The death toll due to COVID-19 rose to 1,886 and the number of cases climbed to 56,342 in the country today, registering an increase of 103 fatalities and 3,390 infections in the last 24 hours, according to the Union Health Ministry.
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The Railways said it will deploy over 2,500 doctors and 35,000 paramedics at its coaches-turned-coronavirus care centres that will be parked at 215 railway stations across the country for the treatment of Covid-19 patients.
The Indian Railways said it has operated 163 Shramik Special trains since 1 May and ferried home over 1.60 lakh migrants stranded in various parts of the country due to the coronavirus-induced lockdown.
Launching its biggest ever repatriation exercise, India on Thursday airlifted 363 of its citizens, including nine infants, stranded in the United Arab Emirates due to the international travel lockdown over the COVID-19 pandemic.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today took stock of the situation in Andhra Pradesh’s Visakhapatnam where a gas leak from a chemical plant has left six dead, and assured all possible assistance to state Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday expressed shock over the gas leak incident in Visakhapatnam and prayed for the speedy recovery of those hospitalised.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah today described the gas leak at a chemical plant in Andhra Pradesh’s Visakhapatnam as “disturbing” and said the central government is closely monitoring the situation.
The country’s largest carmaker Maruti Suzuki India (MSI) on Wednesday said it has re-opened 600 dealerships which were closed due to coronavirus-led lockdown, and has even started deliveries of the vehicles.
The death toll due to COVID-19 in the country rose to 1,783 while the number of cases climbed to 52,952 today, registering an increase of 89 deaths and 3,561 cases in the last 24 hours, the Union Health Ministry said.