Congress leader Rajeev Satav, who had tested coronavirus positive last week, has been undergoing treatment at a private hospital here and kept on ventilator support, a party leader said on Thursday.
BJP leader and former Maharashtra minister Pankaja Munde on Thursday said she has tested positive for coronavirus and is in isolation.
As Delhi and other states continue to gasp for oxygen supply amid a savage second wave of coronavirus, the Delhi High Court on Thursday put some tough questions before the Centre. The court questioned the rationale behind the Centre's decision to allocate more oxygen to states like Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh than they demanded but Delhi got less than being demanded by the Arvind Kejriwal government. 
The Gujarat government on Thursday said the process to vaccinate people against COVID-19 in 18 to 45 age group will begin once it gets substantial number of vaccines from pharmaceutical companies, triggering speculation whether the state would miss the May 1 launch date of the inoculation drive meant for this category.
Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was discharged from AIIMS Trauma Centre in Delhi on Thursday after recovering from Covid-19, news agency ANI quoted AIIMS official, as saying. He was admitted on April 19 following Covid-19 positive test report. 
More than 3,645 Covid patients died and 3,79,257 fresh Covid cases were reported across India on Wednesday, throwing the entire health infrastructure into turmoil. The total number of active Covid cases has now crossed 30 lakhs (30,84,814), with hospitals in most of the metros and Tier-2 cities unable to provide beds. Maharashtra continues to report the highest number of fresh Covid cases (63,309), Uttar Pradesh (29,824) and Delhi 25,986 fresh cases. 985 Covid patients died in Maharashtra alone on Wednesday.
Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain on Thursday said the city does not have sufficient doses of vaccine for the inoculation of those in the 18-44 age group and orders have been placed with manufacturers for the same. The minister, however, said preparations to give jabs to this category have been completed.Republic Day 2024 : As India's 75th Republic Day Parade kicked off in the national capital, a 30-member band contingent and a marching c...
