In a major relief to people who have tested COVID-19 negative but are still showing symptoms, the Yogi Adityanath government has directed all the medical facilities to treat them as presumptive coronavirus cases.
Amid a steep rise in coronavirus cases, senior Congress leader Kapil Sibal on Sunday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to declare a national health emergency.
Authorities have ordered an investigation after five coronavirus patients were killed in a fire at the intensive care unit (ICU) of a private hospital in Chhattisgarh's Raipur city, police said on Sunday.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday addressed a press conference on the present COVID-19 situation in Delhi. Speaking on the situation, the chief minister reiterated that the national capital is reeling with a shortage of oxygen at hospitals. Amid escalating coronavirus cases, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday had said the pandemic situation in the city has become "very serious and worrisome", with oxygen stock, and Remdesivir and Tocilizumab drugs for patients in short supply.
All migrant workers coming into Uttar Pradesh, will be required to quarantine. The state government has set up centres in 56 districts where migrant workers are first tested and then those who have no facility to quarantine at home, will be kept in these centres for two weeks.
India on Sunday recorded 2,61,500 new cases of the novel coronavirus, along with 1,501 fatalities, the Union Health Ministry data stated. According to the data, the total cases in India have now reached 1,47,88,109, with 18,01,316 active cases presently. The total death toll in the country is now at 1,77,150, while the total recoveries are at 1,28,09,643. The Health Ministry data also stated a total of 12,26,22,590 people have so far been vaccinated across the country. 
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