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Coronavirus live updates: RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat tests Covid-19 positive, hospitalised

THE TIMES OF INDIA | Apr 09, 2021, 23:34:42 IST

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Coronavirus live updates: RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat tests Covid-19 positive, hospitalised

Covid infections scaled another peak with 131,968 infections on Friday, another single-day highest. 780 deaths were also reported in the last 24 hours. Meanwhile shortage of vaccines are being felt in several states. Several vaccination centres in Mumbai will remain closed today due to unavailability of vaccines. Restrictions in movement and night curfews are being enforced in Delhi, Maharashtra and some places of Tamil Nadu and MP. Stay with TOI for all the latest.

15:41 (IST) Apr 08

It has been decided to impose night curfew from 10pm to 5am in Ghaziabad district. The order comes into effect from tonight: Ajay Shankar Pandey Ghaziabad DM

15:08 (IST) Apr 08

Noida administration imposes night prohibition/regulation order in the district from 10pm to 5am till 17th April 2021, reports ANI.

All movement of essential goods/commodities and essential/medical services shall be exempted.

14:37 (IST) Apr 08

We will raise these four issues before PM in today's meeting over Covid-19 — Remdesivir supply and price control, supply of oxygen from nearby states, vaccine doses and ventilator operational support: Rajesh Tope, Maharashtra minister (ANI)

14:23 (IST) Apr 08

Read: India leads globally with average of more than 34 lakh doses given per day

With an average of 34,30,502 anti-coronavirus doses being given per day, India has topped globally in terms of the number of jabs administered daily, the Union health ministry said on Thursday. Cumulatively, 9,01,98,673 vaccine doses have been given so far through 13,77,304 sessions, according to a provisional report till 7 am.

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14:14 (IST) Apr 08

Read: Madhya Pradesh to have weekend lockdown in state's urban areas

"In the wake of Covid-19 situation, there'll be lockdown from 6pm on Friday to 6am on Monday in all urban areas of Madhya Pradesh. For cities where cases have increased, appropriate action will be taken after the meeting of the crisis management group. We are making containment areas in big cities," he said.

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14:02 (IST) Apr 08

A central team arrives at BKC Covid vaccination centre in Mumbai

Maharashtra: A Central team arrives at BKC Covid Vaccination centre in Mumbai to assess the current situation in th… https://t.co/fxDfBJcRsf
— ANI (@ANI) 1617870262000

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13:50 (IST) Apr 08

Gujarat is half of the population of Maharashtra. Gujarat has got 1 crore vaccines till now, however, we have got only 1.04 lakhs vaccine dosages: Rajesh Tope, Maharashtra health minister (ANI)

13:46 (IST) Apr 08

The centre is helping us but it is not helping us in the way it should: Rajesh Tope (ANI)

13:46 (IST) Apr 08

We want 1.6 crore vaccine dosages per month and 40 lakh every week because we are vaccinating 6 lakh people every day.

Rajesh Tope, state health minister (ANI)

13:45 (IST) Apr 08

Harshvardhan Ji assured me that corrections will be done soon. We are still waiting: Rajesh Tope (ANI)

13:44 (IST) Apr 08

We have most number active patients, positivity rate and death with 12 crore population. Why we are given so few vaccines? asks Rajesh Tope, state health minister.

13:44 (IST) Apr 08

I talked to Dr Harshavardhan immediately after this, even Sharad Pawar talked to him. I raised issue of discrimination with us.

Maharashtra health minister (ANI)

13:42 (IST) Apr 08

While Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Haryana etc have been given far more vaccines than Maharashtra.

Rajesh Tope, state health minister (ANI)

13:42 (IST) Apr 08

According to the latest release order of vaccines from Centre, Maharashtra has been given 7.5 lakh vaccine dosages only: Rajesh Tope, state health minister (ANI)

13:20 (IST) Apr 08

We have stock for the next 1-2 days. We have made a request to the Union home minister and I am hopeful that he will provide us the vaccine: Jharkhand health minister Banna Gupta (ANI)

13:17 (IST) Apr 08

Delhi Metro's Flying Squads penalised 672 commuters on 7 April 2021 for not wearing a face mask properly & following social distancing: Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (ANI)

13:16 (IST) Apr 08

60 staff of Chandra Layout Police station in Bengaluru were tested for Covid-19: DCP West (ANI)

12:52 (IST) Apr 08

Senior BJP leader LK Advani took his second dose of Covaxin today.

Delhi: Senior BJP leader LK Advani took his second dose of COVAXIN today. He took his first dose on March 9. https://t.co/NWriHOHuu4
— ANI (@ANI) 1617866227000

12:38 (IST) Apr 08

Assam CM Sarbananda Sonowal took his first shot of the Covid-19 vaccine at Gauhati Medical College and Hospital today.

Assam CM Sarbananda Sonowal took his first shot of the #COVID19 vaccine at Gauhati Medical College and Hospital tod… https://t.co/CfYC4ZyWi6
— ANI (@ANI) 1617864678000

12:37 (IST) Apr 08

Maha Covid-19 situation 'grim', Centre has assured help: Pawar (PTI)

In a live address on Facebook, Pawar said, "The situation in Maharashtra is grim. I appeal to all stakeholders to cooperate by realising the seriousness of the situation. To protect the lives of citizens, some stringent measures are required," the NCP chief said."The Centre is also helping. I spoke to Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan yesterday regarding the situation in Maharashtra," the NCP chief said.