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Fear Of Second Coronavirus Wave As People Moving Out, Says Uddhav Thackeray
Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia's condition has further improved, a day after he was administered convalescent plasma therapy. He is likely to be shifted from the ICU to a normal ward, PTI quoted an official as saying. Sisodia is suffering from Covid-19 and dengue.
He is currently undergoing treatment at Max hospital, Saket, where he was admitted on Thursday evening after a falling blood platelet count and low oxygen level.
The 48-year-old AAP leader had tested positive for Covid-19 on September 14 and was under home isolation. On Wednesday, he was admitted to the LNJP Hospital for treatment.
The National Drug Pricing Regulator (NPPA) has caped the price of medical oxygen cylinders and liquid medical oxygen for six months, the government said on Saturday.
The present situation of Covid-19 has resulted in increased demand of medical oxygen up to almost four times from 750 MT per day to around 2,800 MT per day, PTI reported, quoting from a statement by the Ministry of Chemicals & Fertilisers.
NPPA decided "to cap the ex-factory price of LMO at manufacturers end at Rs 15.22/cubic metre (CUM) exclusive of GST; and to further cap the ex-factory cost of medical oxygen cylinder at filler end at Rs 25.71/CUM exclusive of GST in suppression of the existing ceiling price of Rs 17.49/CUM, subject to transportation cost fixation at state level, for six months," the statement said.
"As India records more recoveries than new cases, the gap between recovered and active cases is continuously widening. The recoveries are more than five times the active cases of coronavirus infection," it said.
The recovered cases exceed the active cases (9,60,969) by nearly 39 lakh.
"This has also ensured that active cases account for merely 16.28% of the total caseload. This has sustained on its steady declining path," the ministry said.
(Source: PTI)
Global Update:
Globally cases crossed 3.24 crore leaving over 9.87 lakh dead as of Saturday morning.
Anthony Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said the U.S. could face a “problematic” fall and winter in the fight against the virus. U.S. cases breached 70 lakh.
The health minister of Australian virus epicenter Victoria resigned. South Korea reported dozens of new cases after bolstering restrictions to ward off a resurgence during national holidays. China reported 15 infections, all of which it said were imported.
Track the latest updates on the Covid-19 pandemic in India, here.
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