NEW DELHI - India’s COVID-19 death toll officially topped 200,000 this week, a grim milestone reached as the world’s second-most populous country battles a devastating surge that has left hospitals scrambling for more oxygen, beds and ventilators.However, the true death toll is believed to be far higher.

Local media have reported discrepancies between official state tallies of the dead and actual numbers of bodies in crematoriums and burial grounds.

Many crematoriums have spilled over into parking lots and other empty spaces as blazing funeral pyres light up the night sky.Burial grounds are also filling up fast.

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Covid-19 in Maharashtra: 63,282 new cases, 802 deaths reported in last 24 hrs

coronavirus stands at 69,615. The active case count has jumped to 6,63,758 and recoveries have stood at 39,30,302.

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West Bengal restricts number of invitees to weddings to 50 as COVID cases rise

KOLKATA : The West Bengal government on Saturday restricted the number of invitees to wedding ceremonies and family gatherings to 50 to check the surge in coronavirus cases, an official said.The state administration on Friday ordered shutdown of shopping malls, beauty parlours, restaurants, bars, sports complexes, gyms, spas and swimming pools and directed that markets would remain open for limited hours - from 7 am to 10 am and between 3 pm and 5 pm.All "retail outlets providing services relating to healthcare, electricity, telecom, transport, grocery, sweetmeats, milk supply will remain outside the confines of the embargo", a government order said on Saturday.

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Amazon India to waive various fees paid by sellers to help SMBs amid Covid

₹10,000 or below across Jan, Feb & Mar 2021, it said in a blog post on Saturday."We understand this situation is impacting small and medium businesses (SMBs) the most and we are taking a host of measures to help our sellers navigate the economic challenges caused by the pandemic," Amazon India Vice President Manish Tiwary said in a blog post.It is temporarily relaxing the claim windows for various types of reimbursements that the sellers file for 30 days, the e-commerce firm said.The company said it is also taking steps across the board to mitigate any negative impact on sellers' performance metrics due to defaults caused by the pandemic and the resulting restrictions, on the sellers' account health."We are also working to relax our

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Powell's high-stakes bet: More jobs but only mild inflation

WASHINGTON – With employers hiring, consumers spending and companies raising some prices, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is embarking on a high-stakes gamble.

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What happened inside an Ontario long-term care home where 81 residents died?

Tendercare Living Centre experienced the deadliest COVID-19 outbreak in Ontario. The home had an outbreak plan in writing for months, but when the virus hit, that plan wasn’t used.

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Ontario reports more than 3,300 new COVID-19 cases, 29 deaths

COVID-19 cases on Saturday, bringing the total number of cases in the province to 466,733.For comparison, last Saturday 4,094 cases were reported.“Locally, there are 1,050 new cases in Toronto, 819 in Peel, 286 in York Region, 158 in Ottawa and 157 in Durham,” Health Minister Christine Elliott said.Twenty-nine new deaths were also reported, bringing the provincial death toll to 8,079.A total of 421,216 coronavirus cases are considered resolved, which is up by 3,964 and is 90.2 per cent of all confirmed cases. A Toronto nursing home left isolation rooms empty as COVID-19 spread on crowded floors, killing 81 Just over 46,800 additional tests were completed.

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‘Relatively bleak:’ Students face rising debt, fewer summer jobs amid COVID-19

COVID-19.“I felt like I should increase my personal skills to give myself a better shot in the labour market — and now I’ve graduated to the worst job market in my lifetime,” said Benz, who’s turning 31. COVID-19 burnout is real — and your employer is worried about it, too Benz is working part time at a shoe store and part time at a brewery.She plans to go back to university to get a master’s degree, but says she can’t afford to do that until next year.

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Biden’s Covid-19 vaccine push faces hesitancy, variants after 100 days

WASHINGTON: In his first 100 days in office, President Biden has overseen ramped up distribution of the Covid-19 vaccine, reached deals for enough shots for all adults, and sent troops to staff mass-vaccination centers as part of an expanded federal effort to vanquish the pandemic.Now, the challenges facing the president have shifted. The administration is confronting slipping demand for vaccines—complicating efforts to reach herd immunity and a return to normalcy—and a proliferation of cases in countries including India.

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Major auto companies log subdued sales in April amid COVID-19

NEW DELHI : Major automobile manufacturers Maruti Suzuki, Hyundai Motor, Tata Motors and Kia on Saturday reported a decline in passenger vehicle sales in April compared to March this year as the second wave of the coronavirus pandemic hit dispatches.However, Mahindra & Mahindra along with Honda Cars India posted sequential growth in their passenger vehicle sales last month.Sales in April this year are not comparable with that of the corresponding month a year ago as companies had reported zero sales due to the nationwide lockdown imposed to curb the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in the country.The country's largest carmaker Maruti Suzuki India (MSI) reported a 4 per cent decline in total sales to 1,59,691 units in April as compared to

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Sputnik V covid vaccination to start in few weeks in India: Dr Reddy's

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Rajasthan Covid-19 updates: 17,552 new cases, 160 deaths in one day

coronavirus cases in 24 hours, followed by Jodhpur (1,818), Udaipur (1,192) and Alwar (1,060). Bundi district registered the lowest positive cases at 99.Jaipur also reported the highest single-day deaths (54) on Saturday, followed by Jodhpur (35), and Udaipur (10).

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Crucial assembly election results on Sunday in shadow of raging COVID pandemic

NEW DELHI : Counting of votes will be held on Sunday in the high-stakes Assam, West Bengal, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Puducherry assembly elections, overshadowed by the raging COVID pandemic, as the BJP seeks to consolidate its hold over more states and the Congress along with its allies attempts to regain lost turf.There will be 2,364 counting halls as compared to 1,002 halls in 2016 in 822 assemble constituencies, a more than 200 percent increase, in view of the COVID guidelines, according to the Election Commission which had drawn flak from the courts over the conduct of polls during the pandemic.At least 15 rounds of sanitisation will be carried out at each polling centre, besides social distancing and other precautions, including a ban on

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COVID-19-sniffing dog on staff at Florida hospital

SARASOTA, Fla. – Three days a week, Buffy greets visitors at the entrance to Doctors Hospital of Sarasota. If they grant permission, she sniffs their feet seeking a whiff of active COVID-19 infection.

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Scottish Government announce 175 new cases of coronavirus overnight as one new death confirmed

covid cases recorded in the last 24 hours in Scotland.

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Today's Public Health Scotland infection rate figures as battle to suppress Covid goes on

0.0 Shetland Islands / Na h-Eileanan Siar1.1 Midlothian4.5 Orkney Islands6.0 Angus6.1 Scottish Borders6.5 East Lothian 7.0 Argyll & Bute7.3 Aberdeenshire8.5 Highland / Stirling 9.0 Inverclyde9.7 Clackmannanshire15.6 North Ayrshire16.2 Aberdeen City16.8 South Lanarkshire20.1 Dundee City20.8 Dumfries & Galloway / West Lothian22.0 East Renfrewshire24.6 Renfrewshire24.8 City of Edinburgh24.9 Falkirk25.8 South Ayrshire25.9 West Dunbartonshire 26.3 Perth & Kinross 33.3 Glasgow City35.2 East Ayrshire35.6 Fife37.2 North Lanarkshire 48.8 East Dunbartonshire 56.4 MorayThe Ayrshire Live app is available to download now.Get all the local news in your area – plus features, football news and the latest on the coronavirus crisis – at your fingertips

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US health officials say anxiety caused COVID-19 vaccine reactions in 5 states

WASHINGTON - It was anxiety — and not a problem with the shots — that caused fainting, dizziness and other short-term reactions in dozens of people at coronavirus vaccine clinics in five states, U.S. health officials have concluded.Experts say the clusters detailed Friday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are an example of a phenomenon that's been chronicled for decades from a variety of different vaccines.

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Already received your 3rd stimulus check? A bonus payment could be on the way

PHILADELPHIA - MAY 8: Economic stimulus checks are prepared for printing at the Philadelphia Financial Center May 8, 2008 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. One hundred and thirty million households are eligible to receive a tax rebate check under the $1 ORLANDO, Fla. - So you got your third stimulus payment but you didn't qualify for the whole $1,400.

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COVID-19 mutations that could ‘evade immune response’ flagged by Indian scientists

Indian government has told authorities about minor mutations in some samples of the coronavirus that could “possibly evade immune response” and require more study, a leader of the forum has told Reuters.However the advisers said while they were flagging the mutations, there was no reason currently to believe they were expanding or could be dangerous.Scientists are studying what led to the current surge in cases in India and particularly whether a variant first detected in the country, called B.1.617, is to blame. The World Health Organization has not declared the Indian variant a “variant of concern,” as it has done for variants first detected in Britain, Brazil and South Africa.

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Kerala reports 35,636 new Covid-19 cases, 48 deaths in 24 hours

₹500 from ₹1,200 in all the private laboratories of the state.The Kerala CM also assured that the state is fully prepared for the assembly results' counting day. CM Vijayan said, "Strict measures are in place at counting centres for crowd control.

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Essar Group sets up 100-bed covid care centre at Dwarka, Gujarat

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Supreme Court advances summer vacation in view of surge in COVID-19 cases

NEW DELHI : The Supreme Court on Saturday advanced its summer vacation, which would now commence from May 10 instead of May 14, due to a surge in COVID-19 cases.Chief Justice of India (CJI) NV Ramana took the decision to reschedule the apex court's summer vacation, considering the suggestions of bar bodies due to the alarming rise in the number of coronavirus cases.On April 26, the CJI had taken note of the representations made by bar bodies seeking advancement of the summer vacation in view of the sudden surge in COVID-19 cases and decided to put them before the full bench for consideration. Click here to read the Mint ePaperMint is now on Telegram.

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India Travel Ban: US restrictions, Covid-19 cases and what you need to know

Why is the Biden administration restricting travel from India?The U.S. is suspending almost all travel from India beginning May 4 during a devastating Covid-19 surge that has shattered global records for new cases.

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Warren Buffett's Berkshire recovering from pandemic, buys back more stock

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Hospital fire kills 18 coronavirus patients in India

NEW DELHI (AP) - A fire in a COVID-19 hospital ward in western India killed 18 patients early Saturday, as the country grappling with the worst outbreak yet steps up a vaccination drive for all its adults even though some states say don't have enough jabs.India on Saturday set yet another daily global record with 401,993 new cases, taking its tally to more than 19.1 million. Another 3,523 people died in the past 24 hours, raising the overall fatalities to 211,853, according to the Health Ministry.

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Here’s who the provinces say can expect to receive a COVID-19 shot in the coming weeks

COVID-19 vaccine supplies ramp up across the country, most provinces and territories have released details of who can expect to receive a shot in the coming weeks.The military commander handling logistics for Canada’s vaccine distribution program says there will be enough vaccine delivered to give a first dose before Canada Day to every adult who wants one.Maj.-Gen. Dany Fortin says that’s if provinces follow the advice to delay second doses up to four months.He also cautions that it is dependent on having no production delays again.

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Vile Covid deniers spray 'one less rat' on grave for stillborn babies in rampage

Police are searching for sick Covid deniers who scrawled vile graffiti over a memorial for stillborn babies.

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Oxygen concentrators during COVID-19: What we need to know

Oxygen Concentrator – how does it work ?We know that atmospheric air has roughly 78% nitrogen and 21% oxygen. Oxygen concentrators are simple devices which do precisely what its name promises – they take in ambient air and increase the oxygen concentration, by filtering out and throwing away nitrogen.These Oxygen concentrators work the same way in supplying oxygen needed by the body such as oxygen tanks or cylinders, with the use of a cannula, oxygen masks or nasal tubes.

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ESIC lets subscribers avail covid-19 sickness, unemployment benefits

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Western Australia positive COVID-19 cases

Ministry of Health officials have this evening been advised a worker at a Perth managed isolation facility has tested positive for COVID-19 as part of routine testing. Two of the person’s housemates have also tested positive.

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A look at why Atlantic Canada excels at slowing the spread of COVID-19

Nova Scotia called in the military this week, having reported just 96 new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday.That number may seem small compared to just about anywhere in the rest of the country. But it was a one-day record high for the province of 980,000 residents.And few Nova Scotians were surprised when a strict, two-week lockdown was declared, prompting the closure of schools, malls, gyms, bars, restaurants and most retail stores.

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Caution urged after Covid cases rise in border counties

People living in border counties are being urged to remain vigilant to the threat posed by Covid-19, amid concerns about high rates of transmission in some areas.

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Delhi: Covid-19 vaccination for 18-44 age group to start on May 3, says Kejriwal

vaccination in Delhi will begin from the day after tomorrow". CM Kejriwal urged people to come for vaccination after registration and appointment.

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COVID-19 hospitalizations, ICU admissions growing for younger Canadians amid 3rd wave

COVID-19 are shifting the weight of the pandemic in Canada to younger people.An analysis of data published online by Health Canada suggests far fewer seniors ended up in hospital with COVID-19 in April than during the second wave peak in January.But among people under 60, hospitalizations and ICU admissions went way up. Health Canada holding back 1st batch of J&J COVID-19 vaccines over quality control issues Chief Public Health Officer Dr.

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Why weren’t Ontario’s long-term care homes ready for COVID-19’s 2nd wave?

Some of Canada’s leading health experts and advocates provide an in-depth look at how and why warnings from COVID-19’s deadly first wave in long-term care homes were ignored, leading to an even deadlier second wave.

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A Toronto nursing home left isolation rooms empty as COVID-19 spread on crowded floors, killing 81

Tendercare Living Centre.The long-term-care home warned of an escalating COVID-19 outbreak at the 254-bed facility in the eastern Toronto suburb of Scarborough.“Residents who have Covid-19 will be moved to the 4th floor on December 11, 2020,” read the email, signed by Francis Martis, executive director and Esther Spencer, director of care.“We have 20 vacant rooms on this floor and we will provide all services including nursing care, environmental services and meals to residents on this floor.”But residents were never moved to the fourth floor.By Feb.

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Karnataka: Covid vaccine shortage to be sorted out in 2-3 days, says CM Yediyurappa

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8 COVID-19 patients die at Delhi hospital due to oxygen shortage

NEW DELHI : Eight COVID-19 patients, including the HOD of gastroenterology department, of Batra Hospital here died due to oxygen shortage, officials said on Saturday.We are trying to revive five other critical patients, said Dr S C L Gupta.Hospitals across the national capital had sent out SOS messages last week about depleting supplies of oxygen.The Delhi government has maintained that the city is not getting its allocated quantity of the life-saving gas.Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Friday said oxygen crisis still persists in the national capital and they grapple with an SOS situation every day.Hospitals across the national capital and its suburbs have been grappling with oxygen shortage.

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Goa minister demands extension of lockdown amid spike in Covid-19 cases

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₹8 crore for covid relief to 10 organisations

₹8 crore to 10 different organisations for covid-19 relief. These include Doctors for You, ACT Grants, KVN Foundation, as well as chief minister’s funds of Maharashtra and Karnataka.The exchange had first announced its intention of donating for covid relief on 26 April.“Soon after the announcement, we pulled in some volunteers from our team together to form a covid-19 response group.

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Delhi HC directs all hospitals to submit data on Covid patients occupying beds

Delhi hospitals to submit complete data on COVID patients occupying beds in their facility from April 1 onwards.The direction of the bench of Justice Vipin Sanghi and Justice Rekha Palli came after taking note of allegations of malpractices going on in hospitals where patients are not being discharged despite recovering.The bench directed all hospitals of the Central government, Delhi government, and private hospitals including nursing homes to provide information on daily admissions, daily discharge, number of patients beyond 10 days and bed being occupied by them, from April 1 onwards.Meanwhile, the court also directed the GNCTD to update the portal forthwith with regards to admissions and discharge."It should be updated every day without

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Covid-19 updates: Centre allows import of oxygen concentrators for personal use

oxygen concentrators can be procured through post, courier or e-commerce portals, it added.The exemption for oxygen concentrators is allowed till July 31, 2021, for personal use, according to a notification of the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT)."Import of goods, including those purchased from e-commerce portals, through post or courier, where customs clearance is sought as gifts, is prohibited except for life-saving drugs/medicines/ oxygen concentrators and rakhi (but not gifts related to rakhi)," the notification said.India's health care system is overwhelmed with the current surge in Covid-19 cases and there is a shortage of oxygen, beds and medicines.India recorded more than four lakh new Covid-19 cases in the past 24 hours.

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Anne Douglas, philanthropist and widow of Kirk Douglas, dies at 102

BEVERLY HILLS, CA - SEPTEMBER 24: Kirk Douglas and Anne Douglas attend the Los Angeles Mission Gala at Four Seasons Hotel Los Angeles at Beverly Hills on September 24, 2013 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Joe Kohen/FilmMagic) LOS ANGELES - Anne Douglas, wife to the late Hollywood legend Kirk Douglas and stepmother to actor Michael Douglas, died today at her Beverly Hills home at age 102."My father could never keep a secret.

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Covid-19 updates: Bihar cancels leave of all health officials till May 31

Bihar reported 15,853 fresh cases of Covid-19. It is the highest number of cases reported on a single day.

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Truck with 2.4 lakh doses of Covid vaccines abandoned for 12 hours in Madhya Pradesh

Covaxin worth ₹8 crore was left parked for nearly 12 hours after its driver went missing under mysterious circumstances in Madhya Pradesh's Narsinghpur district, police said on Saturday.The Tamil Nadu-registered vehicle, which was transporting the vaccine from Hyderabad to Karnal in Haryana, was left abandoned for nearly 12 hours in Kareli area, Narsinghpur superintendent of police Vipul Shrivastava said.The matter came to light on Friday afternoon when the police were informed that a truck, with a mention of vaccine- manufacturer Bharat Biotech on it, was parked near Kareli bus stand, around 16 km from the district headquarters, the official said.According to the police, the truck contained 2.40 lakh doses of Covaxin worth ₹8 crore."We

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India registers 401,993 new covid-19 cases

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United States	Cases: 46 252 513 Deaths: 750 423 Recovered: 0
India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
Brazil	Cases: 21 835 785 Deaths: 608 235 Recovered: 0
United Kingdom	Cases: 9 215 683 Deaths: 141 607 Recovered: 0
Russia	Cases: 8 494 589 Deaths: 237 619 Recovered: 0

India’s COVID-19 death toll crosses 200,000 with many more likely uncounted

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