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Instructions have also been issued to declare holidays in all government and private educational institutes and coaching institutes in the state till May 20.

The government notification on this was issued on May 7, he added.

Vaccination forms an integral component of the five-point strategy of the government of India of containment and management of the pandemic (including Test, Track, Treat and Covid-appropriate Behaviour), the ministry said.

These districts are spread across 31 of the 36 states and union territories, signalling the widespread virus surge.

Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot also directed officials to conduct special campaigns to generate awareness about the vaccination drive in rural areas as the pandemic is spreading very fast in villages.

Bangladesh's committee on Covid-19 had suggested the border closure, saying the land routes shouldn't reopen until the situation improved in India.

Several Indian athletes credited their success on the field to the encouragement and guidance given by their mothers.

Olympian Dhanraj Pillay led the hockey fraternity in paying tributes to former centre-half, Ravindra Pal Singh, who died of Covid-related complications.

The meeting was significant since it was the first such interaction between the Indian PM and the entire 27-member bloc since the free-trade negotiations were deadlocked over several issues eight years ago

In his virtual address at the 25th meeting of the Group of Ministers (GoM) to discuss the pandemic situation, the minister said that as on date, 1.34 per cent of COVID19 patients were in ICU, 0.39 per cent on ventilator support and 3.70 per cent on oxygen...

In an official statement, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said that so far over 17.49 crore vaccine doses have been provided to states/UTs, out of which around 16.7 crore doses have been consumed.

Former Congress President Rahul Gandhi, earlier this week, once again attacked the Narendra Modi government for its inaction.

Students and parents can choose any of the two-time slots and connect through a chatbox at their convenience as well.

A case for culpable homicide was registered after 11 persons including COVID19 patients died in the fire at Sunrise hospital, situated on the third floor of Dreams Mall, on March 25.

Advocate Mohit D Ram was a panel counsel for the EC in the Supreme Court since 2013.

The four-digit security code will be printed in the appointment acknowledgement slip and will not be known to the vaccinator. The code will also be present in the confirmation SMS sent to beneficiary after successful booking of an appointment.