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Maharashtra govt to take back COVID-19 vaccines from private hospitals

MUMBAI : The Maharashtra government on Friday announced that it would take back COVID-19 vaccines from private hospitals and administer these doses to people through state-run health centres only.State Health Minister Rajesh Tope said the government has decided to do so it as per the Centre's orders."The Maharashtra government is going to take back the vaccines given to private hospitals for the inoculation drive as per the Centre's orders.

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Shriram Housing Finance to foot the bill for customers' covid vaccines

MUMBAI : At a time when several companies are reimbursing covid-19 vaccination cost for employees, a mortgage lender has decided to extend this benefit to customers as well.Shriram Housing Finance Ltd (SHFL), an affordable housing finance company, said it will absorb the cost of covid-19 vaccination for customers. The lender said in a statement on Friday that it has always had a customer-first approach and has always believed and supported the well-being and welfare of its customers all through the pandemic.

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HSBC India pledges $10 million to support India's covid battle

MUMBAI : HSBC India on Friday announced financial support of around Rs75 crore ($10 million) to the ongoing efforts in the fight against covid-19.This financial support, it said, will be provided through on-ground non-profits and development agencies in India, focused specifically on front line warriors and marginalized communities at large.

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Covid-19 test positivity rate drops below 10% in Mumbai

asymptomatic, and the number of vacant beds available in city hospitals has been increased to 5,725 on Friday afternoon, indicating a drop in fresh admissions.According to the data provided by Chahal, who took charge of the BMC during the pandemic last year, Mumbai had a TPR of 20.85 per cent at the beginning of April.The highest positivity rate during the month was 27.94 per cent, reported on April 4, when 11,573 people had tested positive after 51,313 samples were examined.The data suggested that the test positivity rate started slipping below 20 per cent from April 19.Earlier this week, Dr Shashank Joshi, a member of the Maharashtra government's COVID-19 task force, had said Mumbai may have turned the corner in its fight against the

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As virus engulfs India, diaspora watches with despair

LOS ANGELES – Bad news, knowing no time zones, arrives in a jarring burst of messages, calls and posts informing millions of members of India's worldwide diaspora that yet another loved one has been sickened or lost to the coronavirus.

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Covid lckdown worsen India’s fiscal woes fueled by weak auctions

Covid crisis in India is raising expectations that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government will need to raise more funds for stimulus even as the outbreak worsens its finances.States and cities through the country, including the New Delhi capital and its financial hub Mumbai, have implemented lockdowns or curfews, which are seen impacting public revenue. That comes as the authorities are lagging their existing financing target by 188 billion rupees ($2.5 billion) just one month into the new fiscal year, according to Bloomberg’s calculations based on official data.Modi’s administration has fallen behind on its financing plans after auctions in April failed to raise as much as it targeted.

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What is Indian covid variant and what we know so far?

New Delhi: India has recorded the world's sharpest spike in coronavirus infections this month, with political and financial capitals New Delhi and Mumbai running out of hospital beds, oxygen and medicines.Scientists are studying what led to an unexpected surge, and particularly whether a variant of the novel coronavirus first detected in India is to blame. The variant, named B.1.617, has been reported in some 17 countries, raising global concern.

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Protect yourself from cyber fraud in the time of covid-19

Caution: Book a test with a lab approved by the Indian Council of Medical Research. “If you come across a new lab, do an online search by typing the company name and adding ‘fraud’ to it.

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Mumbai reports 4,192 new Covid cases in last 24 hours, lowest rise in 37 days

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Mumbai: Covid vaccination centres to be closed for next 3 days amid vaccine shortage

#MyBMCVaccinationUpdate Owing to non-availability of vaccine stock, no vaccination will be conducted at any Govt/BMC/Pvt CVC for the next 3 days (30 Apr-2 May)All efforts are being made to make more stock available & resume the driveWe urge Mumbaikars to cooperate with BMC https://t.co/sqqp1m7daEOn another news, the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (MCGM) said that 40 out of 73 private COVID-19 vaccination centres in the city will remain closed on Thursday due to insufficient vaccines stock. MCGM also appealed to people that only those who want to take the second dose should come for vaccination on April 29."The stock of covid vaccine available in Mumbai has almost run out today (April 28, 2021).

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LIC books record high profit at Rs37,000 crore from share sales amid covid-19

MUMBAI : India's largest institutional investor, Life Insurance Corp. of India (LIC) has booked a whopping Rs37,000 crore profit from share sales in fiscal 2021, the highest ever profit booked by LIC in its 65-year history of operations.During the fiscal 2021, LIC also purchased shares amounting to Rs94,000 crore, which, too, is the highest ever equity purchase by LIC in its history.“We booked maximum profit by churning equity portfolio depending on available opportunities and also to maintain long-term high performing portfolio.

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Anil Agarwal pledges Rs150 crore towards covid-19 relief measures

MUMBAI : Anil Agarwal, chairman of Vedanta, has pledged Rs150 crore to help the country in its fight against covid-19. This is over and above the Rs201 crore that was spent by the Vedanta group last year, the company said.The company will also create an additional capacity of 1,000 critical care beds in 10 cities pan-India.The critical care beds will be placed in state-of-the-art ‘field hospitals’ which will be attached to recognized and reputed hospitals.

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Maharashtra Cong ministers to donate salaries towards free COVID vaccine drive

Mumbai: The Maharashtra Congress on Thursday said state minister and senior party leader Balasaheb Thorat will donate a year's salary to the Chief Minister's Relief Fund (CMRF) for the free COVID-19 vaccination drive to be undertaken in the state.In an official statement, the party said other Congress ministers and legislators will also contribute a month's salary towards the cause.Thorat's sugar cooperatives will also give the amount needed for the inoculation of 5,000 employees to the CMRF, the statement said.The state Congress unit will make a donation of ₹5 lakh to the CMRF to be utilised for free vaccination, it was stated.The Maharashtra government on Wednesday announced its decision to inoculate citizens in the age group of 18 to 44

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Bombay HC refuses to hear PIL seeking uniform rate of Covid-19 vaccines

vaccines at a uniform rate of ₹150 (plus GST) per dose.The public interest litigation (PIL), filed last week by Mumbai-based advocate Fayzan Khan and three law students, had challenged the different rates of Covid-19 vaccines for the Centre and state governments.The plea was mentioned on Thursday by the petitioner's advocate, Vivek Shukla, before a division bench of Chief Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice G S Kulkarni, seeking urgent hearing.The HC, however, said the petition should have been filed before the Supreme Court which, while taking up suo motu (on its own) cognisance of matters pertaining to Covid-19, had said it would hear all pan-India issues."The Supreme Court has said issues that have pan-India effect will be dealt with by

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Maharashtra: CM Uddhav Thackeray to chair meeting on Covid vaccination drive today

(File photo) pic.twitter.com/CBertpEIafAmid the deadly second Covid-19 wave, the Centre has opened vaccination for all above 18 years of age from May 1. It has also allowed state governments and private hospitals to purchase vaccines from manufacturers.

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Mumbai: All govt and BMC Covid vaccination centres to be functional today

Mumbai on Thursday.The vaccines received on Wednesday night will not be distributed to any private vaccination centres."BMC received a fresh stock of Covishield last night. It is to be distributed only in government and MCGM hospitals/centres (not private) today morning.

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Covid vaccine shortage: 40 vaccination centres to remain shut in Mumbai today

#MyBMCVaccinationUpdate CVCs that have exhausted their stocks:Worli KoliwadaMaa HospitalRamabai ThackerayVD SavarkarMithagharMT AgrawalWockhardtPrince Ali KhanLilavatiShree Balaji (Malad)Zen MultispecialityCAMARCF (Chembur)#MyBMCUpdate #MumbaiVaccinationUpdate https://t.co/P3S28dYGWbMeanwhile, Mumbai reported 4,966 fresh COVID-19 cases and 78 deaths on Wednesday. With these, the total case tally in the city reached 6,40,507.

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Mumbai: 40 pvt Covid-19 vaccination centres to be shut tomorrow amid vaccine shortage

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Resiliency, innovation will help firms emerge stronger from pandemic: CPP Investments’ Suyi Kim

MUMBAI : Resiliency, focus on innovation and building a sustainable business model are key characteristics that will help companies emerge stronger from the pandemic and chart a new growth path, said Suyi Kim, senior managing director and head of Asia Pacific at CPP Investments, which manages investments of Canada’s largest pension fund the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board.Delivering a keynote address at the Mint India Investment Summit 2021 on Wednesday, Kim added that as India and the world slowly emerges from the pandemic, these are also the three most important themes that will drive the pension funds’ investment strategy going ahead.India continues to remain a critical market for the Canadian pension fund that manages over C$475.7

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Bajaj Finance confident of absorbing second Covid wave impact

Mumbai: The largest non-bank lender Bajaj Finance (BFL) on Tuesday said that it can mitigate any disruption caused by the second wave of covid infections in the first quarter. The management clarified that despite the disruptions, the company remains open for business across geographies in line with local administration advisories.“As a high-frequency indicator, in the last 7-10 days, the company has continued to originate 50-55% of daily volumes in B2B business, 80-85% in B2C and SME businesses and 40-50% in mortgages.

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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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Covid second wave to delay real estate investment pipeline in Q2CY21

MUMBAI : Institutional investments continued the momentum in India's real estate market during the first quarter (Jan-March) of calendar year 2021, registering 21% growth in volumes at $922 million, but the pandemic surge is expected to delay the investment pipeline in the second quarter, according to JLL’s "Capital Markets Update Q1 2021" released on Tuesday.“Institutional investment momentum continued during the first quarter of 2021, indicating the sustained investor interest in India’s real estate market," said Dr.

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Maharashtra's daily Covid-19 count at multi-week low of 48,700 new cases

Maharashtra on Monday reported 48,700 new Covid-19 positive cases and 524 fatalities, taking the tally of infections to 43,43,727 and the death toll to 65,284, the state health department said.The state is now left with 6,74,770 active Covid-19 cases.A total of 71,736 patients were discharged in the last 24 hours, taking the count of recoveries in Maharashtra to 36,01,796, the department said in a release.Mumbai also recorded 3,876 new coronavirus cases, its lowest single-day rise so far since March this year.

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Mumbai's daily Covid-19 case count drops to 3,876, lowest in over four weeks

coronavirus cases, its lowest single-day rise so far since March this year. This took the city's Covid-19 tally to 6,31,527.

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If left unchecked, second Covid-19 wave could be inflationary: RBI

MUMBAI : The second wave of covid-19 in India, if left uncontrolled, could lead to prolonged restrictions on movement and supply chain disruptions with consequent inflationary pressures, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) said on Monday.Written by a team led by deputy governor Michael Debabrata Patra, as part of the April bulletin, the article was accompanied by the usual disclaimer that views expressed are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the central bank.Inflation measured by the consumer price index (CPI) came in at 5.5% in March, higher than 5% in February owing to a sharp rise in food and fuel inflation.

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Mumbai may be gaining the upper hand in COVID-19 fight: Expert

Mumbai: Mumbai may have turned the corner in its fight against the COVID-19 pandemic as only 3,792 cases were reported on Monday despite 41,000 tests being conducted to detect the infection, a senior health expert said.Dr Shashank Joshi, a member of the Maharashtra government's COVID-19 task force and a renowned endocrinologist, said the turnaround was due to the metropolis tacking the surge with the "ATM strategy", which is 'Assess, Triage and Transfer, and Management'."Mumbai drops to 3792 cases on 41 k tests clearly we r turning around with ATM strategy of Assess Triage and Transfer and Management congratulations team MCGM." he tweeted.As of Sunday, the country's financial capital had a caseload of 6,27,651 cases, including 12,783

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Reliance Foundation scales up covid operations in Mumbai

MUMBAI : Reliance Industries' Reliance Foundation (RF) has scaled up its operations to address the growing needs of covid management in the city.The Foundation has augmented bed capacities across several health facilities that are treating Covid-19 patients in Mumbai.Of 650 beds at the Covid care facility at NSCI in Mumbai, at least 100 are new ICU beds have been added by Reliance Foundation and the entire facility will be managed by it.

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Mumbai: Special police officers deployed outside sealed buildings amid Covid-19 surge

Mumbai Police PRO S Chaitanya has said.Appointed 1,100 special police officers who are helping out during the pandemic, the Mumbai Police PRO added.The special police officers will reportedly assist the Mumbai Police in controlling the law and order situation at containment zones and sealed buildings.Meanwhile, Mumbai reported 5,542 new Covid-19 cases on Sunday, its lowest single-day rise in infections so far this month.

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BMC shares list of Covid-19 vaccination centres in Mumbai. Full list here

Covaxin and Covishield. Phase 3 of vaccination will commence from May 1 and the second phase of the same is currently underway.#VaccinationUpdate Here’s a list of all CVCs functional today (26 Apr, 2021).All MCGM & State CVCs are operational.

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'India's Covid-19 positivity rate can be brought down to less than 5% in 3 weeks if...': AIIMS doctor

COVID appropriate behaviour," Dr Wig said while addressing a joint conversation on issues related to the Covid-19 situation with the Director of AIIMS (Delhi ) Dr Randeep Guleria, Director General of Health Services (DGHS), Dr Sunil Kumar, and Chairman of Medanta Dr Naresh Trehan.He further highlighted that severe restrictions have to implemented to pull down the positivity rate of COVID-19 cases."All district officials must monitor district's positivity rate and aim to keep it below 1-5 per cent. Mumbai had 26 per cent positivity rate at one point but after severe restrictions, it came down to 14 per cent.

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Stock markets surge in opening deals as Mumbai daily covid additions slow down

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Maharashtra reports 832 Covid-19 deaths in last 24 hrs, highest ever; over 66,000 new cases

Maharashtra on Sunday logged 832 COVID related fatalities, which is the highest-ever single-day spike since the pandemic started. With today's count, the death toll in the state has reached 64,760.As many as 66,191 fresh COVID-19 cases were reported from Maharashtra today, which is slightly lower than yesterday's count of 67,160.

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Grief, fear, anger in covid country

Mint.He hears his colleagues taking ill every day, some of them seriously so. Much-in-demand e-commerce companies saw a number of their delivery personnel call in sick last week or two, forcing a round of fresh recruitments.Earlier this month, the rush of patients in need of a hospital bed or oxygen apparatus at Mumbai’s Lilavati Hospital prompted the management to put up beds in the elevator lobby of the premier hospital.

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Mumbai records lowest rise in new Covid-19 cases in last four weeks

COVID-19 cases were reported from Mumbai today, the lowest daily rise in infections in last four weeks. The caseload in the city stands at 6,27,651, while active cases rose to 75,740, health bulletin said.The death toll, meanwhile, rose to 12,783 as 64 people succumbed to the diseases in the last 24 hours.The good news is, the city saw 8,478 people recovering from the disease in the same time span, which is higher than the number of infections.

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Mumbai: All Covid vaccination centres to be functional from Monday, says BMC

ANI reported. It further noted that there is a shortage of Covaxin jab, which is available only at select centres required for the second dose.

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Gold premiums in India fall sharply as covid hits retail demand

Covid infections have hurt gold demand. Premiums this week eased to about $2 an ounce over official domestic gold prices as compared to last week's $4, the report said.Gold prices in India include 10.75% import duty and 3% GST.Jewellers have been reducing purchases because of weak retail demand and demand could remain soft over next few weeks amid rising covid cases, a Mumbai-based dealer told Reuters.On Friday, gold futures on MCX settled at ₹47,560 per 10 gram.

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Mumbai plans to deploy mobile vans for Covid vaccination in phase-3: Mayor

Mumbai administration is not planning to conduct a door-to-door vaccination drive, city mayor Kishori Pednekar said on Sunday.However, she said, some mobile vans may be deployed at various places for the third phase of the vaccination drive.Speaking about the vaccination supply, she said: "We have enough doses of Covaxin in our hospitals. We expect delivery of more doses of Covishield in a day or two.

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More antibodies in women to fight Covid-19, shows sero survey in Mumbai

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World’s fastest recovery outlook at risk as Covid-19 sweeps India

Activity Hit“Localized containment measures will act as a drag on growth," said Teresa John, an analyst at Nirmal Bang Equities Pvt. in Mumbai, given that 10 Indian states that account for about 80% of the country’s Covid-19 cases contribute nearly 65% of the national output.

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Maharashtra reports over 67,000 new Covid cases, Mumbai records lowest spike in 3 weeks

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Appeals for oxygen as India's hospital's battle Covid-19 surge

Hospitals in India have launched desperate appeals for oxygen as the country's healthcare system buckles under a new wave of infections, while 13 Covid-19 patients were also killed in a fire.

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Mumbai reports 7,221 new COVID cases, 72 deaths today, 1,211 buildings sealed

Mumbai on Friday reported as many as 7,221 new COVID-19 cases taking the total infection tally to 616221 and the active tally to 81,538.

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Fire at Indian hospital treating COVID-19 patients kills 12 as health system struggles

COVID-19 patients in India killed a dozen people on Friday, a fire official said, as the country struggles to cope with the world’s biggest surge of daily coronavirus infections since the pandemic began last year.Health officials across northern and western India, including the capital, New Delhi, said they were in crisis, with most hospitals full and running out of oxygen.“Twelve people have died in the fire, according to the information we have right now,” a fire official said about the blaze that began in a critical care unit of the Vijay Vallabh hospital in a suburb of the city of Mumbai.

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Fire kills 13 COVID-19 patients in hospital in western India

NEW DELHI – A fire broke out in a hospital in western India early Friday, killing 13 COVID-19 patients, as an extreme surge in infections leaves the nation short of medical care and oxygen.

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Set up COVID-19 vigilance committees: Maharashtra CM to labour unions

Mumbai: Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Thursday asked labour unions to set up COVID-19 vigilance committees in factory premises for the safety of workers.He gave this instruction during a virtual meeting with labour union representatives.Thackeray said his government was working to ensure that industrial production and trade are not hampered due to the pandemic, and that the economic cycle is not affected.The labour class along with farmers have played a key role in the progress and development of the state, he said."They are the pillars of development of Maharashtra. I urge the labour unions to create awareness about adopting COVID-appropriate behaviour.

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MPC minutes: COVID spike is biggest challenge to India's recovery, says Guv Das

Mumbai: A steep rise in COVID-19 infections across the country is the single biggest challenge to economic recovery, Reserve Bank of India Governor Shaktikanta Das wrote in his monetary policy committee (MPC) meeting minutes released on Thursday.The MPC kept its key interest rate at a record low of 4% earlier this month and said monetary policy would remain accommodative until the prospects of a sustained recovery were well secured.All six members highlighted the increased risks to economic recovery from the recent steep rise in coronavirus infections and said monetary policy must continue to support growth."Rapidly rising cases of COVID-19 is the single biggest challenge to ongoing recovery in the Indian economy.

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Mumbai local train update: Amid stricter Covid curbs, only these passengers can travel

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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