More than 4 lakh oxygen cylinders are available; orders for more than 1 lakh oxygen cylinders have been placed. Industrial oxygen also being converted into medical oxygen: PD Vaghela, Chairman, Empowered Group-3
There is a demand for 35 lakh RT-PCR kits; ICMR has placed an order for 21.35 lakh kits. We have received 13.75 lakh kits so far: PD Vaghela, Chairman, Empowered Group-3
Activities Of Empowered Group 3
India has improved its production capacity through the DRDO and the number of PPEs and is actively ordering for kits and PPE according to PD Vaghela, Chairman of the third empowered group.
Demand for PPE kits has been projected at 2.01 crore in India. We have placed orders for 2.22 crore kits out of which 1.42 crore kits are being procured in the domestic market. 1.87 lakh kits are being produced daily in the country. Before March 31, the country was producing very few PPE kits and now it is producing this number. The PPE market has boomed to becoming over a 7 crore market.
Ministry of Home Affairs is starting special trains for the movement of Migrant workers, tourists, students stranded at different places.
No Petrol, Ration For People Without Masks In Goa
The Goa government has decided that people not wearing masks will not be given fuel at petrol pumps or ration at fair price shops in the state. The decision was taken during a meeting of the State Executive Committee (SEC)
Pakistani Parliament Speaker Tests Positive
The speaker of Pakistan's National Assembly announced that he had tested positive for COVID-19, after hosting an iftar dinner to celebrate Ramadan, and meeting Prime Minister Imran Khan and other high officials earlier in the week.
Khan who was tested in April 2019 had tested negative then.
Mahindra And Mahindra, MG Motors Declare Zero Sales In April
Along with Maruti Suzuki, other automobile companies such as MG Motors and Mahindra and Mahindra have also aonnouned zero domestic sales in the month of April.
India Ranks 15th In The Number Of COVID-19 Cases In The World
With 35,043 cases, India is at the 15th position in the list of countries with the highest number of positive COVID-19 cases across the world.
USA, Spain, Italy, UK, France, Germany, Turkey, Russia, Iran, Brazil, China, Canada, Belgium, Netherlands, Peru are the countries that have more cases than India.
Deputy CM And 100 Journalists Test Negative In Haryana
Haryana Deputy CM Dushyant Chautala and more than 100 journalists have tested negative for COVID-19 in Haryana according to health minister Ajay Vij
First Patient To Receive Plasma Therapy In Delhi Recovers
The first patient from LNJP under plasma therapy has recovered. Trials are still going on. This is a positive & encouraging sign in our fight against COVID-19 said Delhi Chief Minister, Arvind Kejriwal