Two men, one of them wearing a PPE kit, were caught on tape rolling down a Covid-19 patient’s body from over a bridge into a river in Uttar Pradesh’s Balrampur district.
Medics admit a Covid-19 patient at a hospital in Kolkata on Sunday. Pic/PTI
India recorded a single-day rise of 1,65,553 new Covid-19 cases, the lowest in 46 days, and 3,460 deaths, according to Union Health Ministry data updated on Sunday morning. The ministry said the Centre will in June supply to states and Union territories 6.09 crore doses vaccines “for priority group of health care workers, frontline workers and people aged 45 years and above as free supply.” “In addition, over 5.86 crore doses will be available for direct procurement by the state/UTs and Private Hospitals.
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Kin throws body in river
Two men, one of them wearing a PPE kit, were caught on tape rolling down a Covid-19 patient’s body from over a bridge into a river in Uttar Pradesh’s Balrampur district. The video was shot by a passerby. After the visuals surfaced, police registered a case. Earlier in the month, several bodies were seen floating in the Ganga and Yamuna rivers in the state, triggering apprehensions that these were of Covid-19 patients.
Tribals hide in forest
Residents of a tribal village in Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand, ran to a nearby forest on learning that a team of district health workers were coming to test them for Covid-19. Kuta Chaurani village is inhabited by Banrawats — an endangered tribe.
Maharaja of erstwhile Kutch state dies of Covid-19
The Maharaja of Kutch, Maharrao Pragmalji III, the titular ruler of the Jadeja dynasty of the erstwhile Kutch state, died of complications related to Covid-19, sources in the royal family said on Sunday. The Maharaja, 85, had no children and with his death, the throne remains vacant as he did not name a heir apparent, they said.
2,78,94,800
Total no. of coronavirus cases in india so far
3,25,972
Total no. of deaths due to the virus in India so far
21,14,508
Total no. of active cases in India
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