Maharashtra

Evaluating huge surge in COVID-19 cases in Telangana, the Director for Public Health Dr. Srinivas Rao on April 14 made a consequential caution to the state people. He urged people to wear masks and follow COVID-19 protocols. "The situation might get worsened in the next four to six weeks, despite the government’s complete efforts. If the same situation prevails, it would be difficult to accommodate beds (for COVID-19 patients) in the… read-more

Mumbai BMC on April 12 announced the plan of setting up three jumbo field hospitals in the next five to six weeks in-order to handle increased COVID-19 cases. The jumbo fields, with 2,000-bed capacity, each will serve in three locations. Reportedly, Four-star and five-star hotels will be used as COVID Care Centres. However, Nodal officers will be appointed to monitor ward rooms and jumbo field hospitals.

The Union government’s COVID-19 review teams has red-flagged Maharashtra, Punjab and Chhattisgarh government for mismanagement in vaccination drive. Visiting 30 worst affected districts in Maharashtra,11 in Chhattisgarh and nine districts of Punjab, the team reported malfunctioning ventilators, sub-optimal surveillance and contract tracing. Besides shortage in healthcare workforce and attacks on health workers, they shockingly revealed couple… read-more

NIA sources on April 9 said Sachin Vaze was "planning another big act" after the Antilia bomb scare. The agency is also connecting the dots to decipher whether ex-cop Pradeep Sharma helped Vaze. Meanwhile, it stated Param Bir Singh was being questioned as a witness and not a suspect in the case. Earlier, a special NIA court sent Vaze to judicial custody and granted CBI an access to his diaries.

The Maharashtra Education Department (MED) is considering whether the exams of HSC and SSC must be postponed by a few weeks, citing the sudden surge of covid-19 cases in the state. Though they haven't made a final decision yet, however, students and teachers are urging the government to conduct the exams in May for the safety of the students. A decision is expected to be made by April 9.