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Puducherry reported 4,692 active cases of Covid-19 till yesterday, according to Union Health Ministry.

Registering a steady increase for the 42nd in a row, the active cases have increased to 21,57,538.

The Prime Minister on Tuesday said that today's circumstances, the need is to save the country from lockdown.

The health department has been tasked with working out the logistics of this exercise in the most populous state in the country.

"I want to thank our doctors and all our healthcare workers for working non-stop in this fight against COVID-19 pandemic," he said

The facility is run by an AI-system using computer vision technology and a paper-free backend for processing mass volumes of international passengers.

Hyderabad-based vaccine maker implements expansion across multiple facilities in Hyderabad and Bengaluru to reach about 700 million doses per year capacity

K Sudhakar said there will be discussion on Bengaluru and seven other districts, which have been designated as sensitive zones in view of the alarming rise in COVID cases.

According to an order by the National Testing Agency (NTA), the revised dates for the exam will be announced later, at least 15 days before the examination.

"All those who've been in contact with me recently, please follow all safety protocols and stay safe," he wrote.

Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has also quarantined himself, a Delhi government official said.

Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for Uttar Pradesh said the state government has issued several directions and taken adequate precaution on the issue.

Justice Manoj Kumar Ohri on Wednesday sought a response from respondents while slated the matter for getting on May 25th.

Ganpatlal, a passenger of the ill-fated bus, claimed that nearly 100 people were travelling in the vehicle and a number of them were sitting on its roof.

The JNU, in an order issued late on Monday, said all dhabas and eateries will remain out of bounds for customers, however, home delivery service will be allowed.

Railway Minister Piyush Goyal had informed that the central government was creating a green corridor for fast movement of 'Oxygen Express' trains.

This was the second time that he had been caught without a mask. Earlier, he had been fined Rs 1,000 for not wearing a mask.

Last week, the board had postponed both class 10 and 12 exams.

The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 1,31,08,582, while the case fatality rate has further dropped to 1.18 per cent.

The Naxal was killed in an exchange of fire with the members of the District Reserve Guard at 6 am in the jungles of Neelawaya.

HC directed the Uttar Pradesh government to impose a week-long lockdown in Lucknow, Varanasi, Kanpur Nagar, Gorakhpur and Allahabad

On the availability of vaccines, Chief Secretary Vini Mahajan told CM Amarinder Singh at a review meeting that the situation is critical, with only three days of stocks left

The decision on a liberalised and accelerated Phase 3 strategy of COVID-19 vaccination was taken at a meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi

Singh, 88, has been admitted to the AIIMS trauma centre here, which is a dedicated COVID facility, sources said, adding his condition is stable.