Saturday was another worrying day for India in light of the prevailing Covid-19 crisis in the country as Delhi and Maharashtra broke their previous records of the highest one-day spike. Together, the duo recorded nearly 91,500 new Covid-19 cases.
Daily cases in India were less than 10,000 in the first week of February, while Delhi reported around 100-150 cases at the time.
The number of active Covid-19 in India exceeded the 16 lakh mark on Saturday. With a steady increase for the 38th straight day, the number of active Covid-19 cases has risen to 16,79,740 in the country, representing 11.56 percent of the total number of cases, while the national Covid-19 recovery rate has fallen, according to the data of the center showed 87.23 percent.
The Union Ministry of Health recognized the crisis and said in a press release: The country has a “strong growth rate” in deaths from Covid-19 while cases are also rising “alarmingly”.
In a positive development, the Juna Akhada announced today that this is the case due to the prevailing health crisis decided to end his participation from the ongoing Haridwar Kumbh Mela.
In the meantime, the The Delhi government has mandated a 14-day home quarantine for Delhi residents returning from Kumbh Mela in Haridwar. The order states that those found violating will be brought to justice. The Madhya Pradesh government has asked everyone returning from the Kumbh Mela to undergo an RT-PCR test.
In the evening, Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired a high-level review meeting on Covid-19, in which he stressed that states need to focus on testing, tracking and treatment to overcome the viral diseases.
He said that all necessary measures must be taken to increase the availability of hospital beds for Covid-19 patients and indicated that additional supplies of beds should be ensured through makeshift hospitals and isolation centers.
Review of readiness to deal with the current COVID-19 situation. Aspects related to medication, oxygen, ventilators and vaccinations were discussed. Like last year, we will fight COVID even faster and in a more coordinated way. https://t.co/cxhTxLtxYes
– Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) April 17, 2021
In addition, the prime minister spoke about the need to exploit the full potential of the Indian pharmaceutical industry to meet the increasing demand for various medicines, the PMO said in a statement.
10 important points about today’s Covid 19 crisis::
1) Maharashtra recorded 67,123 New Covid-19 cases, 419 deaths and 56,783 recoveries on Saturday. That was the the highest one-day case number in the state since the beginning of the pandemic last year. As on Saturday, Maharashtra had 6,47,933 active cases while 35.72 lakh were in home quarantine and 25,623 in institutional quarantine.
2) In Delhi is the Situation remained bleak with that City with 24,375 new cases and 167 deaths. Also worrying is that Delhi had a case positivity rate of 24.56 percent on Saturday. In other words, every fourth person in town whose sample was taken in the past 24 hours tested positive for the virus. This was Delhi’s highest one-day peak, as well as the highest daily case positivity rate.
3) In a video Address, said Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal In Delhi, there is a lack of intensive care beds, medical oxygen and remdesivir Treat Covid-19 patients. Describing the health crisis in Delhi as “very serious and worrying,” he said hospital beds are filling up quickly as cases rise alarmingly.
4) Kejriwal was looking too Help the center improve hospital beds and oxygen supplies, as well as address the shortage of life-saving drugs. He called for the center to reserve 50 percent of the total pool of beds in hospitals it operates in Delhi for Covid-19 patients.
“Our biggest goal is to expand beds with oxygen supplies,” he said. Over the next three to four days, the government will add 6,000 more beds, including 1,300 at the Yamuna Sports Complex and 2,500 at the Radhaswami Satsang premises, he said.
5) The central government A written statement on Saturday confirmed that Covid-19 deaths in India are showing a “strong growth rate” of 10.2 percent and that the country is currently reporting the “strongest growth rate” of new Covid-19 cases.
Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan chaired a high-level meeting with health ministers from eleven countries and said: “India is currently reporting on this Sharpest growth rate of 7.6 percent in new Covid-19 cases“He said that growth rate is 1.3 times higher than the 5.5 percent growth rate reported in June 2020.
“This is leading to an alarming increase in the daily number of active cases, which currently stands at 16.79,000,” he said.
6) In the meantime, citing the ongoing health crisis, the Juna Akhada announced its on Saturday Decision to end participation in the ongoing Haridwar Kumbh Mela. Juna Akhada Mahamandaleshwar Swami Avadheshanand Giri said in a tweet that people’s welfare is a top priority. In light of the increasing number of Covid-19 cases, the Juna Akhada has decided to end its participation in the Haridwar Kumbh Mela.
7) Juna Akhada’s decision Hours later, I attended the Kumbh Mela Prime Minister Narendra Modi appealed to seers and sadhus to have only symbolic participation in the Kumbh Mela due to the Covid-19 crisis.
In a tweet, PM Modi said he spoke with Swami Avdheshanand Giri by phone to inquire about the health of saints, many of whom have the infection, and expressed his appreciation for working with the local government.
8) Later in the Eve, PM Modi chaired a meeting to review the current situation in Covid-19 and the ongoing vaccination campaign. During the meeting, he emphasized the importance of “testing, tracking and treating” and said that there is no substitute for it in the fight against Covid-19.
9) PM modes too instructed senior central officials to take the necessary steps to increase hospital bed availability for Covid-19 patients.
“Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired a meeting to review the status of readiness to deal with the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. Various issues related to medication, oxygen, ventilators and vaccinations were discussed. The Prime Minister said India had Covid-19 last together defeated year and India can do it again, with the same principles but faster speed and coordination, “said a press release.
10) Earlier in the On the 24th day, the congressional working committee held a meeting to take stock of the current situation in Covid-19. The party passed a resolution calling for the The government should exempt GST from all life-saving drugs and equipment related to Covid.
She also called for the government to lower the age limit for the Covid-19 vaccination from 45 to 25 years so that the young people are also protected.
Labor President of Congress Sonia Gandhi accused the center of being “grossly unprepared” to tackle the second wave of Covid-19, saying Narendra Modi’s government failed to anticipate or manage the crisis. She claimed that the center would receive preferential treatment over states that were not governed by Congress.
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