraiser hosted by Selena Gomez to get coronavirus vaccines to people in the world's poorest countries. The anti-poverty organization announced earlier this month it will hold the musical event "VAX Live: The Concert to Reunite the World." Its goal is to enlist corporations and philanthropists to raise $22 billion for global vaccinations, particularly targeting countries with less access. On Tuesday, Global Citizen announced the Duke and Duchess of Sussex will appear at the event, which will be taped Sunday at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles and air on ABC, CBS, FOX, YouTube and iHeartMedia broadcast radio stations on May 8.

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'Repeated' COVID violations close Wildwood's Shamrock Beef & Ale for summer

WILDWOOD, N.J. - A Wildwood, New Jersey bar will be closed for the summer after repeated violations of the state's COVID-19 health and safety orders prompted officials to suspend their liquor license.Under a negotiated settlement with state alcohol regulators, Shamrock Beef & Ale will have its liquor license suspended from May 1 through Sept.

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Quebec reports small jump in new COVID-19 cases, 14 more deaths

Since the rollout kicked off in December, the province has given more than 2.9 million jabs. The majority of those have been first shots.When it comes to pandemic-related hospitalizations, there are three more people for a total of 667. Of those patients, 170 are in intensive care units, an increase of three from the previous day.Quebec administered 28,417 tests Sunday, the latest day for which that information is available.Premier François Legault is expected to give an update Tuesday afternoon at the provincial legislature.

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ICMR says some painkillers found to worsen Covid-19

New Delhi: Some painkillers like Ibuprofen are found to worsen COVID-19, known to be harmful to heart failure patients and may increase risk of kidney damage, the ICMR said as it advised against taking non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) and recommended taking paracetamol, if needed, during the disease.Listing a series of frequently asked questions (FAQs) for patients with hypertension, diabetes and heart diseases, the ICMR said currently there is no evidence that BP medications -- two group of drugs ACE inhibitors and angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs) -- increase the susceptibility or severity of COVID-19. Over reports of BP medications increasing the severity of the disease, the apex health research body said, "After the

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Avail services of ex-servicemen in dealing with Covid crisis: Rajnath to Guvst

New Delhi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday spoke to almost all governors and conveyed to them to take services of the ex-servicemen in their respective states in dealing with the coronavirus crisis, people familiar with the development said.In his conversation, Singh enquired from the governors about various aspects of the coronavirus pandemic in their states and urged them to take the state administrations into confidence in the fight against the pandemic, they said.The defence minister also spoke to Lt Governors of a number of union territories and took stock of the coronavirus situation.Singh has been monitoring assistance by the three armed forces to the civil administrations across the country to fight the

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Mastercard makes $10 mn commitment to COVID relief in India

Washington: US multinational financial services company Mastercard on Tuesday announced a commitment of USD 10 million to address the "gut-wrenching" situation of surging COVID-19 crisis in India.To be delivered through the Mastercard Impact Fund, the contribution will focus on three priority areas – access to hospital resources, access to additional oxygen supplies, and continued support to its employees across the country, an official announcement said.“The situation in India is gut-wrenching; it’s clear that no one has been left untouched and that no one can be a bystander," said Ajay Banga, executive chairman of Mastercard.“We have long been advocates for the people of India, as employers and as enablers of the economy.

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Meghan and Harry speak out after 'painful' year to urge countries to share Covid vaccines

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have urged rich nations to share coronavirus vaccines after a year of "pain" and "loss".

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PM Modi's aunt dies during COVID-19 treatment in Ahmedabad

Ahmedabad: Prime Minister Narendra Modi's aunt Narmadaben Modi who was undergoing treatment for coronavirus infection died at the civil hospital here on Tuesday, the family said.Narmadaben (80) lived in the New Ranip area of the city with her children."Our aunt Narmadaben was admitted to the civil hospital some ten days ago after her condition deteriorated following coronavirus infection," said Prahlad Modi, the prime minister's younger brother."She breathed her last at the hospital today," he told PTI.Her husband Jagjivandas, brother of the prime minister's father Damodardas, had died many years ago, said Prahlad Modi. This story has been published from a wire agency feed without modifications to the text.

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Ontario reports 3,265 new COVID-19 cases, 29 deaths

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Moment angry family attack doctor after Covid victim died 'from lack of oxygen' in India

This is the moment 20 family members of a Covid victim attacked a young doctor outside an Indian hospital over suspicions that he died due to a delay in oxygen.

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COVID-19 pandemic in the Greater Toronto Area for Tuesday:The Ontario government said residents aged 45 years and older living in designated hot spots in the province can book their vaccine appointments as of 8 a.m. Tuesday.Anyone who is 45 years and older living in one of the 114 high-risk neighbourhoods can book to receive their vaccine at a mass immunization clinic through the provincial booking portal.“This is a step forward in Phase Two of our vaccine distribution plan to ensure we are protecting people and communities most at risk,” said Christine Elliott, Deputy Premier and Minister of Health.

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CDC expected to unveil new guidance on outdoor mask-wearing as Biden also set to address COVID-19 response

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention was expected to unveil new guidance on outdoor mask-wearing for unvaccinated people on Tuesday as President Joe Biden works to lay out the country’s path back to normal.Biden is scheduled to give remarks at 1:15 p.m.

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Covid deaths down 97% from second wave peak as vaccines and lockdown kick in

Covid deaths in England and Wales have fallen 97 per cent since the peak of the second wave of the virus, new figures suggest.

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coronavirus in the last 24 hours. The latest figures for Scotland also showed that 133 new cases had been identified overnight.

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WHO steps up aid to India to stem COVID-19 surge

Geneva: The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday it was stepping up efforts to help India as hospitals there struggled to cope with a huge surge in coronavirus cases, including bringing in oxygen and other essential supplies.India's death toll is now nearing 200,000, and some hospitals are turning away coronavirus patients as they do not have enough oxygen supplies and beds.

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India’s coronavirus surge may fan supply-side inflation: RBI

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Is your hospital not granting cashless facility for Covid-19 treatment? Here's how to file a complaint

cashless facility for treatment of Covid-19 despite policyholders being entitled for getting cashless treatment under their Policy.Thus, in the event of denial of the cashless facility at any such enlisted network providers hospitals, the policyholders may send a complaint to the concerned insurance company.Further, you can also approach to Insurance Ombudsman or the Grievance Redressal Officer. The Grievance Redressal Cell in the Consumer Affairs Department of the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (Irdai) looks into complaints/grievances from policyholders.

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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle join Jennifer Lopez, Selena Gomez and other celebs for Covid vaccine concert

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle will join the likes of Jennifer Lopez and Selena Gomez next month at a concert aiming to "reunite the world." The Duke and Duchess of Sussex, aged 36 and 39 respectively, are the latest names added to the line-up of the Vax Live show, taking place on 8 May. Foo Fighters and Jennifer, 51, will be performing at the event, whilst 28 year old Selena will be on hosting duties.

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Twitter to add COVID-19 vaccine fact box to users' timelines

Washington: Microblogging and social networking service Twitter has come up with a new feature to add a fact box on users' timelines to help promote the ongoing COVID-19 vaccination effort.The new feature will provide people around the world with the latest vaccine information in their particular country, reported The Verge.The feature will appear as a massive unmissable box at the top of users' Twitter feeds on the iOS and Android apps, prompting users to "make sure you have the most up-to-date information on the coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccinations."The Verge reported that tapping on the link will take a user to a new Twitter event page with information about the vaccines, shown as a series of collected tweets from organisations like the

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'Difficult picture moving forward' says Tourism Ireland chief

The chief executive of Tourism Ireland has said that he does not underestimate the size of the challenge ahead for the tourism industry but is hopeful that international travel will resume in the third quarter of this year.

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Nova Scotia announces almost 100 new COVID-19 cases, active total tops 400

https://t.co/xqAbkrrLIQ— Iain Rankin (@IainTRankin) April 27, 2021Nova Scotia reported three new schools with COVID-19 cases connected to them on Monday evening.Sydney Academy in Sydney will remain closed to students until Friday.

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Parent more scared of anti-maskers than COVID-19

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No request made for COVID facilities in five-star hotel for judges: Delhi HC

New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Tuesday said it has not made any request for creating COVID-19 facilities for its judges, staff and their families in a five star hotel.Taking suo motu cognisance of the news reports which said that 100 rooms of Ashoka Hotel in national capital have been converted into a COVID health facility for judges of Delhi High Court on its request, a bench of Justices Vipin Sanghi and Rekha Palli said,"No communication has been made to anyone in this regard"."We have not made any such request for taking over facilities of a five star hotel," the bench said and directed the Delhi government to "take corrective steps immediately".In an order issued by the sub-divisional magistrate of Chanakyapuri on April 25, it was

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Bangladesh approves Russia's Sputnik V COVID-19 shot; says Sinopharm pending

DHAKA : Bangladesh's drug regulator on Tuesday approved the Russian Sputnik V vaccine for emergency use against COVID-19, signalling that clearance for China's Sinopharm shot would follow very soon as a supply line from India falters.Dhaka, facing a second wave of the pandemic, is racing to secure more vaccines after its bigger neighbour halted exports of the AstraZeneca -Oxford University shot in response to a record surge in domestic infections.Announcing approval for Sputnik V, Directorate General of Drug Administration head Mahbubur Rahman told reporters: "Hopefully we'll get 4 million doses of Russian vaccine by May."Bangladesh could also approve Sinopharm in coming days, he added.Foreign Minister A.K.

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HDFC Bank converts training facilities in 3 cities into isolation centres for COVID employees

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Covid-19: Spain to send 7 tonnes of medical aid to India

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Harry and Meghan to lead 'Vax Live' fundraising concert

Prince Harry and Meghan will serve as the campaign chairs of Global Citizen’s effort to deliver COVID-19 vaccines to medical workers in the world’s poorest countries.

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Kerala reports highest single-day spike of nearly 33,000 covid-19 cases

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Florida private school won’t allow teachers, staff to get COVID-19 vaccine

A private school in Miami is warning its staff against getting a COVID-19 vaccine.

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Time for Armed Forces to help civil administration in creating COVID-19 mitigation

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COVID-19 survivors regain smell thanks to ‘magician’ perfumer

American Academy of Neurology, some 51 percent of people who lost their sense of smell due to COVID had not regained it five or more months later.Starting at $650, clients get one meeting with Phillips (she also offers a Zoom option, where she sends smell strips ahead of time) and a custom fragrance to take home. She blends scents using ingredients such as lavender, musk, amber and vanilla, which are divided between top, mid and base notes.

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COVID-19: Ontario hot spot residents aged 45 and older eligible for vaccine

COVID-19 vaccine appointments as of 8 a.m. Tuesday.Child care workers in licensed settings will be eligible to book beginning Thursday.Anyone who is 45 years and older living in one of the 114 high-risk neighbourhoods can book to receive their vaccine at a mass immunization clinic through the provincial booking portal.

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Coronation Street star Tracie Bennett reveals she was forced to watch her friends die from covid on Facetime

CORONATION Street star Tracie Bennett has revealed she broke down in tears after having to watch her friends die on FaceTime. The actress - who plays Sharon Bentley in the ITV soap - told how she was forced to flee New York during the early months of the pandemic to return to England.

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Son forced to tie dad's body on car to get him to crematorium during India's Covid crisis

A son was forced to drive to a crematorium with his dad's body strapped to the roof of his car due to chronic ambulance shortages during India's Covid crisis.

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India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
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