Record 4,187 Covid Deaths In India In 24 hours, 4.01 Lakh New Cases
- arnavkhurma
- May 8, 2021
- 1 min read
Many states in the last few days have announced lockdowns and curfews to break the chain of transmission. Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, and Manipur are the latest to be added to the list. A two-week lockdown has been announced in Karnataka from Monday till May 24. Tamil Nadu has also announced a two-week curfew. In Manipur, curfew will be enforced till May 17.
The country may be able to dodge a third wave if strong measures are taken, the government said on Friday. This was just days after the centre said the third wave is inevitable.
Hours after the Supreme Court told the centre that it has to provide 700 tonnes of medical oxygen to Delhi every day, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said the capital's crippling shortage of oxygen has been resolved. A deluge of distress messages from hospitals and patients' families and friends had made headlines over the last two weeks.
Vaccines must be given to states for free, Mamata Banerjee's Bengal government told the Supreme Court on Friday. The pricing issue has been a contentious one. "States cannot made to negotiate and bargain individually on vaccine prices. States will be compelled to allocate funds for vaccines, which will have a crippling effect on an already stretched health infrastructure," the state said.
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