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Vaccination suspended for two days in MP due to Phase 3 dry run

Published on Apr 28, 2021 10:36 PM IST

Madhya Pradesh along with neighbours Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh is facing an acute crisis as several hospitals in its major cities are reeling under an oxygen crisis.

A medic administers the Covishield vaccine to a beneficiary during a nationwide vaccination drive at Taj-ul-Masajid in Bhopal. (ANI Photo)

Byhindustantimes.com | Edited by Shankhyaneel Sarkar, Hindustan Times, New Delhi

Treat vaccination against as national duty: Madhya Pradesh home minister

Narottam Mishra also urged people not to attack doctors, paramedical staff, nursing staff and policemen in the event of the death of any person as they are putting themselves at grave risk for the safety of the citizens.

Madhya Pradesh has vaccinated 80,10,424 beneficiaries against the Covid-19 disease till now, according to the Union health ministry. (PTI file photo)

Published on Apr 28, 2021 04:14 PM IST

PTI | | Posted by Harshit Sabarwal, Bhopal

Covid-19 surge: 'Oxygen Express' leaves for Madhya Pradesh from Bokaro

"The 'Oxygen Express' loaded with six tankers having a combined capacity of 64 MT of the life-saving gas left from Bokaro at 5.30 am. It is expected to reach Jabalpur tonight and Bhopal on Wednesday," a railway official said.

Special arrangements have been made at Jabalpur and Mandideep to unload the tankers, the railway official said.(HT file photo. Representative image)

Published on Apr 27, 2021 04:26 PM IST

PTI | | Posted by Harshit Sabarwal, Bhopal

MP: Vaccination centre set up at Bhopal's drive-in cinema site

The drive-in cinema is located in Hotel Ashoka Lake View, run by the Madhya Pradesh State Tourism Development Corporation

People will be administered the doses, kept in the drive-in cinema area for monitoring for 30 minutes and then allowed to proceed (PTI Photo)(PTI)

Published on Apr 26, 2021 02:57 PM IST

PTI | , Bhopal

'Corona curfew' in Madhya Pradesh's Bhopal extended till May 3

The curfew in the state capital was set to end at 6 am on April 26. It has been extended in Bhopal and Berasia town of the district till 6 am on May 3, an order by Collector Avinash Lavaniya said.

Essential services will be exempted from the corona curfew and people arriving in the city or leaving by rail, bus etc will not be inconvenienced, officials said.(PTI file photo)

Published on Apr 25, 2021 07:16 PM IST

PTI | | Posted by Harshit Sabarwal, Bhopal

Shivraj Singh Chouhan says 'corona curfew' helping stabilise positivity rate

"The positive effect of janata corona curfew is visible in the state. The positivity rate of the pandemic has been stabilised. There is a need to identify more areas with high infection rate at the district level," CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan said.

Shivraj Singh Chouhan said his government was developing a mechanism to control infection at the micro-level by declaring containment zones.(HT File Photo)

Published on Apr 24, 2021 10:18 PM IST

PTI | | Posted by Srivatsan K C, Bhopal

Long queues outside BHEL to get oxygen cylinders refilled in Bhopal

Due to the rising demand, the Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited's Bhopal unit has been functioning round-the-clock to provide oxygen to citizens, an official said.

People with their vehicles wait outside BHEL factory to get the oxygen cylinders refilled, during COVID-induced curfew imposed due to surge in coronavirus cases, in Bhopal, Thursday, April 22, 2021. (PTI)

Published on Apr 24, 2021 07:49 PM IST

PTI | , Bhopal

500-bed Covid-19 care centre set up in Bhopal district

Asymptomatic patients and those suffering from mild symptoms will be admitted to the centre, which has been set up in collaboration with Sagar Public Group, the official from the public health department stated.

Bhopal: A deserted view of roads during the curfew imposed to curb the spread of Covid-19 cases, in Bhopal, April 23, 2021. (PTI)

Published on Apr 23, 2021 05:46 PM IST

PTI | , Bhopal

Oxygen crises in MP, hospitals put up banners of unavailability

The second Covid-19 wave has sparked shortages of hospital beds and other crucial supplies such as oxygen and medicines across the country. Oxygen is a critical medical intervention against Covid-19, which causes respiratory distress in some cases

Workers check oxygen cylinders before transporting them to hospitals for Covid-19 patients, in Jabalpur on Sunday, April 18. (File photo)

Updated on Apr 23, 2021 10:50 PM IST

ByShruti Tomar

Madhya Pradesh: 12,384 new Covid-19 cases take state's tally across 450,000-mark

With 1,781 new cases, Indore's caseload went up to 96,330, while that of Bhopal rose to 75,405 with the addition of 1,729 cases.

With 50,974 tests conducted in the last 24 hours, the number of samples tested so far in Madhya Pradesh rose to 72.84 lakh.(HT Photo)

Published on Apr 22, 2021 09:02 PM IST

PTI | | Posted by Srivatsan K C, Bhopal

Oxygen cylinders looted from hospital in MP’s Damoh, probe ordered

The demand of oxygen has gone up in several states that are witnessing a surge in Covid-19 cases.

Oxygen cylinders lay strewn about after a group of unidentified people stole oxygen cylinders from a hospital in Madhya Pradesh's Damoh on Wednesday.(ANI/Twitter)

Published on Apr 21, 2021 01:05 PM IST

Byhindustantimes.com | Written by Shankhyaneel Sarkar | Edited by Avik Roy, Hindustan Times, New Delhi

Madhya Pradesh directs offices to function with 10% attendance amid Covid surge

The Madhya Pradesh government order stated that only 10% of employees will attend office, except in units engaged in essential services like water and electricity supply, fire brigade, police, health, etc, while the remaining employees will work from home.

A deserted view of a road during curfew due to a surge in COVID-19 cases, in Bhopal. (ANI / File Photo)

Published on Apr 21, 2021 10:24 AM IST

ANI |

Madhya Pradesh sees 12,727 new Covid-19 cases, Bhopal's tally crosses 71,000

Covid-19: Madhya Pradesh has so far seen 4,713 deaths and 3,50,720 people getting discharged, leaving it with an active caseload of 78,271. Bhopal's count touched 71,967 with the addition of 1,693 cases.

Bhopal: City streets wear a deserted look during weekend lockdown to curb COVID-19 cases in Bhopal, on Sunday, April 18, 2021. (PTI)

Published on Apr 21, 2021 07:18 AM IST

PTI |

824 funerals raise concerns on official data in Bhopal

Many people complain that labs are full and are refusing to accept fresh samples.

People perform last rites to the victims who died due to Covid-19 amid the surge in cases, at a crematorium in Bhopal. (ANI Photo)

Updated on Apr 21, 2021 02:22 AM IST

ByShruti Tomar, Bhopal

Madhya Pradesh: 3 migrants returning home killed in accident

Gwalior police superintendent Amit Sanghi said the 67-seater bus was overcrowded.

Migrants deboard an overcrowded bus after it overturned and lost balance in Gwalior district on Tuesday.(PTI)

Updated on Apr 21, 2021 02:24 AM IST

ByShruti Tomar, Hindustan Times, Bhopal

Oxygen tankers being stopped by other states, claims MP chief minister

“Yesterday oxygen tankers for Madhya Pradesh were blocked in several states by some officials. Due to this, time is being wasted and there is a risk of some patients succumbing to the disease,” chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan tweeted on Monday and said this is unfair and also a crime.

Without naming the states, Chouhan appealed to their respective chief ministers to take strict action against such officials who were blocking tankers without any reason.(Raj K Raj/HT file photo)

Updated on Apr 19, 2021 10:18 PM IST

Byhindustantimes.com | Written by Harshit Sabarwal, New Delhi

Congress fumes as MP BJP leader flags off vehicles for carrying corpses

Madhya Pradesh Congress spokesman Narendra Saluja termed the incident a "shameful act".

Published on Apr 19, 2021 09:36 PM IST

PTI | , Bhopal

Covid-19: Madhya Pradesh govt announces free ration for 3 months

In view of the pandemic, the entire three months' stock of foodgrains can be collected at one go to avoid frequent visits to ration shops set up under the public distribution system

Chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan made the announcement at a video conferencing meeting with district collectors.(Raj K Raj/HT Archive)

Published on Apr 19, 2021 06:58 PM IST

PTI | , Bhopal

Case registered after over 800 Remdesivir injections stolen from Bhopal hospital

17 boxes containing 48 Remdevisir injections each have been stolen, assistant superintendent of police Ramsnehi Mishra said.

Case registered after 800 Remdesivir injections stolen from Bhopal hospital

Published on Apr 18, 2021 10:03 AM IST

ANI | | Posted by Karan Manral

In major goof-up, Madhya Pradesh man on ventilator declared dead twice

A suspected patient of Covid 19 was wrongly declared dead twice by the Atal Bihari Vajpayee Medical College, Vidisha, Madhya Pradesh

Hospital beds are seen in this file photo. (HT PHOTO)

Updated on Apr 17, 2021 03:33 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent

Congress leader Digvijaya Singh tests Covid-19 positive

“My COVID-19 test report is positive. I have presently quarantined myself at my Delhi residence. Those who came in my contact should isolate themselves and keep a watch on their health by taking all precautions,” the Rajya Sabha member said in a tweet.

The former Madhya Pradesh chief minister had given his sample for Covid-19 test to the staff of Delhi-based Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital on Thursday after developing symptoms.(HT file photo)

Published on Apr 16, 2021 03:14 PM IST

PTI | , Bhopal

Covid-19: MP CM Chouhan appeals to people to make ‘janata curfew’ a success

Madhya Pradesh chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said that Covid-19 care centres have been set up in all 49 districts in Madhya Pradesh.

Chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan expressed confidence that the shortage in Remdesivir injections would end soon.(HT File Photo)

Published on Apr 15, 2021 09:55 PM IST

Byhindustantimes.com | Written by Srivatsan K C, Hindustan Times, New Delhi

MP government to rush Remdesivir to various districts by aircraft

The state government is trying to ramp up its health infrastructure in view of the rising number of coronavirus cases in the second wave of the pandemic.

In the wake of a rise in Covid-19 cases, the drug is in high demand as it is used especially in adult patients with severe complications.(MINT_PRINT)

Published on Apr 15, 2021 02:02 PM IST

PTI | , Bhopal

Migrant workers returning from Maharashtra to MP allege extortion

The migrant workers alleged that the Maharashtra Police was extorting heavily from them.

Migrants labours at Mumbai- Ahmedabad Highway head to their native place to Madhya Pradesh from Mira Road,Mumbai in this file picture from 2020. (Pramod Thakur/ Hindustan Times)

Published on Apr 15, 2021 12:28 PM IST

ANI | , Indore

Covid-19: Congress MLAs stage dharna in Bhopal over shortage of medical oxygen

The opposition party MLAs, including PC Sharma, Jitu Patwari, and Kunal Choudhary, staged the protest at the Mahatma Gandhi statue in Bhopal.

Cong MLAs stage protest over shortage of oxygen in Madhya Pradesh(ANI Photo)

Published on Apr 15, 2021 07:46 AM IST

ANI | | Posted by Harshit Sabarwal, Bhopal

Number of Covid-19 funerals in Madhya Pradesh raise underreporting fears

On Tuesday, 47 bodies were cremated according to Covid-19 protocols at Bhadbhada Vishram Ghat, 28 bodies at Subhash Nagar, and nine bodies were buried at Jehangirabad graveyard.

It wasn’t immediately clear whether the bodies were tested for Covid-19, in keeping with an Indian Council of Medical Research guideline issued last year during the first wave of the pandemic.. (ANI Photo)

Updated on Apr 15, 2021 03:57 AM IST

ByShruti Tomar, Bhopal

Madhya Pradesh CM assigns districts to ministers for Covid-19 management

Bhopal district, which is also hit hard by the pandemic, is assigned to Minister for Medical Education Vishvas Sarang.

Madhya Pradesh chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan(HT file photo)

Published on Apr 13, 2021 02:36 PM IST

PTI |

Madhya Pradesh govt offers space to private hospitals for Covid-19 treatment

On Sunday, Madhya Pradesh recorded 5,939 fresh coronavirus cases, the biggest single-day spike since the pandemic began, which pushed the infection count to 3,38,145

This month, Madhya Pradesh has so far recorded 42,634 new cases of the viral infection and 198 fatalities (ANI Photo)

Published on Apr 12, 2021 03:12 PM IST

PTI | , Bhopal

Possibility of lockdown in Madhya Pradesh: Shivraj Singh Chouhan weighs in

Madhya Pradesh, along with Maharashtra and nine other states, has shown a steep rise in the daily Covid-19 cases, Union ministry of health and family welfare has said.

Madhya Pradesh reported 4,986 Covid-19 cases on Saturday, the state's highest single-day spike, which have pushed its infection count to 332,206, said an official. ((ANI Photo))

Published on Apr 11, 2021 03:09 PM IST

Byhindustantimes.com | Written by Meenakshi Ray

8000 Remdesivir vials have arrived, says MP official as cases surge

Several areas in the state are witnessing people queueing up outside medical stores for Remdesivir, with some of them, agitated at not getting it, blocking a road in Indore for a brief while on April 9.

A total of 4,000 vials of Remdisivir have been received in Indore on Saturday, which will be supplied to government medical institutions as per requirement(Reuters file photo)

Updated on Apr 11, 2021 02:55 PM IST

PTI | , Bhopal

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Madhya Pradesh along with neighbours Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh is facing an acute crisis as several hospitals in its major cities are reeling under an oxygen crisis.

Narottam Mishra also urged people not to attack doctors, paramedical staff, nursing staff and policemen in the event of the death of any person as they are putting themselves at grave risk for the safety of the citizens.

"The 'Oxygen Express' loaded with six tankers having a combined capacity of 64 MT of the life-saving gas left from Bokaro at 5.30 am. It is expected to reach Jabalpur tonight and Bhopal on Wednesday," a railway official said.

The drive-in cinema is located in Hotel Ashoka Lake View, run by the Madhya Pradesh State Tourism Development Corporation

The curfew in the state capital was set to end at 6 am on April 26. It has been extended in Bhopal and Berasia town of the district till 6 am on May 3, an order by Collector Avinash Lavaniya said.

"The positive effect of janata corona curfew is visible in the state. The positivity rate of the pandemic has been stabilised. There is a need to identify more areas with high infection rate at the district level," CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan said.

Due to the rising demand, the Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited's Bhopal unit has been functioning round-the-clock to provide oxygen to citizens, an official said.

Asymptomatic patients and those suffering from mild symptoms will be admitted to the centre, which has been set up in collaboration with Sagar Public Group, the official from the public health department stated.

The second Covid-19 wave has sparked shortages of hospital beds and other crucial supplies such as oxygen and medicines across the country. Oxygen is a critical medical intervention against Covid-19, which causes respiratory distress in some cases

With 1,781 new cases, Indore's caseload went up to 96,330, while that of Bhopal rose to 75,405 with the addition of 1,729 cases.

The demand of oxygen has gone up in several states that are witnessing a surge in Covid-19 cases.

The Madhya Pradesh government order stated that only 10% of employees will attend office, except in units engaged in essential services like water and electricity supply, fire brigade, police, health, etc, while the remaining employees will work from home.

Covid-19: Madhya Pradesh has so far seen 4,713 deaths and 3,50,720 people getting discharged, leaving it with an active caseload of 78,271. Bhopal's count touched 71,967 with the addition of 1,693 cases.

Many people complain that labs are full and are refusing to accept fresh samples.

Gwalior police superintendent Amit Sanghi said the 67-seater bus was overcrowded.

“Yesterday oxygen tankers for Madhya Pradesh were blocked in several states by some officials. Due to this, time is being wasted and there is a risk of some patients succumbing to the disease,” chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan tweeted on Monday and said this is unfair and also a crime.

Madhya Pradesh Congress spokesman Narendra Saluja termed the incident a "shameful act".

In view of the pandemic, the entire three months' stock of foodgrains can be collected at one go to avoid frequent visits to ration shops set up under the public distribution system

17 boxes containing 48 Remdevisir injections each have been stolen, assistant superintendent of police Ramsnehi Mishra said.

A suspected patient of Covid 19 was wrongly declared dead twice by the Atal Bihari Vajpayee Medical College, Vidisha, Madhya Pradesh

“My COVID-19 test report is positive. I have presently quarantined myself at my Delhi residence. Those who came in my contact should isolate themselves and keep a watch on their health by taking all precautions,” the Rajya Sabha member said in a tweet.

Madhya Pradesh chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said that Covid-19 care centres have been set up in all 49 districts in Madhya Pradesh.

The state government is trying to ramp up its health infrastructure in view of the rising number of coronavirus cases in the second wave of the pandemic.

The migrant workers alleged that the Maharashtra Police was extorting heavily from them.

The opposition party MLAs, including PC Sharma, Jitu Patwari, and Kunal Choudhary, staged the protest at the Mahatma Gandhi statue in Bhopal.

On Tuesday, 47 bodies were cremated according to Covid-19 protocols at Bhadbhada Vishram Ghat, 28 bodies at Subhash Nagar, and nine bodies were buried at Jehangirabad graveyard.

Bhopal district, which is also hit hard by the pandemic, is assigned to Minister for Medical Education Vishvas Sarang.

On Sunday, Madhya Pradesh recorded 5,939 fresh coronavirus cases, the biggest single-day spike since the pandemic began, which pushed the infection count to 3,38,145

Madhya Pradesh, along with Maharashtra and nine other states, has shown a steep rise in the daily Covid-19 cases, Union ministry of health and family welfare has said.

Several areas in the state are witnessing people queueing up outside medical stores for Remdesivir, with some of them, agitated at not getting it, blocking a road in Indore for a brief while on April 9.

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