Rajesh Tope’s remarks come on a day Maharashtra reported 33,470 new COVID-19 cases and eight fatalities. The third wave of the coronavirus pandemic has started which will peak by January-end, Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope said here on Monday. He also said that the 14-day quarantine period has been halved to seven days. Tope’s remarks … Read more
The IMD has issued a red alert for five districts in Maharashtra forecasting extremely heavy rainfall (Photo: PTI) Maharashtra: A Central team of experts have suggested a total lockdown in Maharashtra’s Kolhapur and Sangli. The Central team is of the concern as to why the transmission was not abating in the two districts despite a … Read more
Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope on Sunday said that no COVID-19 patient died in the state-run hospitals due to the shortage of medical oxygen.He also said most of the COVID-19 fatalities have occurred due to the delay on part of patients in seeking proper medical treatment. Tope termed “false” the media reports that the shortage … Read more
Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on Thursday dismissed as “farce” the “hue and cry” by certain states about partisanship by the Centre and called it an attempt to hide their own incompetence, saying non-BJP ruled Maharashtra and Rajasthan figured among the top three states based on allocation of vaccines. As COVID-19 cases in India hit a … Read more