Coronavirus live updates | Tamil Nadu announces lockdown from May 10 for two weeks

India recorded greater than 4,000 new COVID-19 associated deaths for the primary time on a single day, with 4,197 recent fatalities on May 7.

About 24.59 lakh each day vaccine doses had been administered within the nation within the 24 hours ending 7 a.m. on May 7, about 4.4 lakh doses greater than what was recorded within the earlier 24 hours. However, the variety of each day doses has been on a declining pattern since mid-April. The seven-day common of each day doses administered by May 6 stood at 18.18 lakh, considerably decrease than the 31.31 lakh recorded a month in the past.

You can monitor coronavirus instances, deaths and testing charges on the nationwide and State ranges right here. A listing of State Helpline numbers is obtainable as nicely.

Here are the newest updates:

Tamil Nadu

Two-week lockdown from May 10 in Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu introduced complete lockdown from May 10 4 a.m. to May 24  4 a.m.

Ban on International passenger flights to proceed.

People coming from different nations and States must e-register themselves at (*10*)

Big formate outlets and malls can’t operate on this period. Standalone provision shops, vegetable and meat outlets can operate with out AC until 12 midday with 50% occupancy.

Companies equivalent to Dunzo can transport important items equivalent to greens and meat until 12 midday.

TASMACs will stay closed.

New Delhi

Second wave declining, third might be prevented, says Principal Scientific Advisor

India can keep away from a 3rd COVID wave, Principal Scientific Advisor to the Government of India K. VijayRaghavan stated on Friday, stressing that, “If we take strong measures, the third COVID wave may not happen in all the places or indeed anywhere.”

Dr. VijayRaghavan’s assertion comes simply two days after he stated, “Third COVID wave is inevitable in India given the high levels of virus that is circulating. But it is not clear at what time scale this Phase 3 will occur.”

Speaking at a Health Ministry press convention, Dr. VijayRaghavan stated stopping a 3rd wave will depend on how successfully the rules are carried out and adopted. “Infections rise when the virus has the opportunity to infect humans,” he added.

New Delhi

Vaccines purchased first utilizing PM CARES funds price Centre extra

The first lot of vaccines had been procured by the Centre utilizing PM CARES funds at the next charge than the following rounds paid for by budgetary allocations, The Puucho has learnt from the response to a Right to Information request by a transparency activist.

The Health Ministry response stated that the preliminary 5.6 crore doses of Covishield had been purchased at a pre-tax value of ₹200 and one crore dose of Covaxin at ₹295, however Finance Secretary T.V. Somanathan stated each vaccines had been, in reality, purchased at round ₹200 solely.

This is greater than the present ₹150 charge at which each vaccines are actually offered to the Centre. Dr. Somanathan instructed The Puucho that bulk orders, advance funds and a decrease demand state of affairs had helped in negotiating for the decrease charge, “which may not be replicable” for future orders by States or others.

New Delhi

Nod for money fee for COVID payments of over ₹2 lakh

The authorities has notified modifications to the Income Tax Act to permit money funds of over ₹2 lakh for COVID-19 sufferers’ therapy at hospitals, dispensaries, nursing houses, COVID care centres or different related medical services.

The rest has been granted for funds acquired in money between April 1 and May 31, offered such healthcare suppliers get hold of the PAN or Aadhaar of the affected person and the payee. The hospitals or nursing houses will even be required to ascertain the connection between the affected person and the payee to permit such funds.

The provision to bar money funds over ₹2 lakh was launched in 2017 as an try to curb black cash flows, following the demonetisation train that started in November 2016. A 100% penalty is levied on any one that has acquired such a sum in money. Several COVID-19 affected households, who had no entry to digital banking services, had been struggling to pay their hospital payments as a result of rule.

Telangana

Hefty hospital payments result in rush at usury dens in Telangana

For determined households, who don’t have any different supply, gold has change into the legendary sanjeevani (panacea) to lift the much-needed funds for medical therapy.

“Yes, for the past one month there is a steady increase of people who are pledging gold ornaments for treatment. When they say they want money for treatment, I’m giving money at a very low rate of interest,” stated a jeweller from Secunderabad.

“Selling land is a long process which might take months or at least weeks and gold has come to the rescue of my family. We paid more than ₹10 lakh for treatment of three persons,” stated, Yalamanchili Ramu (identify modified) from Gayathri Hill who offered 30 tola (one tola equals 10 grams) of household jewelry for the therapy of his mom, daughter and himself who had been admitted to a company hospital in Secunderabad.

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New Delhi

CoWIN platform to introduce four-digit safety code to minimise errors

In order to minimise errors and inconvenience induced to residents registering for COVID vaccination, the CoWIN system will introduce a brand new characteristic — a four-digit safety code — in its platform from May 8, the Health Ministry has stated.

“It has been noticed in some instances that citizens who booked their appointment for COVID vaccination through the CoWIN portal did not actually go for vaccination on the scheduled date but received a notification through SMS that a vaccine dose has been administered to them. Upon examination, it has been found to occur largely on account of the vaccinator wrongly marking the citizen as vaccinated, an instance of a data entry error by the vaccinator,” famous the Ministry.

The added characteristic now’s to minimise these errors. The Ministry stated that after verification if the beneficiary has been discovered as eligible, earlier than administering the vaccine dose, the verifier/vaccinator will ask her the four-digit code after which enter it within the CoWIN system to accurately report the vaccination standing.